Word Hike Level 5480 Answers
30 clues on this level, right on the game average of 33.
All 30 Clues for Level 5480
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lip-puckering | ACERB | 5 | |
| #2 | Listen to | OBEY | 4 | |
| #3 | Need | LACK | 4 | |
| #4 | Seemingly | ASTHOUGH | 8 | |
| #5 | Initialism for the series of "Avengers" movies | MCU | 3 | |
| #6 | The mutable earth sign | VIRGO | 5 | |
| #7 | What Austrians speak: Abbr. | GER | 3 | |
| #8 | Ross Geller, to David Schwimmer | ROLE | 4 | |
| #9 | Made a meal of | HAD | 3 | |
| #10 | Filmmaker Spielberg | STEVEN | 6 | |
| #11 | Swift | SPEEDY | 6 | |
| #12 | Respirations | BREATHS | 7 | |
| #13 | Shoe named for an antelope | REEBOK | 6 | |
| #14 | Magnify | ENLARGE | 7 | |
| #15 | Leave in the lurch | ABANDON | 7 | |
| #16 | Administers an oath to | SWEARSIN | 8 | |
| #17 | Eloper of rhyme | SPOON | 5 | |
| #18 | Bit of sugar, say: Abbr. | TSP | 3 | |
| #19 | Considered intimidating | FEARED | 6 | |
| #20 | When repeated, the response to "Who wants ice cream?" | IDO | 3 | |
| #21 | Name for an instructional computer program file | README | 6 | |
| #22 | "Ay, there's the ___" | RUB | 3 | |
| #23 | Fund source | TREASURY | 8 | |
| #24 | Male turkey | GOBBLER | 7 | |
| #25 | Sensed audibly | HEARD | 5 | |
| #26 | Rhymes With 'Third': Something that has no rational basis is this | ABSURD | 6 | |
| #27 | Rhymes With 'Third': Vision that's not clear is this | BLURRED | 7 | |
| #28 | Rhymes With 'Third': Animal collective | HERD | 4 | |
| #29 | Rhymes With 'Third': Dictionary entry | WORD | 4 | |
| #30 | Rhymes With 'Third': Mixed with a spoon | STIRRED | 7 |
How Level 5480 Breaks Down
This is level 5480 of Word Hike, titled "Rhymes With 'Third'", part of the Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival episode. It carries 30 clues, which is right on the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 8 letters, the longest being ASTHOUGH.
Word Hike builds every answer from a shared letter tray, so the tray constrains you as much as the clue does. On a level this size the practical order is to clear the short entries first — they use up the vowels and common consonants, and what remains in the tray narrows the long answers considerably. The clues themselves lean on everyday phrasing rather than crossword shorthand, so read them literally before looking for a trick.
The Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival episode covers 8 levels, numbered 5478 to 5485. Move to level 5479 or level 5481, or go back to the Word Hike hub, which indexes 5,749 levels and 719 episodes.
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How to Solve a Word Hike Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.