Word Hike Level 5493 Answers
57 clues on this level, above the game average of 33.
All 57 Clues for Level 5493
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Caesar salad ingredient | LETTUCE | 7 | |
| #2 | Fear-inducing | HAIRY | 5 | |
| #3 | Keeled over | FELL | 4 | |
| #4 | Term often associated with software rights | PROPRIETARY | 11 | |
| #5 | Three miles of adolescents? | MINORLEAGUE | 11 | |
| #6 | Dead Sea document | SCROLL | 6 | |
| #7 | "___ my sons" (line from "The Godfather") | ALL | 3 | |
| #8 | Climbs monkey-style | SHINS | 5 | |
| #9 | PC pros | GEEKS | 5 | |
| #10 | Conked out, as a car | DIED | 4 | |
| #11 | Cookies quantity | BATCH | 5 | |
| #12 | Betamax player | VCR | 3 | |
| #13 | Dict. listing | FED | 3 | |
| #14 | Philosophy or belief system ending | ISM | 3 | |
| #15 | Emulate Olympians Miller and Vonn | SKI | 3 | |
| #16 | Coral isle | CAY | 3 | |
| #17 | Books balancer | CPA | 3 | |
| #18 | Snapper trapper | NET | 3 | |
| #19 | Haircut also called a natural | FRO | 3 | |
| #20 | Part of MRE | EAT | 3 | |
| #21 | The same partner? | ONE | 3 | |
| #22 | Lacy La Perla undergarment | BRA | 3 | |
| #23 | Crept up on | STALKED | 7 | |
| #24 | Tree decoration | ORB | 3 | |
| #25 | Verizon, for one | TELECOM | 7 | |
| #26 | Shout abhorred by Casper | BOO | 3 | |
| #27 | "Take a Bow" singer | MADONNA | 7 | |
| #28 | Fess (up) | OWN | 3 | |
| #29 | Corporate retreat with team-building activities | COMPANYTRIP | 11 | |
| #30 | Cherry, so to speak | BRANDNEW | 8 | |
| #31 | Prominent Gorbachev feature | BIRTHMARK | 9 | |
| #32 | The sneaky fees that pop up after booking a "cheap" vacation | HIDDENCOSTS | 11 | |
| #33 | Norah Jones ballad | DONTKNOWWHY | 11 | |
| #34 | It gives you a say at the annual meeting | VOTINGSTOCK | 11 | |
| #35 | Place for a candidate to speak | STUMP | 5 | |
| #36 | Box top | LID | 3 | |
| #37 | "Joker" or "The Lion King" | FILM | 4 | |
| #38 | Bears out | PROVES | 6 | |
| #39 | Fragile decoration | EGG | 3 | |
| #40 | Like some glasses | RIMLESS | 7 | |
| #41 | Travel widely | SEETHEWORLD | 11 | |
| #42 | In a way that is incorrect | WRONGLY | 7 | |
| #43 | Bouncers check them: Abbr. | IDS | 3 | |
| #44 | Tense court situations | BREAKPOINTS | 11 | |
| #45 | 1970 title lyric after "Simple as do re mi" | ABC | 3 | |
| #46 | Geologist's division | EON | 3 | |
| #47 | Not conventional | IMAGINATIVE | 11 | |
| #48 | May lead to a full-time job offer. | INTERNSHIPS | 11 | |
| #49 | They Have Claws: King of the jungle with a golden mane | LION | 4 | |
| #50 | They Have Claws: Bird of prey soaring with sharp talons | EAGLE | 5 | |
| #51 | They Have Claws: Farmyard fowl scratching for grain | CHICKEN | 7 | |
| #52 | They Have Claws: Large animal that hibernates in winter caves | BEAR | 4 | |
| #53 | They Have Claws: Small bird hopping and pecking seeds | SPARROW | 7 | |
| #54 | They Have Claws: Spotted big cat known for speed | LEOPARD | 7 | |
| #55 | They Have Claws: Fierce creature sharing its name with a superhero | WOLVERINE | 9 | |
| #56 | They Have Claws: Striped predator from the jungles of Asia | TIGER | 5 | |
| #57 | They Have Claws: Common household pet that purrs and scratches | CAT | 3 |
How Level 5493 Breaks Down
This is level 5493 of Word Hike, titled "They Have Claws", part of the Switzerland - Alps Adventure episode. It carries 57 clues, which is above the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters, the longest being PROPRIETARY.
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 - Alps Adventure episode covers 8 levels, numbered 5486 to 5493. Move to level 5492 or level 5494, 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.