Word Hike Level 42 Answers
16 clues on this level, below the game average of 33.
All 16 Clues for Level 42
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "The King's ______" (Oscar-winning movie) | SPEECH | 6 | |
| #2 | Like a one-lane bridge | NARROW | 6 | |
| #3 | Major breakthrough; TV channel | DISCOVERY | 9 | |
| #4 | Magazine editions, eg | ISSUES | 6 | |
| #5 | Goes around; rotates rapidly | WHIRLS | 6 | |
| #6 | Wildlife enclosure in a city | ZOO | 3 | |
| #7 | Giant fireball in the sky | SUN | 3 | |
| #8 | Country of romance and fashion | FRANCE | 6 | |
| #9 | Going straight to the point | DIRECT | 6 | |
| #10 | They lease out properties | LANDLORDS | 9 | |
| #11 | Novelist, for example | WRITER | 6 | |
| #12 | Quite beautiful; extremely attractive | PRETTY | 6 | |
| #13 | Hiding Something: key to admission | PASSWORD | 8 | |
| #14 | Hiding Something: Outside of book | COVER | 5 | |
| #15 | Hiding Something: Unknown to others | SECRET | 6 | |
| #16 | Hiding Something: Cook up stories | LIE | 3 |
How Level 42 Breaks Down
This is level 42 of Word Hike, titled "Hiding Something", part of the USA - Chrysopylae episode. It carries 16 clues, which is below the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 9 letters, the longest being DISCOVERY.
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 USA - Chrysopylae episode covers 8 levels, numbered 38 to 45. Move to level 41 or level 43, or go back to the Word Hike hub, which indexes 5,749 levels and 719 episodes.