Word Craze Level 10,040
Answers

36 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PASSEDAWAY

All 36 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
E. F. Hutton, e.g.:BANKER6
Food process:DIGEST6
Warning sounds:ALARMS6
Fiddles with:TWEAKS6
Sign of nervousness:TREMOR6
Winners' opposites:LOSERS6
Costume spangle:SEQUIN6
Price to pay, informally:DAMAGE6
Gets serious, with "up":SOBERS6
More thoughtful:KINDER6
Tony Blair's party:LABOUR6
Bottom-of-page line:FOOTER6
Inuit homes:IGLOOS6
Nonexistent:PASSEDAWAY10
One who is worried and sad is this:DISTRAUGHT10
Unbeatable or unbeaten:INVINCIBLE10
Kind of planning nightmare:LOGISTICAL10
When a place is hiring, this is often used as the heading on the ad:HELPWANTED10
Professional who predicts the weather:FORECASTER10
Not wanting the company of others:ANTISOCIAL10
Assigned a value by chance, e.g. in an experiment:RANDOMIZED10
Something done in anticipation of another action:PREEMPTIVE10
Imitative of the work of another:DERIVATIVE10
Tired like an underpaid intern:OVERWORKED10
Surprising or amazing:ASTOUNDING10
Late-breaking fastball:SPLITTER8
1963 Hitchcock film that isn't recommended for people with ornithophobia:THEBIRDS8
Gives what is desired or needed:PROVIDES8
Main supporting structure:BACKBONE8
Sells someone out:SNITCHES8
Formed a mental picture or envisioned:IMAGINED8
Increases slowly, like prices:CREEPSUP8
A government system ruled by a royal family:MONARCHY8
Guaranteed to work:SUREFIRE8
Object that enters the mouth when playing a brass instrument:LEADPIPE8
Houses are raised __ ______ for protection against flooding:ONSTILTS8

Word Craze Level 10,040 contains 36 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is PASSEDAWAY at 10 letters.

Word Craze is a clue game rather than a letter game, so the useful thing is the clue text itself — find the exact line you are stuck on rather than reading a bare word list. Answers share the board, so a word you have already solved gives you letters in the ones you have not.

This level sits in the main run. Word Craze numbers its game modes in separate bands, so a jump in the numbering is not a missing level. The 10,001–10,100 block lists every level around this one.

Level 10,040 at a glance
Clues in level36
Longest answerPASSEDAWAY (10)
Shortest answerBANKER (6)
Average length7.9 letters
Bandmain run
Questions

Word Craze Level 10,040 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Craze Level 10,040?+
All 36 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
36, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 10,039 and level 10,041, or browse the whole 10,001–10,100 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Word Craze Works

The same three moves solve most Word Craze puzzles, including this one.

1

Read the letter count

Each answer slot shows its length. That alone rules out most candidate words before you think about the clue.

2

Solve the clues you know

Answers share the board, so a confirmed word gives you letters in the ones you have not cracked.

3

Work the crossings

A half-filled slot with two fixed letters is far easier than an empty one. Fill outward from what you already have.

Play smarter

Word Craze Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This level has 36 clues

Every clue is listed below with its answer and letter count. Find the single line you are stuck on rather than reading the whole set.

2

Longest answer is PASSEDAWAY

At 10 letters it is the most constrained slot here, which usually makes it the easiest to place first.

3

Match the length first

Every answer here shows how many letters it has. If your idea is the wrong length it is wrong, however well it fits the clue.

4

Clues repeat across levels

Word Craze reuses phrasing. If a clue looks familiar you have probably met it before — searching the clue text often finds it faster than browsing the level.

5

Mind the bands

Levels jump from the main run to blocks at 15,000, 20,001 and 25,001. Those are different game modes, not missing levels — check which band your number falls in.

6

Think category, not synonym

Many clues point at a category rather than a direct synonym: "Pouring aid" is FUNNEL, not a word meaning pour.

By the numbers

Word Craze Level 10,040 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in level36
Longest answerPASSEDAWAY (10)
Average length7.9 letters
Level10,040
Block10,001–10,100