Word Craze Level 12,274
Answers
23 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 23 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Curse: | HEDONISM | 8 |
| "Love ____": | MASTERED | 8 |
| Bank postings: | CARTOONS | 8 |
| What is this parrot breed? | COCKATOO | 8 |
| "____ to you!": | HEADGEAR | 8 |
| Professional who designs and creates machines and circuits: | ENGINEER | 8 |
| Prize for Asimov: | HONORING | 8 |
| Mathematical operation that takes a number away from another number: | SUBTRACT | 8 |
| If lying down is horizontal, standing up straight is ________: | VERTICAL | 8 |
| Remove ID from, as a Facebook post: | UNNERVED | 8 |
| Role model: | IAPPROVE | 8 |
| A trying, unpleasant experience: | ORDEAL | 6 |
| Self-contained unit: | MODULE | 6 |
| A popular abs exercise that looks like a halfway sit-up: | CRUNCH | 6 |
| Separating into city districts: | ZONING | 6 |
| Step made while running or walking: | STRIDE | 6 |
| Computer desktop icon: | FOLDER | 6 |
| Reduce the mineral content of, as water: | SOFTEN | 6 |
| You are "__ ____ your head" if you cannot handle the situation: | INOVER | 6 |
| Alternative for "Excuse me?": | PARDON | 6 |
| Company that sponsors the sports arena where the Boston Celtics play: | TDBANK | 6 |
| A flaw or bug in a system: | DEFECT | 6 |
| Drink made from distilled wine: | BRANDY | 6 |
Word Craze Level 12,274 contains 23 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is HEDONISM at 8 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 12,201–12,300 block lists every level around this one.
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How Word Craze Works
The same three moves solve most Word Craze puzzles, including this one.
Read the letter count
Each answer slot shows its length. That alone rules out most candidate words before you think about the clue.
Solve the clues you know
Answers share the board, so a confirmed word gives you letters in the ones you have not cracked.
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.
Word Craze Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This level has 23 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.
Longest answer is HEDONISM
At 8 letters it is the most constrained slot here, which usually makes it the easiest to place first.
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.
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.
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.
Think category, not synonym
Many clues point at a category rather than a direct synonym: "Pouring aid" is FUNNEL, not a word meaning pour.
Word Craze Level 12,274 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in level | 23 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | HEDONISM (8) |
| Average length | 7 letters |
| Level | 12,274 |
| Block | 12,201–12,300 |
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