Word Craze Level 3,040
Answers
40 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 40 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| A geological feature consisting of an elevated crest or peaks: | RIDGE | 5 |
| Make pigtails: | PLAIT | 5 |
| Thingumbob: | GIZMO | 5 |
| "You've Really Got ___ on Me": | AHOLD | 5 |
| Solitaire unit: | CARAT | 5 |
| In a weird way: | ODDLY | 5 |
| Advertises: | TOUTS | 5 |
| Question: | DOUBT | 5 |
| Short name for the party-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: | MIKEY | 5 |
| The chandelier _____ from the ceiling: | HANGS | 5 |
| Exhaust ___: | FUMES | 5 |
| What goes around comes around; you reap what you sow: | KARMA | 5 |
| Putting ideas into someone's head: | IMPLANTING | 10 |
| A couple of people who are very similar: | TWOOFAKIND | 10 |
| Vague, imprecise: | INDEFINITE | 10 |
| Object that is squeezed to relieve tension: | STRESSBALL | 10 |
| This film starring Clint Eastwood won Best Picture in 1993: | UNFORGIVEN | 10 |
| Blizzards in Arctic: | SNOWSTORMS | 10 |
| A task given to students as part of their course: | ASSIGNMENT | 10 |
| Extremely poor people, metaphorically speaking: | CHURCHMICE | 10 |
| Measure angles using this tool: | PROTRACTOR | 10 |
| Gene-carrying structure in cell nucleus: | CHROMOSOME | 10 |
| The letters "P.S." that is usually found at the end of a letter stand for this: | POSTSCRIPT | 10 |
| To make something seem less important that was it is: | UNDERSTATE | 10 |
| Family members: | RELATIVES | 9 |
| The skin of a common crunchy fruit: | APPLEPEEL | 9 |
| Spoke softly and quietly: | WHISPERED | 9 |
| To remove someone's clothing in order to check for unlawful possessions: | STRIPSEARCH | 11 |
| Finding out for the first time: | DISCOVERING | 11 |
| Club affiliation: | MEMBERSHIP | 10 |
| Say his name three times and he will appear: | BEETLEJUICE | 11 |
| The bank ______ her money for a house: | LOANED | 6 |
| Good and enticing smells: | AROMAS | 6 |
| To perceive or be told something: | HEARS | 5 |
| Make or become more difficult or resilient: | TOUGHEN | 7 |
| Who got kicked out of this group? | PLUTO | 5 |
| Keep one's head above water; "I can barely manage to stay ______ in this economy": | AFLOAT | 6 |
| An intelligent "bottle-nosed" sea animal: | DOLPHIN | 7 |
| Tasted by passing the tongue over: | LICKED | 6 |
| A _______ cheese sandwich is a snack classic: | GRILLED | 7 |
Word Craze Level 3,040 contains 40 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is STRIPSEARCH at 11 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 3,001–3,100 block lists every level around this one.
Word Craze Level 3,040 FAQ
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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 40 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 STRIPSEARCH
At 11 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 3,040 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in level | 40 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | STRIPSEARCH (11) |
| Average length | 7.6 letters |
| Level | 3,040 |
| Block | 3,001–3,100 |
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