Word Craze Level 3,497
Answers

42 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

KEYSIGNATURE

All 42 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Lowest part of a home:BASEMENT8
Like letters from Lenin:CYRILLIC8
First name of the first Latin actress to earn over US$1 million for a film:JENNIFER8
Mining passage:BOREHOLE8
Ensnares with a trap:CAPTURES8
Sort, in a way:TABULATE8
Lecturers' equipment:POINTERS8
Explosive made from nitroglycerin:DYNAMITE8
It ends with some fine print:EYECHART8
Tried to follow:EMULATED8
Like the most rarefied air:THINNEST8
Hyperglycemia cause:DIABETES8
Put in the ground:BURIED6
FC ______ Munich is a German football club managed by Hans-Dieter Flick:BAYERN6
Did a sculptors' job:CARVED6
Someone who treats people's illnesses, especially through faith:HEALER6
To attack someone else's sensibilities:OFFEND6
Chromosome containers:NUCLEI6
To immerse in one's own woes:WALLOW6
A deep and narrow ditch in the ground:TRENCH6
To bind oneself to a duty:COMMIT6
International distress signal used by ships and aircraft:MAYDAY6
Open-toed footwear:SANDAL6
Become smaller:SHRINK6
Something that's simple and not bothersome is this:HASSLEFREE10
Sped away in a car, informally:PEELEDOUT9
To make three copies of something:TRIPLICATE10
Stand-up comedian who played Tobias Fünke on "Arrested Development":DAVIDCROSS10
Walking quietly or sneakily:TIPTOEING9
One who has their identity concealed is this:INCOGNITO9
Those who pass work or assignments down through the ranks:DELEGATORS10
Made a sudden attack in enemy territory:FORAYED7
Exchanging a product for money:SELLING7
Body of water separated from a larger body of water by a natural barrier:LAGOON6
Acquiring new employees:HIRING6
The white part of an egg:ALBUMEN7
Transmission of information via wire, radio, or optical channels:TELECOM7
Something that fails to produce the intended result is this:ABORTIVE8
In hockey, the puck must cross this in order to score:GOALLINE8
A look of sadness or unhappiness:LONGFACE8
Tenses muscles to maximize their volume:FLEXES6
In music, group of sharps or flats placed after the clef:KEYSIGNATURE12

Word Craze Level 3,497 contains 42 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is KEYSIGNATURE at 12 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 3,401–3,500 block lists every level around this one.

Level 3,497 at a glance
Clues in level42
Longest answerKEYSIGNATURE (12)
Shortest answerBURIED (6)
Average length7.5 letters
Bandmain run
Questions

Word Craze Level 3,497 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Craze Level 3,497?+
All 42 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
42, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,496 and level 3,498, or browse the whole 3,401–3,500 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 42 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 KEYSIGNATURE

At 12 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 3,497 In Detail

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

Answers in level42
Longest answerKEYSIGNATURE (12)
Average length7.5 letters
Level3,497
Block3,401–3,500