Word Craze Level 3,998
Answers

42 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SCOTLANDYARD

All 42 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Challenging piece:ETUDE5
Throws below:STOWS5
Put-ons:SHAMS5
Bloated, maybe:GASSY5
_____ Welles (US director of "Citizen Kane"):ORSON5
Late, to Latinos:TARDE5
_____ Verne (French author of "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"):JULES5
Exciting:KICKY5
Lectured:SPOKE5
Pilsner:LAGER5
Track schedule:MEETS5
Newspaper frequency:DAILY5
They can be taken en passant:PAWNS5
Young chicken:FRYER5
Assess:GAUGE5
Those who copy the act of others:IMITATORS9
To figure out or ascertain usually via research or calculation:DETERMINE9
"I'm on it!":RIGHTAWAY9
Regarding the study of space, shapes and planes:GEOMETRIC9
Car's front lamp:HEADLIGHT9
Succeeds in understanding something written in code:DECIPHERS9
An act of putting a drug into someone through a needle:INJECTION9
Electric globe that can only be used once in photography:FLASHBULB9
Where the Wrigley Field is located in Chicago:NORTHSIDE9
Raiding and pillaging:MARAUDING9
In programming, sets of instructions bundled to achieve an outcome:FUNCTIONS9
Glossophile's love:LANGUAGES9
Bill Murray movie "Lost in _________":TRANSLATION11
To bring in for the first time:INTRODUCE9
Placed on bail, as in a defendant:REMANDED8
American rock band with singer Mike Patton:FAITHNOMORE11
Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police who police the 32 boroughs of London:SCOTLANDYARD12
Blew up like Etna:ERUPTED7
Weapon used by Vikings:BATTLEAX8
To exert one's superiority:PULLRANK8
Popular gift for a handyman:TOOLSET7
A Biblical city near Sodom:GOMORRAH8
Machine-like:MECHANICAL10
"It'll have to wait":NOTNOW6
Pupil who scores in the 80s:BSTUDENT8
To remove a monarch off their seat:DETHRONE8
Native of Belgrade:SERBIAN7

Word Craze Level 3,998 contains 42 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is SCOTLANDYARD 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 3,901–4,000 block lists every level around this one.

Level 3,998 at a glance
Clues in level42
Longest answerSCOTLANDYARD (12)
Shortest answerETUDE (5)
Average length7.4 letters
Bandmain run
Questions

Word Craze Level 3,998 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Craze Level 3,998?+
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 3,997 and level 3,999, or browse the whole 3,901–4,000 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 SCOTLANDYARD

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 3,998 In Detail

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

Answers in level42
Longest answerSCOTLANDYARD (12)
Average length7.4 letters
Level3,998
Block3,901–4,000