Word Craze Level 4,042
Answers
35 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 35 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging over many a mantel: | PORTRAIT | 8 |
| Long johns: | THERMALS | 8 |
| To treat someone in a cold and unhelpful manner: | STIFFARM | 8 |
| Like Osage oranges: | INEDIBLE | 8 |
| Entries by journalists in a newspaper: | ARTICLES | 8 |
| A particular example of anything: | INSTANCE | 8 |
| These items make sounds that help herders track their cattle: | COWBELLS | 8 |
| Creating more of a gulf: | WIDENING | 8 |
| To order at the bar and leave a credit card there in order to pay later: | OPENATAB | 8 |
| ____ mirror: | REARVIEW | 8 |
| Grand: | BARONIAL | 8 |
| People who knead people: | MASSEURS | 8 |
| Person who came in uninvited, against the owner's will: | INTRUDER | 8 |
| Something dangerous that will eventually explode or have serious consequences: | TIMEBOMB | 8 |
| Backed into an unescapable position: | CORNERED | 8 |
| Official recognition: | CITATION | 8 |
| Boring activity one might do for oil: | DRILLING | 8 |
| Army rank above corporal: | SERGEANT | 8 |
| Unofficial style, like howdy, to hello: | INFORMAL | 8 |
| Watchful against danger: | VIGILANT | 8 |
| Texan, Cajun, and Creole, for English: | DIALECTS | 8 |
| Caught one's breath: | TOOKTEN | 7 |
| Fast sailing ships: | CUTTERS | 7 |
| Someone who uses underhand tactics to achieve things is this: | DEVIOUS | 7 |
| Fought like knights: | JOUSTED | 7 |
| One way to spell "very small": | TEENTSY | 7 |
| Vessels seen in 2004's "Troy": | BIREMES | 7 |
| Tropical insect and the last word in the "Official Scrabble Players Dictionary": | ZYZZYVA | 7 |
| Prep school jackets: | BLAZERS | 7 |
| Cheap way to get media attention: | PRSTUNT | 7 |
| Line used by a barge: | TOWROPE | 7 |
| Someone who comes out of a car accident unscathed is this: | WOUNDLESS | 9 |
| To leave someone speechless: | TONGUETIE | 9 |
| Sinks used to wash hands and faces: | WASHBASINS | 10 |
| Holding yourself back: | REFRAINING | 10 |
Word Craze Level 4,042 contains 35 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is WASHBASINS 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 4,001–4,100 block lists every level around this one.
Word Craze Level 4,042 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 35 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 WASHBASINS
At 10 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 4,042 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in level | 35 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | WASHBASINS (10) |
| Average length | 7.9 letters |
| Level | 4,042 |
| Block | 4,001–4,100 |
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