Word Craze Level 9,496
Answers

35 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HAIRSPRAYS

All 35 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Snakes in the grass:VIPERS6
Like South Dakota vis-à-vis North Dakota:LARGER6
Ancient manuscripts:PAPYRI6
Duplicates:COPIES6
Save one's sole?COBBLE6
Skier's spot:CHALET6
Dark and depressed:GLOOMY6
Gully:RAVINE6
Rulings from muftis:FATWAS6
Cooking in a pan with oil:FRYING6
Adorable to the max:CUTEST6
Volleyball defense specialist:LIBERO6
Aerosol products used to style hair:HAIRSPRAYS10
Insulting remarks made during a competition:TRASHTALKS10
Portsmouth for English writer Charles Dickens:BIRTHPLACE10
Masses of snow that come downhill fast:AVALANCHES10
Rules for employee clothing:DRESSCODES10
Tool for writing a book that fills the air with clickity-clacks:TYPEWRITER10
Straight away:THISMINUTE10
Hacks that allow one to complete a task quicker:TIMESAVERS10
Hard to tell apart:LOOKALIKES10
Confusing; distracting:PERPLEXING10
Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias Sánchez is this nationality:COSTARICAN10
Horizontal, parallel beams with different heights in women's gymnastics:UNEVENBARS10
Imitate or replicate:SIMULATE8
Hard valuable stones:DIAMONDS8
Eight of these pull Santa's sleigh:REINDEER8
Co-founder and guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Keith ________:RICHARDS8
A type of nut that's brown and shiny:CHESTNUT8
To pay special attention to:TAKENOTE8
Directly contrary:OPPOSITE8
To retreat without turning around:BACKAWAY8
Pale lilac shade:LAVENDER8
Producing many works:PROLIFIC8
The way in which one conducts oneself:BEHAVIOR8

Word Craze Level 9,496 contains 35 clues, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is HAIRSPRAYS 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 9,401–9,500 block lists every level around this one.

Level 9,496 at a glance
Clues in level35
Longest answerHAIRSPRAYS (10)
Shortest answerVIPERS (6)
Average length8 letters
Bandmain run
Questions

Word Craze Level 9,496 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Craze Level 9,496?+
All 35 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
35, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 9,495 and level 9,497, or browse the whole 9,401–9,500 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 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.

2

Longest answer is HAIRSPRAYS

At 10 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 9,496 In Detail

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

Answers in level35
Longest answerHAIRSPRAYS (10)
Average length8 letters
Level9,496
Block9,401–9,500