All 35 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 4042. Every clue and solution from the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
| Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4042 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164) and packs 35 picture-and-trivia clues onto a single board. Every answer below is drawn from the game’s own level data and laid out clue by clue, so you can scan straight to the one you need. Solutions run from 7 letters at the short end up to 10 letters at the long end, with WASHBASINS and REFRAINING tied as the longest at 10 letters. Because Word Craze mixes photo puzzles, fill-in-the-blank song lyrics, and straight trivia, a single board can swing from easy to tough in a few taps, which is why having the full solved list in front of you protects your streak.
The quickest route through Level 4042 is to lock in the longest words first: every long answer you place drops shared letters into the shorter crossing entries, which then almost fill themselves. Use the All Clues and Answers table to jump straight to the clue that has you stuck, tap Copy to grab the word without a typo, then open the Word-by-Word Breakdown when you want the exact letter pattern behind a solution.
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PORTRAIT has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
THERMALS has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
STIFFARM has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double F.
INEDIBLE has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
ARTICLES has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
INSTANCE has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
COWBELLS has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double L.
WIDENING has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
OPENATAB has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
REARVIEW has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
BARONIAL has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
MASSEURS has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double S.
INTRUDER has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
TIMEBOMB has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
CORNERED has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
CITATION has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
DRILLING has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double L.
SERGEANT has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
INFORMAL has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
VIGILANT has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
DIALECTS has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
TOOKTEN has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double O. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
CUTTERS has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double T. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
DEVIOUS has 7 letters — 4 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
JOUSTED has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TEENTSY has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double E. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
BIREMES has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
ZYZZYVA has 7 letters — 1 vowel and 6 consonants. Includes a double Z. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
BLAZERS has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
PRSTUNT has 7 letters — 1 vowel and 6 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TOWROPE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
WOUNDLESS has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double S.
TONGUETIE has 9 letters — 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
WASHBASINS has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
REFRAINING has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
Level 4042 is part of the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164). Start with the longest answers (WASHBASINS and REFRAINING, both 10 letters) to maximize crossing letters. then let those shared tiles fill the shorter words. Browse the full Endless Challenge pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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