All 44 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 488. Every clue and solution from the Canada pack (levels 485-524), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 488 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Canada pack (levels 485-524) and packs 44 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 3 letters at the short end up to 12 letters at the long end, with CHIMNEYSWEEP and COUNTERPOINT tied as the longest at 12 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 488 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.
Cleared the board? Level 489 continues the Canada run, or open the full Canada pack to browse every level in the set. New to Word Craze? The Tips guide walks through the tactics that clear boards fastest.
| Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massive electoral victories | LANDSLIDES | 10 | |
| Reaches a judgment | ARBITRATES | 10 | |
| Seafaring Norse folk from southern Scandinavia | VIKING | 6 | |
| Spoken rather than written | VERBAL | 6 | |
| In the same building as dental and vision | MEDICAL | 7 | |
| Applications and programs on a computer | SOFTWARE | 8 | |
| What are these designed to do? | PURIFY | 6 | |
| These malfunctions in The Matrix indicate something was changed | GLITCHES | 8 | |
| Cut into chunks | CHOPPED | 7 | |
| Secured into a container | ENCLOSED | 8 | |
| Ancient Celtic priests of Britain and Gaul | DRUIDS | 6 | |
| Rusted, in a chemical sense | OXIDIZED | 8 | |
| Spoke on a popular video calling application | SKYPED | 6 | |
| Made a keyboard error | MISTYPED | 8 | |
| As lucky as one can be in Mary Poppins | CHIMNEYSWEEP | 12 | |
| Archaeologist's treasures | ARTIFACTS | 9 | |
| What kind of electronic "stop" is this? | PULLTHEPLUG | 11 | |
| When one wins all the rounds in a contest | CLEANSWEEP | 10 | |
| Musical feature seen in much Bach's work | COUNTERPOINT | 12 | |
| How one should have their ducks lined up | INAROW | 6 | |
| Travel as a group, in a way | CARAVAN | 7 | |
| To securely attach together | FASTEN | 6 | |
| What did they do to the dog? | ENLARGE | 7 | |
| Large ship or boat. | VESSEL | 6 | |
| Temporary lapse of memory | MENTALBLOCK | 11 | |
| Being present at a function or event | ATTENDING | 9 | |
| An unknown or doubtful future is this | UNCERTAIN | 9 | |
| To turn into a different form or state | TRANSMUTE | 9 | |
| Natural ability or inclination | APTITUDE | 8 | |
| Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles | INTEGRITY | 9 | |
| What a major scandal results in | MEDIAFRENZY | 11 | |
| Chart of a day's work | TIMETABLE | 9 | |
| Release from slavery | EMANCIPATE | 10 | |
| Left speechless | DUMBSTRUCK | 10 | |
| Words with the same meaning | SYNONYMS | 8 | |
| Bon Jovi: "It's now or _____" | NEVER | 5 | |
| Prince: "I only wanted to see you laughing in the ______ rain" | PURPLE | 6 | |
| What is the wooden club called in this sport? | BAT | 3 | |
| Bone that can be found on a pirate flag | SKULL | 5 | |
| Prince: "I never wanted to be your _______ lover" | WEEKEND | 7 | |
| What is the first name of this actor who played Forrest Gump? | TOM | 3 | |
| Bon Jovi: "Just a face in the _____" | CROWD | 5 | |
| This shaker is often found next to salt | PEPPER | 6 | |
| Bon Jovi: "Better stand tall when they're calling you ___" | OUT | 3 |
LANDSLIDES has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
ARBITRATES has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
VIKING has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
VERBAL has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
MEDICAL has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
SOFTWARE has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
PURIFY has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
GLITCHES has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
CHOPPED has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double P.
ENCLOSED has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
DRUIDS has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
OXIDIZED has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
SKYPED has 6 letters — 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
MISTYPED has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
CHIMNEYSWEEP has 12 letters — 4 vowels and 8 consonants. Includes a double E.
ARTIFACTS has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
PULLTHEPLUG has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants. Includes a double L.
CLEANSWEEP has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double E.
COUNTERPOINT has 12 letters — 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
INAROW has 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
CARAVAN has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
FASTEN has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
ENLARGE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
VESSEL has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double S.
MENTALBLOCK has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
ATTENDING has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double T.
UNCERTAIN has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
TRANSMUTE has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
APTITUDE has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
INTEGRITY has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
MEDIAFRENZY has 11 letters — 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
TIMETABLE has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
EMANCIPATE has 10 letters — 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
DUMBSTRUCK has 10 letters — 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
SYNONYMS has 8 letters — 1 vowel and 7 consonants.
NEVER has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
PURPLE has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
BAT has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
SKULL has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants. Includes a double L.
WEEKEND has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double E.
TOM has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
CROWD has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
PEPPER has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double P.
OUT has 3 letters — 2 vowels and 1 consonant. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
Level 488 is part of the Canada pack (levels 485-524). Start with the longest answers (CHIMNEYSWEEP and COUNTERPOINT, both 12 letters) to maximize crossing letters. then let those shared tiles fill the shorter words. Browse the full Canada pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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Start with the longest answer and build outward. The longest word on any board crosses more entries than any other. Placing it first drops the maximum number of letters into shorter answers, often reducing two or three other clues to a single valid candidate before you even read them. The breakdown table on this page shows each answer's tile count.
Read the text clue and the image together, not in sequence. Each Word Craze clue pairs a written description with a picture. The text specifies the property the answer covers; the image names the subject. Reading both simultaneously is faster than going back to the image after the text fails to trigger an answer.
Count the blank tiles before typing anything. A four-letter guess in a five-letter slot is always wrong regardless of how logical it seems. Count the row before committing — it takes two seconds and eliminates the most common single-board mistake.
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Last checked — Sep 4, 2026