All 22 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 489. Every clue and solution from the Canada pack (levels 485-524), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 489 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Canada pack (levels 485-524) and packs 22 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 5 letters at the short end up to 11 letters at the long end, where the standout entry is IMPRACTICAL. 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 489 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 490 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belief systems | IDEOLOGIES | 10 | |
| Katrina is an example of this natural disaster | HURRICANE | 9 | |
| In the post-apocalyptic video game series Fallout, these beverage sealers are used as currency | BOTTLECAPS | 10 | |
| Something too unwieldy to use for a specific purpose is this | IMPRACTICAL | 11 | |
| One who works with animals in captivity | ZOOKEEPER | 9 | |
| Fixed service rate | FLATFEE | 7 | |
| Racket and ball sport played in a four-walled court | SQUASH | 6 | |
| Stopped before completion | ABORTED | 7 | |
| To poke your nose into other people's business | SNOOP | 5 | |
| Most broad | WIDEST | 6 | |
| The peregrine _____ is the fastest animal in the world | FALCON | 6 | |
| What sneaky animal is hidden here? | RACCOON | 7 | |
| Directing towards the target | AIMING | 6 | |
| Separate from a spouse | DIVORCE | 7 | |
| Appease; make calm | PACIFY | 6 | |
| What is this four-wheeled vehicle? | CHARIOT | 7 | |
| A person with a Body Mass Index of 25% to 30% can be described as __________ | OVERWEIGHT | 10 | |
| You can't make one of these without breaking a few eggs | OMELETTE | 8 | |
| The part of the newspaper where the biggest headline goes | FRONTPAGE | 9 | |
| Sport that is similar to basketball, but is played in a swimming pool | WATERPOLO | 9 | |
| What insect will come out of this? | BUTTERFLY | 9 | |
| The art of cocktail preparation and drink combinations | MIXOLOGY | 8 |
IDEOLOGIES has 10 letters — 6 vowels and 4 consonants.
HURRICANE has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double R.
BOTTLECAPS has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Includes a double T.
IMPRACTICAL has 11 letters — 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It is the longest answer in Level 489, so solving it first opens the most crossing letters.
ZOOKEEPER has 9 letters — 5 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double O and double E.
FLATFEE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double E.
SQUASH has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
ABORTED has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
SNOOP has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants. Includes a double O. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
WIDEST has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
FALCON has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
RACCOON has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double C and double O.
AIMING has 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
DIVORCE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
PACIFY has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
CHARIOT has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
OVERWEIGHT has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
OMELETTE has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double T.
FRONTPAGE has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
WATERPOLO has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
BUTTERFLY has 9 letters — 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Includes a double T.
MIXOLOGY has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Level 489 is part of the Canada pack (levels 485-524). Start with the longest answer (IMPRACTICAL) 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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These five habits work on every level in Ann's Journey and the Endless Challenge — apply them here and carry them through every board that follows.
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.
Use the Copy button on any answer you are pasting. Mistyping a correct answer because of a capitalisation issue or a stray space is frustrating and unnecessary. The Copy buttons in the answer table above grab the exact verified string — paste and move on.
Navigate to nearby levels from the level pills below. If you cleared this level and want to continue, use the nearby level pills rather than going back to the Level Browser. They link directly to the previous and next levels in the same pack, keeping you in the flow without losing your place.
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
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Last checked — Sep 5, 2026