All 38 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 494. Every clue and solution from the Canada pack (levels 485-524), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 494 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Canada pack (levels 485-524) and packs 38 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 4 letters at the short end up to 12 letters at the long end, with AUCTIONHOUSE and MEDIANINCOME 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 494 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 495 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold disobedience to authority | DEFIANCE | 8 | |
| To remove cargo from a vehicle | UNLOAD | 6 | |
| Uncertainty in a military operation | FOGOFWAR | 8 | |
| Beyond exhausted | DEADTIRED | 9 | |
| Place to do one's bidding | AUCTIONHOUSE | 12 | |
| Structures used in electric power transmission and distribution | POWERLINES | 10 | |
| Average of how much people earn in a particular demographic | MEDIANINCOME | 12 | |
| At the eleventh hour | LASTMINUTE | 10 | |
| To pull someone out of a difficult situation | EXTRICATE | 9 | |
| Bowl cut, bangs, and french twist, for example | HAIRSTYLE | 9 | |
| Passed around, as in a publication | CIRCULATED | 10 | |
| Statement made to hide the truth | DECEPTION | 9 | |
| What kind of hidden secret is this? | SHADYPAST | 9 | |
| Mad, upset, or furious. | ANGRY | 5 | |
| Information for an oenologist | YEAR | 4 | |
| Mark with a tick; or bill. | CHECK | 5 | |
| Australia's wild dog | DINGO | 5 | |
| Big news on the sports page | TRADE | 5 | |
| Animal that claps fins. | SEAL | 4 | |
| Things in your room. | STUFF | 5 | |
| Honor and praise. | GLORY | 5 | |
| Romantic outing; or a calendar day. | DATE | 4 | |
| Plural of that. | THOSE | 5 | |
| Made a selection | CHOSE | 5 | |
| It belongs to us. | OURS | 4 | |
| Tall building or castle part. | TOWER | 5 | |
| Kitchen vessels for cooking. | POTS | 4 | |
| Message sent on a cell. | TEXT | 4 | |
| Having no hair on the head. | BALD | 4 | |
| Number before ten. | NINE | 4 | |
| Sound bouncing back at you. | ECHO | 4 | |
| A digital letter sent using the internet | 5 | ||
| Bon Jovi: "It's my ____" | LIFE | 4 | |
| B.L.T. sandwich stands for _____, lettuce, tomato | BACON | 5 | |
| Bon Jovi: "I just want to live while I'm _____" | ALIVE | 5 | |
| _______ Shakespeare is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language | WILLIAM | 7 | |
| Bon Jovi: "I ain't gonna live _______" | FOREVER | 7 | |
| This actress, Jennifer Aniston, plays which character in "Friends"? | RACHEL | 6 |
DEFIANCE has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
UNLOAD has 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
FOGOFWAR has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
DEADTIRED has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
AUCTIONHOUSE has 12 letters — 7 vowels and 5 consonants.
POWERLINES has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
MEDIANINCOME has 12 letters — 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
LASTMINUTE has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
EXTRICATE has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
HAIRSTYLE has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
CIRCULATED has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
DECEPTION has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
SHADYPAST has 9 letters — 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
ANGRY has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
YEAR has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
CHECK has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
DINGO has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
TRADE has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
SEAL has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
STUFF has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants. Includes a double F.
GLORY has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
DATE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
THOSE has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
CHOSE has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
OURS has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TOWER has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
POTS has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TEXT has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
BALD has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
NINE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
ECHO has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
EMAIL has 5 letters — 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
LIFE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
BACON has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
ALIVE has 5 letters — 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
WILLIAM has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double L.
FOREVER has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
RACHEL has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Level 494 is part of the Canada pack (levels 485-524). Start with the longest answers (AUCTIONHOUSE and MEDIANINCOME, 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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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