All 47 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 88. Every clue and solution from the Japan pack (levels 85-124), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 88 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Japan pack (levels 85-124) and packs 47 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 11 letters at the long end, with NECKANDNECK, PILLOWFIGHT and MOTHEREARTH tied as the longest at 11 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 88 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 89 continues the Japan run, or open the full Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The winning move in a game of chess | CHECKMATE | 9 | |
| Expression; a race that is too close to call, especially a horse race | NECKANDNECK | 11 | |
| Religious term for the post-death place or state of being | AFTERLIFE | 9 | |
| Legendary basketball star who had a heated rivalry with Magic Johnson | LARRYBIRD | 9 | |
| What is this astrological sign? | CAPRICORN | 9 | |
| To leave out; to remove from consideration | EXCLUDE | 7 | |
| There are four of these every year | SEASONS | 7 | |
| A professional who repairs and makes items with iron | BLACKSMITH | 10 | |
| Classic card game that came with many versions of Windows | SOLITAIRE | 9 | |
| Of slightly less importance than primary | SECONDARY | 9 | |
| What is this part of formal attire? | DRESSSHOES | 10 | |
| Theme park that has been called the "Happiest Place on Earth" | DISNEYLAND | 10 | |
| An economic system in which industry is under private ownership rather than state-owned | CAPITALISM | 10 | |
| Board game where one builds a device to capture a rodent | MOUSETRAP | 9 | |
| What is this sleepover activity? | PILLOWFIGHT | 11 | |
| Someone who cannot read is this | ILLITERATE | 10 | |
| 1939 movie depicting Dorothy's journey home to Kansas | WIZARDOFOZ | 10 | |
| Periods when all lights are off due to power outages | BLACKOUTS | 9 | |
| Personification of nature and our planet | MOTHEREARTH | 11 | |
| The length of a bird's "arms" measured from tip to tip | WINGSPAN | 8 | |
| Campus sisterhood | SORORITY | 8 | |
| Scuba tank content | OXYGEN | 6 | |
| One's essential being | ESSENCE | 7 | |
| Clever comeback | RIPOSTE | 7 | |
| Part of PABA | AMINO | 5 | |
| Change or modify slightly. | ALTER | 5 | |
| Things that are hard to look at | EYESORES | 8 | |
| This country shares its name with a certain gobbling bird | TURKEY | 6 | |
| Passage in a plane | AISLE | 5 | |
| Family play time | GAMENIGHT | 9 | |
| Incentive for buying a new product, maybe | FREETRIAL | 9 | |
| A type of tea named after nobility | EARLGREY | 8 | |
| Event that one might rush to attend? | FRATPARTY | 9 | |
| What peculiar phenomenon is this? | CROPCIRCLE | 10 | |
| Like legal voters | REGISTERED | 10 | |
| Think again | RECONSIDER | 10 | |
| Legendary outlaw's companion | MAIDMARIAN | 10 | |
| Convention handout | PAMPHLET | 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 |
CHECKMATE has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
NECKANDNECK has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
AFTERLIFE has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
LARRYBIRD has 9 letters — 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Includes a double R.
CAPRICORN has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
EXCLUDE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
SEASONS has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
BLACKSMITH has 10 letters — 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
SOLITAIRE has 9 letters — 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
SECONDARY has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
DRESSSHOES has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Includes a double S.
DISNEYLAND has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
CAPITALISM has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
MOUSETRAP has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
PILLOWFIGHT has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants. Includes a double L.
ILLITERATE has 10 letters — 5 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double L.
WIZARDOFOZ has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
BLACKOUTS has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
MOTHEREARTH has 11 letters — 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
WINGSPAN has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
SORORITY has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
OXYGEN has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
ESSENCE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Includes a double S.
RIPOSTE has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
AMINO has 5 letters — 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
ALTER has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
EYESORES has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
TURKEY has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
AISLE has 5 letters — 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
GAMENIGHT has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
FREETRIAL has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double E.
EARLGREY has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
FRATPARTY has 9 letters — 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
CROPCIRCLE has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
REGISTERED has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
RECONSIDER has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
MAIDMARIAN has 10 letters — 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
PAMPHLET has 8 letters — 2 vowels and 6 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 88 is part of the Japan pack (levels 85-124). Start with the longest answers (NECKANDNECK, PILLOWFIGHT and MOTHEREARTH, all 11 letters) to maximize crossing letters. then let those shared tiles fill the shorter words. Browse the full Japan 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.
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.
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Last checked — Sep 5, 2026