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Word Craze Level 8861 Answers

All 35 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 8861. Every clue and solution from the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.

35 clues 6-9 letters Longest: FIREHOSES (+11 tied) Endless Challenge pack

Word Craze Level 8861 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 6 letters at the short end up to 9 letters at the long end, with FIREHOSES, HEADSTART, BARRICADE, EMPHASIZE, CUTANDRUN, RECONFIRM, DIAGONALS, DETECTION, TEARSINTO, SHADOWBOX, LARRYBIRD and COLLECTED tied as the longest at 9 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 8861 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 8862 continues the Endless Challenge run, or open the full Endless Challenge pack to browse every level in the set. New to Word Craze? The Tips guide walks through the tactics that clear boards fastest.

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All 35 Clues and Answers

ClueAnswerLettersCopy
Convictions: TENETS 6
Sign of iodine deficiency: GOITER 6
Positively sane? RANGED 6
Analyzed: PARSED 6
Bribe money: BOODLE 6
Subtle overture: FEELER 6
Prone to irrational fear: PHOBIC 6
Ones out for a while: DOZERS 6
Guard: SENTRY 6
Savvy: SMARTS 6
Sullies: TAINTS 6
Confident poker player: RAISER 6
Lo mein morsel: NOODLE 6
Aquarium creatures: OCTOPI 6
To spring off a surface: BOUNCE 6
To represent something or someone through art: DEPICT 6
Phileas Fogg circumnavigated the world in this many days: EIGHTY 6
Activity involving a PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo system: GAMING 6
Area where boats are docked: HARBOR 6
Delicate or not obvious: SUBTLE 6
Shipped in the direction of: SENTTO 6
Digital platform developed by Electronic Arts for playing and purchasing video games: ORIGIN 6
To become less strict: EASEUP 6
Heavy-duty tubes used for spraying water on burning flames: FIREHOSES 9
Racer's advantage: HEADSTART 9
Temporary defensive barrier: BARRICADE 9
To capitalize a word to show its importance: EMPHASIZE 9
Make a hasty escape after an accident: CUTANDRUN 9
To establish a decision more strongly: RECONFIRM 9
Slanting lines: DIAGONALS 9
The process of identifying the presence of something, through observation or using a device: DETECTION 9
Attacks someone aggressively, physically or with words: TEARSINTO 9
To spar with an imaginary friend: SHADOWBOX 9
Legendary basketball star who had a heated rivalry with Magic Johnson: LARRYBIRD 9
Calm and composed, even in difficult situations: COLLECTED 9

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Word-by-Word Breakdown

01
Convictions: TENETS

TENETS has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

02
Sign of iodine deficiency: GOITER

GOITER has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

03
Positively sane? RANGED

RANGED has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

04
Analyzed: PARSED

PARSED has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

05
Bribe money: BOODLE

BOODLE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double O. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

06
Subtle overture: FEELER

FEELER has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double E. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

07
Prone to irrational fear: PHOBIC

PHOBIC has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

08
Ones out for a while: DOZERS

DOZERS has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

09
Guard: SENTRY

SENTRY has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

10
Savvy: SMARTS

SMARTS has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

11
Sullies: TAINTS

TAINTS has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

12
Confident poker player: RAISER

RAISER has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

13
Lo mein morsel: NOODLE

NOODLE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double O. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

14
Aquarium creatures: OCTOPI

OCTOPI has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

15
To spring off a surface: BOUNCE

BOUNCE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

16
To represent something or someone through art: DEPICT

DEPICT has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

17
Phileas Fogg circumnavigated the world in this many days: EIGHTY

EIGHTY has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

18
Activity involving a PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo system: GAMING

GAMING has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

19
Area where boats are docked: HARBOR

HARBOR has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

20
Delicate or not obvious: SUBTLE

SUBTLE has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

21
Shipped in the direction of: SENTTO

SENTTO has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double T. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

22
Digital platform developed by Electronic Arts for playing and purchasing video games: ORIGIN

ORIGIN has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

23
To become less strict: EASEUP

EASEUP has 6 letters - 4 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

24
Heavy-duty tubes used for spraying water on burning flames: FIREHOSES

FIREHOSES has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

25
Racer's advantage: HEADSTART

HEADSTART has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

26
Temporary defensive barrier: BARRICADE

BARRICADE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double R. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

27
To capitalize a word to show its importance: EMPHASIZE

EMPHASIZE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

28
Make a hasty escape after an accident: CUTANDRUN

CUTANDRUN has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

29
To establish a decision more strongly: RECONFIRM

RECONFIRM has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

30
Slanting lines: DIAGONALS

DIAGONALS has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

31
The process of identifying the presence of something, through observation or using a device: DETECTION

DETECTION has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

32
Attacks someone aggressively, physically or with words: TEARSINTO

TEARSINTO has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

33
To spar with an imaginary friend: SHADOWBOX

SHADOWBOX has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

34
Legendary basketball star who had a heated rivalry with Magic Johnson: LARRYBIRD

LARRYBIRD has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double R. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

35
Calm and composed, even in difficult situations: COLLECTED

COLLECTED has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double L. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8861 at 9 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

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Strategy for Level 8861

Level 8861 is part of the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164). Start with the longest answers (FIREHOSES, HEADSTART, BARRICADE, EMPHASIZE, CUTANDRUN, RECONFIRM, DIAGONALS, DETECTION, TEARSINTO, SHADOWBOX, LARRYBIRD and COLLECTED, all 9 letters) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full Endless Challenge pack or visit Tips for more strategies.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in Word Craze Level 8861?
Word Craze Level 8861 contains 35 clues in the Endless Challenge pack.
What is the longest answer in Level 8861?
FIREHOSES, HEADSTART, BARRICADE, EMPHASIZE, CUTANDRUN, RECONFIRM, DIAGONALS, DETECTION, TEARSINTO, SHADOWBOX, LARRYBIRD and COLLECTED are tied as the longest, all 9 letters.
What pack is Level 8861 in?
Level 8861 is in the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164).
How often are these answers updated?
This level's answers are compiled from the game's level data and reviewed by our editorial team. The page was last updated on August 1, 2026.

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