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Word Craze Level 8688 Answers

All 36 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 8688. Every clue and solution from the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.

36 clues 6-10 letters Longest: WELCOMEMAT (+11 tied) Endless Challenge pack

Word Craze Level 8688 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164) and packs 36 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 10 letters at the long end, with WELCOMEMAT, WALLSTREET, STIMULATED, HABITATION, WHITENOISE, GOPHERHOLE, INSIDELANE, SAMARITANS, PROSPERITY, GRUNGEBAND, EARLYSHIFT and FAMILYNAME tied as the longest at 10 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 8688 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 8689 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 36 Clues and Answers

ClueAnswerLettersCopy
Bit of "Archie" attire: BEANIE 6
Came to a halt: CEASED 6
Get slimmer: REDUCE 6
Southwestern plant whose oil is used in cosmetics: JOJOBA 6
Host: LEGION 6
Make a minister of: ORDAIN 6
Jays' fan, maybe: BIRDER 6
Countless: UNTOLD 6
Peter, Paul, and Mary: SAINTS 6
Support, as a principle: UPHOLD 6
Bucket of bolts: JALOPY 6
____ fever (tropical ailment): DENGUE 6
How villains often smile: SMUGLY 6
A small rug at the entrance to one's home to display hospitality: WELCOMEMAT 10
Famed eight blocks of the financial district in Lower Manhattan: WALLSTREET 10
Psyched up: STIMULATED 10
State of living somewhere: HABITATION 10
"Dreamy Zen" is a 2019 song by this artist: WHITENOISE 10
A burrow underground that certain rodents use as a home: GOPHERHOLE 10
The shortest course around a track: INSIDELANE 10
Charity founded by Chad Varah in 1953: SAMARITANS 10
The state of having great growth and success: PROSPERITY 10
Nirvana and Pearl Jam are examples of this: GRUNGEBAND 10
Type of worker that gets the worm: EARLYSHIFT 10
Some women change it after marriage: FAMILYNAME 10
Exercise that involves raising and lowering the body using the arms: PRESSUPS 8
Slouchers have poor ones: POSTURES 8
Charmed, in a way: DISARMED 8
To give an account of, in words: DESCRIBE 8
One who subjects offenders to a penalty for wrongdoings: PUNISHER 8
Santa's sled puller: REINDEER 8
Gent's clothing: MENSWEAR 8
Only so far: TOAPOINT 8
Something that evokes a reaction or response: STIMULUS 8
Deodorant applied here: UNDERARM 8
Survives longer than: OUTLASTS 8

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Word-by-Word Breakdown

01
Bit of "Archie" attire: BEANIE

BEANIE 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.

02
Came to a halt: CEASED

CEASED 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
Get slimmer: REDUCE

REDUCE 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.

04
Southwestern plant whose oil is used in cosmetics: JOJOBA

JOJOBA 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.

05
Host: LEGION

LEGION 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.

06
Make a minister of: ORDAIN

ORDAIN 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.

07
Jays' fan, maybe: BIRDER

BIRDER 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
Countless: UNTOLD

UNTOLD 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
Peter, Paul, and Mary: SAINTS

SAINTS 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.

10
Support, as a principle: UPHOLD

UPHOLD 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.

11
Bucket of bolts: JALOPY

JALOPY 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
____ fever (tropical ailment): DENGUE

DENGUE 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
How villains often smile: SMUGLY

SMUGLY 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.

14
A small rug at the entrance to one's home to display hospitality: WELCOMEMAT

WELCOMEMAT has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

15
Famed eight blocks of the financial district in Lower Manhattan: WALLSTREET

WALLSTREET has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double L. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

16
Psyched up: STIMULATED

STIMULATED has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

17
State of living somewhere: HABITATION

HABITATION has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

18
"Dreamy Zen" is a 2019 song by this artist: WHITENOISE

WHITENOISE has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

19
A burrow underground that certain rodents use as a home: GOPHERHOLE

GOPHERHOLE has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

20
The shortest course around a track: INSIDELANE

INSIDELANE has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

21
Charity founded by Chad Varah in 1953: SAMARITANS

SAMARITANS has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

22
The state of having great growth and success: PROSPERITY

PROSPERITY has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

23
Nirvana and Pearl Jam are examples of this: GRUNGEBAND

GRUNGEBAND has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

24
Type of worker that gets the worm: EARLYSHIFT

EARLYSHIFT has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

25
Some women change it after marriage: FAMILYNAME

FAMILYNAME has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 8688 at 10 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.

26
Exercise that involves raising and lowering the body using the arms: PRESSUPS

PRESSUPS has 8 letters - 2 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double S. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

27
Slouchers have poor ones: POSTURES

POSTURES has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

28
Charmed, in a way: DISARMED

DISARMED has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

29
To give an account of, in words: DESCRIBE

DESCRIBE has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

30
One who subjects offenders to a penalty for wrongdoings: PUNISHER

PUNISHER has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

31
Santa's sled puller: REINDEER

REINDEER has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double E. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

32
Gent's clothing: MENSWEAR

MENSWEAR has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

33
Only so far: TOAPOINT

TOAPOINT has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

34
Something that evokes a reaction or response: STIMULUS

STIMULUS has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

35
Deodorant applied here: UNDERARM

UNDERARM has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

36
Survives longer than: OUTLASTS

OUTLASTS has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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Strategy for Level 8688

Level 8688 is part of the Endless Challenge pack (levels 2785-13164). Start with the longest answers (WELCOMEMAT, WALLSTREET, STIMULATED, HABITATION, WHITENOISE, GOPHERHOLE, INSIDELANE, SAMARITANS, PROSPERITY, GRUNGEBAND, EARLYSHIFT and FAMILYNAME, all 10 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 8688?
Word Craze Level 8688 contains 36 clues in the Endless Challenge pack.
What is the longest answer in Level 8688?
WELCOMEMAT, WALLSTREET, STIMULATED, HABITATION, WHITENOISE, GOPHERHOLE, INSIDELANE, SAMARITANS, PROSPERITY, GRUNGEBAND, EARLYSHIFT and FAMILYNAME are tied as the longest, all 10 letters.
What pack is Level 8688 in?
Level 8688 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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