/// LEVEL 998 - NEW ZEALAND PACK ///
Word Craze Level 998 Answers
All 57 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 998. Every clue and solution from the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 998 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044) and packs 57 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 SKATEBOARDER, ARRANGEMENTS and COMMENSURATE 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 998 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.
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/// ALL ANSWERS ///
All 57 Clues and Answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percussionist's kit | DRUMSET | 7 | |
| A high priestess of ancient Greece, like Pythia at Delphi | ORACLE | 6 | |
| To improve something by making minor changes or adjustments | REFINE | 6 | |
| Style of Japanese cooking that uses a sweet soy sauce glaze | TERIYAKI | 8 | |
| Encouraging words involving an exercise | CHINUP | 6 | |
| Interacted with someone in an amorous manner | FLIRTED | 7 | |
| Not including | EXCEPT | 6 | |
| Incubator's job | HATCHING | 8 | |
| Ingests liquid | DRINKS | 6 | |
| A very rough patch | TRIBULATION | 11 | |
| To badger someone into hostility | ANTAGONIZE | 10 | |
| Someone whose repertoire consists of kickflips and ollies | SKATEBOARDER | 12 | |
| A pain so severe it immobilizes can be described as this | CRIPPLING | 9 | |
| To force someone out and take their place | SUPERSEDE | 9 | |
| One who shows strength in the face of danger, pain, or a scary situation | COURAGEOUS | 10 | |
| Pixar's take on Jules Verne's captain of the Nautilus | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | |
| A florist's plans | ARRANGEMENTS | 12 | |
| Proportionate to experience | COMMENSURATE | 12 | |
| This group performs with their skin painted a dark azure color | BLUEMAN | 7 | |
| Spoiled or caused damage to the appearance of something | DEFACED | 7 | |
| The last name of the first female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic | EARHART | 7 | |
| An envelope for a record | SLEEVE | 6 | |
| A phrase used by the impatient, sometimes preceding "Hurry up!" | COMEON | 6 | |
| Spider-Man's red-headed friend | MARYJANE | 8 | |
| Repeated an earlier verse | REPRISED | 8 | |
| To twist out of shape | CONTORT | 7 | |
| Security guards' "office hours" | SHIFTS | 6 | |
| _____ ____ is the way to be, according to the common phrase | SMOKEFREE | 9 | |
| A cowboy might adorn their jeans with this large clasp | BELTBUCKLE | 10 | |
| Poor attempt at helpful guidance | BADADVICE | 9 | |
| *Eloquent | ARTICULATE | 10 | |
| Bringing an accusation against | CRIMINATING | 11 | |
| Lasagna ingredient | TOMATOPASTE | 11 | |
| Briefing spot | PRESSROOM | 9 | |
| Passing into law | ENACTING | 8 | |
| To make an error in sports or a card game | MISPLAY | 7 | |
| Something that's the most luxurious of its kind | CADILLAC | 8 | |
| Television interruption | BULLETIN | 8 | |
| Process of gas being discharged | EMISSION | 8 | |
| Hesitates to believe | DOUBTS | 6 | |
| Something not open to view is this | COVERT | 6 | |
| A ledger checker | AUDITOR | 7 | |
| Making a call | DIALING | 7 | |
| Someone feeling annoyed is this | IRRITATED | 9 | |
| Bursting with great, sudden force | EXPLODING | 9 | |
| Lightly scented perfume | TOILETWATER | 11 | |
| What an investor builds | PORTFOLIO | 9 | |
| Publicly condemned | DENOUNCED | 9 | |
| Crush | ANNIHILATE | 10 | |
| They won't wait, in a phrase | TIMEANDTIDE | 11 | |
| 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 |
/// BREAKDOWN ///
Word-by-Word Breakdown
DRUMSET has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
ORACLE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
REFINE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
TERIYAKI has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
CHINUP has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
FLIRTED has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
EXCEPT has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
HATCHING has 8 letters - 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
DRINKS has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
TRIBULATION has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ANTAGONIZE has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SKATEBOARDER has 12 letters - 5 vowels and 7 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 998 at 12 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
CRIPPLING has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double P. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SUPERSEDE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
COURAGEOUS has 10 letters - 6 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
FINDINGNEMO has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ARRANGEMENTS has 12 letters - 4 vowels and 8 consonants, including a double R. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 998 at 12 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
COMMENSURATE has 12 letters - 5 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double M. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 998 at 12 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
BLUEMAN has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
DEFACED has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
EARHART has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SLEEVE has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double E. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 4 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
COMEON has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
MARYJANE 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.
REPRISED 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.
CONTORT has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SHIFTS has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SMOKEFREE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double E. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
BELTBUCKLE has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
BADADVICE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ARTICULATE has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
CRIMINATING has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
TOMATOPASTE has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
PRESSROOM has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double S. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ENACTING 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.
MISPLAY has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
CADILLAC has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
BULLETIN has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
EMISSION has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double S. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
DOUBTS has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
COVERT has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
AUDITOR has 7 letters - 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
DIALING has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
IRRITATED has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double R. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
EXPLODING has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
TOILETWATER has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
PORTFOLIO has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
DENOUNCED has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ANNIHILATE has 10 letters - 5 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double N. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
TIMEANDTIDE has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
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. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
ALIVE has 5 letters - 3 vowels and 2 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
WILLIAM has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double L. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
FOREVER has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
RACHEL has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
/// STRATEGY ///
Strategy for Level 998
Level 998 is part of the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044). Start with the longest answers (SKATEBOARDER, ARRANGEMENTS and COMMENSURATE, all 12 letters) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full New Zealand pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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