Word Craze Level 1009 Answers
Word Craze Level 1009 sits in the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044) and packs 28 picture-and-trivia clues onto a single board. Every answer below is checked letter by letter against the current live version of the game, so the word you copy here is exactly what the app accepts. Solutions on this level run from 5 letters at the short end up to 11 letters at the long end, with THIRDSTRIKE, MINDCONTROL, ADJUSTMENTS, NECKERCHIEF, MANUFACTURE, CONFESSIONS, ATTACHMENTS and MISCONDUCTS 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 1009 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 1010 continues the New Zealand run, or open the full New Zealand pack to browse every level in the set. New to Word Craze? The Tips guide walks through the tactics that clear boards fastest.
All Clues and Answers
| Clue | Answer | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| This country music song won Carrie Underwood her third consecutive Grammy Award in 2008 | LASTNAME 8 letters | |
| All Creatures Great and _____ is based on autobiographical books by James Herriot | SMALL 5 letters | |
| Identifying someone in a photo on Facebook | TAGGING 7 letters | |
| Popular Swiss watch brand; its logo has a crown | ROLEX 5 letters | |
| Someone who has been taken hostage | CAPTIVE 7 letters | |
| An official break | HIATUS 6 letters | |
| If you get this, you're out | THIRDSTRIKE 11 letters | |
| To fight like bulls | LOCKHORNS 9 letters | |
| Gallifrey, to The Doctor | HOMEPLANET 10 letters | |
| Enslaving someone's very thoughts | MINDCONTROL 11 letters | |
| Minor alterations | ADJUSTMENTS 11 letters | |
| A piece of apparel fastened with a woggle; worn by boy scouts | NECKERCHIEF 11 letters | |
| A type of creation or assembly done in a factory | MANUFACTURE 11 letters | |
| Admittances of wrongdoings | CONFESSIONS 11 letters | |
| Files in emails | ATTACHMENTS 11 letters | |
| Modification that brings a speech from monotone to moving | INFLECTION 10 letters | |
| Portable shields from rain and sun | UMBRELLAS 9 letters | |
| Behaviors subject to a disciplinary tribunal | MISCONDUCTS 11 letters | |
| To make part of the whole | INCLUDE 7 letters | |
| A roadside shed for collecting payment for use of a highway | TOLLBOOTH 9 letters | |
| What are these time periods called? | NAPTIMES 8 letters | |
| To "sail the ______ ___" is to sail all around the world | SEVENSEAS 9 letters | |
| Musical furniture items | CHAIRS 6 letters | |
| Biased information released to promote a political statement or party | PROPAGANDA 10 letters | |
| Handheld explosives with a pin | GRENADES 8 letters | |
| Sea creature that inflates itself like a balloon when threatened | PUFFERFISH 10 letters | |
| Tentacled ocean critter with a mushroom cap; maybe they go well with peanut butter? | JELLYFISH 9 letters | |
| Quasimodo is the eponymous _________ of Notre Dame | HUNCHBACK 9 letters |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
LASTNAME 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.
SMALL has 5 letters - 1 vowel and 4 consonants, including a double L. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TAGGING has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double G. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
ROLEX has 5 letters - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
CAPTIVE has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
HIATUS has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
THIRDSTRIKE has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
LOCKHORNS has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
HOMEPLANET has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
MINDCONTROL has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
ADJUSTMENTS has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
NECKERCHIEF has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
MANUFACTURE has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
CONFESSIONS has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double S. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
ATTACHMENTS has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants, including a double T. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
INFLECTION has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
UMBRELLAS has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
MISCONDUCTS has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants. It is tied for the longest answer in Level 1009 at 11 letters, so placing it early opens the most crossing letters.
INCLUDE has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
TOLLBOOTH has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
NAPTIMES has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
SEVENSEAS has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
CHAIRS has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
PROPAGANDA has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
GRENADES 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.
PUFFERFISH has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double F. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
JELLYFISH has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
HUNCHBACK has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
Strategy for Level 1009
Level 1009 is part of the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044). Start with the longest answers (THIRDSTRIKE, MINDCONTROL, ADJUSTMENTS, NECKERCHIEF, MANUFACTURE, CONFESSIONS, ATTACHMENTS and MISCONDUCTS, both 11 letters) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full New Zealand pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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