New Zealand • Level 1017

Word Craze Level 1017 Answers

46Clues
5-12Letters
PRIZEWINNINGLongest
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Word Craze Level 1017 sits in the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044) and packs 46 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 12 letters at the long end, where the standout entry is PRIZEWINNING. 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 1017 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 1018 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.

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All Clues and Answers

ClueAnswerCopy
Juxtaposing things CONTRASTING 11 letters
Someone who is too light in mass is this UNDERWEIGHT 11 letters
Collects more and more of something ACCUMULATES 11 letters
Concealing one's true feelings DISSEMBLING 11 letters
A gloomy expression with a puckered brow FROWN 5 letters
Someone may be asked to pick a criminal out of this LINEUP 6 letters
Rink-resurfacing machine ZAMBONI 7 letters
What comes before the fall PRIDE 5 letters
Emptied one's stomach using laxatives PURGED 6 letters
Length of time that something continues for DURATION 8 letters
Nickname for a helicopter CHOPPER 7 letters
The circumstance that surrounds a story CONTEXT 7 letters
The most cheerful person is this HAPPIEST 8 letters
Paid professions OCCUPATIONS 11 letters
The 1999 caper film starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones ENTRAPMENT 10 letters
Banishing a student from school EXPELLING 9 letters
A presentation, kindergarten style SHOWANDTELL 11 letters
Process of enticing someone, romantically SEDUCTION 9 letters
To erase old data from a computer disk INITIALIZE 10 letters
A creative might turn his nose up at this type of work environment CORPORATE 9 letters
Pinpointing or recognizing IDENTIFYING 11 letters
To a burglar, cameras and alarm might be these DETERRENTS 10 letters
But here's my number, so ____ __ _____; 2012 pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen CALLMEMAYBE 11 letters
TV channel that delivers business and market news BLOOMBERG 9 letters
Carried out a crime PERPETRATED 11 letters
Putting money in to make a profit later, hopefully INVESTING 9 letters
A novel that got an award is this PRIZEWINNING 12 letters
In golf, a bogey is ___ ____ par ONEOVER 7 letters
To assemble in a line QUEUEUP 7 letters
Headgear made to control a horse BRIDLES 7 letters
Restrained from biting MUZZLED 7 letters
Working hard to make some money HUSTLING 8 letters
Like dragons and centaurs MYTHICAL 8 letters
Unmarried, say ELIGIBLE 8 letters
Coming to a place; landing. ARRIVAL 7 letters
A choir might sing in it UNISON 6 letters
Swings round and round TWIRLS 6 letters
One in a jam? MUSICIAN 8 letters
To become very excited or act crazy GOBANANAS 9 letters
Celebration for a bachelor who's about to get married STAGPARTY 9 letters
Chance ACCIDENTAL 10 letters
Something to build on VACANTLOT 9 letters
Terrible wartime acts ATROCITIES 10 letters
Like some tennis grips TWOHANDED 9 letters
Middle section of the body is this ABDOMINAL 9 letters
Practical application of scientific knowledge TECHNOLOGY 10 letters
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Word-by-Word Breakdown

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Juxtaposing things CONTRASTING

CONTRASTING has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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Someone who is too light in mass is this UNDERWEIGHT

UNDERWEIGHT has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 10 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

3
Collects more and more of something ACCUMULATES

ACCUMULATES has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double C. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

4
Concealing one's true feelings DISSEMBLING

DISSEMBLING has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants, including a double S. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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A gloomy expression with a puckered brow FROWN

FROWN has 5 letters - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.

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Someone may be asked to pick a criminal out of this LINEUP

LINEUP has 6 letters - 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

7
Rink-resurfacing machine ZAMBONI

ZAMBONI has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

8
What comes before the fall PRIDE

PRIDE 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.

9
Emptied one's stomach using laxatives PURGED

PURGED has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

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Length of time that something continues for DURATION

DURATION has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

11
Nickname for a helicopter CHOPPER

CHOPPER has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double P. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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The circumstance that surrounds a story CONTEXT

CONTEXT has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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The most cheerful person is this HAPPIEST

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

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Paid professions OCCUPATIONS

OCCUPATIONS has 11 letters - 5 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double C. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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The 1999 caper film starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones ENTRAPMENT

ENTRAPMENT 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.

16
Banishing a student from school EXPELLING

EXPELLING has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

17
A presentation, kindergarten style SHOWANDTELL

SHOWANDTELL has 11 letters - 3 vowels and 8 consonants, including a double L. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 10 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

18
Process of enticing someone, romantically SEDUCTION

SEDUCTION has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

19
To erase old data from a computer disk INITIALIZE

INITIALIZE has 10 letters - 6 vowels and 4 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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A creative might turn his nose up at this type of work environment CORPORATE

CORPORATE 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.

21
Pinpointing or recognizing IDENTIFYING

IDENTIFYING 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.

22
To a burglar, cameras and alarm might be these DETERRENTS

DETERRENTS has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double R. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

23
But here's my number, so ____ __ _____; 2012 pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen CALLMEMAYBE

CALLMEMAYBE has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double L. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.

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TV channel that delivers business and market news BLOOMBERG

BLOOMBERG has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double O. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

25
Carried out a crime PERPETRATED

PERPETRATED has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (11 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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Putting money in to make a profit later, hopefully INVESTING

INVESTING has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

27
A novel that got an award is this PRIZEWINNING

PRIZEWINNING has 12 letters - 4 vowels and 8 consonants, including a double N. It is the longest answer in Level 1017, so solving it first opens the most crossing letters.

28
In golf, a bogey is ___ ____ par ONEOVER

ONEOVER has 7 letters - 4 vowels and 3 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.

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To assemble in a line QUEUEUP

QUEUEUP has 7 letters - 5 vowels and 2 consonants. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 4 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

30
Headgear made to control a horse BRIDLES

BRIDLES has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

31
Restrained from biting MUZZLED

MUZZLED has 7 letters - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double Z. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

32
Working hard to make some money HUSTLING

HUSTLING has 8 letters - 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Like dragons and centaurs MYTHICAL

MYTHICAL has 8 letters - 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Unmarried, say ELIGIBLE

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

35
Coming to a place; landing. ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double R. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

36
A choir might sing in it UNISON

UNISON 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.

37
Swings round and round TWIRLS

TWIRLS has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

38
One in a jam? MUSICIAN

MUSICIAN 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.

39
To become very excited or act crazy GOBANANAS

GOBANANAS 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.

40
Celebration for a bachelor who's about to get married STAGPARTY

STAGPARTY has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

41
Chance ACCIDENTAL

ACCIDENTAL has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double C. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

42
Something to build on VACANTLOT

VACANTLOT has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

43
Terrible wartime acts ATROCITIES

ATROCITIES 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.

44
Like some tennis grips TWOHANDED

TWOHANDED has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

45
Middle section of the body is this ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

46
Practical application of scientific knowledge TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.

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Strategy for Level 1017

Level 1017 is part of the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044). Start with the longest answer (PRIZEWINNING) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full New Zealand pack or visit Tips for more strategies.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in Word Craze Level 1017?
Word Craze Level 1017 contains 46 clues in the New Zealand pack.
What is the longest answer in Level 1017?
PRIZEWINNING (12 letters).
What pack is Level 1017 in?
Level 1017 is in the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044).
Are these answers verified?
Yes, verified by Maya Hollister against the current Word Craze app version, last updated August 1, 2026.

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