Word Craze Level 261 Answers
Word Craze Level 261 sits in the Mexico pack (levels 245-284) and packs 33 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, where the standout entry is FLASHLIGHTS. 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 261 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 262 continues the Mexico run, or open the full Mexico 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 coastal US state shares a border with both New York and Pennsylvania | NEWJERSEY 9 letters | |
| What is this 1999 film called? | BOWFINGER 9 letters | |
| Backed by a company | SPONSORED 9 letters | |
| Portable illuminators | FLASHLIGHTS 11 letters | |
| A device worn on the face to protect the wearer from inhaling dangerous gases | RESPIRATOR 10 letters | |
| What is this maintenance process? | UPKEEP 6 letters | |
| A defensive wall with walking space on top | RAMPART 7 letters | |
| The ______ Games is a 2010's movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence | HUNGER 6 letters | |
| Grumpy ___ ___ is a 1993 American comedy film about two elderly men and their rivalry | OLDMEN 6 letters | |
| The rooster "cock-a-doodle-doos" and the hen "______" | CLUCKS 6 letters | |
| __ ___ Go Away is an adaption of "Ne Me Quitte Pas" with lyrics by Rod McKuen | IFYOU 5 letters | |
| Gliding down a snowy mountain on a pair of long metal footwear | SKIING 6 letters | |
| Becomes a new resident of a home | MOVESIN 7 letters | |
| Unfit for a bullet wound | BANDAGE 7 letters | |
| Having been prevented from developing properly | STUNTED 7 letters | |
| What is he facing? | OCEANFRONT 10 letters | |
| The only female member in the original cast of The Smurfs | SMURFETTE 9 letters | |
| Something off in the distance is this | FARAWAY 7 letters | |
| Something hard to see through is this | OPAQUE 6 letters | |
| Permanent citizen of a location | RESIDENT 8 letters | |
| Sets of genetic instructions | GENOMES 7 letters | |
| Insect that glows in the dark | FIREFLY 7 letters | |
| Santiago skipper | CAPITAN 7 letters | |
| It may get fired because of a thought | SYNAPSE 7 letters | |
| As long as, old-style | WHILST 6 letters | |
| Breaking the law. | CRIME 5 letters | |
| The ability to perceive objects using one's eyes | SIGHT 5 letters | |
| Eating healthily and sparingly for weight loss | DIETING 7 letters | |
| Sound when you speak or sing. | VOICE 5 letters | |
| Show how to do math. | TEACH 5 letters | |
| Hospital worker who cares for you. | NURSE 5 letters | |
| Searches, in the modern era | GOOGLES 7 letters | |
| Didn't use the trash can | LITTERED 8 letters |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
NEWJERSEY 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.
BOWFINGER has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
SPONSORED 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.
FLASHLIGHTS has 11 letters - 2 vowels and 9 consonants. It is the longest answer in Level 261, so solving it first opens the most crossing letters.
RESPIRATOR 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.
UPKEEP 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.
RAMPART 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.
HUNGER has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
OLDMEN has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
CLUCKS has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
IFYOU has 5 letters - 3 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
SKIING has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double I. It reuses letters (6 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
MOVESIN has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
BANDAGE 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.
STUNTED 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.
OCEANFRONT 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.
SMURFETTE has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, including a double T. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 7 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
FARAWAY 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.
OPAQUE has 6 letters - 4 vowels and 2 consonants.
RESIDENT 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.
GENOMES 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.
FIREFLY 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.
CAPITAN 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.
SYNAPSE 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.
WHILST has 6 letters - 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
CRIME 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.
SIGHT 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.
DIETING 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.
VOICE has 5 letters - 3 vowels and 2 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
TEACH 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.
NURSE 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.
GOOGLES has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double O. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
LITTERED has 8 letters - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double T. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
Strategy for Level 261
Level 261 is part of the Mexico pack (levels 245-284). Start with the longest answer (FLASHLIGHTS) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full Mexico pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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