Word Craze Level 489 Answers
Word Craze Level 489 sits in the Canada pack (levels 485-524) and packs 22 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 IMPRACTICAL. 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 489 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 490 continues the Canada run, or open the full Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belief systems | IDEOLOGIES 10 letters | |
| Katrina is an example of this natural disaster | HURRICANE 9 letters | |
| In the post-apocalyptic video game series Fallout, these beverage sealers are used as currency | BOTTLECAPS 10 letters | |
| Something too unwieldy to use for a specific purpose is this | IMPRACTICAL 11 letters | |
| One who works with animals in captivity | ZOOKEEPER 9 letters | |
| Fixed service rate | FLATFEE 7 letters | |
| Racket and ball sport played in a four-walled court | SQUASH 6 letters | |
| Stopped before completion | ABORTED 7 letters | |
| To poke your nose into other people's business | SNOOP 5 letters | |
| Most broad | WIDEST 6 letters | |
| The peregrine _____ is the fastest animal in the world | FALCON 6 letters | |
| What sneaky animal is hidden here? | RACCOON 7 letters | |
| Directing towards the target | AIMING 6 letters | |
| Separate from a spouse | DIVORCE 7 letters | |
| Appease; make calm | PACIFY 6 letters | |
| What is this four-wheeled vehicle? | CHARIOT 7 letters | |
| A person with a Body Mass Index of 25% to 30% can be described as __________ | OVERWEIGHT 10 letters | |
| You can't make one of these without breaking a few eggs | OMELETTE 8 letters | |
| The part of the newspaper where the biggest headline goes | FRONTPAGE 9 letters | |
| Sport that is similar to basketball, but is played in a swimming pool | WATERPOLO 9 letters | |
| What insect will come out of this? | BUTTERFLY 9 letters | |
| The art of cocktail preparation and drink combinations | MIXOLOGY 8 letters |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
IDEOLOGIES 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.
HURRICANE has 9 letters - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double R. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
BOTTLECAPS has 10 letters - 3 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double T. It reuses letters (10 tiles, 9 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
IMPRACTICAL has 11 letters - 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It is the longest answer in Level 489, so solving it first opens the most crossing letters.
ZOOKEEPER has 9 letters - 5 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double O. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 6 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
FLATFEE has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double E. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
SQUASH 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.
ABORTED has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
SNOOP has 5 letters - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double O. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
WIDEST has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
FALCON has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
RACCOON has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double C. It reuses letters (7 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
AIMING 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.
DIVORCE has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
PACIFY has 6 letters - 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
CHARIOT has 7 letters - 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
OVERWEIGHT has 10 letters - 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The clue is fill-in-the-blank, so the surrounding phrase points straight to it.
OMELETTE has 8 letters - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double T. It reuses letters (8 tiles, 5 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
FRONTPAGE has 9 letters - 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
WATERPOLO 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.
BUTTERFLY has 9 letters - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, including a double T. It reuses letters (9 tiles, 8 distinct), which speeds things up once a few cells are filled.
MIXOLOGY 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.
Strategy for Level 489
Level 489 is part of the Canada pack (levels 485-524). Start with the longest answer (IMPRACTICAL) to maximize crossing letters. Browse the full Canada pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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