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How to Make Anagram Shortage in Infinite Craft

Anagram Shortage is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Short-itch. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramShort-itchAnagram Shortage

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 90

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeMountainFjord
  19. 19DustFjordTroll
  20. 20MountainTrollDwarf
  21. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22PollenWaterHoney
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24EarthPlanetMoon
  25. 25HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  26. 26DwarfHoneymoonShort
  27. 27AlphabetShortAcronym
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30FireMudBrick
  31. 31AcronymBrickAbbreviation
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33TornadoTornadoHurricane
  34. 34HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  35. 35MudSteamboatMississippi
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37MississippiTsunamiMistake
  38. 38MistakeWindTypo
  39. 39AbbreviationTypoAbbreviatio
  40. 40HoneyWaterMeade
  41. 41EarthMeadeCider
  42. 42LakePlantLily
  43. 43CiderLilyCalla
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45DandelionEarthFlower
  46. 46PlantWaterSwamp
  47. 47IncenseSwampMosquito
  48. 48FlowerMosquitoItch
  49. 49CallaItchCalla-Itch
  50. 50AbbreviatioCalla-ItchShort-itch
  51. 51AnagramShort-itchAnagram Shortage
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Water + Waterโ†’ Lake18Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord19Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll20Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf21Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen22Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey23Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet24Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon25Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon26Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short27Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym28Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam29Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud30Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick31Acronym + Brickโ†’ Abbreviation32Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado33Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane34Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat35Mud + Steamboatโ†’ Mississippi36Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami37Mississippi + Tsunamiโ†’ Mistake38Mistake + Windโ†’ Typo39Abbreviation + Typoโ†’ Abbreviatio40Honey + Waterโ†’ Meade41Earth + Meadeโ†’ Cider42Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily43Cider + Lilyโ†’ Calla44Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion45Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower46Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp47Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito48Flower + Mosquitoโ†’ Itch49Calla + Itchโ†’ Calla-Itch50Abbreviatio + Calla-Itchโ†’ Short-itch51Anagram + Short-itchโ†’ Anagram Shortage

Anagram Shortage at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

Similar effort to Anagram Shortage, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Anagram Shortage in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Short-itch. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Anagram Shortage?

51 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Anagram Shortage hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Anagram Shortage?

Only one known combination produces Anagram Shortage.

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