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How to Make Back-Hyphenate in Infinite Craft

Back-Hyphenate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backward plus Hyphenate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardHyphenateBack-Hyphenate

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13EngineWindWindmill
  14. 14SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  15. 15ReverseWindsurfingBackward
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  19. 19TreeVenus FlytrapCarnivore
  20. 20CarnivoreWindVulture
  21. 21CarnivoreVultureHyena
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25DustFogSmog
  26. 26FireSmogPollution
  27. 27PollutionWaterAcid
  28. 28TreeWaterRiver
  29. 29AcidRiverPH
  30. 30HyenaPHHyphen
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32EarthFireLava
  33. 33LavaWaterStone
  34. 34SandstormStoneSphinx
  35. 35SphinxWaterNile
  36. 36NilePlantPapyrus
  37. 37FirePapyrusScroll
  38. 38FireScrollSpell
  39. 39HyphenSpellHyphenate
  40. 40BackwardHyphenateBack-Hyphenate
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Engine + Wind→ Windmill14Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing15Reverse + Windsurfing→ Backward16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Plant + Water→ Swamp18Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap19Tree + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivore20Carnivore + Wind→ Vulture21Carnivore + Vulture→ Hyena22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Dust + Fog→ Smog26Fire + Smog→ Pollution27Pollution + Water→ Acid28Tree + Water→ River29Acid + River→ PH30Hyena + PH→ Hyphen31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Earth + Fire→ Lava33Lava + Water→ Stone34Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx35Sphinx + Water→ Nile36Nile + Plant→ Papyrus37Fire + Papyrus→ Scroll38Fire + Scroll→ Spell39Hyphen + Spell→ Hyphenate40Backward + Hyphenate→ Back-Hyphenate

Back-Hyphenate at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back-Hyphenate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backward with Hyphenate. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back-Hyphenate?

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

Is Back-Hyphenate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back-Hyphenate?

Only one known combination produces Back-Hyphenate.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.