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How to Make Backword in Infinite Craft

Backword is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Word. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackWordBackword

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 323 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5EarthPaperMap
  6. 6MapWindCompass
  7. 7CompassWaterNavigation
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16MirrorVolcanoEcho
  17. 17CarEchoReverse
  18. 18NavigationReverseBack
  19. 19SandWaterBeach
  20. 20EarthGlassBottle
  21. 21BeachBottleMessage
  22. 22EarthMessageLetter
  23. 23LetterLetterWord
  24. 24BackWordBackword
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Earth + Paper→ Map6Map + Wind→ Compass7Compass + Water→ Navigation8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Glass + Steam→ Mirror15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mirror + Volcano→ Echo17Car + Echo→ Reverse18Navigation + Reverse→ Back19Sand + Water→ Beach20Earth + Glass→ Bottle21Beach + Bottle→ Message22Earth + Message→ Letter23Letter + Letter→ Word24Back + Word→ Backword

Other ways to make Backword

3 combinations are known to produce Backword. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backword
FirstSecondResult
RearSynonymBackword
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What you can make with Backword

Backword at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backword in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Word. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backword?

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

Is Backword hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backword?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Backword, and the shortest route is shown above.

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