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How to Make Backwords in Infinite Craft

Backwords is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwe plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackweThesaurusBackwords

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 604 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWindSeed
  21. 21SeedTreeApple
  22. 22FireGlassLens
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainSandPyramid
  25. 25LensPyramidEye
  26. 26AppleEyeI
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31FogPlanetVenus
  32. 32FogVenusLove
  33. 33ILoveWe
  34. 34BackWeBackwe
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FireFossilDinosaur
  39. 39DustWindSandstorm
  40. 40DustTreeWood
  41. 41SandstormWoodSandal
  42. 42DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  43. 43BackweThesaurusBackwords
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→ Back19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Wind→ Seed21Seed + Tree→ Apple22Fire + Glass→ Lens23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid25Lens + Pyramid→ Eye26Apple + Eye→ I27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Smoke + Water→ Fog29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Fog + Planet→ Venus32Fog + Venus→ Love33I + Love→ We34Back + We→ Backwe35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur39Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm40Dust + Tree→ Wood41Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal42Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus43Backwe + Thesaurus→ Backwords

Other ways to make Backwords

4 combinations are known to produce Backwords. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backwords
FirstSecondResult
BackwantThesaurusBackwords
BackweThesaurusBackwords
BackfirstThesaurusBackwords
BackwordPluralsBackwords

What you can make with Backwords

Backwords at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Backwords, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backwords in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwe with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backwords?

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

Is Backwords hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backwords?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Backwords, and the shortest route is shown above.

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