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How to Make Contractions in Infinite Craft

Contractions is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Contraction plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ContractionLettersContractions

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 506 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 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. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20ContinentLakeAmerica
  21. 21AmericaBookConstitution
  22. 22AnagramConstitutionContraction
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24FireFireVolcano
  25. 25DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  26. 26AlphabetFireworksLetters
  27. 27ContractionLettersContractions
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Water + Water→ Lake20Continent + Lake→ America21America + Book→ Constitution22Anagram + Constitution→ Contraction23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Fire + Fire→ Volcano25Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks26Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters27Contraction + Letters→ Contractions

Other ways to make Contractions

6 combinations are known to produce Contractions. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Contractions
FirstSecondResult
Con-tractLettersContractions
ContractionLettersContractions
LettersMr. TenseContractions
ContractionPluralContractions
Present TenseSpasmContractions
ApostrophesDelete PeriodsContractions

Contractions at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contractions in Infinite Craft?

Combine Contraction with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contractions?

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

Is Contractions hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contractions?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Contractions, 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.