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How to Make Delete The Middle in Infinite Craft

Delete The Middle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 73 combinations to get there, and the final one is Delete Last Word plus The Middle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Delete Last WordThe MiddleDelete The Middle

Marathon73 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1482 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 73 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6EarthPencilDrawing
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8EarthTreeForest
  9. 9ForestForestJungle
  10. 10FireFireVolcano
  11. 11JungleVolcanoTarzan
  12. 12SmokeTarzanJane
  13. 13DrawingJaneDoe
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  21. 21AlphabetFireworksLetters
  22. 22DoeLettersDeletes
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26GlassSandHourglass
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28TornadoWaterTsunami
  29. 29EarthTsunamiIsland
  30. 30EarthIslandContinent
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32ContinentWineEurope
  33. 33EarthEuropeFrance
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36FireSunSolar
  37. 37PlanetSolarSystem
  38. 38FranceSystemMetric
  39. 39HourglassMetricSecond
  40. 40DeletesSecondDelete Second
  41. 41DustPlantPollen
  42. 42PollenWaterHoney
  43. 43FireWaterSteam
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45EngineSteamTrain
  46. 46SteamTrainLocomotive
  47. 47HoneyLocomotiveBee Train
  48. 48PlanetSteamSteampunk
  49. 49Bee TrainSteampunkLast Exile
  50. 50SandWaterBeach
  51. 51EarthGlassBottle
  52. 52BeachBottleMessage
  53. 53EarthMessageLetter
  54. 54LetterLetterWord
  55. 55Last ExileWordLast Word
  56. 56Delete SecondLast WordDelete Last Word
  57. 57AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  58. 58PlantSmokeIncense
  59. 59IncenseSandSnake
  60. 60Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  61. 61DandelionPlantWeed
  62. 62DustWeedClean
  63. 63PlantSolarOxygen
  64. 64OxygenWaterHydrogen
  65. 65DandelionHydrogenHelium
  66. 66CleanHeliumHe
  67. 67SmokeWeedHigh
  68. 68DustEngineVacuum
  69. 69HighVacuumLow
  70. 70HighLowMiddle
  71. 71HeMiddleThemiddle
  72. 72AnagramThemiddleThe Middle
  73. 73Delete Last WordThe MiddleDelete The Middle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Earth + Pencil→ Drawing7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Earth + Tree→ Forest9Forest + Forest→ Jungle10Fire + Fire→ Volcano11Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan12Smoke + Tarzan→ Jane13Drawing + Jane→ Doe14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Paper + Plant→ Book17Earth + River→ Delta18Book + Delta→ Alphabet19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks21Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters22Doe + Letters→ Deletes23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Glass + Sand→ Hourglass27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Tornado + Water→ Tsunami29Earth + Tsunami→ Island30Earth + Island→ Continent31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Continent + Wine→ Europe33Earth + Europe→ France34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Fire + Sun→ Solar37Planet + Solar→ System38France + System→ Metric39Hourglass + Metric→ Second40Deletes + Second→ Delete Second41Dust + Plant→ Pollen42Pollen + Water→ Honey43Fire + Water→ Steam44Fire + Steam→ Engine45Engine + Steam→ Train46Steam + Train→ Locomotive47Honey + Locomotive→ Bee Train48Planet + Steam→ Steampunk49Bee Train + Steampunk→ Last Exile50Sand + Water→ Beach51Earth + Glass→ Bottle52Beach + Bottle→ Message53Earth + Message→ Letter54Letter + Letter→ Word55Last Exile + Word→ Last Word56Delete Second + Last Word→ Delete Last Word57Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup58Plant + Smoke→ Incense59Incense + Sand→ Snake60Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram61Dandelion + Plant→ Weed62Dust + Weed→ Clean63Plant + Solar→ Oxygen64Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen65Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium66Clean + Helium→ He67Smoke + Weed→ High68Dust + Engine→ Vacuum69High + Vacuum→ Low70High + Low→ Middle71He + Middle→ Themiddle72Anagram + Themiddle→ The Middle73Delete Last Word + The Middle→ Delete The Middle

Other ways to make Delete The Middle

2 combinations are known to produce Delete The Middle. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Delete The Middle
FirstSecondResult
Delete Last WordThe MiddleDelete The Middle
Delete FirstDelete The EndDelete The Middle

What you can make with Delete The Middle

Delete The Middle at a glance

Steps to craft
73
Marathon
Crafting depth
148
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
27
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Delete The Middle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delete Last Word with The Middle. The full path from the base elements takes 73 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Delete The Middle?

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

Is Delete The Middle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 73 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Delete The Middle?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Delete The Middle, and the shortest route is shown above.

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