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How to Make Letter Substitution in Infinite Craft

Letter Substitution is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Substupid. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersSubstupidLetter Substitution

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14SteamWineStew
  15. 15StewTreeStewpid
  16. 16EarthStewpidStupid
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EngineSteamTrain
  19. 19TrainWaterSubmarine
  20. 20StupidSubmarineSubstupid
  21. 21LettersSubstupidLetter Substitution
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Fire + Water→ Steam13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Steam + Wine→ Stew15Stew + Tree→ Stewpid16Earth + Stewpid→ Stupid17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Engine + Steam→ Train19Train + Water→ Submarine20Stupid + Submarine→ Substupid21Letters + Substupid→ Letter Substitution

Letter Substitution at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Letter Substitution in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Substupid. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Letter Substitution?

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

Is Letter Substitution hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Letter Substitution?

Only one known combination produces Letter Substitution.

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