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How to Make Not The Answer in Infinite Craft

Not The Answer is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Hot Tub Time Machine. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramHot Tub Time MachineNot The Answer

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 362 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. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17WindWineBalloon
  18. 18BalloonWineParty
  19. 19PartyWaterPool
  20. 20FirePoolHot Tub
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  23. 23Hot TubMountain DewHot Tub Time Machine
  24. 24AnagramHot Tub Time MachineNot The Answer
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→ Anagram15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Wind + Wine→ Balloon18Balloon + Wine→ Party19Party + Water→ Pool20Fire + Pool→ Hot Tub21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew23Hot Tub + Mountain Dew→ Hot Tub Time Machine24Anagram + Hot Tub Time Machine→ Not The Answer

Other ways to make Not The Answer

2 combinations are known to produce Not The Answer. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Not The Answer
FirstSecondResult
AnagramHot Tub Time MachineNot The Answer
AnagramHot LatteNot The Answer

Not The Answer at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Not The Answer in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Hot Tub Time Machine. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Not The Answer?

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

Is Not The Answer 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 Not The Answer?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Not The Answer, 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.