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How to Make Protowords in Infinite Craft

Protowords is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 80 combinations to get there, and the final one is Protowards plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ProtowardsThesaurusProtowords

Marathon80 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 142

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 80 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7LensPlantCamera
  8. 8CameraPlantPhotograph
  9. 9SandWaterBeach
  10. 10GlassWindWindow
  11. 11WindWindowCurtain
  12. 12BeachCurtainToga
  13. 13FireTogaRoman
  14. 14PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  15. 15MountainRoman NumeralM
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17TreeWaterRiver
  18. 18RiverTreePaper
  19. 19EarthPaperMap
  20. 20MapWaterTreasure
  21. 21MapTreasureX
  22. 22WindXY
  23. 23MYMy
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustWindSandstorm
  28. 28EarthFireLava
  29. 29LavaWaterStone
  30. 30SandstormStoneSphinx
  31. 31FogSphinxRiddle
  32. 32RiddleWindAnswer
  33. 33FireWaterSteam
  34. 34SteamWindCloud
  35. 35CloudFireLightning
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37FirePlanetSun
  38. 38SunWindSunflower
  39. 39SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  40. 40LightningSmoke SignalMorse Code
  41. 41DustMorse CodeDot
  42. 42AnswerDotPoint
  43. 43MyPointProve
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45EngineWindWindmill
  46. 46WaterWindmillEnergy
  47. 47WaterWaterLake
  48. 48EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  49. 49EarthElectric EelBattery
  50. 50WindWindmillElectricity
  51. 51PlantWaterSwamp
  52. 52ElectricitySwampFrankenstein
  53. 53DustFireAsh
  54. 54LakeWaterOcean
  55. 55AshOceanSalt
  56. 56FireSaltSodium
  57. 57FrankensteinSodiumFrancium
  58. 58BatteryFranciumFr
  59. 59SandstormWaterOasis
  60. 60PlantSmokeIncense
  61. 61TreeWaveSurfboard
  62. 62IncenseSurfboardYoga
  63. 63OasisYogaOM
  64. 64FrOMFrom
  65. 65FromFromTo
  66. 66WindWindTornado
  67. 67TornadoWaterTsunami
  68. 68TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  69. 69PlantWindDandelion
  70. 70DandelionEarthFlower
  71. 71FlowerPlantGarden
  72. 72DestructionGardenWar
  73. 73ToWarTowards
  74. 74ProveTowardsProtowards
  75. 75PlantStoneFossil
  76. 76FireFossilDinosaur
  77. 77DustTreeWood
  78. 78SandstormWoodSandal
  79. 79DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  80. 80ProtowardsThesaurusProtowords
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Water→ Plant7Lens + Plant→ Camera8Camera + Plant→ Photograph9Sand + Water→ Beach10Glass + Wind→ Window11Wind + Window→ Curtain12Beach + Curtain→ Toga13Fire + Toga→ Roman14Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral15Mountain + Roman Numeral→ M16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Tree + Water→ River18River + Tree→ Paper19Earth + Paper→ Map20Map + Water→ Treasure21Map + Treasure→ X22Wind + X→ Y23M + Y→ My24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm28Earth + Fire→ Lava29Lava + Water→ Stone30Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx31Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle32Riddle + Wind→ Answer33Fire + Water→ Steam34Steam + Wind→ Cloud35Cloud + Fire→ Lightning36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Fire + Planet→ Sun38Sun + Wind→ Sunflower39Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal40Lightning + Smoke Signal→ Morse Code41Dust + Morse Code→ Dot42Answer + Dot→ Point43My + Point→ Prove44Fire + Steam→ Engine45Engine + Wind→ Windmill46Water + Windmill→ Energy47Water + Water→ Lake48Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel49Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery50Wind + Windmill→ Electricity51Plant + Water→ Swamp52Electricity + Swamp→ Frankenstein53Dust + Fire→ Ash54Lake + Water→ Ocean55Ash + Ocean→ Salt56Fire + Salt→ Sodium57Frankenstein + Sodium→ Francium58Battery + Francium→ Fr59Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis60Plant + Smoke→ Incense61Tree + Wave→ Surfboard62Incense + Surfboard→ Yoga63Oasis + Yoga→ OM64Fr + OM→ From65From + From→ To66Wind + Wind→ Tornado67Tornado + Water→ Tsunami68Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction69Plant + Wind→ Dandelion70Dandelion + Earth→ Flower71Flower + Plant→ Garden72Destruction + Garden→ War73To + War→ Towards74Prove + Towards→ Protowards75Plant + Stone→ Fossil76Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur77Dust + Tree→ Wood78Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal79Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus80Protowards + Thesaurus→ Protowords

Protowords at a glance

Steps to craft
80
Marathon
Crafting depth
142
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 80 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Protowords in Infinite Craft?

Combine Protowards with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 80 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Protowords?

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

Is Protowords hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 80 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Protowords?

Only one known combination produces Protowords.

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