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How to Make The Answer To The Question in Infinite Craft

The Answer To The Question is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 83 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus The Answer In A. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralThe Answer In AThe Answer To The Question

Marathon83 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 140

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 83 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SandstormStoneSphinx
  28. 28FogSphinxRiddle
  29. 29MountainMountainMountain Range
  30. 30SmokeStoneStatue
  31. 31SmokeStatueOzymandias
  32. 32Mountain RangeOzymandiasThe Colossus of Rhodes
  33. 33RiddleThe Colossus of RhodesThe Answer
  34. 34EarthWaveSand
  35. 35SandWaterBeach
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37EarthGlassBottle
  38. 38BeachBottleMessage
  39. 39EarthMessageLetter
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunWindSunflower
  43. 43LetterSunflowerA
  44. 44EarthWaterPlant
  45. 45PlantStoneFossil
  46. 46FossilWaterOil
  47. 47PlantWaterSwamp
  48. 48OilSwampTar
  49. 49TarWaterPitch
  50. 50EarthPitchBaseball
  51. 51EnginePlantCar
  52. 52EarthSteamMud
  53. 53CarMudRally
  54. 54PlantRallyProtest
  55. 55EngineProtestStrike
  56. 56BaseballStrikeOut
  57. 57BeachOutIn
  58. 58DustFireAsh
  59. 59AshFirePhoenix
  60. 60AshPhoenixRebirth
  61. 61PlantSteamTea
  62. 62RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  63. 63PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  64. 64PlantWindDandelion
  65. 65FireSunSolar
  66. 66PlantSolarOxygen
  67. 67OxygenWaterHydrogen
  68. 68DandelionHydrogenHelium
  69. 69DandelionEarthFlower
  70. 70CarFlowerCarnation
  71. 71CarnationTeaT
  72. 72HeliumTThe
  73. 73RepeatTheThe The
  74. 74DandelionWaterWine
  75. 75SteamWineStew
  76. 76EarthPlantTree
  77. 77StewTreeStewpid
  78. 78RiddleStewpidYou
  79. 79The TheYouThe You
  80. 80InThe YouThe In You
  81. 81AThe In YouThe In A
  82. 82The AnswerThe In AThe Answer In A
  83. 83PluralThe Answer In AThe Answer To The Question
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf8Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche11Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow12Australia + Snowโ†’ No13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean15No + Oceanโ†’ Not16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine18Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity21Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural22Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke23Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog24Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm25Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava26Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone27Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx28Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle29Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range30Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue31Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias32Mountain Range + Ozymandiasโ†’ The Colossus of Rhodes33Riddle + The Colossus of Rhodesโ†’ The Answer34Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand35Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach36Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass37Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle38Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message39Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter40Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet41Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun42Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower43Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A44Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant45Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil46Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil47Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp48Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar49Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch50Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball51Engine + Plantโ†’ Car52Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud53Car + Mudโ†’ Rally54Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest55Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike56Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out57Beach + Outโ†’ In58Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash59Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix60Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth61Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea62Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea63Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat64Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion65Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar66Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen67Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen68Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium69Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower70Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation71Carnation + Teaโ†’ T72Helium + Tโ†’ The73Repeat + Theโ†’ The The74Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine75Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew76Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree77Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid78Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You79The The + Youโ†’ The You80In + The Youโ†’ The In You81A + The In Youโ†’ The In A82The Answer + The In Aโ†’ The Answer In A83Plural + The Answer In Aโ†’ The Answer To The Question

The Answer To The Question at a glance

Steps to craft
83
Marathon
Crafting depth
140
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Answer To The Question in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with The Answer In A. The full path from the base elements takes 83 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Answer To The Question?

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

Is The Answer To The Question hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 83 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Answer To The Question?

Only one known combination produces The Answer To The Question.

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