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How to Make The HY in Infinite Craft

The HY is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 88 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus The How You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsThe How YouThe HY

Marathon88 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 88 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42EngineLakeBoat
  43. 43EnginePlanetSaturn
  44. 44EarthSaturnTitan
  45. 45EarthTitanAtlas
  46. 46PlantWaterSwamp
  47. 47PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  48. 48SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  49. 49AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  50. 50LakeShrugging ManWhat
  51. 51BoatWhatHow
  52. 52WaterWindWave
  53. 53EarthWaveSand
  54. 54SandWaterBeach
  55. 55FireSandGlass
  56. 56EarthGlassBottle
  57. 57BeachBottleMessage
  58. 58EarthMessageLetter
  59. 59FirePlanetSun
  60. 60SunWindSunflower
  61. 61LetterSunflowerA
  62. 62DustFireAsh
  63. 63AshFirePhoenix
  64. 64AshPhoenixRebirth
  65. 65PlantSteamTea
  66. 66RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  67. 67PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  68. 68PlantWindDandelion
  69. 69FireSunSolar
  70. 70PlantSolarOxygen
  71. 71OxygenWaterHydrogen
  72. 72DandelionHydrogenHelium
  73. 73DandelionEarthFlower
  74. 74CarFlowerCarnation
  75. 75CarnationTeaT
  76. 76HeliumTThe
  77. 77RepeatTheThe The
  78. 78SmokeWaterFog
  79. 79SandstormStoneSphinx
  80. 80FogSphinxRiddle
  81. 81DandelionWaterWine
  82. 82SteamWineStew
  83. 83StewTreeStewpid
  84. 84RiddleStewpidYou
  85. 85The TheYouThe You
  86. 86AThe YouThe A You
  87. 87HowThe A YouThe How You
  88. 88InitialsThe How YouThe HY
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Engine + Lake→ Boat43Engine + Planet→ Saturn44Earth + Saturn→ Titan45Earth + Titan→ Atlas46Plant + Water→ Swamp47Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap48Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing49Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man50Lake + Shrugging Man→ What51Boat + What→ How52Water + Wind→ Wave53Earth + Wave→ Sand54Sand + Water→ Beach55Fire + Sand→ Glass56Earth + Glass→ Bottle57Beach + Bottle→ Message58Earth + Message→ Letter59Fire + Planet→ Sun60Sun + Wind→ Sunflower61Letter + Sunflower→ A62Dust + Fire→ Ash63Ash + Fire→ Phoenix64Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth65Plant + Steam→ Tea66Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea67Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat68Plant + Wind→ Dandelion69Fire + Sun→ Solar70Plant + Solar→ Oxygen71Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen72Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium73Dandelion + Earth→ Flower74Car + Flower→ Carnation75Carnation + Tea→ T76Helium + T→ The77Repeat + The→ The The78Smoke + Water→ Fog79Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx80Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle81Dandelion + Water→ Wine82Steam + Wine→ Stew83Stew + Tree→ Stewpid84Riddle + Stewpid→ You85The The + You→ The You86A + The You→ The A You87How + The A You→ The How You88Initials + The How You→ The HY

Other ways to make The HY

2 combinations are known to produce The HY. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The HY
FirstSecondResult
InitialsThe How YouThe HY
INITIALSThe How YouThe HY

The HY at a glance

Steps to craft
88
Marathon
Crafting depth
155
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 88 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The HY in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with The How You. The full path from the base elements takes 88 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The HY?

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

Is The HY hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 88 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The HY?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The HY, 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.