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How to Make The Old Word in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

OppositeThe New WordThe Old Word

Marathon80 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1379 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14AshTreePencil
  15. 15EarthPencilDrawing
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17EarthTreeForest
  18. 18ForestForestJungle
  19. 19FireFireVolcano
  20. 20JungleVolcanoTarzan
  21. 21SmokeTarzanJane
  22. 22DrawingJaneDoe
  23. 23TreeWaterRiver
  24. 24RiverTreePaper
  25. 25PaperPlantBook
  26. 26EarthRiverDelta
  27. 27BookDeltaAlphabet
  28. 28DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  29. 29AlphabetFireworksLetters
  30. 30DoeLettersDeletes
  31. 31PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  32. 32DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  33. 33BookDelta VenusAnais Nin
  34. 34Anais NinWaterQuote
  35. 35DeletesQuoteDelete Quote
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37FirePlanetSun
  38. 38FireSunSolar
  39. 39PlantSolarOxygen
  40. 40OxygenWaterHydrogen
  41. 41DandelionHydrogenHelium
  42. 42FireWaterSteam
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44EnginePlantCar
  45. 45DandelionEarthFlower
  46. 46CarFlowerCarnation
  47. 47PlantSteamTea
  48. 48CarnationTeaT
  49. 49HeliumTThe
  50. 50Delete QuoteTheDelete The
  51. 51EngineWindWindmill
  52. 52WindWindmillElectricity
  53. 53EarthEngineTractor
  54. 54ElectricityTractorCombine
  55. 55WindWindTornado
  56. 56TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  57. 57Funnel CakePlantCotton Candy
  58. 58DustWindSandstorm
  59. 59SandstormWaterOasis
  60. 60OasisPlantDate
  61. 61DateWaterDating
  62. 62Cotton CandyDatingFirst Date
  63. 63WaterWindWave
  64. 64EarthWaveSand
  65. 65SandWaterBeach
  66. 66FireSandGlass
  67. 67EarthGlassBottle
  68. 68BeachBottleMessage
  69. 69EarthMessageLetter
  70. 70LetterLetterWord
  71. 71First DateWordFirst Word
  72. 72WaterWineHoly Water
  73. 73FireHoly WaterVampire
  74. 74DandelionPlantWeed
  75. 75VampireWeedCount
  76. 76CountCountNumber
  77. 77First WordNumberSecond Word
  78. 78CombineSecond WordNew Word
  79. 79Delete TheNew WordThe New Word
  80. 80OppositeThe New WordThe Old Word
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree14Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil15Earth + Pencilโ†’ Drawing16Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke17Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest18Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle19Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano20Jungle + Volcanoโ†’ Tarzan21Smoke + Tarzanโ†’ Jane22Drawing + Janeโ†’ Doe23Tree + Waterโ†’ River24River + Treeโ†’ Paper25Paper + Plantโ†’ Book26Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta27Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet28Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks29Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters30Doe + Lettersโ†’ Deletes31Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap32Delta + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Delta Venus33Book + Delta Venusโ†’ Anais Nin34Anais Nin + Waterโ†’ Quote35Deletes + Quoteโ†’ Delete Quote36Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet37Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun38Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar39Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen40Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen41Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium42Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam43Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine44Engine + Plantโ†’ Car45Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower46Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation47Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea48Carnation + Teaโ†’ T49Helium + Tโ†’ The50Delete Quote + Theโ†’ Delete The51Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill52Wind + Windmillโ†’ Electricity53Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor54Electricity + Tractorโ†’ Combine55Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado56Tornado + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Funnel Cake57Funnel Cake + Plantโ†’ Cotton Candy58Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm59Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis60Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date61Date + Waterโ†’ Dating62Cotton Candy + Datingโ†’ First Date63Water + Windโ†’ Wave64Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand65Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach66Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass67Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle68Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message69Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter70Letter + Letterโ†’ Word71First Date + Wordโ†’ First Word72Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water73Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire74Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed75Vampire + Weedโ†’ Count76Count + Countโ†’ Number77First Word + Numberโ†’ Second Word78Combine + Second Wordโ†’ New Word79Delete The + New Wordโ†’ The New Word80Opposite + The New Wordโ†’ The Old Word

Other ways to make The Old Word

9 combinations are known to produce The Old Word. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Old Word
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe New WordThe Old Word
NotThe New WordThe Old Word
LessThe New WordThe Old Word
Delete The New WordOppositeThe Old Word
Delete The New WordNotThe Old Word
Delete The New WordLettersThe Old Word
AnagramDelete The New WordThe Old Word
Delete The New WordLessThe Old Word
Delete The New WordPast TenseThe Old Word

The Old Word at a glance

Steps to craft
80
Marathon
Crafting depth
137
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 80 steps

Similar effort to The Old Word, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Old Word in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The New Word. The full path from the base elements takes 80 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Old Word?

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

Is The Old Word 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 The Old Word?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce The Old Word, and the shortest route is shown above.

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