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How to Make Thorny Letters in Infinite Craft

Thorny Letters is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Prickly Nettle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersPrickly NettleThorny Letters

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 392 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14PlantSandCactus
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakeWaterOcean
  17. 17OceanWaterFish
  18. 18FireFishSushi
  19. 19CactusSushiCactus Roll
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23LakeMountainFjord
  24. 24FjordMountainNorway
  25. 25FireNorwayViking
  26. 26TeaVikingEarl Grey
  27. 27Cactus RollEarl GreyPrickly Nettle
  28. 28LettersPrickly NettleThorny Letters
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters12Water + Windโ†’ Wave13Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand14Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus15Water + Waterโ†’ Lake16Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean17Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish18Fire + Fishโ†’ Sushi19Cactus + Sushiโ†’ Cactus Roll20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea22Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain23Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord24Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway25Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking26Tea + Vikingโ†’ Earl Grey27Cactus Roll + Earl Greyโ†’ Prickly Nettle28Letters + Prickly Nettleโ†’ Thorny Letters

Other ways to make Thorny Letters

2 combinations are known to produce Thorny Letters. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Thorny Letters
FirstSecondResult
LettersPrickly NettleThorny Letters
LettersPrickly SaintThorny Letters

Thorny Letters at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to Thorny Letters, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thorny Letters in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Prickly Nettle. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thorny Letters?

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

Is Thorny Letters hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thorny Letters?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Thorny Letters, 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.