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How to Make Wenwhy in Infinite Craft

Wenwhy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Whenwhy. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersWhenwhyWenwhy

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustWindSandstorm
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18SandstormStoneSphinx
  19. 19FogSphinxRiddle
  20. 20RiddleWindAnswer
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22AnswerSteamQuestion
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26GlassSandHourglass
  27. 27FireHourglassTime
  28. 28QuestionTimeWhen
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31OceanWaterFish
  32. 32FishWindFlying Fish
  33. 33EarthFlying FishBird
  34. 34BirdEarthChicken
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EarthEngineTractor
  38. 38MountainTractorBulldozer
  39. 39BulldozerMountainRoad
  40. 40ChickenRoadWhy
  41. 41WhenWhyWhenwhy
  42. 42LettersWhenwhyWenwhy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm16Earth + Fire→ Lava17Lava + Water→ Stone18Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx19Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle20Riddle + Wind→ Answer21Fire + Water→ Steam22Answer + Steam→ Question23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Glass + Sand→ Hourglass27Fire + Hourglass→ Time28Question + Time→ When29Water + Water→ Lake30Lake + Water→ Ocean31Ocean + Water→ Fish32Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish33Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird34Bird + Earth→ Chicken35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Earth + Engine→ Tractor38Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer39Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road40Chicken + Road→ Why41When + Why→ Whenwhy42Letters + Whenwhy→ Wenwhy

Wenwhy at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 98% 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 Wenwhy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Whenwhy. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Wenwhy?

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

Is Wenwhy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Wenwhy?

Only one known combination produces Wenwhy.

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