All 22 clues and answers for Word Craze Level 997. Every clue and solution from the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044), with letter counts and a word-by-word breakdown.
Word Craze Level 997 answers are listed in full below. This level sits in the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044) and packs 22 picture-and-trivia clues onto a single board. Every answer below is drawn from the game’s own level data and laid out clue by clue, so you can scan straight to the one you need. Solutions run from 6 letters at the short end up to 11 letters at the long end, with FIRSTPERSON, CHECKMATING, CLAIRVOYANT, TRANQUILIZE, DECELERATES and MANIFESTING tied as the longest at 11 letters. Because Word Craze mixes photo puzzles, fill-in-the-blank song lyrics, and straight trivia, a single board can swing from easy to tough in a few taps, which is why having the full solved list in front of you protects your streak.
The quickest route through Level 997 is to lock in the longest words first: every long answer you place drops shared letters into the shorter crossing entries, which then almost fill themselves. Use the All Clues and Answers table to jump straight to the clue that has you stuck, tap Copy to grab the word without a typo, then open the Word-by-Word Breakdown when you want the exact letter pattern behind a solution.
Cleared the board? Level 998 continues the New Zealand run, or open the full New Zealand pack to browse every level in the set. New to Word Craze? The Tips guide walks through the tactics that clear boards fastest.
| Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawfully entered a premise | BROKEINTO | 9 | |
| Type of narrative featuring 'I' and 'me' | FIRSTPERSON | 11 | |
| Some of the first things done by employees at their new jobs | INDUCTIONS | 10 | |
| Putting someone in an unwinnable position; ensuring one's own victory | CHECKMATING | 11 | |
| Fortune teller with exceptional insight | CLAIRVOYANT | 11 | |
| Administer a calming or sedative drug | TRANQUILIZE | 11 | |
| Someone with this attitude may smirk or roll their eyes | DISMISSIVE | 10 | |
| The feeling of looking up to someone or respect | ADMIRATION | 10 | |
| Slows down, as with a car | DECELERATES | 11 | |
| Showing signs and symptoms, as with an illness | MANIFESTING | 11 | |
| They protect your noggin | HELMETS | 7 | |
| Nullified or annulled | CANCELED | 8 | |
| Changes in the opposite direction | REVERSALS | 9 | |
| One who "rains on someone's parade" can be called this | WETBLANKET | 10 | |
| Happening every now and then | OCCASIONAL | 10 | |
| Settling an issue | RESOLVING | 9 | |
| To pay your part of a bill | ANTEUP | 6 | |
| These help forgo reintroductions at reunions | NAMETAGS | 8 | |
| Did not lose it; kept something | RETAINED | 8 | |
| More than half of a group. | MAJORITY | 8 | |
| To go after your dreams | PURSUE | 6 | |
| Gets involved in a conflict | EMBROILS | 8 |
BROKEINTO has 9 letters — 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
FIRSTPERSON has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
INDUCTIONS has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
CHECKMATING has 11 letters — 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
CLAIRVOYANT has 11 letters — 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
TRANQUILIZE has 11 letters — 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
DISMISSIVE has 10 letters — 4 vowels and 6 consonants. Includes a double S.
ADMIRATION has 10 letters — 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
DECELERATES has 11 letters — 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
MANIFESTING has 11 letters — 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
HELMETS has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
CANCELED has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
REVERSALS has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
WETBLANKET has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
OCCASIONAL has 10 letters — 5 vowels and 5 consonants. Includes a double C.
RESOLVING has 9 letters — 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
ANTEUP has 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
NAMETAGS has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
RETAINED has 8 letters — 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
MAJORITY has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
PURSUE has 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It is one of the shortest answers here, so leave it until crossing letters narrow it down.
EMBROILS has 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Level 997 is part of the New Zealand pack (levels 985-1044). Start with the longest answers (FIRSTPERSON, CHECKMATING, CLAIRVOYANT, TRANQUILIZE, DECELERATES and MANIFESTING, all 11 letters) to maximize crossing letters. then let those shared tiles fill the shorter words. Browse the full New Zealand pack or visit Tips for more strategies.
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Start with the longest answer and build outward. The longest word on any board crosses more entries than any other. Placing it first drops the maximum number of letters into shorter answers, often reducing two or three other clues to a single valid candidate before you even read them. The breakdown table on this page shows each answer's tile count.
Read the text clue and the image together, not in sequence. Each Word Craze clue pairs a written description with a picture. The text specifies the property the answer covers; the image names the subject. Reading both simultaneously is faster than going back to the image after the text fails to trigger an answer.
Count the blank tiles before typing anything. A four-letter guess in a five-letter slot is always wrong regardless of how logical it seems. Count the row before committing — it takes two seconds and eliminates the most common single-board mistake.
Use the Copy button on any answer you are pasting. Mistyping a correct answer because of a capitalisation issue or a stray space is frustrating and unnecessary. The Copy buttons in the answer table above grab the exact verified string — paste and move on.
Navigate to nearby levels from the level pills below. If you cleared this level and want to continue, use the nearby level pills rather than going back to the Level Browser. They link directly to the previous and next levels in the same pack, keeping you in the flow without losing your place.
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
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Last checked — Sep 4, 2026