The recipes needed to create Wheel in the Little Alchemy games, plus the other elements it unlocks
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and become a wheel-making wizard in Little Alchemy! With just a few simple ingredients, you’ll be able to craft one of the most essential and versatile inventions in human history.
But how do you make it from the start? Let’s find out!
Ingredients needed to make Wheel
There is only 1 way to make Wheel in Little Alchemy 1. In Little Alchemy 2 there are 7. The majority of methods involve a Tool or some Motion.
| Game Version | Ingredients | Ingredient Images |
|---|---|---|
| Little Alchemy 1 | Tool + Wood |   |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Motion + Tool |   |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Motion + Metal |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Tool + Water |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Tool + River |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Motion + Stone |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Motion + Steel |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Tool + Stream |  |
The quickest way to get to Wheel In Both Little Alchemy Games
The quickest way to get to Wheel in Little Alchemy 1 takes 17 steps. In Little Alchemy 2, it takes 13 with Time and 14 without Time.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Water + Air → Rain
- Earth + Rain → Plant
- Mud + Plant → Swamp
- Air + Fire → Energy
- Swamp + Energy → Life
- Earth + Life → Human
- Earth + Fire → Lava
- Air + Lava → Stone
- Fire + Stone → Metal
- Human + Metal → Tool
- Stone + Air → Sand
- Fire + Sand → Glass
- Sand + Glass → Time
- Plant + Time → Tree
- Tool + Tree → Wood
- Tool + Wood → Wheel
Little Alchemy 2 (using Time)
You’ll need to discover 100 other elements to unlock Time
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Air + Air → Pressure
- Earth + Pressure → Stone
- Mud + Stone → Clay
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial Soup
- Primordial Soup + Time → Life
- Clay + Life → Human
- Human + Stone → Tool
- Tool + Water → Wheel
Little Alchemy 2 (without Time)
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Air + Air → Pressure
- Earth + Pressure → Stone
- Mud + Stone → Clay
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial Soup
- Fire + Fire → Energy
- Primordial Soup + Energy → Life
- Clay + Life → Human
- Human + Stone → Tool
- Tool + Water → Wheel
Steps to make the necessary ingredients
Used to determine fortune in Casinos, and an integral part of most transport vehicles, Wheel is almost always started with a Tool.
Tool
That wrench you used to fix the plumbing? That’s a Tool. The most frequent element used in combinations to make Wheel in the Little Alchemy games. Here’s a couple of ways to create it.
Little Alchemy 1
- Human + Metal
Little Alchemy 2
- Human + Metal
- Human + Wood
- Human + Rock
- Wood + Steel
- Wood + Rock
- Human + Steel
- Human + Stone
- Wood + Metal
- Wood + Stone
Check out our full guide to making Tool in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
H3: Motion
The physics of moving or being moved. The force behind using a Tool to make a Wheel.
Little Alchemy 2
- Wind + Science
- Wind + Philosophy
- Tornado + Philosophy
- Stream + Philosophy
- River + Philosophy
- Wind + Idea
Stone
Once you’ve got Motion, combine it with some Stone and you’ve got yourself a Wheel. Here are some quick recipes to make it.
Little Alchemy 1
- Air + Lava
Little Alchemy 2
- Earth + Pressure
- Earth + Solid
- Air + Lava
Check out our full guide to making Stone in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
Human
You’ll need Human for whichever way you choose to create Wheel in both games (with or without Time in Little Alchemy 2).
Earth + Life
Little Alchemy 2
Check out our full guide to making Human in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
What can you make with Wheel?
From cars to bikes and even a windmill! Wheels have been used to create many useful objects in real life, and that’s also reflected in the Little Alchemy games.
Little Alchemy 1
| Element | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Bicycle | Wheel + Wheel |
| Car | Wheel + Metal |
| Cart | Wheel + Wood |
| Clock | Time + Wheel |
| Hamster | Mouse + Wheel |
| Pottery | Plate + Wheel |
| Skateboard | Snowboard + Wheel |
| Steam Engine | Boiler + Wheel |
| Thread | Wheel + Wool |
| Train | Steam Engine + Wheel |
| Water Wheel | Wheel + Water Wheel + River |
Little Alchemy 2
| Element | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Bicycle | Wheel + Wheel Wheel + Chain Wheel + Machine |
| Car | Wheel + Metal Wheel + Steel Wheel + Bicycle Wheel + Motorcycle |
| Cart | Wheel + Wood |
| Clock | Time + Wheel Sundial + Wheel |
| Combustion Engine | Petroleum + Wheel |
| Cyclist | Human + Wheel |
| Donut | Dough + Wheel Cookie Dough + Wheel |
| Fabric | Thread + Wheel |
| Flour | Wheat + Wheel |
| Hamster | Mouse + Wheel Rat + Wheel |
| Machine | Tool + Wheel Boiler + Wheel |
| Oil | Sunflower + Wheel |
| Pizza | Cheese + Wheel |
| Pottery | Clay + Wheel |
| Skateboard | Wheel + Snowboard Wheel + Skier Wheel + Ski Goggles |
| Steam Engine | Steam + Wheel Boiler + Wheel |
| Sundial | Sun + Wheel Light + Wheel Day + Wheel |
| Thread | Cotton + Wheel |
| Train | Steam Engine + Wheel |
| Windmill | Wind + Wheel Wheel + Wall |
Little Alchemy 2 category
Wheel has one category in the encyclopaedia which is Tools.
DLC packs needed
You don’t need any extra DLC packs to make Wheel
