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Word Craze Daily Theme November 20, 2022 Answers

All 25 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

25Clues

3-9Letters

126Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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CHA 3L APR 3L SPACESHIP 9L PANTYHOSE 9L TIN 3L OLLA 4L BONN 4L TAI 3L CGI 3L CONGOLESE 9L GAVEL 5L ASSAILS 7L CPA 3L HANDLINGS 9L ACT 3L ASH 3L PHOTOCELL 9L RISINGS 7L SPLOTCH 7L EYE 3L PENNIES 7L LAO 3L NOVA 4L GAS 3L LEI 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme November 20, 2022 has 25 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are CHA and APR and TIN and TAI and CGI and CPA and ACT and ASH and EYE and LAO and GAS and LEI at 3 letters each, while the longest are SPACESHIP and PANTYHOSE and CONGOLESE and HANDLINGS and PHOTOCELL at 9 letters each. Jump straight to the full clue table below if you need a specific answer, or browse the letter breakdown for the vowel and consonant split on every word.

Across today's 25 boards the average answer is 5 letters long and 10 of the answers (40%) reuse at least one letter internally. C and A each open 4 answers, today's most common starting letters. The best approach is to solve the shortest answers first - they unlock crossings for longer ones and tend to carry simpler picture clues. Compare with today's Trivia Daily, or return to the Word Craze hub for level and pack guides.

Every answer on this page belongs to the November 20, 2022 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: November 19, 2022. If the app shows a different answer after a patch, check that your app is up to date - corrections appear here after the next review.

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All Clues and Answers

November 20, 2022 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	When doubled, a dance	CHA 3 letters
2	Spring month	APR 3 letters
3	Vehicle to the moon	SPACESHIP 9 letters
4	Alternative to stockings	PANTYHOSE 9 letters
5	Food container	TIN 3 letters
6	Earthen pot	OLLA 4 letters
7	City on the Rhine	BONN 4 letters
8	___ chi (martial art)	TAI 3 letters
9	Fantasy movie FX	CGI 3 letters
10	Certain central African	CONGOLESE 9 letters
11	Order deliverer	GAVEL 5 letters
12	Goes after	ASSAILS 7 letters
13	Number cruncher, for short	CPA 3 letters
14	Usages, treatments	HANDLINGS 9 letters
15	Be in a cast	ACT 3 letters
16	Blonde shade	ASH 3 letters
17	Device also called an electric eye	PHOTOCELL 9 letters
18	These movements will never be downward!	RISINGS 7 letters
19	Spot a small area near church	SPLOTCH 7 letters
20	Artist's asset	EYE 3 letters
21	Cent coins	PENNIES 7 letters
22	Neighbor of a Vietnamese	LAO 3 letters
23	Astronomer's sighting	NOVA 4 letters
24	Driver's need	GAS 3 letters
25	Floral necklace	LEI 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

When doubled, a dance

CHA

C H A

CHA fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Spring month

APR

A P R

APR fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Vehicle to the moon

SPACESHIP

S P A C E S H I P

SPACESHIP fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated S and P. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 1 other answer today.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Alternative to stockings

PANTYHOSE

P A N T Y H O S E

PANTYHOSE fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with P, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
9 distinct

Food container

TIN

T I N

TIN fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with T, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Earthen pot

OLLA

O L L A

OLLA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated L. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening O is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

City on the Rhine

BONN

B O N N

BONN fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants, with a repeated N. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening B is unique in today's set.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

___ chi (martial art)

TAI

T A I

TAI fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with T, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Fantasy movie FX

CGI

C G I

CGI fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Certain central African

CONGOLESE

C O N G O L E S E

CONGOLESE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O and E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Order deliverer

GAVEL

G A V E L

GAVEL fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Goes after

ASSAILS

A S S A I L S

ASSAILS fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated A and S. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
4 distinct

Number cruncher, for short

CPA

C P A

CPA fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Usages, treatments

HANDLINGS

H A N D L I N G S

HANDLINGS fills 9 tiles - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, with a repeated N. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening H is unique in today's set.

9 letters
2 vowels
7 consonants
8 distinct

Be in a cast

ACT

A C T

ACT fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Blonde shade

ASH

A S H

ASH fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Device also called an electric eye

PHOTOCELL

P H O T O C E L L

PHOTOCELL fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated O and L. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with P, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

These movements will never be downward!

RISINGS

R I S I N G S

RISINGS fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated I and S. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening R is unique in today's set.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
5 distinct

Spot a small area near church

SPLOTCH

S P L O T C H

SPLOTCH fills 7 tiles - 1 vowel and 6 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
1 vowel
6 consonants
7 distinct

Artist's asset

EYE

E Y E

EYE fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant, with a repeated E. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. Its opening E is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Cent coins

PENNIES

P E N N I E S

PENNIES fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and N. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with P, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Neighbor of a Vietnamese

LAO

L A O

LAO fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with L, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Astronomer's sighting

NOVA

N O V A

NOVA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening N is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Driver's need

GAS

G A S

GAS fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Floral necklace

LEI

L E I

LEI fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with L, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

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How to Solve the Word Craze Daily Theme

5 steps from open to full clear.

1
Start with the shortest clues
Short answers have fewer crossing tiles, so solving them first seeds the longer answers for free. Scan the whole board and pick out every clue whose answer runs three or four letters - those are your quickest wins and they often unlock the harder boards.
2
Treat a trailing question mark as a wordplay signal
A clue that ends in "?" is hinting at a pun, double meaning, or lateral connection rather than a straight definition. Pause, read it again as wordplay, and the answer usually surfaces fast once you shift your mental frame.
3
Count the tile slots before you commit
Each answer slot shows you how many letters the answer has. Before typing, count the tiles and match them to your candidate word. A word that is one letter too long or too short is wrong no matter how good it looks. Let the letter count filter your options first.
4
Break compound answers into two halves
Many Daily Theme answers are compound words or two-part phrases. If the picture clue shows two distinct objects, name each one and fuse them. Splitting the answer at its natural seam often bypasses the need to know the exact word upfront.
5
Study the picture, not just the text
The picture clue and the text clue together define the answer, but they are not redundant - each half adds information the other omits. Read the text, then examine the image for any detail the text left unnamed. The answer is always the concept where both overlap.

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Frequently Asked Questions

9 questions about the November 20, 2022 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for November 20, 2022?

The November 20, 2022 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 126 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the November 20, 2022 Daily Theme?

SPACESHIP and PANTYHOSE and CONGOLESE and HANDLINGS and PHOTOCELL are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the November 20, 2022 Daily Theme?

CHA and APR and TIN and TAI and CGI and CPA and ACT and ASH and EYE and LAO and GAS and LEI all tie for shortest at 3 letters each.

Are the Daily Theme answers the same for everyone?

Yes. Every Word Craze player receives the same Daily Theme clues and answers on the same calendar date, regardless of device or region.

What time does the Word Craze Daily Theme reset?

The Daily Theme refreshes at midnight in your local time zone. A new set of clues becomes available the moment the calendar date changes on your device.

Can I play older Daily Theme puzzles?

The game only shows the current day's puzzle, but this site archives past dates. Return to the Word Craze section to find any previous set.

How many total letter tiles are in today's Daily Theme?

Today's 25 clues contain 126 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 to 9 letters.

Do you lose your Daily Theme progress if you close the app?

Word Craze saves your progress automatically. Closing and reopening the app within the same calendar day restores exactly where you left off.

Who compiles these answers?

The answers on this page are compiled and edited by Marco Alvarez, Senior Puzzle Editor at Puzzle Solved, who matches each clue to its answer and checks the letter count against the tile slots in the app before publishing.

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About This Puzzle

How the Daily Theme works and how this page is produced.

The Word Craze Daily Theme is a daily picture-and-trivia puzzle released every morning by Betta Games. It is a distinct format from the Trivia Daily: each Daily Theme consists of picture clues anchored to a shared topic, where solving one answer often helps unlock the next through crossing tile slots. Every set of answers belongs to its specific calendar date and cannot be replayed on a different day inside the app.

Every answer is verified against the tile slots shown in the app. If the game updates a clue or answer mid-day, the correction appears here on the next review cycle.

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