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Word Craze Daily Theme December 11, 2022 Answers

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26Clues

3-9Letters

120Total Tiles

2Tied Longest

4.6Avg Letters

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All 26 Answers at a Glance

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GOA 3L AFFIX 5L OPT 3L LET 3L IDES 4L DRIEDUP 7L LAC 3L SPIEL 5L ZAG 3L APPALOOSA 9L FASCINATE 9L DIODE 5L GOLDLEAF 8L OPERA 5L ATTIC 5L FEDUP 5L ITS 3L IDS 3L EPIZOA 6L ALGAE 5L EASTS 5L TACO 4L PAD 3L PSI 3L LID 3L ONE 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme December 11, 2022 has 26 clues covering 120 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are GOA and OPT and LET and LAC and ZAG and ITS and IDS and PAD and PSI and LID and ONE at 3 letters each, while the longest are APPALOOSA and FASCINATE 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 26 boards the average answer is 4.6 letters long and 9 of the answers (35%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 4 answers, today's most common starting letter. 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 December 11, 2022 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: December 10, 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

December 11, 2022 - 26 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	"Could you __ _ little faster?"	GOA 3 letters
2	Paste or pin on	AFFIX 5 letters
3	Make a definitive choice	OPT 3 letters
4	"Don't ___ the cat out of the bag"	LET 3 letters
5	Time to be wary	IDES 4 letters
6	Wiped the dishes	DRIEDUP 7 letters
7	Milk; ___ pressum, cheese	LAC 3 letters
8	Sales rep's pitch	SPIEL 5 letters
9	Zig-___ (sewing machine setting)	ZAG 3 letters
10	Spotted breed of horse	APPALOOSA 9 letters
11	Capture the interest, enthral	FASCINATE 9 letters
12	Light-emitting _____ (what LED stands for)	DIODE 5 letters
13	Thin precious metal used in bookbinding etc	GOLDLEAF 8 letters
14	Word with grand or soap	OPERA 5 letters
15	Roof's room	ATTIC 5 letters
16	Annoyed, frustrated	FEDUP 5 letters
17	"___ now or never"	ITS 3 letters
18	Visa and passport, for short	IDS 3 letters
19	External parasites	EPIZOA 6 letters
20	Nasty buildup in a fish tank	ALGAE 5 letters
21	Directions opposite Wests	EASTS 5 letters
22	____ Bell (fast food chain with Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes)	TACO 4 letters
23	Lily ___ (floating leaf)	PAD 3 letters
24	Air pressure measurement (abbr.)	PSI 3 letters
25	Cover for the pot	LID 3 letters
26	Go back to square ___	ONE 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

"Could you __ _ little faster?"

GOA

G O A

GOA 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 G, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Paste or pin on

AFFIX

A F F I X

AFFIX fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated F. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Make a definitive choice

OPT

O P T

OPT 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 O, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

"Don't ___ the cat out of the bag"

LET

L E T

LET 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 L, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Time to be wary

IDES

I D E S

IDES fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with I, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Wiped the dishes

DRIEDUP

D R I E D U P

DRIEDUP fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated D. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with D, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Milk; ___ pressum, cheese

LAC

L A C

LAC 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 L, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Sales rep's pitch

SPIEL

S P I E L

SPIEL fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening S is unique in today's set.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Zig-___ (sewing machine setting)

ZAG

Z A G

ZAG 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. Its opening Z is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Spotted breed of horse

APPALOOSA

A P P A L O O S A

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

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Capture the interest, enthral

FASCINATE

F A S C I N A T E

FASCINATE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with F, shared by 1 other answer today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

Light-emitting _____ (what LED stands for)

DIODE

D I O D E

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Thin precious metal used in bookbinding etc

GOLDLEAF

G O L D L E A F

GOLDLEAF fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated L. At 8 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Word with grand or soap

OPERA

O P E R A

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

Roof's room

ATTIC

A T T I C

ATTIC fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated T. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Annoyed, frustrated

FEDUP

F E D U P

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

"___ now or never"

ITS

I T S

ITS 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 I, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Visa and passport, for short

IDS

I D S

IDS 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 I, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

External parasites

EPIZOA

E P I Z O A

EPIZOA fills 6 tiles - 4 vowels and 2 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 1 other answer today.

6 letters
4 vowels
2 consonants
6 distinct

Nasty buildup in a fish tank

ALGAE

A L G A E

ALGAE fills 5 tiles - 3 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated A. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Directions opposite Wests

EASTS

E A S T S

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

____ Bell (fast food chain with Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes)

TACO

T A C O

TACO fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening T is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Lily ___ (floating leaf)

PAD

P A D

PAD 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 P, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Air pressure measurement (abbr.)

PSI

P S I

PSI 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 P, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Cover for the pot

LID

L I D

LID 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 L, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Go back to square ___

ONE

O N E

ONE 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 O, shared by 2 other answers 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 December 11, 2022 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for December 11, 2022?

The December 11, 2022 Daily Theme has 26 clues across 120 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the December 11, 2022 Daily Theme?

APPALOOSA and FASCINATE are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the December 11, 2022 Daily Theme?

GOA and OPT and LET and LAC and ZAG and ITS and IDS and PAD and PSI and LID and ONE 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 26 clues contain 120 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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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.

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