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Word Craze Daily Theme December 24, 2022 Answers

All 19 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

19Clues

3-8Letters

102Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.4Avg Letters

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All 19 Answers at a Glance

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WATCHED 7L SISAL 5L INTRUDES 8L MOO 3L BEAM 4L BETA 4L EPILEPSY 8L RISER 5L GHOSTED 7L WINO 4L ASTONISH 8L TAR 3L CLUBBERS 8L DISMAYED 8L SIMMER 6L DEEP 4L EATS 4L PIG 3L LEO 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme December 24, 2022 has 19 clues covering 102 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are MOO and TAR and PIG and LEO at 3 letters each, while the longest are INTRUDES and EPILEPSY and ASTONISH and CLUBBERS and DISMAYED at 8 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 19 boards the average answer is 5.4 letters long and 9 of the answers (47%) reuse at least one letter internally. W and S and B and E and D each open 2 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 December 24, 2022 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: December 23, 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 24, 2022 - 19 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	"A _______ pot never boils"	WATCHED 7 letters
2	Scratching post material	SISAL 5 letters
3	Meddles	INTRUDES 8 letters
4	Dairy farm sound	MOO 3 letters
5	Grin from ear to ear	BEAM 4 letters
6	Not ready for general release	BETA 4 letters
7	Disorder resulting in seizures	EPILEPSY 8 letters
8	Piece between steps	RISER 5 letters
9	Suddenly stopped communicating with, in modern lingo	GHOSTED 7 letters
10	Tippler's favorite radio station?	WINO 4 letters
11	Knock for a loop	ASTONISH 8 letters
12	Road crew's supply	TAR 3 letters
13	People who go out dancing in the evening	CLUBBERS 8 letters
14	Frightened	DISMAYED 8 letters
15	Keep just below a boil	SIMMER 6 letters
16	Word before "sea" or "secret"	DEEP 4 letters
17	Has samosa chaat, e.g.	EATS 4 letters
18	2019 Chinese zodiac sign	PIG 3 letters
19	"Frozen River" actress Melissa	LEO 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

"A _______ pot never boils"

WATCHED

W A T C H E D

WATCHED fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with W, shared by 1 other answer today. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Scratching post material

SISAL

S I S A L

SISAL 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Meddles

INTRUDES

I N T R U D E S

INTRUDES fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening I is unique in today's set.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

Dairy farm sound

MOO

M O O

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

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Grin from ear to ear

BEAM

B E A M

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Not ready for general release

BETA

B E T A

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Disorder resulting in seizures

EPILEPSY

E P I L E P S Y

EPILEPSY fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and P. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with E, shared by 1 other answer today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Piece between steps

RISER

R I S E R

RISER fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated R. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening R is unique in today's set.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Suddenly stopped communicating with, in modern lingo

GHOSTED

G H O S T E D

GHOSTED fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening G is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Tippler's favorite radio station?

WINO

W I N O

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Knock for a loop

ASTONISH

A S T O N I S H

ASTONISH fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening A is unique in today's set.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Road crew's supply

TAR

T A R

TAR 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 T is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

People who go out dancing in the evening

CLUBBERS

C L U B B E R S

CLUBBERS fills 8 tiles - 2 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated B. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening C is unique in today's set.

8 letters
2 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Frightened

DISMAYED

D I S M A Y E D

DISMAYED fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated D. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with D, shared by 1 other answer today. It closes on -ED.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Keep just below a boil

SIMMER

S I M M E R

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

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Word before "sea" or "secret"

DEEP

D E E P

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Has samosa chaat, e.g.

EATS

E A T S

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

2019 Chinese zodiac sign

PIG

P I G

PIG 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 P is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

"Frozen River" actress Melissa

LEO

L E O

LEO 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. Its opening L is unique in today's set.

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 24, 2022 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for December 24, 2022?

The December 24, 2022 Daily Theme has 19 clues across 102 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the December 24, 2022 Daily Theme?

INTRUDES and EPILEPSY and ASTONISH and CLUBBERS and DISMAYED are all tied as the longest at 8 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the December 24, 2022 Daily Theme?

MOO and TAR and PIG and LEO 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 19 clues contain 102 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 to 8 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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