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Word Craze Daily Theme January 8, 2023 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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MET 3L UPS 3L BOXOFFICE 9L EMOTIONAL 9L ELM 3L REEF 4L RAPT 4L OAR 3L PER 3L CRABAPPLE 9L TOTAL 5L JEWELER 7L MOM 3L EXONERATE 9L TOT 3L UFO 3L PINEAPPLE 9L SCALPEL 7L BEDROCK 7L FIT 3L ELMTREE 7L EAR 3L SATE 4L BOW 3L PAL 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme January 8, 2023 has 25 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are MET and UPS and ELM and OAR and PER and MOM and TOT and UFO and FIT and EAR and BOW and PAL at 3 letters each, while the longest are BOXOFFICE and EMOTIONAL and CRABAPPLE and EXONERATE and PINEAPPLE 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 12 of the answers (48%) reuse at least one letter internally. E each open 5 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 January 8, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: January 7, 2023. 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

January 8, 2023 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	"Hi, I don't think we've ___!"	MET 3 letters
2	Big FedEx competitor	UPS 3 letters
3	Theater's ticket booth	BOXOFFICE 9 letters
4	Upset; greatly affected by feelings	EMOTIONAL 9 letters
5	Tree found inside Lionel Messi's name	ELM 3 letters
6	Thing formed by coral	REEF 4 letters
7	Laser-focused	RAPT 4 letters
8	One of two in a rowboat	OAR 3 letters
9	Miles ___ hour	PER 3 letters
10	Sour wild fruit used to make jam	CRABAPPLE 9 letters
11	Entire quantity	TOTAL 5 letters
12	Expert in stones	JEWELER 7 letters
13	Annual May honoree	MOM 3 letters
14	Clear in court	EXONERATE 9 letters
15	Nursery figure	TOT 3 letters
16	Sci-fi sighting (abbr.)	UFO 3 letters
17	Maligned pizza topping.	PINEAPPLE 9 letters
18	Working demand from a surgeon?	SCALPEL 7 letters
19	Flintstones home town	BEDROCK 7 letters
20	Athletic, healthy	FIT 3 letters
21	Massachusetts symbol	ELMTREE 7 letters
22	You can play by it from the heart	EAR 3 letters
23	Appease, as a hunger	SATE 4 letters
24	Respond to a standing ovation	BOW 3 letters
25	One to chill with	PAL 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

"Hi, I don't think we've ___!"

MET

M E T

MET 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 M, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Big FedEx competitor

UPS

U P S

UPS 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 U, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Theater's ticket booth

BOXOFFICE

B O X O F F I C E

BOXOFFICE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O and F. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with B, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Upset; greatly affected by feelings

EMOTIONAL

E M O T I O N A L

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

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
8 distinct

Tree found inside Lionel Messi's name

ELM

E L M

ELM 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 E, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Thing formed by coral

REEF

R E E F

REEF 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 R, shared by 1 other answer today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Laser-focused

RAPT

R A P T

RAPT fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with R, shared by 1 other answer today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

One of two in a rowboat

OAR

O A R

OAR 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 O is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Miles ___ hour

PER

P E R

PER 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Sour wild fruit used to make jam

CRABAPPLE

C R A B A P P L E

CRABAPPLE fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated A and P. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening C is unique in today's set.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Entire quantity

TOTAL

T O T A L

TOTAL 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 T, shared by 1 other answer today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Expert in stones

JEWELER

J E W E L E R

JEWELER fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening J is unique in today's set.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Annual May honoree

MOM

M O M

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Clear in court

EXONERATE

E X O N E R A T E

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

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Nursery figure

TOT

T O T

TOT fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants, with a repeated T. 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
2 distinct

Sci-fi sighting (abbr.)

UFO

U F O

UFO 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 U, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Maligned pizza topping.

PINEAPPLE

P I N E A P P L E

PINEAPPLE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated P and E. 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
4 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Working demand from a surgeon?

SCALPEL

S C A L P E L

SCALPEL fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated L. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Flintstones home town

BEDROCK

B E D R O C K

BEDROCK fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with B, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Athletic, healthy

FIT

F I T

FIT 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 F is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Massachusetts symbol

ELMTREE

E L M T R E E

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

You can play by it from the heart

EAR

E A R

EAR 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 E, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Appease, as a hunger

SATE

S A T E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Respond to a standing ovation

BOW

B O W

BOW 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 B, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

One to chill with

PAL

P A L

PAL 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
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 January 8, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for January 8, 2023?

The January 8, 2023 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 126 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the January 8, 2023 Daily Theme?

BOXOFFICE and EMOTIONAL and CRABAPPLE and EXONERATE and PINEAPPLE are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the January 8, 2023 Daily Theme?

MET and UPS and ELM and OAR and PER and MOM and TOT and UFO and FIT and EAR and BOW and PAL 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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