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Word Craze Daily Theme February 26, 2023 Answers

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

25Clues

3-9Letters

128Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.1Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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GAUZIER 7L BRONX 5L FORGOTTEN 9L TREE 4L ERRS 4L GAS 3L RAG 3L SAC 3L ARDOR 5L ANTIQUITY 9L ERUPT 5L IDEATES 7L ABREACTED 9L URGES 5L ZOO 3L INTERRUPT 9L EXTRADITE 9L OFT 3L ENS 3L ORGAN 5L ERGOT 5L SAP 3L AQUA 4L RYE 3L IRE 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme February 26, 2023 has 25 clues covering 128 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are GAS and RAG and SAC and ZOO and OFT and ENS and SAP and RYE and IRE at 3 letters each, while the longest are FORGOTTEN and ANTIQUITY and ABREACTED and INTERRUPT and EXTRADITE 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 5.1 letters long and 11 of the answers (44%) 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 February 26, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: February 25, 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

February 26, 2023 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	More diaphanous	GAUZIER 7 letters
2	Northernmost NYC borough	BRONX 5 letters
3	Overlooked	FORGOTTEN 9 letters
4	Arborist's concern	TREE 4 letters
5	Misses the mark	ERRS 4 letters
6	It's often bought at an island	GAS 3 letters
7	Newspaper held in low esteem	RAG 3 letters
8	Anatomical container	SAC 3 letters
9	Intense devotion	ARDOR 5 letters
10	Ancient past	ANTIQUITY 9 letters
11	Unleash pent-up emotions	ERUPT 5 letters
12	Comes up with something	IDEATES 7 letters
13	Create bad upset, having released repressed emotions	ABREACTED 9 letters
14	Subjects of "birds and bees" talks	URGES 5 letters
15	Chaotic situation, metaphorically	ZOO 3 letters
16	Cut off in conversation	INTERRUPT 9 letters
17	Obtain, as a suspect, from another state	EXTRADITE 9 letters
18	Time and again, to a bard	OFT 3 letters
19	Ken Jennings has four of them	ENS 3 letters
20	Instrument with pedals and pipes	ORGAN 5 letters
21	Bane of cereal grain	ERGOT 5 letters
22	Maple tree's output	SAP 3 letters
23	Color akin to turquoise	AQUA 4 letters
24	Bread with seeded and unseeded varieties	RYE 3 letters
25	Cause of yelling, often	IRE 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

More diaphanous

GAUZIER

G A U Z I E R

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

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
7 distinct

Northernmost NYC borough

BRONX

B R O N X

BRONX fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening B is unique in today's set.

5 letters
1 vowel
4 consonants
5 distinct

Overlooked

FORGOTTEN

F O R G O T T E N

FORGOTTEN fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated O and T. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening F is unique in today's set.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Arborist's concern

TREE

T R E E

TREE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated E. 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
3 distinct

Misses the mark

ERRS

E R R S

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

It's often bought at an island

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

Newspaper held in low esteem

RAG

R A G

RAG 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 R, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Anatomical container

SAC

S A C

SAC 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Intense devotion

ARDOR

A R D O R

ARDOR fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated R. 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

Ancient past

ANTIQUITY

A N T I Q U I T Y

ANTIQUITY fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated T and I. 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. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Unleash pent-up emotions

ERUPT

E R U P T

ERUPT fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Comes up with something

IDEATES

I D E A T E S

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

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Create bad upset, having released repressed emotions

ABREACTED

A B R E A C T E D

ABREACTED fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A and E. 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. It closes on -ED.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Subjects of "birds and bees" talks

URGES

U R G E S

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Chaotic situation, metaphorically

ZOO

Z O O

ZOO 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 Z is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Cut off in conversation

INTERRUPT

I N T E R R U P T

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

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Obtain, as a suspect, from another state

EXTRADITE

E X T R A D I T E

EXTRADITE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and T. 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
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Time and again, to a bard

OFT

O F T

OFT 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Ken Jennings has four of them

ENS

E N S

ENS 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

Instrument with pedals and pipes

ORGAN

O R G A N

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Bane of cereal grain

ERGOT

E R G O T

ERGOT fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Maple tree's output

SAP

S A P

SAP 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Color akin to turquoise

AQUA

A Q U A

AQUA fills 4 tiles - 3 vowels and 1 consonant, with a repeated A. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 3 other answers today.

4 letters
3 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Bread with seeded and unseeded varieties

RYE

R Y E

RYE 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 R, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Cause of yelling, often

IRE

I R E

IRE 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 I, 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 February 26, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for February 26, 2023?

The February 26, 2023 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 128 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the February 26, 2023 Daily Theme?

FORGOTTEN and ANTIQUITY and ABREACTED and INTERRUPT and EXTRADITE are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the February 26, 2023 Daily Theme?

GAS and RAG and SAC and ZOO and OFT and ENS and SAP and RYE and IRE 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 128 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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