Word Craze Daily Theme May 18, 2023 Answers

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All 13 Answers at a Glance

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COWLS 5L LAVA 4L HOMEY 5L GERBIL 6L COLLIDE 7L OILER 5L HOTELS 6L CAMELOT 7L OVERLIE 7L WAYBILL 7L SELLER 6L LOGO 4L IDES 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme May 18, 2023 has 13 clues covering 73 letter tiles, with answers running from 4 to 7 letters. The shortest answers are LAVA and LOGO and IDES at 4 letters each, while the longest are COLLIDE and CAMELOT and OVERLIE and WAYBILL at 7 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 13 boards the average answer is 5.6 letters long and 6 of the answers (46%) reuse at least one letter internally. C each open 3 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 May 18, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: May 17, 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

May 18, 2023 - 13 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Hooded garments worn by monks	COWLS 5 letters
2	Hot, molten rock that flows from a volcano	LAVA 4 letters
3	Comfortable, cozy, or invitingly familiar	HOMEY 5 letters
4	Small, burrowing, desert rodent with a long tail and soft fur	GERBIL 6 letters
5	Come into violent contact with another object	COLLIDE 7 letters
6	Person or vehicle responsible for oiling machinery or vehicles	OILER 5 letters
7	Establishments providing lodging and usually meals and other services for travelers and tourists	HOTELS 6 letters
8	Legendary castle of King Arthur and his knights	CAMELOT 7 letters
9	To lie over or upon something else	OVERLIE 7 letters
10	Document detailing a shipment of goods and the terms of transportation	WAYBILL 7 letters
11	Person or business that sells goods or services	SELLER 6 letters
12	Symbol or emblem used to represent a company or organization	LOGO 4 letters
13	Ancient Roman calendar date corresponding to the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of other months	IDES 4 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

1

Hooded garments worn by monks

COWLS

C O W L S

COWLS fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.

5 letters
1 vowel
4 consonants
5 distinct

2

Hot, molten rock that flows from a volcano

LAVA

L A V A

LAVA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated A. At 4 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.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

3

Comfortable, cozy, or invitingly familiar

HOMEY

H O M E Y

HOMEY fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with H, shared by 1 other answer today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

4

Small, burrowing, desert rodent with a long tail and soft fur

GERBIL

G E R B I L

GERBIL fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening G is unique in today's set.

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

5

Come into violent contact with another object

COLLIDE

C O L L I D E

COLLIDE fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated L. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

6

Person or vehicle responsible for oiling machinery or vehicles

OILER

O I L E R

OILER 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 1 other answer today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

7

Establishments providing lodging and usually meals and other services for travelers and tourists

HOTELS

H O T E L S

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

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

8

Legendary castle of King Arthur and his knights

CAMELOT

C A M E L O T

CAMELOT fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

9

To lie over or upon something else

OVERLIE

O V E R L I E

OVERLIE fills 7 tiles - 4 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with O, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

10

Document detailing a shipment of goods and the terms of transportation

WAYBILL

W A Y B I L L

WAYBILL fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated L. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening W is unique in today's set.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

11

Person or business that sells goods or services

SELLER

S E L L E R

SELLER fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and L. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening S is unique in today's set.

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
4 distinct

12

Symbol or emblem used to represent a company or organization

LOGO

L O G O

LOGO fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated O. At 4 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.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

13

Ancient Roman calendar date corresponding to the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of other months

IDES

I D E S

IDES fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. Its opening I is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

/// HOW TO SOLVE ///

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 May 18, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for May 18, 2023?

The May 18, 2023 Daily Theme has 13 clues across 73 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the May 18, 2023 Daily Theme?

COLLIDE and CAMELOT and OVERLIE and WAYBILL are all tied as the longest at 7 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the May 18, 2023 Daily Theme?

LAVA and LOGO and IDES all tie for shortest at 4 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 13 clues contain 73 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 4 to 7 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.

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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