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Word Craze Daily Theme July 16, 2023 Answers

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

25Clues

3-9Letters

121Total Tiles

1Tied Longest

4.8Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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MUSICAL 7L ANT 3L OCEAN 5L SIR 3L READY 5L STANDS 6L STY 3L COLOGNE 7L OVEREAT 7L CASE 4L SILL 4L ALSORAN 7L MASS 4L UNIT 4L STRAPLESS 9L CORDAGE 7L ACES 4L LEA 3L ANY 3L ADIT 4L SETIN 5L YIELD 5L COCA 4L OVAL 4L OREO 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme July 16, 2023 has 25 clues covering 121 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are ANT and SIR and STY and LEA and ANY at 3 letters each, while the longest is STRAPLESS at 9 letters. 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 4.8 letters long and 9 of the answers (36%) reuse at least one letter internally. S each open 6 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 July 16, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: July 15, 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

July 16, 2023 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Stage-show with songs	MUSICAL 7 letters
2	Social insect of the family Formicidae	ANT 3 letters
3	Large body of saltwater, larger than a sea	OCEAN 5 letters
4	Honorific title used before a person's name	SIR 3 letters
5	Prepared or preparedness	READY 5 letters
6	Efforts at resistance	STANDS 6 letters
7	Pen for confining pigs	STY 3 letters
8	Fragrant liquid used to impart a pleasant smell	COLOGNE 7 letters
9	Consume too much food	OVEREAT 7 letters
10	Instance or example of a particular situation or circumstance	CASE 4 letters
11	Horizontal support at the base of a window or door	SILL 4 letters
12	Person or thing that fails to achieve success or win	ALSORAN 7 letters
13	Large quantity of something	MASS 4 letters
14	Individual thing or person regarded as single and complete	UNIT 4 letters
15	Without sleeves	STRAPLESS 9 letters
16	Ropes or cords used for binding or tying	CORDAGE 7 letters
17	Playing cards with a single pip or rank	ACES 4 letters
18	Open field or grassy area	LEA 3 letters
19	One or some, no matter which	ANY 3 letters
20	Horizontal tunnel or passage into a mine	ADIT 4 letters
21	To become fixed or embedded	SETIN 5 letters
22	To produce or provide as a result or outcome	YIELD 5 letters
23	"Cola" lead- in	COCA 4 letters
24	Having the shape of an ellipse or egg	OVAL 4 letters
25	Chocolate sandwich cookie with a cream filling	OREO 4 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Stage-show with songs

MUSICAL

M U S I C A L

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Social insect of the family Formicidae

ANT

A N T

ANT 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 A, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Large body of saltwater, larger than a sea

OCEAN

O C E A N

OCEAN 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 3 other answers today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

Honorific title used before a person's name

SIR

S I R

SIR 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 5 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Prepared or preparedness

READY

R E A D Y

READY fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening R is unique in today's set. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Efforts at resistance

STANDS

S T A N D S

STANDS fills 6 tiles - 1 vowel and 5 consonants, with a repeated S. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 5 other answers today.

6 letters
1 vowel
5 consonants
5 distinct

Pen for confining pigs

STY

S T Y

STY fills 3 tiles - 0 vowels and 3 consonants. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with S, shared by 5 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Fragrant liquid used to impart a pleasant smell

COLOGNE

C O L O G N E

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Consume too much food

OVEREAT

O V E R E A T

OVEREAT 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 O, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Instance or example of a particular situation or circumstance

CASE

C A S E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Horizontal support at the base of a window or door

SILL

S I L L

SILL fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants, with a repeated L. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 5 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

Person or thing that fails to achieve success or win

ALSORAN

A L S O R A N

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Large quantity of something

MASS

M A S S

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

Individual thing or person regarded as single and complete

UNIT

U N I T

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Without sleeves

STRAPLESS

S T R A P L E S S

STRAPLESS fills 9 tiles - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, with a repeated S. It is the longest answer today - worth leaving until crossing tiles fill in a few letters. It opens with S, shared by 5 other answers today.

9 letters
2 vowels
7 consonants
7 distinct

Ropes or cords used for binding or tying

CORDAGE

C O R D A G E

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Playing cards with a single pip or rank

ACES

A C E S

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Open field or grassy area

LEA

L E A

LEA 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

One or some, no matter which

ANY

A N Y

ANY 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 A, shared by 4 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Horizontal tunnel or passage into a mine

ADIT

A D I T

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

To become fixed or embedded

SETIN

S E T I N

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

To produce or provide as a result or outcome

YIELD

Y I E L D

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

"Cola" lead- in

COCA

C O C A

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Having the shape of an ellipse or egg

OVAL

O V A L

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Chocolate sandwich cookie with a cream filling

OREO

O R E O

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

4 letters
3 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 July 16, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for July 16, 2023?

The July 16, 2023 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 121 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the July 16, 2023 Daily Theme?

STRAPLESS is the longest answer at 9 letters.

What is the shortest answer in the July 16, 2023 Daily Theme?

ANT and SIR and STY and LEA and ANY 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 121 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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