Word Craze Daily Theme August 9, 2023 Answers

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All 13 Answers at a Glance

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SIS 3L PSI 3L ANISEED 7L RIPPLES 7L KNEEL 5L LANDED 6L STIPEND 7L SPELLED 7L MIDST 5L DARKLY 6L SEE 3L NINA 4L SPED 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme August 9, 2023 has 13 clues covering 67 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 7 letters. The shortest answers are SIS and PSI and SEE at 3 letters each, while the longest are ANISEED and RIPPLES and STIPEND and SPELLED 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 5.2 letters long and 8 of the answers (62%) reuse at least one letter internally. S 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 August 9, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: August 8, 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

August 9, 2023 - 13 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Hey, that girl you're talking to? She's my younger sibling	SIS 3 letters
2	The pressure you feel when you're trying to cram for an exam	PSI 3 letters
3	Spice up your cooking with this aromatic seed	ANISEED 7 letters
4	Those tiny waves on the surface of the water	RIPPLES 7 letters
5	Take a knee, show some respect	KNEEL 5 letters
6	Finally, I arrived safely at my destination	LANDED 6 letters
7	The amount of money I receive as a scholarship	STIPEND 7 letters
8	I carefully spelled out each letter of my name for the form	SPELLED 7 letters
9	In the middle of all the chaos, I found peace	MIDST 5 letters
10	The way some stories are told, not with much light	DARKLY 6 letters
11	To perceive with your eyes, or to understand something	SEE 3 letters
12	A female name that can be spelled the same forward and backward	NINA 4 letters
13	Past tense of "speed," what you did when you were in a hurry	SPED 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

Hey, that girl you're talking to? She's my younger sibling

SIS

S I S

SIS fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants, with a repeated S. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

2

The pressure you feel when you're trying to cram for an exam

PSI

P S I

PSI 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

3

Spice up your cooking with this aromatic seed

ANISEED

A N I S E E D

ANISEED 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. Its opening A is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

4

Those tiny waves on the surface of the water

RIPPLES

R I P P L E S

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

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

5

Take a knee, show some respect

KNEEL

K N E E L

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

6

Finally, I arrived safely at my destination

LANDED

L A N D E D

LANDED fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated D. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening L is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

7

The amount of money I receive as a scholarship

STIPEND

S T I P E N D

STIPEND fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

8

I carefully spelled out each letter of my name for the form

SPELLED

S P E L L E D

SPELLED fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and L. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
5 distinct

9

In the middle of all the chaos, I found peace

MIDST

M I D S T

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

5 letters
1 vowel
4 consonants
5 distinct

10

The way some stories are told, not with much light

DARKLY

D A R K L Y

DARKLY fills 6 tiles - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening D is unique in today's set. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

6 letters
1 vowel
5 consonants
6 distinct

11

To perceive with your eyes, or to understand something

SEE

S E E

SEE fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant, with a repeated E. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

12

A female name that can be spelled the same forward and backward

NINA

N I N A

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

13

Past tense of "speed," what you did when you were in a hurry

SPED

S P E D

SPED fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today. It closes on -ED.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 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 August 9, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for August 9, 2023?

The August 9, 2023 Daily Theme has 13 clues across 67 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the August 9, 2023 Daily Theme?

ANISEED and RIPPLES and STIPEND and SPELLED are all tied as the longest at 7 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the August 9, 2023 Daily Theme?

SIS and PSI and SEE 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 13 clues contain 67 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 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.

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