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Word Craze Daily Theme August 11, 2023 Answers

All 20 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

20Clues

3-8Letters

104Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.2Avg Letters

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All 20 Answers at a Glance

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The Word Craze Daily Theme August 11, 2023 has 20 clues covering 104 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are EDO and APE and EON and IDO and PRY and HOE at 3 letters each, while the longest are COMPOSER and MATESHIP and COMPUTER and CLOSESET and EMERGING at 8 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 20 boards the average answer is 5.2 letters long and 8 of the answers (40%) 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 August 11, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: August 10, 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 11, 2023 - 20 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Hanging spike of frozen water from a roof or tree	ICICLE 6 letters
2	Historical period in Japan prior to the Meiji era	EDO 3 letters
3	Walk with a noticeable hitch in your step	LIMP 4 letters
4	Music maker who creates symphonies and sonatas	COMPOSER 8 letters
5	Delicious dessert filled with cream or fruit	PASTRY 6 letters
6	Extract or separate with a liquid	ELUTE 5 letters
7	Solidarity and loyalty among friends	MATESHIP 8 letters
8	Primate known for imitating human behavior	APE 3 letters
9	An extremely long period of time	EON 3 letters
10	Mentee who receives guidance and support from a mentor	PROTEGE 7 letters
11	Response when asked if you want to get married	IDO 3 letters
12	Device that processes and stores information	COMPUTER 8 letters
13	What your mom always says about her favorite sweater	CLOSESET 8 letters
14	A series of chores you dread doing on the weekend	LIST 4 letters
15	The process of a butterfly coming out of its cocoon	EMERGING 8 letters
16	An itchy skin condition that drives you crazy	ECZEMA 6 letters
17	What nosy neighbors like to do when they want to know your business	PRY 3 letters
18	A fancy spread made from finely chopped meat or fish	PATE 4 letters
19	The sound a puppy makes when it's happily chasing its tail	LAPP 4 letters
20	A tool you use to dig up the garden and get rid of weeds	HOE 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Hanging spike of frozen water from a roof or tree

ICICLE

I C I C L E

ICICLE fills 6 tiles - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated I and C. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with I, shared by 1 other answer today.

6 letters
3 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Historical period in Japan prior to the Meiji era

EDO

E D O

EDO 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

Walk with a noticeable hitch in your step

LIMP

L I M P

LIMP fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with L, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Music maker who creates symphonies and sonatas

COMPOSER

C O M P O S E R

COMPOSER fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O. 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.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Delicious dessert filled with cream or fruit

PASTRY

P A S T R Y

PASTRY fills 6 tiles - 1 vowel and 5 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with P, shared by 3 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

6 letters
1 vowel
5 consonants
6 distinct

Extract or separate with a liquid

ELUTE

E L U T E

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Solidarity and loyalty among friends

MATESHIP

M A T E S H I P

MATESHIP fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening M is unique in today's set.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

Primate known for imitating human behavior

APE

A P E

APE 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 A is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

An extremely long period of time

EON

E O N

EON 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

Mentee who receives guidance and support from a mentor

PROTEGE

P R O T E G E

PROTEGE 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 P, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Response when asked if you want to get married

IDO

I D O

IDO 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Device that processes and stores information

COMPUTER

C O M P U T E R

COMPUTER fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 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.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

What your mom always says about her favorite sweater

CLOSESET

C L O S E S E T

CLOSESET fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated S and E. 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.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

A series of chores you dread doing on the weekend

LIST

L I S T

LIST fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with L, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

The process of a butterfly coming out of its cocoon

EMERGING

E M E R G I N G

EMERGING fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and G. 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.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

An itchy skin condition that drives you crazy

ECZEMA

E C Z E M A

ECZEMA fills 6 tiles - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated E. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.

6 letters
3 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

What nosy neighbors like to do when they want to know your business

PRY

P R Y

PRY 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 P, shared by 3 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

A fancy spread made from finely chopped meat or fish

PATE

P A T E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

The sound a puppy makes when it's happily chasing its tail

LAPP

L A P P

LAPP fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants, with a repeated P. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with L, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

A tool you use to dig up the garden and get rid of weeds

HOE

H O E

HOE 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 H is unique in today's set.

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 August 11, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for August 11, 2023?

The August 11, 2023 Daily Theme has 20 clues across 104 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the August 11, 2023 Daily Theme?

COMPOSER and MATESHIP and COMPUTER and CLOSESET and EMERGING are all tied as the longest at 8 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the August 11, 2023 Daily Theme?

EDO and APE and EON and IDO and PRY and HOE 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 20 clues contain 104 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 to 8 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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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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