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Word Craze Daily Theme August 27, 2023 Answers

All 24 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

24Clues

3-9Letters

126Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.3Avg Letters

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All 24 Answers at a Glance

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HACKSAW 7L GAB 3L PHD 3L ACRE 4L APER 4L SKA 3L BIOTA 5L LASERDISC 9L AMINO 5L NTH 3L MOVE 4L ATOM 4L PRE 3L ENS 3L ESCAPEE 7L HACKAMORE 9L ABRASIVES 9L APPOINTEE 9L WHETSTONE 9L GASLAMP 7L DRACHMS 7L AID 3L BRO 3L ENE 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme August 27, 2023 has 24 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are GAB and PHD and SKA and NTH and PRE and ENS and AID and BRO and ENE at 3 letters each, while the longest are LASERDISC and HACKAMORE and ABRASIVES and APPOINTEE and WHETSTONE 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 24 boards the average answer is 5.3 letters long and 9 of the answers (38%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 7 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 27, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: August 26, 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 27, 2023 - 24 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Tool with a sharp blade used for cutting through metal	HACKSAW 7 letters
2	Talking a lot, often about nothing important	GAB 3 letters
3	Advanced degree earned after years of specialized study	PHD 3 letters
4	Unit of land measurement, often used for farms	ACRE 4 letters
5	Someone who imitates or mimics another person	APER 4 letters
6	Upbeat music genre with roots in Jamaica	SKA 3 letters
7	Collective term for all living organisms in a specific habitat	BIOTA 5 letters
8	Vintage optical storage medium for movies	LASERDISC 9 letters
9	Building block of proteins	AMINO 5 letters
10	Mathematical term indicating an unspecified ordinal number	NTH 3 letters
11	Relocation; change of residence or position	MOVE 4 letters
12	Smallest particle of an element	ATOM 4 letters
13	Short for "preparation" or "preview"	PRE 3 letters
14	Scottish term for "end" or "finish"	ENS 3 letters
15	Someone who has successfully fled from confinement or captivity	ESCAPEE 7 letters
16	A tool used to control a horse without a bit or bridle	HACKAMORE 9 letters
17	Materials used for smoothing or polishing surfaces	ABRASIVES 9 letters
18	Someone who is chosen to fill a position or role	APPOINTEE 9 letters
19	A sharpening stone used to sharpen blades or tools	WHETSTONE 9 letters
20	A type of streetlamp that uses gas for illumination	GASLAMP 7 letters
21	Units of weight used in ancient Greece	DRACHMS 7 letters
22	Assistance or support provided to someone	AID 3 letters
23	A casual term for a close male friend	BRO 3 letters
24	Short for "energy" or a unit of measurement in physics	ENE 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Tool with a sharp blade used for cutting through metal

HACKSAW

H A C K S A W

HACKSAW fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with H, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Talking a lot, often about nothing important

GAB

G A B

GAB 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

Advanced degree earned after years of specialized study

PHD

P H D

PHD 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Unit of land measurement, often used for farms

ACRE

A C R E

ACRE 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 6 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Someone who imitates or mimics another person

APER

A P E R

APER 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 6 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Upbeat music genre with roots in Jamaica

SKA

S K A

SKA 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 S is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Collective term for all living organisms in a specific habitat

BIOTA

B I O T A

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

Vintage optical storage medium for movies

LASERDISC

L A S E R D I S C

LASERDISC fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening L is unique in today's set.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
8 distinct

Building block of proteins

AMINO

A M I N O

AMINO fills 5 tiles - 3 vowels and 2 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 6 other answers today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

Mathematical term indicating an unspecified ordinal number

NTH

N T H

NTH 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. Its opening N is unique in today's set.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Relocation; change of residence or position

MOVE

M O V E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Smallest particle of an element

ATOM

A T O M

ATOM 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 6 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Short for "preparation" or "preview"

PRE

P R E

PRE 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 P, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Scottish term for "end" or "finish"

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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Someone who has successfully fled from confinement or captivity

ESCAPEE

E S C A P E E

ESCAPEE 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 E, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

A tool used to control a horse without a bit or bridle

HACKAMORE

H A C K A M O R E

HACKAMORE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with H, shared by 1 other answer today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

Materials used for smoothing or polishing surfaces

ABRASIVES

A B R A S I V E S

ABRASIVES fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A and S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with A, shared by 6 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Someone who is chosen to fill a position or role

APPOINTEE

A P P O I N T E E

APPOINTEE fills 9 tiles - 5 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated P and E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with A, shared by 6 other answers today.

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

A sharpening stone used to sharpen blades or tools

WHETSTONE

W H E T S T O N E

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

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

A type of streetlamp that uses gas for illumination

GASLAMP

G A S L A M P

GASLAMP fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Units of weight used in ancient Greece

DRACHMS

D R A C H M S

DRACHMS fills 7 tiles - 1 vowel and 6 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening D is unique in today's set.

7 letters
1 vowel
6 consonants
7 distinct

Assistance or support provided to someone

AID

A I D

AID 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 A, shared by 6 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

A casual term for a close male friend

BRO

B R O

BRO 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 B, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Short for "energy" or a unit of measurement in physics

ENE

E N E

ENE 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 E, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 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 27, 2023 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for August 27, 2023?

The August 27, 2023 Daily Theme has 24 clues across 126 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the August 27, 2023 Daily Theme?

LASERDISC and HACKAMORE and ABRASIVES and APPOINTEE and WHETSTONE are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the August 27, 2023 Daily Theme?

GAB and PHD and SKA and NTH and PRE and ENS and AID and BRO and ENE 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.

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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.

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How many total letter tiles are in today's Daily Theme?

Today's 24 clues contain 126 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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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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