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Word Craze Daily Theme September 9, 2023 Answers

All 19 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

19Clues

3-8Letters

102Total Tiles

4Tied Longest

5.4Avg Letters

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All 19 Answers at a Glance

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DIG 3L COMA 4L ORR 3L POL 3L ROADTEST 8L INN 3L OREO 4L SIDEWAYS 8L SEDATE 6L TUGGED 6L RYES 4L DORIS 5L IRONIST 7L GRANDEUR 8L OPERATES 8L MOSEYED 7L ALTOS 5L TOWAGE 6L EDGY 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme September 9, 2023 has 19 clues covering 102 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are DIG and ORR and POL and INN at 3 letters each, while the longest are ROADTEST and SIDEWAYS and GRANDEUR and OPERATES 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 19 boards the average answer is 5.4 letters long and 11 of the answers (58%) reuse at least one letter internally. O 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 September 9, 2023 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: September 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

September 9, 2023 - 19 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Excavate; find, maybe while searching intently; explore, as in doing research	DIG 3 letters
2	Deep sleep from which one cannot wake up; state of unconsciousness; mind-numbing state; one long nap	COMA 4 letters
3	Legendary hockey player; Hall-of-Famer who skated for the Bruins; Bobby ____	ORR 3 letters
4	Person enforcing the law; cop; officer; law enforcer	POL 3 letters
5	Evaluation of a car's performance; trying out a vehicle; assessing a car's capabilities on the highway	ROADTEST 8 letters
6	Lodging place with cozy accommodations; a quaint B&B; a comfortable resting spot	INN 3 letters
7	Classic cookie with a creamy filling; black and white treat; a beloved snack; classic American biscuit	OREO 4 letters
8	Not forward or backward, but to the left or right; askew; not straight ahead	SIDEWAYS 8 letters
9	Calming; tranquil; soothing; peaceful; inducing a relaxed state	SEDATE 6 letters
10	Pulled hard on something, usually with a lot of effort	TUGGED 6 letters
11	Type of grains commonly used in bread making	RYES 4 letters
12	Old-fashioned female given name that was popular in the mid-20th century	DORIS 5 letters
13	A person who uses irony and sarcasm in their speech or writing	IRONIST 7 letters
14	Impressive and majestic quality; something of great magnificence	GRANDEUR 8 letters
15	Manages or runs a business or organization	OPERATES 8 letters
16	Walked or moved at a leisurely pace, often with a relaxed and casual manner	MOSEYED 7 letters
17	The lower female singing voices or the higher male singing voices	ALTOS 5 letters
18	The act or cost of towing a vessel from one place to another	TOWAGE 6 letters
19	Nervous, tense, or on edge; also used to describe something that is provocative or controversial	EDGY 4 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Excavate; find, maybe while searching intently; explore, as in doing research

DIG

D I G

DIG 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 D, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Deep sleep from which one cannot wake up; state of unconsciousness; mind-numbing state; one long nap

COMA

C O M A

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Legendary hockey player; Hall-of-Famer who skated for the Bruins; Bobby ____

ORR

O R R

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Person enforcing the law; cop; officer; law enforcer

POL

P O L

POL 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

Evaluation of a car's performance; trying out a vehicle; assessing a car's capabilities on the highway

ROADTEST

R O A D T E S T

ROADTEST fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated T. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with R, shared by 1 other answer today.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Lodging place with cozy accommodations; a quaint B&B; a comfortable resting spot

INN

I N N

INN fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants, with a repeated N. 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
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Classic cookie with a creamy filling; black and white treat; a beloved snack; classic American biscuit

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 2 other answers today.

4 letters
3 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Not forward or backward, but to the left or right; askew; not straight ahead

SIDEWAYS

S I D E W A Y S

SIDEWAYS fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 1 other answer today.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Calming; tranquil; soothing; peaceful; inducing a relaxed state

SEDATE

S E D A T E

SEDATE 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.

6 letters
3 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Pulled hard on something, usually with a lot of effort

TUGGED

T U G G E D

TUGGED fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated G. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 1 other answer today. It closes on -ED.

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Type of grains commonly used in bread making

RYES

R Y E S

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Old-fashioned female given name that was popular in the mid-20th century

DORIS

D O R I S

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

A person who uses irony and sarcasm in their speech or writing

IRONIST

I R O N I S T

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Impressive and majestic quality; something of great magnificence

GRANDEUR

G R A N D E U R

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

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Manages or runs a business or organization

OPERATES

O P E R A T E S

OPERATES fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 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 2 other answers today.

8 letters
4 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Walked or moved at a leisurely pace, often with a relaxed and casual manner

MOSEYED

M O S E Y E D

MOSEYED fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening M is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

The lower female singing voices or the higher male singing voices

ALTOS

A L T O S

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

The act or cost of towing a vessel from one place to another

TOWAGE

T O W A G E

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

6 letters
3 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Nervous, tense, or on edge; also used to describe something that is provocative or controversial

EDGY

E D G Y

EDGY fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening E is unique in today's set. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

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 September 9, 2023 Daily Theme.

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

The September 9, 2023 Daily Theme has 19 clues across 102 total letter tiles.

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

ROADTEST and SIDEWAYS and GRANDEUR and OPERATES are all tied as the longest at 8 letters each.

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

DIG and ORR and POL and INN 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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How many total letter tiles are in today's Daily Theme?

Today's 19 clues contain 102 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 to 8 letters.

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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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