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Word Craze Daily Theme January 7, 2024 Answers
All 27 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.
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All 27 Answers at a Glance
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The Word Craze Daily Theme January 7, 2024 has 27 clues covering 120 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are RAG and BET and ART and INN and SAP and ALE and REM and TIS and YES at 3 letters each, while the longest is BRITTLEST 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 27 boards the average answer is 4.4 letters long and 7 of the answers (26%) reuse at least one letter internally. A 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 January 7, 2024 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: January 6, 2024. 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
January 7, 2024 - 27 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
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| 1 | Visible reminder of a battle | SCAR 4 letters |
| 2 | Capable of accomplishing tasks | ABLE 4 letters |
| 3 | Narrow street between buildings | ALLEY 5 letters |
| 4 | Tattered piece of cloth | RAG 3 letters |
| 5 | Rhyming literary work | POEM 4 letters |
| 6 | Mention as a reference | CITE 4 letters |
| 7 | Entrances to enclosed areas | GATES 5 letters |
| 8 | Wager on an outcome | BET 3 letters |
| 9 | Expression of creativity | ART 3 letters |
| 10 | Eye color also found in nuts | HAZEL 5 letters |
| 11 | Dance the night away with a tinny partner | TINAFEY 7 letters |
| 12 | Home away from home for night-travelers | INN 3 letters |
| 13 | One who taps into the virtual world | USER 4 letters |
| 14 | Attacks that come in waves | ASSAULTS 8 letters |
| 15 | Energy drainer that flows within trees | SAP 3 letters |
| 16 | Xerox but for humans | CLONE 5 letters |
| 17 | Beer's zesty cousin | ALE 3 letters |
| 18 | Sleep stage that fuels dreams | REM 3 letters |
| 19 | Most likely to shatter under pressure | BRITTLEST 9 letters |
| 20 | Behind schedule, fashionably so | LATE 4 letters |
| 21 | Exit through the back door, perhaps | EGEST 5 letters |
| 22 | Handle carefully, like a fragile vase | CAREFUL 7 letters |
| 23 | Strip of land filled with conflict | GAZA 4 letters |
| 24 | Makes the waistline smaller, in a way | THINS 5 letters |
| 25 | The girl I met yesterday | ANNA 4 letters |
| 26 | 'Twas the night before Christmas, for example | TIS 3 letters |
| 27 | A positive response | YES 3 letters |
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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.
SCAR 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 1 other answer today.
- 4 letters
- 1 vowel
- 3 consonants
- 4 distinct
ABLE 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 5 other answers today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
ALLEY fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated L. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 5 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.
- 5 letters
- 2 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 4 distinct
RAG 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 R, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
POEM fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening P is unique in today's set.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
CITE 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 2 other answers today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
GATES fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 5 letters
- 2 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 5 distinct
BET 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
ART 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 5 other answers today.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
HAZEL fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening H is unique in today's set.
- 5 letters
- 2 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 5 distinct
TINAFEY fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 2 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.
- 7 letters
- 3 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 7 distinct
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. Its opening I is unique in today's set.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 2 distinct
USER 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
ASSAULTS fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A and S. At 8 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 5 other answers today.
- 8 letters
- 3 vowels
- 5 consonants
- 5 distinct
SAP 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 1 other answer today.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
CLONE fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 5 letters
- 2 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 5 distinct
ALE 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 5 other answers today.
- 3 letters
- 2 vowels
- 1 consonant
- 3 distinct
REM 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 R, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
BRITTLEST fills 9 tiles - 2 vowels and 7 consonants, with a repeated T. It is the longest answer today - worth leaving until crossing tiles fill in a few letters. It opens with B, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 9 letters
- 2 vowels
- 7 consonants
- 7 distinct
LATE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening L is unique in today's set.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
EGEST 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 E is unique in today's set.
- 5 letters
- 2 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 4 distinct
CAREFUL 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 2 other answers today.
- 7 letters
- 3 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 7 distinct
GAZA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated A. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
THINS fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 5 letters
- 1 vowel
- 4 consonants
- 5 distinct
ANNA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated A and N. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 5 other answers today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 2 distinct
TIS 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 T, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
YES 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 Y is unique in today's set.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
/// HOW TO SOLVE ///
How to Solve the Word Craze Daily Theme
5 steps from open to full clear.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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