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Word Craze Daily Theme April 28, 2024 Answers

All 25 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

25Clues

3-9Letters

126Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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MET 3L UPS 3L BOXOFFICE 9L EMOTIONAL 9L ELM 3L REEF 4L RAPT 4L OAR 3L PER 3L CRABAPPLE 9L TOTAL 5L JEWELER 7L MOM 3L EXONERATE 9L TOT 3L UFO 3L PINEAPPLE 9L SCALPEL 7L BEDROCK 7L FIT 3L ELMTREE 7L EAR 3L SATE 4L BOW 3L PAL 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme April 28, 2024 has 25 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are MET and UPS and ELM and OAR and PER and MOM and TOT and UFO and FIT and EAR and BOW and PAL at 3 letters each, while the longest are BOXOFFICE and EMOTIONAL and CRABAPPLE and EXONERATE and PINEAPPLE 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 25 boards the average answer is 5 letters long and 12 of the answers (48%) 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 April 28, 2024 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: April 27, 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

April 28, 2024 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Strangers are just friends you haven't ___ yet	MET 3 letters
2	Opposite of downs	UPS 3 letters
3	Movie revenue	BOXOFFICE 9 letters
4	Having strong feelings	EMOTIONAL 9 letters
5	"A Nightmare on _ Street"; Johnny Depp film	ELM 3 letters
6	Undersea mass formed from the remains of coral	REEF 4 letters
7	Totally absorbed	RAPT 4 letters
8	A rowing blade	OAR 3 letters
9	"As ___ my last email ..."	PER 3 letters
10	Sidewalk fruit?	CRABAPPLE 9 letters
11	"Grand" amount	TOTAL 5 letters
12	Ring maker	JEWELER 7 letters
13	Kid's yell	MOM 3 letters
14	Declare to be blameless	EXONERATE 9 letters
15	Mom's little one	TOT 3 letters
16	Sci-fi alien transporter	UFO 3 letters
17	Fruit found on a pizza	PINEAPPLE 9 letters
18	Surgical knife with a thin blade	SCALPEL 7 letters
19	Underlying geological formation	BEDROCK 7 letters
20	As ___ as a fiddle	FIT 3 letters
21	Target of some bark beetles	ELMTREE 7 letters
22	Organ used for hearing	EAR 3 letters
23	Fulfill a desire	SATE 4 letters
24	Looped ribbon	BOW 3 letters
25	Another word for "friend"	PAL 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Strangers are just friends you haven't ___ yet

MET

M E T

MET 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 M, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Opposite of downs

UPS

U P S

UPS 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 U, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Movie revenue

BOXOFFICE

B O X O F F I C E

BOXOFFICE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O and F. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with B, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Having strong feelings

EMOTIONAL

E M O T I O N A L

EMOTIONAL fills 9 tiles - 5 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated O. 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.

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
8 distinct

"A Nightmare on _ Street"; Johnny Depp film

ELM

E L M

ELM 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 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Undersea mass formed from the remains of coral

REEF

R E E F

REEF fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated E. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with R, shared by 1 other answer today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Totally absorbed

RAPT

R A P T

RAPT 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

A rowing blade

OAR

O A R

OAR 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 O is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

"As ___ my last email ..."

PER

P E R

PER 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Sidewalk fruit?

CRABAPPLE

C R A B A P P L E

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

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

"Grand" amount

TOTAL

T O T A L

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Ring maker

JEWELER

J E W E L E R

JEWELER 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 J is unique in today's set.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Kid's yell

MOM

M O M

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Declare to be blameless

EXONERATE

E X O N E R A T E

EXONERATE fills 9 tiles - 5 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 E, shared by 4 other answers today.

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Mom's little one

TOT

T O T

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Sci-fi alien transporter

UFO

U F O

UFO 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 U, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Fruit found on a pizza

PINEAPPLE

P I N E A P P L E

PINEAPPLE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 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 P, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Surgical knife with a thin blade

SCALPEL

S C A L P E L

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

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Underlying geological formation

BEDROCK

B E D R O C K

BEDROCK fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with B, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

As ___ as a fiddle

FIT

F I T

FIT 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 F is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Target of some bark beetles

ELMTREE

E L M T R E E

ELMTREE 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 E, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Organ used for hearing

EAR

E A R

EAR 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

Fulfill a desire

SATE

S A T E

SATE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 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
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Looped ribbon

BOW

B O W

BOW 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Another word for "friend"

PAL

P A L

PAL 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
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 April 28, 2024 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for April 28, 2024?

The April 28, 2024 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 126 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the April 28, 2024 Daily Theme?

BOXOFFICE and EMOTIONAL and CRABAPPLE and EXONERATE and PINEAPPLE are all tied as the longest at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the April 28, 2024 Daily Theme?

MET and UPS and ELM and OAR and PER and MOM and TOT and UFO and FIT and EAR and BOW and PAL 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 25 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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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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