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Word Craze Daily Theme December 28, 2024 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 December 28, 2024 has 20 clues covering 104 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are SOU and TED and TIS and HOE and WED and DIE at 3 letters each, while the longest are TELEVISE and EPISODES and YULETIDE and HAVENOTS and NOSINESS 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 10 of the answers (50%) 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 December 28, 2024 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: December 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

December 28, 2024 - 20 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Connecting mark	HYPHEN 6 letters
2	Small amount of money	SOU 3 letters
3	Admit openly	AVOW 4 letters
4	Broadcast on the small screen	TELEVISE 8 letters
5	Shadow site	EYELID 6 letters
6	Gobbled up	EATEN 5 letters
7	Soap-opera segments	EPISODES 8 letters
8	"Ideas worth spreading" group	TED 3 letters
9	It is in old English	TIS 3 letters
10	Stupidest	DENSEST 7 letters
11	Gardening tool	HOE 3 letters
12	Stocking-up time?	YULETIDE 8 letters
13	The poor	HAVENOTS 8 letters
14	Good opponent?	EVIL 4 letters
15	Showing too much curiosity about others	NOSINESS 8 letters
16	"Sesame _____" is an iconic educational program with characters like Big Bird and Elmo	STREET 6 letters
17	Tie the knot with your beloved	WED 3 letters
18	These watching orbs can be opened and closed	EYES 4 letters
19	Pretended to be	APED 4 letters
20	Grim reaper's ultimate destination	DIE 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Connecting mark

HYPHEN

H Y P H E N

HYPHEN fills 6 tiles - 1 vowel and 5 consonants, with a repeated H. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with H, shared by 2 other answers today.

6 letters
1 vowel
5 consonants
5 distinct

Small amount of money

SOU

S O U

SOU 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Admit openly

AVOW

A V O W

AVOW 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 1 other answer today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Broadcast on the small screen

TELEVISE

T E L E V I S E

TELEVISE 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 T, shared by 2 other answers today.

8 letters
4 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Shadow site

EYELID

E Y E L I D

EYELID 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

Gobbled up

EATEN

E A T E N

EATEN 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

Soap-opera segments

EPISODES

E P I S O D E S

EPISODES fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and S. 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
4 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

"Ideas worth spreading" group

TED

T E D

TED 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. It closes on -ED.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

It is in old English

TIS

T I S

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

Stupidest

DENSEST

D E N S E S T

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

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
5 distinct

Gardening tool

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. It opens with H, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Stocking-up time?

YULETIDE

Y U L E T I D E

YULETIDE 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. Its opening Y is unique in today's set.

8 letters
4 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

The poor

HAVENOTS

H A V E N O T S

HAVENOTS 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 H, shared by 2 other answers today.

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
8 distinct

Good opponent?

EVIL

E V I L

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Showing too much curiosity about others

NOSINESS

N O S I N E S S

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

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
5 distinct

"Sesame _____" is an iconic educational program with characters like Big Bird and Elmo

STREET

S T R E E T

STREET fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated T and 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
2 vowels
4 consonants
4 distinct

Tie the knot with your beloved

WED

W E D

WED 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 W is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

These watching orbs can be opened and closed

EYES

E Y E S

EYES 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 E, shared by 4 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Pretended to be

APED

A P E D

APED 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 1 other answer today. It closes on -ED.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Grim reaper's ultimate destination

DIE

D I E

DIE 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 D, shared by 1 other answer today.

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 December 28, 2024 Daily Theme.

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

The December 28, 2024 Daily Theme has 20 clues across 104 total letter tiles.

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

TELEVISE and EPISODES and YULETIDE and HAVENOTS and NOSINESS are all tied as the longest at 8 letters each.

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

SOU and TED and TIS and HOE and WED and DIE 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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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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