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Word Craze Daily Theme July 18, 2025 Answers

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

25Clues

3-8Letters

102Total Tiles

4Tied Longest

4.1Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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RAN 3L FOR 3L POP 3L TAXI 4L APPROVED 8L YEA 3L TON 3L ROAR 4L SPELLING 8L HIND 4L TUG 3L YET 3L PET 3L ROPE 4L APPARENT 8L FAVORITE 8L OXEN 4L RID 3L PAY 3L TOTAL 5L OLD 3L EGG 3L SHY 3L PIE 3L NUT 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme July 18, 2025 has 25 clues covering 102 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are RAN and FOR and POP and YEA and TON and TUG and YET and PET and RID and PAY and OLD and EGG and SHY and PIE and NUT at 3 letters each, while the longest are APPROVED and SPELLING and APPARENT and FAVORITE 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 25 boards the average answer is 4.1 letters long and 7 of the answers (28%) reuse at least one letter internally. R and P and T each open 4 answers, today's most common starting letters. 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 July 18, 2025 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: July 17, 2025. 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

July 18, 2025 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Competed in marathon	RAN 3 letters
2	Word ___ word	FOR 3 letters
3	Loud sound or fizzy drink	POP 3 letters
4	Hired transport; cab	TAXI 4 letters
5	Gave the go-ahead	APPROVED 8 letters
6	An affirmative vote or response	YEA 3 letters
7	Unit of weight used in trucking	TON 3 letters
8	Loud cry of a lion	ROAR 4 letters
9	Keke Palmer's skill in "Akeelah and the Bee"	SPELLING 8 letters
10	Located at the back	HIND 4 letters
11	Cause of a sleeve movement	TUG 3 letters
12	"The best is ___ to come"	YET 3 letters
13	Furry friend in a home	PET 3 letters
14	Need for tug-of-war	ROPE 4 letters
15	Something easy to see is this	APPARENT 8 letters
16	Something you like the most you could call your ________	FAVORITE 8 letters
17	Big farm animals with horns	OXEN 4 letters
18	Get ___ of (discard)	RID 3 letters
19	Spend some money	PAY 3 letters
20	Number under a line	TOTAL 5 letters
21	"Same ___, same ___"	OLD 3 letters
22	Breakfast food with a yolk	EGG 3 letters
23	Not super outgoing	SHY 3 letters
24	Pecan dessert	PIE 3 letters
25	Almond	NUT 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Competed in marathon

RAN

R A N

RAN 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Word ___ word

FOR

F O R

FOR 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 F, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Loud sound or fizzy drink

POP

P O P

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Hired transport; cab

TAXI

T A X I

TAXI fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 3 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Gave the go-ahead

APPROVED

A P P R O V E D

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

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

An affirmative vote or response

YEA

Y E A

YEA 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 Y, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Unit of weight used in trucking

TON

T O N

TON 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Loud cry of a lion

ROAR

R O A R

ROAR fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated R. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with R, shared by 3 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Keke Palmer's skill in "Akeelah and the Bee"

SPELLING

S P E L L I N G

SPELLING fills 8 tiles - 2 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated L. 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
2 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Located at the back

HIND

H I N D

HIND fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening H is unique in today's set.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Cause of a sleeve movement

TUG

T U G

TUG 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

"The best is ___ to come"

YET

Y E T

YET 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 Y, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Furry friend in a home

PET

P E T

PET 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Need for tug-of-war

ROPE

R O P E

ROPE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with R, shared by 3 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Something easy to see is this

APPARENT

A P P A R E N T

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

8 letters
3 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Something you like the most you could call your ________

FAVORITE

F A V O R I T E

FAVORITE fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with F, shared by 1 other answer today.

8 letters
4 vowels
4 consonants
8 distinct

Big farm animals with horns

OXEN

O X E N

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Get ___ of (discard)

RID

R I D

RID 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Spend some money

PAY

P A Y

PAY 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 3 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Number under a line

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 3 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

"Same ___, same ___"

OLD

O L D

OLD 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 O, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Breakfast food with a yolk

EGG

E G G

EGG fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants, with a repeated G. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. Its opening E is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Not super outgoing

SHY

S H Y

SHY 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Pecan dessert

PIE

P I E

PIE 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 P, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Almond

NUT

N U T

NUT 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 N is unique in today's set.

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 July 18, 2025 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for July 18, 2025?

The July 18, 2025 Daily Theme has 25 clues across 102 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the July 18, 2025 Daily Theme?

APPROVED and SPELLING and APPARENT and FAVORITE are all tied as the longest at 8 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the July 18, 2025 Daily Theme?

RAN and FOR and POP and YEA and TON and TUG and YET and PET and RID and PAY and OLD and EGG and SHY and PIE and NUT 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 102 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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