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Word Craze Daily Theme January 25, 2026 Answers

All 26 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

26Clues

3-9Letters

125Total Tiles

1Tied Longest

4.8Avg Letters

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All 26 Answers at a Glance

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SPARROW 7L TUB 3L ARISE 5L ERA 3L DANCE 5L PENCIL 6L CRY 3L STORAGE 7L PANELED 7L AREA 4L NAAN 4L TODDLER 7L STEP 4L PURE 4L ABANDONED 9L RADICAL 7L ORAL 4L WIN 3L WEE 3L SCAR 4L CEDAR 5L YOUNG 5L SPAT 4L TARO 4L READ 4L GENE 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme January 25, 2026 has 26 clues covering 125 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are TUB and ERA and CRY and WIN and WEE at 3 letters each, while the longest is ABANDONED 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 26 boards the average answer is 4.8 letters long and 9 of the answers (35%) reuse at least one letter internally. S 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 January 25, 2026 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: January 24, 2026. 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 25, 2026 - 26 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Small brown bird often seen in urban areas	SPARROW 7 letters
2	Bubble bath spot	TUB 3 letters
3	Come to the surface	ARISE 5 letters
4	Historical period of time	ERA 3 letters
5	To move your body to the sound of music	DANCE 5 letters
6	One may be seen behind an ear	PENCIL 6 letters
7	Burst into tears	CRY 3 letters
8	Place to put things	STORAGE 7 letters
9	Covered or decorated with panels, often referring to walls or doors	PANELED 7 letters
10	Region, neighborhood, zone	AREA 4 letters
11	A type of soft, leavened flatbread commonly found in South Asian cuisine	NAAN 4 letters
12	Beginning walker	TODDLER 7 letters
13	"That's one small ____ for man..."	STEP 4 letters
14	Not mixed with anything else	PURE 4 letters
15	Left behind; deserted	ABANDONED 9 letters
16	Politically extreme	RADICAL 7 letters
17	Not written, as an exam	ORAL 4 letters
18	Taste victory	WIN 3 letters
19	Teensy	WEE 3 letters
20	Mark left on the skin after an injury	SCAR 4 letters
21	The fragrant wood of this tree is often used for closets and chests	CEDAR 5 letters
22	In the springtime of life	YOUNG 5 letters
23	Minor disagreement	SPAT 4 letters
24	Source of poi	TARO 4 letters
25	Spend time with a book	READ 4 letters
26	Heredity unit	GENE 4 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Small brown bird often seen in urban areas

SPARROW

S P A R R O W

SPARROW fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated R. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Bubble bath spot

TUB

T U B

TUB 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

Come to the surface

ARISE

A R I S E

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
5 distinct

Historical period of time

ERA

E R A

ERA 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 E is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

To move your body to the sound of music

DANCE

D A N C E

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

One may be seen behind an ear

PENCIL

P E N C I L

PENCIL fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with P, shared by 2 other answers today.

6 letters
2 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Burst into tears

CRY

C R Y

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

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Place to put things

STORAGE

S T O R A G E

STORAGE fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Covered or decorated with panels, often referring to walls or doors

PANELED

P A N E L E D

PANELED 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 P, shared by 2 other answers today. It closes on -ED.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Region, neighborhood, zone

AREA

A R E A

AREA fills 4 tiles - 3 vowels and 1 consonant, with a repeated A. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
3 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

A type of soft, leavened flatbread commonly found in South Asian cuisine

NAAN

N A A N

NAAN fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated N and A. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening N is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
2 distinct

Beginning walker

TODDLER

T O D D L E R

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

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

"That's one small ____ for man..."

STEP

S T E P

STEP 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 4 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Not mixed with anything else

PURE

P U R E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Left behind; deserted

ABANDONED

A B A N D O N E D

ABANDONED fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated A and N and D. It is the longest answer today - worth leaving until crossing tiles fill in a few letters. It opens with A, shared by 2 other answers today. It closes on -ED.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Politically extreme

RADICAL

R A D I C A L

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Not written, as an exam

ORAL

O R A L

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Taste victory

WIN

W I N

WIN 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 W, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Teensy

WEE

W E E

WEE fills 3 tiles - 2 vowels and 1 consonant, with a repeated E. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with W, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Mark left on the skin after an injury

SCAR

S C A R

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 4 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

The fragrant wood of this tree is often used for closets and chests

CEDAR

C E D A R

CEDAR 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 1 other answer today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

In the springtime of life

YOUNG

Y O U N G

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Minor disagreement

SPAT

S P A T

SPAT 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 4 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Source of poi

TARO

T A R O

TARO 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 2 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Spend time with a book

READ

R E A D

READ 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 1 other answer today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Heredity unit

GENE

G E N E

GENE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated E. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening G is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

/// HOW TO SOLVE ///

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 January 25, 2026 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for January 25, 2026?

The January 25, 2026 Daily Theme has 26 clues across 125 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the January 25, 2026 Daily Theme?

ABANDONED is the longest answer at 9 letters.

What is the shortest answer in the January 25, 2026 Daily Theme?

TUB and ERA and CRY and WIN and WEE 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 26 clues contain 125 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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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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