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Word Craze Daily Theme May 17, 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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MIXTURE 7L ARE 3L NITER 5L LAN 3L ACCRA 5L ENOUGH 6L FOX 3L ENHANCE 7L GOODGUY 7L GIBE 4L TEES 4L SLENDER 7L MALE 4L IRAN 4L XENOPHOBE 9L UNAGING 7L RICH 4L ETC 3L ERA 3L ERGO 4L FEYER 5L XHOSA 5L EGGS 4L NOIL 4L ADEN 4L CUTE 4L

The Word Craze Daily Theme May 17, 2026 has 26 clues covering 125 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are ARE and LAN and FOX and ETC and ERA at 3 letters each, while the longest is XENOPHOBE 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. E 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 May 17, 2026 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: May 16, 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

May 17, 2026 - 26 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Salmagundi	MIXTURE 7 letters
2	"... how I wonder what you ___"	ARE 3 letters
3	Atacama Desert export	NITER 5 letters
4	Connected PC group	LAN 3 letters
5	World capital where the language Ga is spoken	ACCRA 5 letters
6	Not a lot, but ______	ENOUGH 6 letters
7	Sleek, cunning animal	FOX 3 letters
8	Upgrade	ENHANCE 7 letters
9	White hat wearer, in old Westerns	GOODGUY 7 letters
10	Snide remark	GIBE 4 letters
11	Casual shirts	TEES 4 letters
12	Thin	SLENDER 7 letters
13	Like one end of an electric cord	MALE 4 letters
14	OPEC member	IRAN 4 letters
15	Emigrant eschewer	XENOPHOBE 9 letters
16	Eternal	UNAGING 7 letters
17	"That's ____" (sarcastic response)	RICH 4 letters
18	"... yadda, yadda, yadda"	ETC 3 letters
19	The Nixon years, e.g.	ERA 3 letters
20	"By that logic ... "	ERGO 4 letters
21	More elfin or sprite-like	FEYER 5 letters
22	Mandela's native tongue	XHOSA 5 letters
23	Flan ingredients	EGGS 4 letters
24	Coarse outer fibers of cotton or flax	NOIL 4 letters
25	City on a gulf of the same name	ADEN 4 letters
26	Like puppies and kittens	CUTE 4 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Salmagundi

MIXTURE

M I X T U R E

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

"... how I wonder what you ___"

ARE

A R E

ARE 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Atacama Desert export

NITER

N I T E R

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Connected PC group

LAN

L A N

LAN 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 L is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

World capital where the language Ga is spoken

ACCRA

A C C R A

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Not a lot, but ______

ENOUGH

E N O U G H

ENOUGH fills 6 tiles - 3 vowels and 3 consonants. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 5 other answers today.

6 letters
3 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Sleek, cunning animal

FOX

F O X

FOX 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

Upgrade

ENHANCE

E N H A N C E

ENHANCE fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and N. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 5 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

White hat wearer, in old Westerns

GOODGUY

G O O D G U Y

GOODGUY fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated G and O. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 1 other answer today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Snide remark

GIBE

G I B E

GIBE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants. 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
4 distinct

Casual shirts

TEES

T E E S

TEES 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 T is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Thin

SLENDER

S L E N D E R

SLENDER fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening S is unique in today's set.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Like one end of an electric cord

MALE

M A L E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

OPEC member

IRAN

I R A N

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Emigrant eschewer

XENOPHOBE

X E N O P H O B E

XENOPHOBE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and O. It is the longest answer today - worth leaving until crossing tiles fill in a few letters. It opens with X, shared by 1 other answer today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Eternal

UNAGING

U N A G I N G

UNAGING fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated N and G. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening U is unique in today's set.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

"That's ____" (sarcastic response)

RICH

R I C H

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

"... yadda, yadda, yadda"

ETC

E T C

ETC 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 5 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

The Nixon years, e.g.

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. It opens with E, shared by 5 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

"By that logic ... "

ERGO

E R G O

ERGO 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 5 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

More elfin or sprite-like

FEYER

F E Y E R

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Mandela's native tongue

XHOSA

X H O S A

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Flan ingredients

EGGS

E G G S

EGGS fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants, with a repeated G. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 5 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

Coarse outer fibers of cotton or flax

NOIL

N O I L

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

City on a gulf of the same name

ADEN

A D E N

ADEN 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 2 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Like puppies and kittens

CUTE

C U T E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 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 May 17, 2026 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for May 17, 2026?

The May 17, 2026 Daily Theme has 26 clues across 125 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the May 17, 2026 Daily Theme?

XENOPHOBE is the longest answer at 9 letters.

What is the shortest answer in the May 17, 2026 Daily Theme?

ARE and LAN and FOX and ETC and ERA 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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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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