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Word Craze Daily Theme May 21, 2026 Answers

All 18 clues solved, with letter counts and a per-word breakdown. Fresh every morning.

18Clues

3-7Letters

90Total Tiles

8Tied Longest

5Avg Letters

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All 18 Answers at a Glance

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ODD 3L COY 3L URETHRA 7L TEAROOM 7L ALERT 5L OMINOUS 7L DENTINE 7L ERG 3L DDT 3L OUT 3L DREAMER 7L DEALING 7L CHOROID 7L OROTUND 7L YAM 3L TRENT 5L ODE 3L SET 3L

The Word Craze Daily Theme May 21, 2026 has 18 clues covering 90 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 7 letters. The shortest answers are ODD and COY and ERG and DDT and OUT and YAM and ODE and SET at 3 letters each, while the longest are URETHRA and TEAROOM and OMINOUS and DENTINE and DREAMER and DEALING and CHOROID and OROTUND at 7 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 18 boards the average answer is 5 letters long and 10 of the answers (56%) reuse at least one letter internally. O 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 May 21, 2026 puzzle and matches what all Word Craze players see on that date. See also: May 20, 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 21, 2026 - 18 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Strange, unusual or unexpected	ODD 3 letters
2	Shy or reserved in a flirtatious manner	COY 3 letters
3	Canal for micturition	URETHRA 7 letters
4	Elegant lunch spot	TEAROOM 7 letters
5	Red _____ (emergency status)	ALERT 5 letters
6	Like gathering storm clouds	OMINOUS 7 letters
7	Tooth tissue (Brit.)	DENTINE 7 letters
8	Small bit of work	ERG 3 letters
9	Banned insecticide	DDT 3 letters
10	Get ___ of my sight!	OUT 3 letters
11	Impractical one	DREAMER 7 letters
12	Pusher's activity	DEALING 7 letters
13	Vascular layer of the eyeball	CHOROID 7 letters
14	Rich-voiced	OROTUND 7 letters
15	Orange veggie	YAM 3 letters
16	Nottingham's river	TRENT 5 letters
17	Reverent poem	ODE 3 letters
18	___ a precedent	SET 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Strange, unusual or unexpected

ODD

O D D

ODD fills 3 tiles - 1 vowel and 2 consonants, with a repeated D. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with O, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Shy or reserved in a flirtatious manner

COY

C O Y

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Canal for micturition

URETHRA

U R E T H R A

URETHRA fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated R. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening U is unique in today's set.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Elegant lunch spot

TEAROOM

T E A R O O M

TEAROOM fills 7 tiles - 4 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated O. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with T, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Red _____ (emergency status)

ALERT

A L E R T

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Like gathering storm clouds

OMINOUS

O M I N O U S

OMINOUS fills 7 tiles - 4 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated O. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with O, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Tooth tissue (Brit.)

DENTINE

D E N T I N E

DENTINE fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and N. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with D, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Small bit of work

ERG

E R G

ERG 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 E is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Banned insecticide

DDT

D D T

DDT fills 3 tiles - 0 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated D. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with D, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
2 distinct

Get ___ of my sight!

OUT

O U T

OUT 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 O, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Impractical one

DREAMER

D R E A M E R

DREAMER fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated R and E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with D, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Pusher's activity

DEALING

D E A L I N G

DEALING fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with D, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Vascular layer of the eyeball

CHOROID

C H O R O I D

CHOROID fills 7 tiles - 3 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 C, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Rich-voiced

OROTUND

O R O T U N D

OROTUND fills 7 tiles - 3 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 O, shared by 4 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Orange veggie

YAM

Y A M

YAM 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 Y is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Nottingham's river

TRENT

T R E N T

TRENT fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 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
1 vowel
4 consonants
4 distinct

Reverent poem

ODE

O D E

ODE 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 O, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

___ a precedent

SET

S E T

SET 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 S 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 May 21, 2026 Daily Theme.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Theme for May 21, 2026?

The May 21, 2026 Daily Theme has 18 clues across 90 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the May 21, 2026 Daily Theme?

URETHRA and TEAROOM and OMINOUS and DENTINE and DREAMER and DEALING and CHOROID and OROTUND are all tied as the longest at 7 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the May 21, 2026 Daily Theme?

ODD and COY and ERG and DDT and OUT and YAM and ODE and SET 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 18 clues contain 90 letter tiles in total, with individual answers ranging from 3 to 7 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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