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Word Craze Daily Mini December 17, 2023 Answers

All 24 clues solved. The shorter daily set - fast to finish, all answers here.

24Clues

3-9Letters

126Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.3Avg Letters

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All 24 Answers at a Glance

Tap any answer to jump to its clue.

SUNLAMP 7L INN 3L ORE 3L CADS 4L OVEN 4L ERE 3L EPICS 5L BERNSTEIN 9L ADDUP 5L SPA 3L GROT 4L STIR 4L SUN 3L ACE 3L MEASURE 7L SNAREDRUM 9L UNDERDONE 9L MOVIESTAR 9L PRECIPICE 9L ICEBAGS 7L ENSNARE 7L OPT 3L ESP 3L NUT 3L

The Word Craze Daily Mini December 17, 2023 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 24 clues across 126 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest are INN and ORE and ERE and SPA and SUN and ACE and OPT and ESP and NUT and the longest are BERNSTEIN and SNAREDRUM and UNDERDONE and MOVIESTAR and PRECIPICE. Jump straight to the clue table for any answer, or use the letter breakdown to see the vowel and consonant split per word.

The Mini is designed to be cleared in a few minutes. With 24 clues and an average of 5.3 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. S each open 5 answers, today's most common starting letter. Compare with today's Trivia Daily, or return to the Word Craze hub for level guides and pack answers.

Every answer on this page matches what all Word Craze players see on December 17, 2023. If the app shows a different answer after an update, check that your app is current.

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All Clues and Answers

December 17, 2023 - 24 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Bright device for catching some rays indoors	SUNLAMP 7 letters
2	Place to rest your head while on the road	INN 3 letters
3	Rocky material that can be mined for valuable minerals	ORE 3 letters
4	Dishonorable fellows causing mischief around	CADS 4 letters
5	Hot box for cooking your favorite meals	OVEN 4 letters
6	Old-fashioned way of saying "before"	ERE 3 letters
7	Poems of grand adventures and heroic tales	EPICS 5 letters
8	Renowned composer of "West Side Story"	BERNSTEIN 9 letters
9	Make sense when you crunch the numbers	ADDUP 5 letters
10	Relaxing retreat for pampering and rejuvenation	SPA 3 letters
11	Dirty cave found in the depths	GROT 4 letters
12	Commotion caused by mixing	STIR 4 letters
13	Celestial body that brings daylight	SUN 3 letters
14	Expert card player, they never fail	ACE 3 letters
15	Determine length or size precisely	MEASURE 7 letters
16	Percussion instrument that catches attention	SNAREDRUM 9 letters
17	Food cooked insufficiently, possibly risky	UNDERDONE 9 letters
18	Famous actor on the big screen	MOVIESTAR 9 letters
19	Dangerous cliff, not for the faint-hearted	PRECIPICE 9 letters
20	Chilled pouches used for reducing swelling	ICEBAGS 7 letters
21	Capture in a cunning trap	ENSNARE 7 letters
22	Select the best choice	OPT 3 letters
23	Sixth sense used to perceive hidden information	ESP 3 letters
24	Small edible seed	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

Bright device for catching some rays indoors

SUNLAMP

S U N L A M P

SUNLAMP fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 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
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Place to rest your head while on the road

INN

I N N

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

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
2 distinct

Rocky material that can be mined for valuable minerals

ORE

O R E

ORE 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Dishonorable fellows causing mischief around

CADS

C A D S

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Hot box for cooking your favorite meals

OVEN

O V E N

OVEN 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 2 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Old-fashioned way of saying "before"

ERE

E R E

ERE 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 E, shared by 3 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Poems of grand adventures and heroic tales

EPICS

E P I C S

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Renowned composer of "West Side Story"

BERNSTEIN

B E R N S T E I N

BERNSTEIN fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated E and N. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening B is unique in today's set.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Make sense when you crunch the numbers

ADDUP

A D D U P

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Relaxing retreat for pampering and rejuvenation

SPA

S P A

SPA 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 S, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Dirty cave found in the depths

GROT

G R O T

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Commotion caused by mixing

STIR

S T I R

STIR 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

Celestial body that brings daylight

SUN

S U N

SUN 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 S, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Expert card player, they never fail

ACE

A C E

ACE 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Determine length or size precisely

MEASURE

M E A S U R E

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

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
6 distinct

Percussion instrument that catches attention

SNAREDRUM

S N A R E D R U M

SNAREDRUM fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated R. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 4 other answers today.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
8 distinct

Food cooked insufficiently, possibly risky

UNDERDONE

U N D E R D O N E

UNDERDONE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated N and D and E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening U is unique in today's set.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Famous actor on the big screen

MOVIESTAR

M O V I E S T A R

MOVIESTAR fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with M, shared by 1 other answer today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
9 distinct

Dangerous cliff, not for the faint-hearted

PRECIPICE

P R E C I P I C E

PRECIPICE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated P and E and C and I. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening P is unique in today's set.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
5 distinct

Chilled pouches used for reducing swelling

ICEBAGS

I C E B A G S

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Capture in a cunning trap

ENSNARE

E N S N A R E

ENSNARE 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 3 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Select the best choice

OPT

O P T

OPT 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Sixth sense used to perceive hidden information

ESP

E S P

ESP 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Small edible seed

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

/// HOW TO SOLVE ///

How to Solve the Word Craze Daily Mini

5 steps to clear the board.

1
Start with the shortest clues
Short answers have fewer crossing tiles, so solving them first seeds the longer answers for free. The Mini is compact, so one early win often cascades through the whole board.
2
Count the tile slots before you commit
Each blank row shows you how many letters the answer has. Count before typing - a word that is one letter too long or short is wrong even if it looks right. Use the tile count to filter your first instinct.
3
Treat trailing question marks as wordplay signals
A "?" at the end of a clue signals a pun or lateral connection, not a straight definition. Re-read the clue sideways and the answer often clicks immediately.
4
Cross-reference the tiles you have already filled
Because the Mini is small, every answer shares tiles with at least one other. If you are stuck, look at which letters are already locked in from crossing answers and work backwards.
5
Commit early, correct fast
On a short board hesitation costs more than a wrong guess. Enter your best candidate, then use the crossing tiles to confirm or rule it out and move on.

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Frequently Asked Questions

8 questions about the December 17, 2023 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for December 17, 2023?

The December 17, 2023 Daily Mini has 24 clues across 126 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the December 17, 2023 Daily Mini?

BERNSTEIN and SNAREDRUM and UNDERDONE and MOVIESTAR and PRECIPICE are all tied at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the December 17, 2023 Daily Mini?

INN and ORE and ERE and SPA and SUN and ACE and OPT and ESP and NUT all tie for shortest at 3 letters each.

How does the Daily Mini differ from the Daily Theme?

The Daily Mini is the shorter daily format from Betta Games. It covers fewer clues than the Daily Theme and is designed to be completed in a few minutes. The Daily Theme features picture clues anchored to a common topic, while the Mini is a compact standalone set.

Are Daily Mini answers the same for everyone?

Yes. Every Word Craze player sees the same Daily Mini clues and answers on the same calendar date, regardless of device or region.

What time does the Daily Mini reset?

The Daily Mini refreshes at midnight in your local time zone, at the same moment as the Daily Theme.

How many total letter tiles are in today's Daily Mini?

Today's 24 Mini clues contain 126 letter tiles, ranging from 3 to 9 letters per answer.

Who compiles these answers?

The answers 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 Mini works and how this page is produced.

The Word Craze Daily Mini is the compact daily puzzle released every morning by Betta Games. It is a shorter format than the Daily Theme - fewer clues, quicker to finish, but still requiring the same tile-counting and crossing-tile tactics. Every Mini belongs to its calendar date and cannot be replayed inside the app after the day resets.

Every set is verified against the tile slots shown in the app before the page is published.

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