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Word Craze Daily Mini December 24, 2023 Answers

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

24Clues

3-9Letters

114Total Tiles

2Tied Longest

4.8Avg Letters

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All 24 Answers at a Glance

Tap any answer to jump to its clue.

YEW 3L SAG 3L HAREM 5L WHOLENOTE 9L EMBARGO 7L COROLLA 7L FERTILIZE 9L FALSE 5L ELF 3L NET 3L YAW 3L WHOM 4L AREA 4L SMOG 4L GEE 3L ALBERTA 7L ENROLLS 7L HENCE 5L TOPAZ 5L ORFF 4L OILY 4L LIEN 4L FEE 3L EAT 3L

The Word Craze Daily Mini December 24, 2023 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 24 clues across 114 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest are YEW and SAG and ELF and NET and YAW and GEE and FEE and EAT and the longest are WHOLENOTE and FERTILIZE. 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 4.8 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. E each open 4 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 24, 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 24, 2023 - 24 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Evergreen tree with poisonous red berries	YEW 3 letters
2	Droop downward due to weight or fatigue	SAG 3 letters
3	Collection of women in a ruler's palace	HAREM 5 letters
4	Musical symbol representing a full pitch	WHOLENOTE 9 letters
5	Trade restriction imposed on a country	EMBARGO 7 letters
6	Part of a flower that surrounds the petals	COROLLA 7 letters
7	Help plants grow with this magical potion	FERTILIZE 9 letters
8	Not true, deceptive	FALSE 5 letters
9	Mythical creature who helps Santa Claus	ELF 3 letters
10	Catching device for tennis or butterflies	NET 3 letters
11	Drift off course while steering a boat	YAW 3 letters
12	The person you're referring to in a formal manner	WHOM 4 letters
13	Measure of space within a boundary	AREA 4 letters
14	Hazy pollution that obscures the sky	SMOG 4 letters
15	Expression of surprise or enthusiasm	GEE 3 letters
16	Canadian province known for its oil sands	ALBERTA 7 letters
17	Registers for a class, perhaps	ENROLLS 7 letters
18	Consequently, he hops around in the park	HENCE 5 letters
19	Precious gem that's never at the bottom	TOPAZ 5 letters
20	Musical composer who takes a break in the middle	ORFF 4 letters
21	Greasy, like a slick salesman's pitch	OILY 4 letters
22	Legal claim that tracks down an unpaid debt	LIEN 4 letters
23	Payment for the privilege of being treated like royalty	FEE 3 letters
24	Consume, but without the need for utensils	EAT 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Evergreen tree with poisonous red berries

YEW

Y E W

YEW 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

Droop downward due to weight or fatigue

SAG

S A G

SAG 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Collection of women in a ruler's palace

HAREM

H A R E M

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Musical symbol representing a full pitch

WHOLENOTE

W H O L E N O T E

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

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Trade restriction imposed on a country

EMBARGO

E M B A R G O

EMBARGO fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants. 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
7 distinct

Part of a flower that surrounds the petals

COROLLA

C O R O L L A

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
5 distinct

Help plants grow with this magical potion

FERTILIZE

F E R T I L I Z E

FERTILIZE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and I. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with F, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Not true, deceptive

FALSE

F A L S E

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Mythical creature who helps Santa Claus

ELF

E L F

ELF 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

Catching device for tennis or butterflies

NET

N E T

NET 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

Drift off course while steering a boat

YAW

Y A W

YAW 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

The person you're referring to in a formal manner

WHOM

W H O M

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

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Measure of space within a boundary

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 1 other answer today.

4 letters
3 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Hazy pollution that obscures the sky

SMOG

S M O G

SMOG 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 1 other answer today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Expression of surprise or enthusiasm

GEE

G E E

GEE 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. Its opening G is unique in today's set.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Canadian province known for its oil sands

ALBERTA

A L B E R T A

ALBERTA 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 A, shared by 1 other answer today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Registers for a class, perhaps

ENROLLS

E N R O L L S

ENROLLS fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated L. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 3 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

Consequently, he hops around in the park

HENCE

H E N C E

HENCE 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 H, shared by 1 other answer today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Precious gem that's never at the bottom

TOPAZ

T O P A Z

TOPAZ fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening T is unique in today's set.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Musical composer who takes a break in the middle

ORFF

O R F F

ORFF fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants, with a repeated F. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with O, shared by 1 other answer today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
3 distinct

Greasy, like a slick salesman's pitch

OILY

O I L Y

OILY 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. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Legal claim that tracks down an unpaid debt

LIEN

L I E N

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Payment for the privilege of being treated like royalty

FEE

F E E

FEE 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 F, shared by 2 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
2 distinct

Consume, but without the need for utensils

EAT

E A T

EAT 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
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 24, 2023 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for December 24, 2023?

The December 24, 2023 Daily Mini has 24 clues across 114 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the December 24, 2023 Daily Mini?

WHOLENOTE and FERTILIZE are all tied at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the December 24, 2023 Daily Mini?

YEW and SAG and ELF and NET and YAW and GEE and FEE and EAT 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 114 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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