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Word Craze Daily Mini December 30, 2023 Answers
All 20 clues solved. The shorter daily set - fast to finish, all answers here.
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All 20 Answers at a Glance
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The Word Craze Daily Mini December 30, 2023 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 20 clues across 104 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest are SOU and TED and TIS and HOE and WED and DIE and the longest are TELEVISE and EPISODES and YULETIDE and HAVENOTS and NOSINESS. 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 20 clues and an average of 5.2 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. E 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 30, 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 30, 2023 - 20 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
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| 1 | Break character with dash | HYPHEN 6 letters |
| 2 | French coin granted to please | SOU 3 letters |
| 3 | Declare without hesitation | AVOW 4 letters |
| 4 | Broadcast on the small screen | TELEVISE 8 letters |
| 5 | Close it to block the light | EYELID 6 letters |
| 6 | Consumed, no longer whole | EATEN 5 letters |
| 7 | Serialized stories on TV | EPISODES 8 letters |
| 8 | Talked on stage with humor | TED 3 letters |
| 9 | It's the season to be jolly | TIS 3 letters |
| 10 | Thickest with no room to spare | DENSEST 7 letters |
| 11 | Gardening tool for ground-breaking work | HOE 3 letters |
| 12 | Festive season filled with joy and cheer | YULETIDE 8 letters |
| 13 | Those lacking material possessions | HAVENOTS 8 letters |
| 14 | Wickedness that thrives in darkness | EVIL 4 letters |
| 15 | Curiosity that snoops around without invitation | NOSINESS 8 letters |
| 16 | Roadway where pedestrians and cars mingle | STREET 6 letters |
| 17 | Formal union of two hearts and lives | WED 3 letters |
| 18 | Organs for sight and windows to the soul | EYES 4 letters |
| 19 | Mimicked with a cheeky imitation | APED 4 letters |
| 20 | Cease to exist in the realm of the living | DIE 3 letters |
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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.
HYPHEN fills 6 tiles - 1 vowel and 5 consonants, with a repeated H. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with H, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 6 letters
- 1 vowel
- 5 consonants
- 5 distinct
SOU 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 S, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 3 letters
- 2 vowels
- 1 consonant
- 3 distinct
AVOW 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 1 other answer today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
TELEVISE fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with T, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 8 letters
- 4 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 6 distinct
EYELID fills 6 tiles - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated E. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.
- 6 letters
- 3 vowels
- 3 consonants
- 5 distinct
EATEN fills 5 tiles - 3 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated E. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.
- 5 letters
- 3 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
EPISODES fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E and S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.
- 8 letters
- 4 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 6 distinct
TED 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. It closes on -ED.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
TIS 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
DENSEST fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E and S. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with D, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 7 letters
- 2 vowels
- 5 consonants
- 5 distinct
HOE 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 H, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 3 letters
- 2 vowels
- 1 consonant
- 3 distinct
YULETIDE fills 8 tiles - 4 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening Y is unique in today's set.
- 8 letters
- 4 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 7 distinct
HAVENOTS fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with H, shared by 2 other answers today.
- 8 letters
- 3 vowels
- 5 consonants
- 8 distinct
EVIL 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 4 other answers today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
NOSINESS fills 8 tiles - 3 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated N and S. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. Its opening N is unique in today's set.
- 8 letters
- 3 vowels
- 5 consonants
- 5 distinct
STREET fills 6 tiles - 2 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated T and E. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 1 other answer today.
- 6 letters
- 2 vowels
- 4 consonants
- 4 distinct
WED 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 W is unique in today's set. It closes on -ED.
- 3 letters
- 1 vowel
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
EYES fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated E. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with E, shared by 4 other answers today.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 3 distinct
APED 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 1 other answer today. It closes on -ED.
- 4 letters
- 2 vowels
- 2 consonants
- 4 distinct
DIE 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 D, shared by 1 other answer 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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