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Word Craze Daily Mini January 28, 2024 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.

TIC 3L TOP 3L LOOSE 5L BLACKHEAD 9L ANCIENT 7L SAUSAGE 7L COLDCREAM 9L GEODE 5L PEA 3L KIT 3L TAB 3L CLAN 4L LOKI 4L TEEN 4L POD 3L OCCLUDE 7L SHEPARD 7L LASSO 5L ATSEA 5L ALGA 4L SCOT 4L GEEK 4L CUP 3L MOT 3L

The Word Craze Daily Mini January 28, 2024 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 TIC and TOP and PEA and KIT and TAB and POD and CUP and MOT and the longest are BLACKHEAD and COLDCREAM. 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. T 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 January 28, 2024. If the app shows a different answer after an update, check that your app is current.

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All Clues and Answers

January 28, 2024 - 24 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Nervous twitch that's hard to control	TIC 3 letters
2	Toy that spins with precision	TOP 3 letters
3	Not tight; could be a tooth or a screw	LOOSE 5 letters
4	Spotty feature on a pale face	BLACKHEAD 9 letters
5	Old timer wins without a hint	ANCIENT 7 letters
6	Banger's a hit with breakfast lovers	SAUSAGE 7 letters
7	Chilly balm for nighttime skin routine	COLDCREAM 9 letters
8	Inner beauty only seen when cracked	GEODE 5 letters
9	Tiny veggie that likes to hide in pods	PEA 3 letters
10	Tools for the handy man on the go	KIT 3 letters
11	Bill to pay for drinks, perhaps	TAB 3 letters
12	Gang of relatives providing support	CLAN 4 letters
13	Trickster god causing mischief and chaos	LOKI 4 letters
14	Young person missing start of secondary school	TEEN 4 letters
15	Half of a peapod, oddly	POD 3 letters
16	Hang back, without end, obscuring	OCCLUDE 7 letters
17	Actor Alan redirects sheepdog	SHEPARD 7 letters
18	Rope thrown around a horse, initially	LASSO 5 letters
19	Lost in a tempest, initially enduring	ATSEA 5 letters
20	Sea plant injects air into a gas	ALGA 4 letters
21	Person from north goes around, making a home	SCOT 4 letters
22	Nerd ending in chaos, finally	GEEK 4 letters
23	Take part in and win an award	CUP 3 letters
24	Tiny creature moves around on tree branches	MOT 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Nervous twitch that's hard to control

TIC

T I C

TIC 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Toy that spins with precision

TOP

T O P

TOP 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Not tight; could be a tooth or a screw

LOOSE

L O O S E

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Spotty feature on a pale face

BLACKHEAD

B L A C K H E A D

BLACKHEAD fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated A. 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
8 distinct

Old timer wins without a hint

ANCIENT

A N C I E N T

ANCIENT fills 7 tiles - 3 vowels and 4 consonants, with a repeated N. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with A, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Banger's a hit with breakfast lovers

SAUSAGE

S A U S A G E

SAUSAGE fills 7 tiles - 4 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated S and A. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 2 other answers today.

7 letters
4 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Chilly balm for nighttime skin routine

COLDCREAM

C O L D C R E A M

COLDCREAM fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated C. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
8 distinct

Inner beauty only seen when cracked

GEODE

G E O D E

GEODE 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 G, shared by 1 other answer today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Tiny veggie that likes to hide in pods

PEA

P E A

PEA 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 P, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Tools for the handy man on the go

KIT

K I T

KIT 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 K is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Bill to pay for drinks, perhaps

TAB

T A B

TAB 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 3 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Gang of relatives providing support

CLAN

C L A N

CLAN fills 4 tiles - 1 vowel and 3 consonants. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with C, shared by 2 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Trickster god causing mischief and chaos

LOKI

L O K I

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Young person missing start of secondary school

TEEN

T E E N

TEEN 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 T, shared by 3 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Half of a peapod, oddly

POD

P O D

POD 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 P, shared by 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Hang back, without end, obscuring

OCCLUDE

O C C L U D E

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

7 letters
3 vowels
4 consonants
6 distinct

Actor Alan redirects sheepdog

SHEPARD

S H E P A R D

SHEPARD 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 2 other answers today.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
7 distinct

Rope thrown around a horse, initially

LASSO

L A S S O

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Lost in a tempest, initially enduring

ATSEA

A T S E A

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Sea plant injects air into a gas

ALGA

A L G A

ALGA fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated A. 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
3 distinct

Person from north goes around, making a home

SCOT

S C O T

SCOT 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 2 other answers today.

4 letters
1 vowel
3 consonants
4 distinct

Nerd ending in chaos, finally

GEEK

G E E K

GEEK 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 G, shared by 1 other answer today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Take part in and win an award

CUP

C U P

CUP 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 2 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Tiny creature moves around on tree branches

MOT

M O T

MOT 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 M 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 January 28, 2024 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for January 28, 2024?

The January 28, 2024 Daily Mini has 24 clues across 114 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the January 28, 2024 Daily Mini?

BLACKHEAD and COLDCREAM are all tied at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the January 28, 2024 Daily Mini?

TIC and TOP and PEA and KIT and TAB and POD and CUP and MOT 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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