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Word Craze Daily Mini January 12, 2025 Answers

All 26 clues solved. The shorter daily set - fast to finish, all answers here.

26Clues
3-9Letters
119Total Tiles
2Tied Longest
4.6Avg Letters

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All 26 Answers at a Glance

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CBS 3L CAGE 4L LEE 3L OAR 3L BUHL 4L SUBZERO 7L ITS 3L GROWL 5L PIG 3L GUERRILLA 9L SPECULATE 9L SLANK 5L CLOSINGS 8L BEAUT 5L SERBS 5L CHURR 5L GEL 3L BEG 3L HOOPLA 6L ALGAE 5L WILTS 5L ORCA 4L UPS 3L EEL 3L RUN 3L ILK 3L

The Word Craze Daily Mini January 12, 2025 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 26 clues across 119 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest are CBS and LEE and OAR and ITS and PIG and GEL and BEG and UPS and EEL and RUN and ILK and the longest are GUERRILLA and SPECULATE. 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 26 clues and an average of 4.6 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. C and S each open 4 answers, today's most common starting letters. 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 12, 2025. 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 12, 2025 - 26 clues

#ClueAnswer
1 American television network CBS 3 letters
2 A wire or metal framework CAGE 4 letters
3 Stan who had a cameo in "Black Panther" LEE 3 letters
4 Boat tool OAR 3 letters
5 Pitcher Bob of the 1950s Braves BUHL 4 letters
6 At a subzero temperature SUBZERO 7 letters
7 "___ Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" ITS 3 letters
8 Utter a fierce-sounding growl GROWL 5 letters
9 Engorge oneself, with ''out'' PIG 3 letters
10 Castro, prior to 1959 GUERRILLA 9 letters
11 To guess or hypothesize without sufficient evidence SPECULATE 9 letters
12 A dialectal word meaning to move stealthily or quietly SLANK 5 letters
13 Business section info CLOSINGS 8 letters
14 Humdinger BEAUT 5 letters
15 Most Yugoslavs SERBS 5 letters
16 A sound made by birds or insects CHURR 5 letters
17 Salon stiffener GEL 3 letters
18 Request to Fido BEG 3 letters
19 Excessive excitement or activity surrounding something HOOPLA 6 letters
20 Sea life ALGAE 5 letters
21 Loses power, like a flower WILTS 5 letters
22 Toothed whale ORCA 4 letters
23 Becomes more successful UPS 3 letters
24 Elongated fish EEL 3 letters
25 Go at a fast pace RUN 3 letters
26 Type or kind ILK 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated
1
American television network
CBS
C B S

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

  • 3 letters
  • 0 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 3 distinct
2
A wire or metal framework
CAGE
C A G E

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

  • 4 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 distinct
3
Stan who had a cameo in "Black Panther"
LEE
L E E

LEE 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 L is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 2 distinct
4
Boat tool
OAR
O A R

OAR 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 1 other answer today.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 3 distinct
5
Pitcher Bob of the 1950s Braves
BUHL
B U H L

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

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
6
At a subzero temperature
SUBZERO
S U B Z E R O

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

  • 7 letters
  • 3 vowels
  • 4 consonants
  • 7 distinct
7
"___ Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
ITS
I T S

ITS 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 I, shared by 1 other answer today.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
8
Utter a fierce-sounding growl
GROWL
G R O W L

GROWL fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with G, shared by 2 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 5 distinct
9
Engorge oneself, with ''out''
PIG
P I G

PIG 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 P is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
10
Castro, prior to 1959
GUERRILLA
G U E R R I L L A

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

  • 9 letters
  • 4 vowels
  • 5 consonants
  • 7 distinct
11
To guess or hypothesize without sufficient evidence
SPECULATE
S P E C U L A T E

SPECULATE fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated E. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with S, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 9 letters
  • 4 vowels
  • 5 consonants
  • 8 distinct
12
A dialectal word meaning to move stealthily or quietly
SLANK
S L A N K

SLANK fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 5 distinct
13
Business section info
CLOSINGS
C L O S I N G S

CLOSINGS fills 8 tiles - 2 vowels and 6 consonants, with a repeated S. At 8 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 8 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 6 consonants
  • 7 distinct
14
Humdinger
BEAUT
B E A U T

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

  • 5 letters
  • 3 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 5 distinct
15
Most Yugoslavs
SERBS
S E R B S

SERBS fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants, with a repeated S. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with S, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 4 distinct
16
A sound made by birds or insects
CHURR
C H U R R

CHURR fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants, with a repeated R. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with C, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 4 distinct
17
Salon stiffener
GEL
G E L

GEL 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 G, shared by 2 other answers today.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
18
Request to Fido
BEG
B E G

BEG 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 B, shared by 2 other answers today.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
19
Excessive excitement or activity surrounding something
HOOPLA
H O O P L A

HOOPLA fills 6 tiles - 3 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated O. At 6 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening H is unique in today's set.

  • 6 letters
  • 3 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 5 distinct
20
Sea life
ALGAE
A L G A E

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

  • 5 letters
  • 3 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 distinct
21
Loses power, like a flower
WILTS
W I L T S

WILTS fills 5 tiles - 1 vowel and 4 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening W is unique in today's set.

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 5 distinct
22
Toothed whale
ORCA
O R C A

ORCA 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.

  • 4 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 distinct
23
Becomes more successful
UPS
U P S

UPS 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 U is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
24
Elongated fish
EEL
E E L

EEL 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 E is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 2 distinct
25
Go at a fast pace
RUN
R U N

RUN 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 R is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
26
Type or kind
ILK
I L K

ILK 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 I, shared by 1 other answer today.

  • 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 12, 2025 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for January 12, 2025?
The January 12, 2025 Daily Mini has 26 clues across 119 total letter tiles.
What is the longest answer in the January 12, 2025 Daily Mini?
GUERRILLA and SPECULATE are all tied at 9 letters each.
What is the shortest answer in the January 12, 2025 Daily Mini?
CBS and LEE and OAR and ITS and PIG and GEL and BEG and UPS and EEL and RUN and ILK 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 26 Mini clues contain 119 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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How the Daily Mini works and how this page is produced.

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