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Word Craze Daily Mini January 11, 2026 Answers

All 25 clues solved. The shorter daily set - fast to finish, all answers here.

25Clues

3-9Letters

128Total Tiles

5Tied Longest

5.1Avg Letters

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All 25 Answers at a Glance

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LOTTERY 7L LEAVE 5L AMINOACID 9L GAGE 4L LUGE 4L JOT 3L URL 3L COP 3L TAROT 5L PROMOTION 9L LEMON 5L SYNERGY 7L OLIGOPOLY 9L TENET 5L TAO 3L EVALUATOR 9L RECURRING 9L LAG 3L ODE 3L MAJOR 5L IGLOO 5L CPU 3L TOME 4L TNT 3L MEN 3L

The Word Craze Daily Mini January 11, 2026 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 25 clues across 128 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest are JOT and URL and COP and TAO and LAG and ODE and CPU and TNT and MEN and the longest are AMINOACID and PROMOTION and OLIGOPOLY and EVALUATOR and RECURRING. 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 25 clues and an average of 5.1 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. L and T each open 5 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 11, 2026. 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 11, 2026 - 25 clues

#	Clue	Answer
1	Small chance to win big bucks	LOTTERY 7 letters
2	"_____ me alone!"	LEAVE 5 letters
3	A building block of proteins	AMINOACID 9 letters
4	Revolutionary War general Thomas	GAGE 4 letters
5	Winter Games vehicle	LUGE 4 letters
6	Hastily write down	JOT 3 letters
7	This acronym stands for "Uniform Resource Locator" and helps you find websites on the internet	URL 3 letters
8	Slang for a police officer	COP 3 letters
9	Fortune-telling cards	TAROT 5 letters
10	Advancement in one's job	PROMOTION 9 letters
11	A citrus fruit with sour juice and yellow skin	LEMON 5 letters
12	Two plus two equaling five, e.g.	SYNERGY 7 letters
13	Market structure where there are few competitors	OLIGOPOLY 9 letters
14	A basic principle or belief	TENET 5 letters
15	Chinese philosophy	TAO 3 letters
16	Person who calculates the worth of a house that's sold	EVALUATOR 9 letters
17	Occurring repeatedly or regularly	RECURRING 9 letters
18	Fail to keep pace	LAG 3 letters
19	Poem that expresses admiration or appreciation for someone or something	ODE 3 letters
20	Study at college	MAJOR 5 letters
21	Home of Inuit	IGLOO 5 letters
22	Central processing unit of a computer	CPU 3 letters
23	Big weighty book	TOME 4 letters
24	Explosive used as a dye when first invented	TNT 3 letters
25	Male people	MEN 3 letters

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Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated

Small chance to win big bucks

LOTTERY

L O T T E R Y

LOTTERY fills 7 tiles - 2 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated T. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with L, shared by 4 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

7 letters
2 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

"_____ me alone!"

LEAVE

L E A V E

LEAVE 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 L, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

A building block of proteins

AMINOACID

A M I N O A C I D

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

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
7 distinct

Revolutionary War general Thomas

GAGE

G A G E

GAGE fills 4 tiles - 2 vowels and 2 consonants, with a repeated G. At 4 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening G is unique in today's set.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
3 distinct

Winter Games vehicle

LUGE

L U G E

LUGE 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 4 other answers today.

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Hastily write down

JOT

J O T

JOT 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 J is unique in today's set.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

This acronym stands for "Uniform Resource Locator" and helps you find websites on the internet

URL

U R L

URL 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

Slang for a police officer

COP

C O P

COP 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Fortune-telling cards

TAROT

T A R O T

TAROT fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated T. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
4 distinct

Advancement in one's job

PROMOTION

P R O M O T I O N

PROMOTION fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O. 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
7 distinct

A citrus fruit with sour juice and yellow skin

LEMON

L E M O N

LEMON fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with L, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Two plus two equaling five, e.g.

SYNERGY

S Y N E R G Y

SYNERGY fills 7 tiles - 1 vowel and 6 consonants, with a repeated Y. At 7 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. Its opening S is unique in today's set. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

7 letters
1 vowel
6 consonants
6 distinct

Market structure where there are few competitors

OLIGOPOLY

O L I G O P O L Y

OLIGOPOLY fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated O and L. It ties for the longest answer today, so leave it until crossings feed its letters. It opens with O, shared by 1 other answer today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

9 letters
4 vowels
5 consonants
6 distinct

A basic principle or belief

TENET

T E N E T

TENET fills 5 tiles - 2 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated T and E. At 5 letters it locks in fast once one crossing tile lands. It opens with T, shared by 4 other answers today.

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
3 distinct

Chinese philosophy

TAO

T A O

TAO 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 T, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
2 vowels
1 consonant
3 distinct

Person who calculates the worth of a house that's sold

EVALUATOR

E V A L U A T O R

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

9 letters
5 vowels
4 consonants
8 distinct

Occurring repeatedly or regularly

RECURRING

R E C U R R I N G

RECURRING 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. Its opening R is unique in today's set.

9 letters
3 vowels
6 consonants
7 distinct

Fail to keep pace

LAG

L A G

LAG 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 L, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Poem that expresses admiration or appreciation for someone or something

ODE

O D E

ODE 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

Study at college

MAJOR

M A J O R

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

5 letters
2 vowels
3 consonants
5 distinct

Home of Inuit

IGLOO

I G L O O

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

5 letters
3 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Central processing unit of a computer

CPU

C P U

CPU 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 1 other answer today.

3 letters
1 vowel
2 consonants
3 distinct

Big weighty book

TOME

T O M E

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

4 letters
2 vowels
2 consonants
4 distinct

Explosive used as a dye when first invented

TNT

T N T

TNT fills 3 tiles - 0 vowels and 3 consonants, with a repeated T. At 3 letters it is one of the shortest - bank it early to seed the longer slots. It opens with T, shared by 4 other answers today.

3 letters
0 vowels
3 consonants
2 distinct

Male people

MEN

M E N

MEN 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 M, 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
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 11, 2026 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for January 11, 2026?

The January 11, 2026 Daily Mini has 25 clues across 128 total letter tiles.

What is the longest answer in the January 11, 2026 Daily Mini?

AMINOACID and PROMOTION and OLIGOPOLY and EVALUATOR and RECURRING are all tied at 9 letters each.

What is the shortest answer in the January 11, 2026 Daily Mini?

JOT and URL and COP and TAO and LAG and ODE and CPU and TNT and MEN 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 25 Mini clues contain 128 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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