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Word Craze Daily Mini May 10, 2026 Answers

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

24Clues
3-9Letters
112Total Tiles
4Tied Longest
4.7Avg Letters

/// AT A GLANCE ///

All 24 Answers at a Glance

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RIDE 4L SHIM 4L GUT 3L MOSES 5L PROMENADE 9L OVA 3L CGI 3L TEENSIEST 9L RILLS 5L AYE 3L CHIC 4L DELL 4L ROMP 4L EGOMANIAC 9L STENCILED 9L MARE 4L USE 3L MOVER 5L SAGES 5L ROE 3L DIS 3L TALC 4L SLY 3L TEAL 4L

The Word Craze Daily Mini May 10, 2026 is the shorter daily format from Betta Games, giving you 24 clues across 112 letter tiles - distinct from the longer Daily Theme. Answers run from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest are GUT and OVA and CGI and AYE and USE and ROE and DIS and SLY and the longest are PROMENADE and TEENSIEST and EGOMANIAC and STENCILED. 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 4.7 letters per answer, the fastest approach is to spot the shortest answer first and work outward through crossings. R 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 May 10, 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

May 10, 2026 - 24 clues

#ClueAnswer
1 Journey on horseback or vehicle RIDE 4 letters
2 Carpenter's leveler SHIM 4 letters
3 Prepare to remodel, maybe GUT 3 letters
4 Folk artist Grandma MOSES 5 letters
5 Concert where the audience walks PROMENADE 9 letters
6 They go down the tubes OVA 3 letters
7 Sci-fi film f/x CGI 3 letters
8 Hardest to make out TEENSIEST 9 letters
9 Small streams RILLS 5 letters
10 "___,___, captain!" AYE 3 letters
11 Fit for the runway CHIC 4 letters
12 Farmer's place, in song DELL 4 letters
13 Lighthearted movie ROMP 4 letters
14 Person with a great love for mirrors EGOMANIAC 9 letters
15 Like some posters STENCILED 9 letters
16 Foal's mother MARE 4 letters
17 "It's no ___!" ("Forget it!") USE 3 letters
18 Worker with a van MOVER 5 letters
19 Fonts of wisdom SAGES 5 letters
20 Fish eggs ROE 3 letters
21 Bad-mouth DIS 3 letters
22 1 on the Mohs scale TALC 4 letters
23 Like some winks SLY 3 letters
24 Blueish-green TEAL 4 letters

/// BREAKDOWN ///

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

Letter patterns and solving tactics for each answer.

B Consonant A Vowel R Repeated
1
Journey on horseback or vehicle
RIDE
R I D E

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

  • 4 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 distinct
2
Carpenter's leveler
SHIM
S H I M

SHIM 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 3 other answers today.

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
3
Prepare to remodel, maybe
GUT
G U T

GUT 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 G is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
4
Folk artist Grandma
MOSES
M O S E S

MOSES 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 M, shared by 2 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
5
Concert where the audience walks
PROMENADE
P R O M E N A D E

PROMENADE 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. Its opening P is unique in today's set.

  • 9 letters
  • 4 vowels
  • 5 consonants
  • 8 distinct
6
They go down the tubes
OVA
O V A

OVA 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. Its opening O is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 3 distinct
7
Sci-fi film f/x
CGI
C G I

CGI 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
8
Hardest to make out
TEENSIEST
T E E N S I E S T

TEENSIEST fills 9 tiles - 4 vowels and 5 consonants, with a repeated T and E and S. 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.

  • 9 letters
  • 4 vowels
  • 5 consonants
  • 5 distinct
9
Small streams
RILLS
R I L L S

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

  • 5 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 4 consonants
  • 4 distinct
10
"___,___, captain!"
AYE
A Y E

AYE 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. Its opening A is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 3 distinct
11
Fit for the runway
CHIC
C H I C

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

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 3 distinct
12
Farmer's place, in song
DELL
D E L L

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

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 3 distinct
13
Lighthearted movie
ROMP
R O M P

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

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
14
Person with a great love for mirrors
EGOMANIAC
E G O M A N I A C

EGOMANIAC 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
15
Like some posters
STENCILED
S T E N C I L E D

STENCILED fills 9 tiles - 3 vowels and 6 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. It closes on -ED.

  • 9 letters
  • 3 vowels
  • 6 consonants
  • 8 distinct
16
Foal's mother
MARE
M A R E

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

  • 4 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 distinct
17
"It's no ___!" ("Forget it!")
USE
U S E

USE 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. Its opening U is unique in today's set.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 3 distinct
18
Worker with a van
MOVER
M O V E R

MOVER 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 2 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 5 distinct
19
Fonts of wisdom
SAGES
S A G E S

SAGES 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 S, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 5 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
20
Fish eggs
ROE
R O E

ROE 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 R, shared by 3 other answers today.

  • 3 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 1 consonant
  • 3 distinct
21
Bad-mouth
DIS
D I S

DIS 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 D, shared by 1 other answer today.

  • 3 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 2 consonants
  • 3 distinct
22
1 on the Mohs scale
TALC
T A L C

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

  • 4 letters
  • 1 vowel
  • 3 consonants
  • 4 distinct
23
Like some winks
SLY
S L Y

SLY 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 S, shared by 3 other answers today. It ends on Y, a natural wheel-closer.

  • 3 letters
  • 0 vowels
  • 3 consonants
  • 3 distinct
24
Blueish-green
TEAL
T E A L

TEAL 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 2 other answers today.

  • 4 letters
  • 2 vowels
  • 2 consonants
  • 4 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.

/// FAQ ///

Frequently Asked Questions

8 questions about the May 10, 2026 Daily Mini.

How many clues are in the Word Craze Daily Mini for May 10, 2026?
The May 10, 2026 Daily Mini has 24 clues across 112 total letter tiles.
What is the longest answer in the May 10, 2026 Daily Mini?
PROMENADE and TEENSIEST and EGOMANIAC and STENCILED are all tied at 9 letters each.
What is the shortest answer in the May 10, 2026 Daily Mini?
GUT and OVA and CGI and AYE and USE and ROE and DIS and SLY 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 112 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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