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The Word Craze Daily Theme for August 20, 2023 has 25 clues covering 128 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are REG and TOY and ITS and TAO and ARC and GYP and ICY and NET and PIG at 3 letters each, while the longest are RADIOLOGY and CAMPANILE and LADIESMAN and OILSTONES and OTOLOGIST at 9 letters. Jump straight to the full clue table if you need a specific answer, or browse the letter breakdown for the vowel and consonant split on every word.
Across today's 25 clues the average answer is 5.1 letters long and 10 (40%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 5 answers — the most common starting letter today. Start with the shortest clues — they unlock crossings for the longer ones. Compare with today's Trivia Daily and Daily Mini, or return to the Word Craze hub for level and pack guides.
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August 20, 2023 · 25 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A group of soldiers that fight together in the military | PLATOON7 letters |
| 2 | To stay in one place until something happens or someone arrives | AWAIT5 letters |
| 3 | The branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat diseases | RADIOLOGY9 letters |
| 4 | A small, flat, round piece of metal that is used as money | COIN4 letters |
| 5 | To hit someone with an open hand, usually on the face | SLAP4 letters |
| 6 | Short for "regular," can refer to a regular customer, a regular size, or something that is usual or routine | REG3 letters |
| 7 | An object that is intended to be played with or used for amusement | TOY3 letters |
| 8 | Referring to something that belongs to or is associated with a thing or animal, not a person | ITS3 letters |
| 9 | A traditional Navajo dwelling made of logs and earth | HOGAN5 letters |
| 10 | A tall tower, especially one that is part of a church or university building | CAMPANILE9 letters |
| 11 | South American city known for its tango and steak | AIRES5 letters |
| 12 | Eats or takes in food | INGESTS7 letters |
| 13 | A man who is attractive to and often dates many women | LADIESMAN9 letters |
| 14 | Impressing or astounding someone | AWING5 letters |
| 15 | Eastern philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature | TAO3 letters |
| 16 | Sharpening tools used by craftsmen and chefs | OILSTONES9 letters |
| 17 | A doctor specializing in the study and treatment of ear diseases | OTOLOGIST9 letters |
| 18 | A curved line or shape | ARC3 letters |
| 19 | To cheat or swindle someone | GYP3 letters |
| 20 | The largest artery in the human body, carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body | AORTA5 letters |
| 21 | Big, domesticated bovine with a hump on its shoulders | GAYAL5 letters |
| 22 | Very cold; can describe roads or relationships | ICY3 letters |
| 23 | Fast runner often compared to a certain tortoise | HARE4 letters |
| 24 | What a tennis ball might hit during a match | NET3 letters |
| 25 | Animal that often rolls around in mud | PIG3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
A group of soldiers that fight together in the military
To stay in one place until something happens or someone arrives
The branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat diseases
A small, flat, round piece of metal that is used as money
To hit someone with an open hand, usually on the face
Short for "regular," can refer to a regular customer, a regular size, or something that is usual or routine
An object that is intended to be played with or used for amusement
Referring to something that belongs to or is associated with a thing or animal, not a person
A traditional Navajo dwelling made of logs and earth
A tall tower, especially one that is part of a church or university building
South American city known for its tango and steak
Eats or takes in food
A man who is attractive to and often dates many women
Impressing or astounding someone
Eastern philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
Sharpening tools used by craftsmen and chefs
A doctor specializing in the study and treatment of ear diseases
A curved line or shape
To cheat or swindle someone
The largest artery in the human body, carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
Big, domesticated bovine with a hump on its shoulders
Very cold; can describe roads or relationships
Fast runner often compared to a certain tortoise
What a tennis ball might hit during a match
Animal that often rolls around in mud
Five steps that open the full crossword. More tips in the Word Craze hub.
Short answers have fewer crossing tiles, so solving them first seeds the longer answers for free. Scan the whole board and pick out every clue whose answer runs three or four letters - those are your quickest wins.
A clue that ends in "?" is hinting at a pun, double meaning, or lateral connection rather than a straight definition. Read it again as wordplay and the answer usually surfaces fast.
Each answer slot shows how many letters the answer has. Before typing, count the tiles and match them to your candidate word - one letter too long or short means wrong regardless of how good it looks.
Many Daily Theme answers are compound words. If the picture clue shows two distinct objects, name each one and fuse them. Splitting at the natural seam often bypasses the need to know the exact word upfront.
The picture clue and text clue together define the answer but are not redundant - each half adds information the other omits. Read the text, then examine the image for details the text left unnamed.
Five tactics that work on every dated Daily Theme — apply them today and carry them through the rest of the week.
Start with the longest answer on this board. Tap the longest word in the at-a-glance panel above and solve it first. Every crossing letter it places narrows the shorter answers that share a tile with it — on a typical Daily Theme board, one well-placed long answer can cascade three or four shorter entries to a single candidate.
Read the text clue and the image simultaneously. Each clue uses both a written description and a picture. The picture names the subject; the text tells you which property or aspect of that subject the answer covers. Reading only one of them loses half the information in the clue and roughly doubles the chance of guessing wrong.
Count the tile slots on every row before typing. The breakdown section above lists exact tile counts per answer. Cross-check any candidate against the slot length before committing — a five-letter guess in a six-letter slot is always wrong no matter how logical the word feels.
Treat a question-mark clue as a wordplay signal. Clues ending in "?" use a pun, double meaning, or lateral angle rather than a direct definition. Re-read them as playful hints, not factual descriptions. That reframe usually surfaces the answer within one or two re-reads.
Compare with the Trivia Daily and Daily Mini for today. Betta Games sometimes uses related vocabulary across all three daily formats on the same calendar date. If a clue here involves a topic that stumps you, checking today's Trivia Daily or Daily Mini often surfaces the same word in a context that makes the Daily Theme answer obvious.
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Last checked — Sep 8, 2026