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The Word Craze Daily Theme for October 22, 2023 has 23 clues covering 110 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are SHH and ESP and PAD and APR and EMU and HAS and ARR and POI and NEW and TEN at 3 letters each, while the longest are ROUNDTRIP and CONSTRUCT 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 23 clues the average answer is 4.8 letters long and 9 (39%) reuse at least one letter internally. S and E and A each open 3 answers — the most common starting letters 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.
Yesterday's answers: October 21, 2023. If your app shows a different answer after a patch, ensure your app is up to date — corrections appear here after the next review.
October 22, 2023 · 23 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chilled drink enjoyed in winter (4) | ICED4 letters |
| 2 | Hush! Stay quiet! (3) | SHH3 letters |
| 3 | One way to decorate, layer, or embellish | OVERLAY7 letters |
| 4 | Core region beside the organ | INNER5 letters |
| 5 | Telepathy beyond ordinary perception (3) | ESP3 letters |
| 6 | Insincere remark about an uncomfortable impression | SNIDE5 letters |
| 7 | Soft cushion for a comfortable rest | PAD3 letters |
| 8 | Month for showers and blooming flowers | APR3 letters |
| 9 | Flightless bird in Australia, "dodgy" jumper on a game | EMU3 letters |
| 10 | Travel journey that leads you back to where you started | ROUNDTRIP9 letters |
| 11 | Staple food often found in Asian cuisine | RICE4 letters |
| 12 | Sleeping space for a small shared room | TWINBED7 letters |
| 13 | Build a structure with skill and precision | CONSTRUCT9 letters |
| 14 | Numerically balanced, neither odd nor bizarre | EVEN4 letters |
| 15 | Obtained knowledge from a careful examination | DERIVED7 letters |
| 16 | One dozing, catching some z's | SLEEPER7 letters |
| 17 | Possesses, holds in possession | HAS3 letters |
| 18 | Boosted, given extra energy | HYPEDUP7 letters |
| 19 | Compound found in proteins | AMIDE5 letters |
| 20 | Pirate's expression of agreement | ARR3 letters |
| 21 | Traditional Polynesian dish | POI3 letters |
| 22 | Freshly arrived, never before seen | NEW3 letters |
| 23 | Numerical value that comes after nine | TEN3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Chilled drink enjoyed in winter (4)
Hush! Stay quiet! (3)
One way to decorate, layer, or embellish
Core region beside the organ
Telepathy beyond ordinary perception (3)
Insincere remark about an uncomfortable impression
Soft cushion for a comfortable rest
Month for showers and blooming flowers
Flightless bird in Australia, "dodgy" jumper on a game
Travel journey that leads you back to where you started
Staple food often found in Asian cuisine
Sleeping space for a small shared room
Build a structure with skill and precision
Numerically balanced, neither odd nor bizarre
Obtained knowledge from a careful examination
One dozing, catching some z's
Possesses, holds in possession
Boosted, given extra energy
Compound found in proteins
Pirate's expression of agreement
Traditional Polynesian dish
Freshly arrived, never before seen
Numerical value that comes after nine
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