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The Word Craze Daily Theme for January 14, 2024 has 24 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are CAR and LID and ROE and SPA and KEN and DOE and CUE and ALP and GUN at 3 letters each, while the longest are JUNGLEGYM and BAROUCHES and ARGENTINA and ALONGSIDE and DIRTYPOOL 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 24 clues the average answer is 5.3 letters long and 6 (25%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 6 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.
Yesterday's answers: January 13, 2024. If your app shows a different answer after a patch, ensure your app is up to date — corrections appear here after the next review.
January 14, 2024 · 24 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient city on the banks of the Tigris | BAGHDAD7 letters |
| 2 | Four-wheeled mode of transportation | CAR3 letters |
| 3 | Cover on top of a can | LID3 letters |
| 4 | Ship that went on a perilous voyage | ARGO4 letters |
| 5 | John’s grandmother, for instance | CORA4 letters |
| 6 | Fish eggs found in sushi rolls | ROE3 letters |
| 7 | Relative who spoils you with treats and gifts | AUNTY5 letters |
| 8 | Playground structure for little adventurers | JUNGLEGYM9 letters |
| 9 | Misbehave in a boisterous manner | ACTUP5 letters |
| 10 | Place to relax and pamper yourself | SPA3 letters |
| 11 | Part of the face that may rest in one's hand while thinking | CHIN4 letters |
| 12 | Iconic fashion designer whose initials spell out the brand | DIOR4 letters |
| 13 | Barbie’s longtime companion and love interest | KEN3 letters |
| 14 | Female deer left in a confusing maze of trees | DOE3 letters |
| 15 | Carry this bag and avoid chaos at school | SATCHEL7 letters |
| 16 | Old carriages from when horses ruled the road | BAROUCHES9 letters |
| 17 | Land of tango, gauchos, and Messi's birth | ARGENTINA9 letters |
| 18 | Beside the river, we walked by the water | ALONGSIDE9 letters |
| 19 | Filthy swimming spot, needing a thorough cleaning | DIRTYPOOL9 letters |
| 20 | Steal a vehicle by force, which might lack ethics | CARJACK7 letters |
| 21 | A disturbing dream that visits you during daylight | DAYMARE7 letters |
| 22 | Pool player's stick, pointing to victory | CUE3 letters |
| 23 | Mountain peak where cows graze in Switzerland's beauty | ALP3 letters |
| 24 | Weapon that may leave a mark | GUN3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Ancient city on the banks of the Tigris
Four-wheeled mode of transportation
Cover on top of a can
Ship that went on a perilous voyage
John’s grandmother, for instance
Fish eggs found in sushi rolls
Relative who spoils you with treats and gifts
Playground structure for little adventurers
Misbehave in a boisterous manner
Place to relax and pamper yourself
Part of the face that may rest in one's hand while thinking
Iconic fashion designer whose initials spell out the brand
Barbie’s longtime companion and love interest
Female deer left in a confusing maze of trees
Carry this bag and avoid chaos at school
Old carriages from when horses ruled the road
Land of tango, gauchos, and Messi's birth
Beside the river, we walked by the water
Filthy swimming spot, needing a thorough cleaning
Steal a vehicle by force, which might lack ethics
A disturbing dream that visits you during daylight
Pool player's stick, pointing to victory
Mountain peak where cows graze in Switzerland's beauty
Weapon that may leave a mark
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