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The Word Craze Daily Theme for July 12, 2024 has 40 clues covering 194 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 8 letters. The shortest answers are ONO and ANI and FAT and ALT and NYC and RAY and TSP and RAN and MOO and TOW and HAT and ENE at 3 letters each, while the longest are CHARADES and HOTWATER and CONFUSED and SEEDLESS and ANTITYPE and DEPENDED and STRICKEN and WIRELESS at 8 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 40 clues the average answer is 4.9 letters long and 14 (35%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 8 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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July 12, 2024 · 40 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Party game where players act out words for others to guess | CHARADES8 letters |
| 2 | "___ you sweet!" | ARENT5 letters |
| 3 | "Imagine" album co-producer, Yoko... | ONO3 letters |
| 4 | American ______ is a 2014 US war drama starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle | SNIPER6 letters |
| 5 | Singer DiFranco | ANI3 letters |
| 6 | Butter or olive oil, e.g. | FAT3 letters |
| 7 | Typically, a faucet with a red mark will release this | HOTWATER8 letters |
| 8 | Half of something | DEMI4 letters |
| 9 | PC key | ALT3 letters |
| 10 | ___-friendly | USER4 letters |
| 11 | Admired figure | IDOL4 letters |
| 12 | Rockefeller center setting | NYC3 letters |
| 13 | A narrow beam of light, energy or particles | RAY3 letters |
| 14 | It has no pockets | SHROUD6 letters |
| 15 | Leonine locks | MANE4 letters |
| 16 | Swim goggles protect them | EYES4 letters |
| 17 | Teaspoon abbreviation | TSP3 letters |
| 18 | Turn blue | SADDEN6 letters |
| 19 | Greek god of war | ARES4 letters |
| 20 | Someone perplexed or unable to think clearly is this | CONFUSED8 letters |
| 21 | Like sultana grapes | SEEDLESS8 letters |
| 22 | Moved swiftly, sprinted | RAN3 letters |
| 23 | Cow's sound | MOO3 letters |
| 24 | Like the Great Basin | ARID4 letters |
| 25 | Counterpart that represents the opposite | ANTITYPE8 letters |
| 26 | Relied upon heavily | DEPENDED8 letters |
| 27 | AAA roadside assistance service | TOW3 letters |
| 28 | One who should be kept closer than a friend, it's said | ENEMY5 letters |
| 29 | Hair-covering garments | HAT3 letters |
| 30 | Afflicted | STRICKEN8 letters |
| 31 | Compass direction, opposite of WSW: abbr. | ENE3 letters |
| 32 | Units of volume in metric system | STERES6 letters |
| 33 | Without cords or cables | WIRELESS8 letters |
| 34 | Wan | ASHY4 letters |
| 35 | The second ranking suit in many a card game | HEARTS6 letters |
| 36 | Name of a famous American poet | ROSA4 letters |
| 37 | Living creature such as a dog, lion, or whale | ANIMAL6 letters |
| 38 | Uses a laser to cut or engrave | LASE4 letters |
| 39 | Colonial Virginia | DARE4 letters |
| 40 | First column to add, usually | ONES4 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Party game where players act out words for others to guess
"___ you sweet!"
"Imagine" album co-producer, Yoko...
American ______ is a 2014 US war drama starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle
Singer DiFranco
Butter or olive oil, e.g.
Typically, a faucet with a red mark will release this
Half of something
PC key
___-friendly
Admired figure
Rockefeller center setting
A narrow beam of light, energy or particles
It has no pockets
Leonine locks
Swim goggles protect them
Teaspoon abbreviation
Turn blue
Greek god of war
Someone perplexed or unable to think clearly is this
Like sultana grapes
Moved swiftly, sprinted
Cow's sound
Like the Great Basin
Counterpart that represents the opposite
Relied upon heavily
AAA roadside assistance service
One who should be kept closer than a friend, it's said
Hair-covering garments
Afflicted
Compass direction, opposite of WSW: abbr.
Units of volume in metric system
Without cords or cables
Wan
The second ranking suit in many a card game
Name of a famous American poet
Living creature such as a dog, lion, or whale
Uses a laser to cut or engrave
Colonial Virginia
First column to add, usually
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.
The Word Craze Daily Theme is a daily picture-clue crossword released every morning by Betta Games. It is distinct from the Daily Mini and the Trivia Daily: the Theme is the full-size grid, solved and dated here every day. Every answer above is verified against the live game before it is published.
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Last checked — Sep 8, 2026