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The Word Craze Daily Theme for January 25, 2026 has 26 clues covering 125 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are TUB and ERA and CRY and WIN and WEE at 3 letters each, while the longest is ABANDONED 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 26 clues the average answer is 4.8 letters long and 9 (35%) reuse at least one letter internally. S 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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January 25, 2026 · 26 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small brown bird often seen in urban areas | SPARROW7 letters |
| 2 | Bubble bath spot | TUB3 letters |
| 3 | Come to the surface | ARISE5 letters |
| 4 | Historical period of time | ERA3 letters |
| 5 | To move your body to the sound of music | DANCE5 letters |
| 6 | One may be seen behind an ear | PENCIL6 letters |
| 7 | Burst into tears | CRY3 letters |
| 8 | Place to put things | STORAGE7 letters |
| 9 | Covered or decorated with panels, often referring to walls or doors | PANELED7 letters |
| 10 | Region, neighborhood, zone | AREA4 letters |
| 11 | A type of soft, leavened flatbread commonly found in South Asian cuisine | NAAN4 letters |
| 12 | Beginning walker | TODDLER7 letters |
| 13 | "That's one small ____ for man..." | STEP4 letters |
| 14 | Not mixed with anything else | PURE4 letters |
| 15 | Left behind; deserted | ABANDONED9 letters |
| 16 | Politically extreme | RADICAL7 letters |
| 17 | Not written, as an exam | ORAL4 letters |
| 18 | Taste victory | WIN3 letters |
| 19 | Teensy | WEE3 letters |
| 20 | Mark left on the skin after an injury | SCAR4 letters |
| 21 | The fragrant wood of this tree is often used for closets and chests | CEDAR5 letters |
| 22 | In the springtime of life | YOUNG5 letters |
| 23 | Minor disagreement | SPAT4 letters |
| 24 | Source of poi | TARO4 letters |
| 25 | Spend time with a book | READ4 letters |
| 26 | Heredity unit | GENE4 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Small brown bird often seen in urban areas
Bubble bath spot
Come to the surface
Historical period of time
To move your body to the sound of music
One may be seen behind an ear
Burst into tears
Place to put things
Covered or decorated with panels, often referring to walls or doors
Region, neighborhood, zone
A type of soft, leavened flatbread commonly found in South Asian cuisine
Beginning walker
"That's one small ____ for man..."
Not mixed with anything else
Left behind; deserted
Politically extreme
Not written, as an exam
Taste victory
Teensy
Mark left on the skin after an injury
The fragrant wood of this tree is often used for closets and chests
In the springtime of life
Minor disagreement
Source of poi
Spend time with a book
Heredity unit
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