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The Word Craze Daily Theme for April 9, 2023 has 25 clues covering 128 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are GAS and RAG and SAC and ZOO and OFT and ENS and SAP and RYE and IRE at 3 letters each, while the longest are FORGOTTEN and ANTIQUITY and ABREACTED and INTERRUPT and EXTRADITE 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 11 (44%) reuse at least one letter internally. E 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.
Yesterday's answers: April 8, 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.
April 9, 2023 · 25 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | More gauzy or transparent than usual | GAUZIER7 letters |
| 2 | A borough of New York City, located mainly on the mainland north of Manhattan | BRONX5 letters |
| 3 | No longer remembered or cared about; left behind or disregarded | FORGOTTEN9 letters |
| 4 | A perennial plant with a single stem or trunk, supporting branches and leaves | TREE4 letters |
| 5 | Makes a mistake or is incorrect | ERRS4 letters |
| 6 | A substance in a physical state in which it expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity | GAS3 letters |
| 7 | A piece of cloth that is old, torn, or worn out, typically used for cleaning things | RAG3 letters |
| 8 | A bag or pouch used for storing or carrying something, typically made of cloth or paper | SAC3 letters |
| 9 | Enthusiasm or passion; fervor; eagerness | ARDOR5 letters |
| 10 | The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages | ANTIQUITY9 letters |
| 11 | To burst out suddenly and violently, like a volcano | ERUPT5 letters |
| 12 | Comes up with creative or inventive ideas | IDEATES7 letters |
| 13 | Acted out or expressed repressed emotions to release them | ABREACTED9 letters |
| 14 | Strong impulses or desires | URGES5 letters |
| 15 | Place where animals are kept for public exhibition | ZOO3 letters |
| 16 | To stop or break the continuity of something | INTERRUPT9 letters |
| 17 | Hand over a criminal to another jurisdiction for trial or punishment | EXTRADITE9 letters |
| 18 | Frequently, commonly | OFT3 letters |
| 19 | Old English word meaning "entity" or "being" | ENS3 letters |
| 20 | A musical instrument that produces sound by means of pipes | ORGAN5 letters |
| 21 | A fungus that grows on certain grains and can be toxic to humans and animals | ERGOT5 letters |
| 22 | To weaken or drain the energy or vitality from something | SAP3 letters |
| 23 | Reen color resembling the color of water | AQUA4 letters |
| 24 | A type of grain used in bread and whiskey production | RYE3 letters |
| 25 | Anger or rage | IRE3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
More gauzy or transparent than usual
A borough of New York City, located mainly on the mainland north of Manhattan
No longer remembered or cared about; left behind or disregarded
A perennial plant with a single stem or trunk, supporting branches and leaves
Makes a mistake or is incorrect
A substance in a physical state in which it expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity
A piece of cloth that is old, torn, or worn out, typically used for cleaning things
A bag or pouch used for storing or carrying something, typically made of cloth or paper
Enthusiasm or passion; fervor; eagerness
The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages
To burst out suddenly and violently, like a volcano
Comes up with creative or inventive ideas
Acted out or expressed repressed emotions to release them
Strong impulses or desires
Place where animals are kept for public exhibition
To stop or break the continuity of something
Hand over a criminal to another jurisdiction for trial or punishment
Frequently, commonly
Old English word meaning "entity" or "being"
A musical instrument that produces sound by means of pipes
A fungus that grows on certain grains and can be toxic to humans and animals
To weaken or drain the energy or vitality from something
Reen color resembling the color of water
A type of grain used in bread and whiskey production
Anger or rage
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