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The Word Craze Daily Theme for May 14, 2023 has 27 clues covering 127 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are ENS and AHA and RET and TAM and AIL and RYE and SUV and TRY at 3 letters each, while the longest are SCRIMMAGE and PATROLCAR 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 27 clues the average answer is 4.7 letters long and 8 (30%) 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: May 13, 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.
May 14, 2023 · 27 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winged female spirit | ENS3 letters |
| 2 | Snacks served with chips | DIPS4 letters |
| 3 | Highest point of achievement | ACME4 letters |
| 4 | Exclamation of discovery | AHA3 letters |
| 5 | Expressions of admiration or respect | TRIBUTES8 letters |
| 6 | Constructed or assembled | BUILT5 letters |
| 7 | A supposed cure for all diseases | RET3 letters |
| 8 | Weapons, such as guns or rifles | ARMS4 letters |
| 9 | Preceding in time or place | FORE4 letters |
| 10 | Scottish cap | TAM3 letters |
| 11 | To cause pain or trouble | AIL3 letters |
| 12 | Someone who is exceptional | CLASSACT8 letters |
| 13 | Musical instrument with strings | GUITAR6 letters |
| 14 | A deity or divine being | DEVA4 letters |
| 15 | A type of grain | RYE3 letters |
| 16 | Not made or caused by humans | NATURAL7 letters |
| 17 | A practice game in sports | SCRIMMAGE9 letters |
| 18 | Money owed | DEBT4 letters |
| 19 | Police car used for patrolling | PATROLCAR9 letters |
| 20 | Very thin or transparent | SHEER5 letters |
| 21 | Units of measurement for thickness | MILS4 letters |
| 22 | Type of flowering plant | ASTER5 letters |
| 23 | A group of things made at one time | BATCH5 letters |
| 24 | Italian car brand | FIAT4 letters |
| 25 | Largest continent | ASIA4 letters |
| 26 | Large vehicle suitable for off-road driving | SUV3 letters |
| 27 | Attempt to do or accomplish something | TRY3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Winged female spirit
Snacks served with chips
Highest point of achievement
Exclamation of discovery
Expressions of admiration or respect
Constructed or assembled
A supposed cure for all diseases
Weapons, such as guns or rifles
Preceding in time or place
Scottish cap
To cause pain or trouble
Someone who is exceptional
Musical instrument with strings
A deity or divine being
A type of grain
Not made or caused by humans
A practice game in sports
Money owed
Police car used for patrolling
Very thin or transparent
Units of measurement for thickness
Type of flowering plant
A group of things made at one time
Italian car brand
Largest continent
Large vehicle suitable for off-road driving
Attempt to do or accomplish something
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