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The Word Craze Daily Theme for August 27, 2023 has 24 clues covering 126 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are GAB and PHD and SKA and NTH and PRE and ENS and AID and BRO and ENE at 3 letters each, while the longest are LASERDISC and HACKAMORE and ABRASIVES and APPOINTEE and WHETSTONE 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 9 (38%) reuse at least one letter internally. A each open 7 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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August 27, 2023 · 24 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tool with a sharp blade used for cutting through metal | HACKSAW7 letters |
| 2 | Talking a lot, often about nothing important | GAB3 letters |
| 3 | Advanced degree earned after years of specialized study | PHD3 letters |
| 4 | Unit of land measurement, often used for farms | ACRE4 letters |
| 5 | Someone who imitates or mimics another person | APER4 letters |
| 6 | Upbeat music genre with roots in Jamaica | SKA3 letters |
| 7 | Collective term for all living organisms in a specific habitat | BIOTA5 letters |
| 8 | Vintage optical storage medium for movies | LASERDISC9 letters |
| 9 | Building block of proteins | AMINO5 letters |
| 10 | Mathematical term indicating an unspecified ordinal number | NTH3 letters |
| 11 | Relocation; change of residence or position | MOVE4 letters |
| 12 | Smallest particle of an element | ATOM4 letters |
| 13 | Short for "preparation" or "preview" | PRE3 letters |
| 14 | Scottish term for "end" or "finish" | ENS3 letters |
| 15 | Someone who has successfully fled from confinement or captivity | ESCAPEE7 letters |
| 16 | A tool used to control a horse without a bit or bridle | HACKAMORE9 letters |
| 17 | Materials used for smoothing or polishing surfaces | ABRASIVES9 letters |
| 18 | Someone who is chosen to fill a position or role | APPOINTEE9 letters |
| 19 | A sharpening stone used to sharpen blades or tools | WHETSTONE9 letters |
| 20 | A type of streetlamp that uses gas for illumination | GASLAMP7 letters |
| 21 | Units of weight used in ancient Greece | DRACHMS7 letters |
| 22 | Assistance or support provided to someone | AID3 letters |
| 23 | A casual term for a close male friend | BRO3 letters |
| 24 | Short for "energy" or a unit of measurement in physics | ENE3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Tool with a sharp blade used for cutting through metal
Talking a lot, often about nothing important
Advanced degree earned after years of specialized study
Unit of land measurement, often used for farms
Someone who imitates or mimics another person
Upbeat music genre with roots in Jamaica
Collective term for all living organisms in a specific habitat
Vintage optical storage medium for movies
Building block of proteins
Mathematical term indicating an unspecified ordinal number
Relocation; change of residence or position
Smallest particle of an element
Short for "preparation" or "preview"
Scottish term for "end" or "finish"
Someone who has successfully fled from confinement or captivity
A tool used to control a horse without a bit or bridle
Materials used for smoothing or polishing surfaces
Someone who is chosen to fill a position or role
A sharpening stone used to sharpen blades or tools
A type of streetlamp that uses gas for illumination
Units of weight used in ancient Greece
Assistance or support provided to someone
A casual term for a close male friend
Short for "energy" or a unit of measurement in physics
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