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The Word Craze Daily Theme for December 24, 2023 has 24 clues covering 114 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are YEW and SAG and ELF and NET and YAW and GEE and FEE and EAT at 3 letters each, while the longest are WHOLENOTE and FERTILIZE 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 4.8 letters long and 10 (42%) reuse at least one letter internally. E each open 4 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: December 23, 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.
December 24, 2023 · 24 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evergreen tree with poisonous red berries | YEW3 letters |
| 2 | Droop downward due to weight or fatigue | SAG3 letters |
| 3 | Collection of women in a ruler's palace | HAREM5 letters |
| 4 | Musical symbol representing a full pitch | WHOLENOTE9 letters |
| 5 | Trade restriction imposed on a country | EMBARGO7 letters |
| 6 | Part of a flower that surrounds the petals | COROLLA7 letters |
| 7 | Help plants grow with this magical potion | FERTILIZE9 letters |
| 8 | Not true, deceptive | FALSE5 letters |
| 9 | Mythical creature who helps Santa Claus | ELF3 letters |
| 10 | Catching device for tennis or butterflies | NET3 letters |
| 11 | Drift off course while steering a boat | YAW3 letters |
| 12 | The person you're referring to in a formal manner | WHOM4 letters |
| 13 | Measure of space within a boundary | AREA4 letters |
| 14 | Hazy pollution that obscures the sky | SMOG4 letters |
| 15 | Expression of surprise or enthusiasm | GEE3 letters |
| 16 | Canadian province known for its oil sands | ALBERTA7 letters |
| 17 | Registers for a class, perhaps | ENROLLS7 letters |
| 18 | Consequently, he hops around in the park | HENCE5 letters |
| 19 | Precious gem that's never at the bottom | TOPAZ5 letters |
| 20 | Musical composer who takes a break in the middle | ORFF4 letters |
| 21 | Greasy, like a slick salesman's pitch | OILY4 letters |
| 22 | Legal claim that tracks down an unpaid debt | LIEN4 letters |
| 23 | Payment for the privilege of being treated like royalty | FEE3 letters |
| 24 | Consume, but without the need for utensils | EAT3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Evergreen tree with poisonous red berries
Droop downward due to weight or fatigue
Collection of women in a ruler's palace
Musical symbol representing a full pitch
Trade restriction imposed on a country
Part of a flower that surrounds the petals
Help plants grow with this magical potion
Not true, deceptive
Mythical creature who helps Santa Claus
Catching device for tennis or butterflies
Drift off course while steering a boat
The person you're referring to in a formal manner
Measure of space within a boundary
Hazy pollution that obscures the sky
Expression of surprise or enthusiasm
Canadian province known for its oil sands
Registers for a class, perhaps
Consequently, he hops around in the park
Precious gem that's never at the bottom
Musical composer who takes a break in the middle
Greasy, like a slick salesman's pitch
Legal claim that tracks down an unpaid debt
Payment for the privilege of being treated like royalty
Consume, but without the need for utensils
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