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The Word Craze Daily Theme for January 28, 2024 has 24 clues covering 114 letter tiles, with answers running from 3 to 9 letters. The shortest answers are TIC and TOP and PEA and KIT and TAB and POD and CUP and MOT at 3 letters each, while the longest are BLACKHEAD and COLDCREAM 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 12 (50%) reuse at least one letter internally. T 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: January 27, 2024. If your app shows a different answer after a patch, ensure your app is up to date — corrections appear here after the next review.
January 28, 2024 · 24 clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nervous twitch that's hard to control | TIC3 letters |
| 2 | Toy that spins with precision | TOP3 letters |
| 3 | Not tight; could be a tooth or a screw | LOOSE5 letters |
| 4 | Spotty feature on a pale face | BLACKHEAD9 letters |
| 5 | Old timer wins without a hint | ANCIENT7 letters |
| 6 | Banger's a hit with breakfast lovers | SAUSAGE7 letters |
| 7 | Chilly balm for nighttime skin routine | COLDCREAM9 letters |
| 8 | Inner beauty only seen when cracked | GEODE5 letters |
| 9 | Tiny veggie that likes to hide in pods | PEA3 letters |
| 10 | Tools for the handy man on the go | KIT3 letters |
| 11 | Bill to pay for drinks, perhaps | TAB3 letters |
| 12 | Gang of relatives providing support | CLAN4 letters |
| 13 | Trickster god causing mischief and chaos | LOKI4 letters |
| 14 | Young person missing start of secondary school | TEEN4 letters |
| 15 | Half of a peapod, oddly | POD3 letters |
| 16 | Hang back, without end, obscuring | OCCLUDE7 letters |
| 17 | Actor Alan redirects sheepdog | SHEPARD7 letters |
| 18 | Rope thrown around a horse, initially | LASSO5 letters |
| 19 | Lost in a tempest, initially enduring | ATSEA5 letters |
| 20 | Sea plant injects air into a gas | ALGA4 letters |
| 21 | Person from north goes around, making a home | SCOT4 letters |
| 22 | Nerd ending in chaos, finally | GEEK4 letters |
| 23 | Take part in and win an award | CUP3 letters |
| 24 | Tiny creature moves around on tree branches | MOT3 letters |
Letter patterns and solving metrics for each answer. See also the full clue table above.
Nervous twitch that's hard to control
Toy that spins with precision
Not tight; could be a tooth or a screw
Spotty feature on a pale face
Old timer wins without a hint
Banger's a hit with breakfast lovers
Chilly balm for nighttime skin routine
Inner beauty only seen when cracked
Tiny veggie that likes to hide in pods
Tools for the handy man on the go
Bill to pay for drinks, perhaps
Gang of relatives providing support
Trickster god causing mischief and chaos
Young person missing start of secondary school
Half of a peapod, oddly
Hang back, without end, obscuring
Actor Alan redirects sheepdog
Rope thrown around a horse, initially
Lost in a tempest, initially enduring
Sea plant injects air into a gas
Person from north goes around, making a home
Nerd ending in chaos, finally
Take part in and win an award
Tiny creature moves around on tree branches
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