Daily Mini

Word Craze Daily Mini August 15, 2022 Answers

All 9 clues solved and verified by our puzzle editors.

Home / Daily Mini / August 15, 2022

The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 9 clues fully solved below. The longest answers are FERTILE, NAMIBIA and MANMADE, each 7 letters, and the shortest are CELERY, ERASER, PEKING, ZIDANE, POETRY and PURPLE, each 6 letters. Six of the nine answers are exactly 6 letters long, so today's grid rewards quick pattern spotting over long words. Every clue is paired with its answer in the grid below, followed by a clue-by-clue breakdown with letter counts and patterns for the entries that need a second look. If you are catching up, the full run of past puzzles lives in the Daily Mini archive, and you can compare with yesterday's August 14, 2022 answers. New to the format? Our how-to-play guide and solving tips walk through the basics.

Verified by Maya Hollister on

All Clues and Answers

Clue
Green vegetable of the parsley family known for its high fiber content
Clue
Rubber object that removes pencil marks from paper
Clue
Famous roast duck from the capital of China, ______ duck
Clue
Zinedine ______ is an Algerian-French soccer coach and former international soccer star
Clue
The literary form that US writer T.S. Elliot was known for producing
Clue
"The Color ______" is a novel by Alice Walker about the lives of African-American women in 1930s
Clue
The Tharparkar desert in Sindh, Pakistan, is the only _____ desert in the world
Clue
Burundi, Cameroon, _______, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo are former German colonies in Africa
Clue
The biggest ___-____ dam in the world is the Kariba dam, located in Zimbabwe

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

1
Green vegetable of the parsley family known for its high fiber content CELERY

CELERY has 6 letters and is tied with ERASER, PEKING, ZIDANE, POETRY and PURPLE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is C E L E R Y, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants, including two E's.

2
Rubber object that removes pencil marks from paper ERASER

ERASER has 6 letters and is tied with CELERY, PEKING, ZIDANE, POETRY and PURPLE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is E R A S E R, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including two E's and a double R.

3
Famous roast duck from the capital of China, ______ duck PEKING

PEKING has 6 letters and is tied with CELERY, ERASER, ZIDANE, POETRY and PURPLE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is P E K I N G, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

4
Zinedine ______ is an Algerian-French soccer coach and former international soccer star ZIDANE

ZIDANE has 6 letters and is tied with CELERY, ERASER, PEKING, POETRY and PURPLE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is Z I D A N E, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

5
The literary form that US writer T.S. Elliot was known for producing POETRY

POETRY has 6 letters and is tied with CELERY, ERASER, PEKING, ZIDANE and PURPLE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is P O E T R Y, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

6
"The Color ______" is a novel by Alice Walker about the lives of African-American women in 1930s PURPLE

PURPLE has 6 letters and is tied with CELERY, ERASER, PEKING, ZIDANE and POETRY as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is P U R P L E, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double P.

7
The Tharparkar desert in Sindh, Pakistan, is the only _____ desert in the world FERTILE

FERTILE has 7 letters and is tied with NAMIBIA and MANMADE as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is F E R T I L E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including two E's.

8
Burundi, Cameroon, _______, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo are former German colonies in Africa NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA has 7 letters and is tied with FERTILE and MANMADE as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is N A M I B I A, with 4 vowels and 3 consonants, including two A's and two I's.

9
The biggest ___-____ dam in the world is the Kariba dam, located in Zimbabwe MANMADE

MANMADE has 7 letters and is tied with FERTILE and NAMIBIA as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is M A N M A D E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double M and two A's.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the August 15, 2022 Word Craze Daily Mini?
The August 15, 2022 Daily Mini has 9 clues, each with a one-word answer.
What are the longest answers in the August 15, 2022 Daily Mini?
FERTILE, NAMIBIA and MANMADE are tied for longest at 7 letters each.
What are the shortest answers in the August 15, 2022 Daily Mini?
CELERY, ERASER, PEKING, ZIDANE, POETRY and PURPLE are tied for shortest at 6 letters each.
What is the answer to "The Tharparkar desert in Sindh, Pakistan, is the only _____ desert in the world" in the August 15, 2022 Daily Mini?
The answer is FERTILE, a 7-letter word.
Are Word Craze Daily Mini answers the same for every player?
Yes. The Daily Mini is a shared puzzle, so the answers are identical for all players worldwide.
How often does the Word Craze Daily Mini update?
A new Daily Mini is released every day, and we publish the full answer list for each date.
Where can I find previous Daily Mini answers?
Every past puzzle is listed in the Daily Mini archive, and you can jump straight to the August 14, 2022 answers from this page.

Get Word Craze Answers by Email

Subscribe for daily answers delivered to your inbox. Unsubscribe anytime.

Comments (0)

Sort: Newest Oldest Most Liked

No comments yet. Be the first!

Leave a Comment

?
Your avatar is generated from your name