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Word Craze Daily Mini May 5, 2023 Answers

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The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 20 clues fully solved below. The longest answers are ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS, each 8 letters, and the shortest are MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE, each 3 letters. Eleven of the 20 answers are exactly 3 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 May 4, 2023 answers. New to the format? Our how-to-play guide and solving tips walk through the basics.

All Clues and Answers

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The surname of a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China
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The act of washing oneself, often in a religious context
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A sensory organ on the tongue that responds to different tastes
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A command, direction, or instruction
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A period of time marked by particular events or characteristics
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Created or caused by humans rather than occurring naturally
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Tory house with a broad front porch, originally popular in South Asia
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A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
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A postgraduate degree in business administration
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A contestant or competitor who is unlikely to win a competition
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Exceed or go beyond the limits of something
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A political philosophy or worldview founded on the ideas of liberty and equality
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A conjunction used to connect words or phrases
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Past tense of "eat"
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The name of a popular conference series focused on technology, entertainment, and design
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Belonging to or associated with us
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A large flightless bird native to Australia
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Cut or chop
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Adult male human
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A female deer

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

1
The surname of a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China MAO

MAO has 3 letters and is tied with ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is M A O, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

2
The act of washing oneself, often in a religious context ABLUTION

ABLUTION has 8 letters and is tied with TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A B L U T I O N, with 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

3
A sensory organ on the tongue that responds to different tastes TASTEBUD

TASTEBUD has 8 letters and is tied with ABLUTION, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is T A S T E B U D, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double T.

4
A command, direction, or instruction ORDER

ORDER has 5 letters and contains a double R. The pattern is O R D E R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

5
A period of time marked by particular events or characteristics ERA

ERA has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is E R A, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

6
Created or caused by humans rather than occurring naturally MANMADE

MANMADE has 7 letters and contains a double M and two A's. The pattern is M A N M A D E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

7
Tory house with a broad front porch, originally popular in South Asia BUNGALOW

BUNGALOW has 8 letters and is tied with ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, ALSORANS, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is B U N G A L O W, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

8
A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus SENSE

SENSE has 5 letters and contains a double S and two E's. The pattern is S E N S E, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

9
A postgraduate degree in business administration MBA

MBA has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is M B A, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

10
A contestant or competitor who is unlikely to win a competition ALSORANS

ALSORANS has 8 letters and is tied with ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A L S O R A N S, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including two A's and a double S.

11
Exceed or go beyond the limits of something OUTRANGE

OUTRANGE has 8 letters and is tied with ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS and LIBERALS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is O U T R A N G E, with 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

12
A political philosophy or worldview founded on the ideas of liberty and equality LIBERALS

LIBERALS has 8 letters and is tied with ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS and OUTRANGE as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is L I B E R A L S, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double L.

13
A conjunction used to connect words or phrases AND

AND has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A N D, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

14
Past tense of "eat" ATE

ATE has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A T E, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

15
The name of a popular conference series focused on technology, entertainment, and design TED

TED has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is T E D, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

16
Belonging to or associated with us OUR

OUR has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is O U R, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

17
A large flightless bird native to Australia EMU

EMU has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, HEW, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is E M U, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

18
Cut or chop HEW

HEW has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, MAN and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is H E W, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

19
Adult male human MAN

MAN has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW and DOE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is M A N, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

20
A female deer DOE

DOE has 3 letters and is tied with MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW and MAN as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is D O E, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the May 5, 2023 Word Craze Daily Mini?
The May 5, 2023 Daily Mini has 20 clues, each with a one-word answer.
What are the longest answers in the May 5, 2023 Daily Mini?
ABLUTION, TASTEBUD, BUNGALOW, ALSORANS, OUTRANGE and LIBERALS are tied for longest at 8 letters each.
What are the shortest answers in the May 5, 2023 Daily Mini?
MAO, ERA, MBA, AND, ATE, TED, OUR, EMU, HEW, MAN and DOE are tied for shortest at 3 letters each.
What is the answer to "The act of washing oneself, often in a religious context" in the May 5, 2023 Daily Mini?
The answer is ABLUTION, a 8-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 May 4, 2023 answers from this page.

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