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Word Craze Daily Mini January 15, 2026 Answers

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The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 14 clues fully solved below. The longest answers are DESPITE, ALLUDES, COMPUTE, AVOIDED and SETTERS, each 7 letters, and the shortest are CAST and ELON, each 4 letters. Answer lengths run from 4 to 7 letters. 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 January 14, 2026 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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Group of actors in a play
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Romeo, to Juliet
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To express or display an emotion or feeling
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Regardless of
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Hints at or references something
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To linger aimlessly or idly
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Necessary items
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Your toes show when you wear this strapped shoe
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To calculate by using a machine
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Wanted nothing to do with
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Long-haired English dogs for pheasant hunters
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Tall plants with wooden trunks
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Comic actor Nielsen
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Musk of Tesla

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

1
Group of actors in a play CAST

CAST has 4 letters and is tied with ELON as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is C A S T, with 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

2
Romeo, to Juliet LOVER

LOVER has 5 letters and starts with L, one of 3 answers in today's Mini that start with L. The pattern is L O V E R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

3
To express or display an emotion or feeling EMOTE

EMOTE has 5 letters and opens and closes on the same letter E. The pattern is E M O T E, with 3 vowels and 2 consonants, including two E's.

4
Regardless of DESPITE

DESPITE has 7 letters and is tied with ALLUDES, COMPUTE, AVOIDED and SETTERS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is D E S P I T E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including two E's.

5
Hints at or references something ALLUDES

ALLUDES has 7 letters and is tied with DESPITE, COMPUTE, AVOIDED and SETTERS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A L L U D E S, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double L.

6
To linger aimlessly or idly LOITER

LOITER has 6 letters and starts with L, one of 3 answers in today's Mini that start with L. The pattern is L O I T E R, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

7
Necessary items NEEDS

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

8
Your toes show when you wear this strapped shoe SANDAL

SANDAL has 6 letters and contains two A's. The pattern is S A N D A L, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

9
To calculate by using a machine COMPUTE

COMPUTE has 7 letters and is tied with DESPITE, ALLUDES, AVOIDED and SETTERS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is C O M P U T E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

10
Wanted nothing to do with AVOIDED

AVOIDED has 7 letters and is tied with DESPITE, ALLUDES, COMPUTE and SETTERS as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A V O I D E D, with 4 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double D.

11
Long-haired English dogs for pheasant hunters SETTERS

SETTERS has 7 letters and is tied with DESPITE, ALLUDES, COMPUTE and AVOIDED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is S E T T E R S, with 2 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double S, two E's and a double T.

12
Tall plants with wooden trunks TREES

TREES has 5 letters and contains two E's. The pattern is T R E E S, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

13
Comic actor Nielsen LESLIE

LESLIE has 6 letters and contains a double L and two E's. The pattern is L E S L I E, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

14
Musk of Tesla ELON

ELON has 4 letters and is tied with CAST as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is E L O N, with 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the January 15, 2026 Word Craze Daily Mini?
The January 15, 2026 Daily Mini has 14 clues, each with a one-word answer.
What are the longest answers in the January 15, 2026 Daily Mini?
DESPITE, ALLUDES, COMPUTE, AVOIDED and SETTERS are tied for longest at 7 letters each.
What are the shortest answers in the January 15, 2026 Daily Mini?
CAST and ELON are tied for shortest at 4 letters each.
What is the answer to "Regardless of" in the January 15, 2026 Daily Mini?
The answer is DESPITE, 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 January 14, 2026 answers from this page.

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