Word Craze Daily Mini January 16, 2026 Answers
All 18 clues solved and verified by our puzzle editors.
The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 18 clues fully solved below. The longest answers are AVERAGED, CEMETERY, BOLDFACE, LITTERED and TEENAGED, each 8 letters, and the shortest are NUT, FLU, ANT and DYE, each 3 letters. Answer lengths run from 3 to 8 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 15, 2026 answers. New to the format? Our how-to-play guide and solving tips walk through the basics.
All Clues and Answers
Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
FLATLY has 6 letters and contains a double L. The pattern is F L A T L Y, with 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
ONLINE has 6 letters and contains a double N. The pattern is O N L I N E, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
UTTER has 5 letters and contains a double T. The pattern is U T T E R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
NUT has 3 letters and is tied with FLU, ANT and DYE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is N U T, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
FEDERAL has 7 letters and contains two E's. The pattern is F E D E R A L, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
AVERAGED has 8 letters and is tied with CEMETERY, BOLDFACE, LITTERED and TEENAGED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A V E R A G E D, with 4 vowels and 4 consonants, including two A's and two E's.
CEMETERY has 8 letters and is tied with AVERAGED, BOLDFACE, LITTERED and TEENAGED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is C E M E T E R Y, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including 3 E's.
ERODED has 6 letters and contains two E's and a double D. The pattern is E R O D E D, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
BOLDFACE has 8 letters and is tied with AVERAGED, CEMETERY, LITTERED and TEENAGED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is B O L D F A C E, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
FLU has 3 letters and is tied with NUT, ANT and DYE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is F L U, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
LITTERED has 8 letters and is tied with AVERAGED, CEMETERY, BOLDFACE and TEENAGED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is L I T T E R E D, with 3 vowels and 5 consonants, including a double T and two E's.
ANT has 3 letters and is tied with NUT, FLU and DYE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A N T, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
TEENAGED has 8 letters and is tied with AVERAGED, CEMETERY, BOLDFACE and LITTERED as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is T E E N A G E D, with 4 vowels and 4 consonants, including 3 E's.
RULER has 5 letters and opens and closes on the same letter R. The pattern is R U L E R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants, including a double R.
EVER has 4 letters and contains two E's. The pattern is E V E R, with 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
DEMO has 4 letters and starts with D, one of 2 answers in today's Mini that start with D. The pattern is D E M O, with 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
RATE has 4 letters and starts with R, one of 2 answers in today's Mini that start with R. The pattern is R A T E, with 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
DYE has 3 letters and is tied with NUT, FLU and ANT as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is D Y E, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
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