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Word Craze Daily Mini April 22, 2026 Answers

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The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 16 clues fully solved below. The two longest answers are ASTATIC and NITRATE, each 7 letters, and the shortest are PER, ABA, RNA and RIG, each 3 letters. Answer lengths run from 3 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 April 21, 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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Category, like folk or funk
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Type of weather you might sing in
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Not static; unstable
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___ capita
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"Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice" org.
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Ann _____, Michigan
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Slothful
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"Snowy" bird
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Purple candy's flavor, often
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"At ____, private"
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Chilean natural resource
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Messenger ___
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Nucleic acid sugar
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Fifer's drum
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Insertion mark
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Fix, as a contest

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

1
Category, like folk or funk GENRE

GENRE has 5 letters and contains two E's. The pattern is G E N R E, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

2
Type of weather you might sing in RAIN

RAIN has 4 letters and starts with R, one of 4 answers in today's Mini that start with R. The pattern is R A I N, with 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

3
Not static; unstable ASTATIC

ASTATIC has 7 letters and is tied with NITRATE as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A S T A T I C, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including two A's and a double T.

4
___ capita PER

PER has 3 letters and is tied with ABA, RNA and RIG as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is P E R, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

5
"Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice" org. ABA

ABA has 3 letters and is tied with PER, RNA and RIG as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A B A, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant, including two A's.

6
Ann _____, Michigan ARBOR

ARBOR has 5 letters and contains a double R. The pattern is A R B O R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

7
Slothful OTIOSE

OTIOSE has 6 letters and contains two O's. The pattern is O T I O S E, with 4 vowels and 2 consonants.

8
"Snowy" bird EGRET

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

9
Purple candy's flavor, often GRAPE

GRAPE has 5 letters and starts with G, one of 2 answers in today's Mini that start with G. The pattern is G R A P E, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

10
"At ____, private" EASE

EASE has 4 letters and opens and closes on the same letter E. The pattern is E A S E, with 3 vowels and 1 consonant, including two E's.

11
Chilean natural resource NITRATE

NITRATE has 7 letters and is tied with ASTATIC as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is N I T R A T E, with 3 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double T.

12
Messenger ___ RNA

RNA has 3 letters and is tied with PER, ABA and RIG as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is R N A, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

13
Nucleic acid sugar RIBOSE

RIBOSE has 6 letters and starts with R, one of 4 answers in today's Mini that start with R. The pattern is R I B O S E, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

14
Fifer's drum TABOR

TABOR has 5 letters, one of 6 answers with 5 letters in today's Mini. The pattern is T A B O R, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

15
Insertion mark CARET

CARET has 5 letters, one of 6 answers with 5 letters in today's Mini. The pattern is C A R E T, with 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

16
Fix, as a contest RIG

RIG has 3 letters and is tied with PER, ABA and RNA as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is R I G, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the April 22, 2026 Word Craze Daily Mini?
The April 22, 2026 Daily Mini has 16 clues, each with a one-word answer.
What are the longest answers in the April 22, 2026 Daily Mini?
ASTATIC and NITRATE are tied for longest at 7 letters each.
What are the shortest answers in the April 22, 2026 Daily Mini?
PER, ABA, RNA and RIG are tied for shortest at 3 letters each.
What is the answer to "Not static; unstable" in the April 22, 2026 Daily Mini?
The answer is ASTATIC, 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 April 21, 2026 answers from this page.

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