Ploy

Latest answer — July 27, 2026

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A sneaky little tactic to get your way 😉

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Word Craze Mini Crossword

This clue's Monday, July 27, 2026 appearance

  1. 1So-soFAIR
  2. 2Flat-nosed dogPUG
  3. 3Stand againstOPPOSE
  4. 4Word before name or voyageMAIDEN
  5. 5Was effectively enticedBIT
  6. 6No longer blue, maybeDYED
  7. 7Music player with a Touch modelIPOD
  8. 8PloyRUSE
  9. 9Pharaoh's resting placeTOMB
  10. 10CRISPR can edit oneGENE
  11. 11Sent a check, sayPAID
  12. 12Feel sorry forPITY

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

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  1. 1. So-so — Answer: FAIR. Hint: Neither great nor terrible, just comfortably in the middle 🙂
  2. 2. Flat-nosed dog — Answer: PUG. Hint: Compact and snub-nosed, this little companion often waddles like it owns the place 🐶
  3. 3. Stand against — Answer: OPPOSE. Hint: Take the other side in a debate and refuse to go along 🙂
  4. 4. Word before name or voyage — Answer: MAIDEN. Hint: A word that pairs with “name” or “voyage” when something is brand new and untried 🚢
  5. 5. Was effectively enticed — Answer: BIT. Hint: Was cleverly lured in just enough to take a nibble 🪝
  6. 6. No longer blue, maybe — Answer: DYED. Hint: Changed in color, perhaps by a salon visit 🎨
  7. 7. Music player with a Touch model — Answer: IPOD. Hint: Apple’s pocket music classic got a touchscreen makeover 🎵
  8. 8. Ploy — Answer: RUSE. Hint: A sneaky little tactic to get your way 😉
  9. 9. Pharaoh's resting place — Answer: TOMB. Hint: A royal final address beneath the sands 🏺
  10. 10. CRISPR can edit one — Answer: GENE. Hint: A tiny unit of heredity that CRISPR loves to tinker with 🧬
  11. 11. Sent a check, say — Answer: PAID. Hint: Handled the bill and called it square 💸
  12. 12. Feel sorry for — Answer: PITY. Hint: A gentle word for feeling bad on someone’s behalf 🤍

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    The answer to “Ploy” in the Word Craze Daily Mini crossword is RUSE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Word Craze Daily Mini crossword on July 27, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 8-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

    “Ploy” answer

    RUSE (4 letters)

    Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is RUSE.

    Why the answer is RUSE

    A sneaky little tactic to get your way 😉

    When else has “Ploy” appeared?

    Word Craze Daily Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

    July 27, 2026 (most recent) → RUSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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    Frequently asked questions

    What is the answer to “Ploy”?

    The answer is RUSE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Word Craze Daily Mini crossword on July 27, 2026.

    How many letters is the answer to “Ploy”?

    4 letters: RUSE.

    When did this clue appear?

    Most recently in the Word Craze Daily Mini crossword on July 27, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 8-Across.

    Can “Ploy” have a different answer?

    Yes — Word Craze Daily Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

    Where can I find the rest of this day's Word Craze Mini answers?

    The full grid for July 27, 2026 is on the Word Craze Mini answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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