Word Salad January 9, 2026 answers
Theme reveal, full 4x4 letter grid, and every word in today's Word Salad.
Today's theme
Clean-up Operations
4x4 letter grid
V
W
E
E
A
S
H
P
N
C
U
M
I
R
B
U
Puzzle stats
Theme
Clean-up Operations
Answers
6
Total letters
30
Longest
VACUUM
All answers
1.
5L
B
R
U
S
H
2.
5L
R
I
N
S
E
3.
5L
S
C
R
U
B
4.
5L
S
W
E
E
P
5.
6L
V
A
C
U
U
M
6.
4L
W
A
S
H
About this puzzle
The Word Salad for Friday, January 9, 2026 uses the theme "Clean-up Operations" with 6 words hidden in a 4x4 letter grid.
The longest answer is VACUUM (6 letters). Letters can connect to any of their eight neighbors and each letter is used at most once per word.