Word Salad Classic hints for January 25, 2026 · #696

CORNISH follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. C: row 1, column 1
2. O: row 1, column 2
3. R: row 1, column 3
4. N: row 1, column 4
5. I: row 2, column 4
6. S: row 3, column 4
7. H: row 4, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

ENGLISH follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. E: row 3, column 2
2. N: row 3, column 1
3. G: row 4, column 2
4. L: row 3, column 3
5. I: row 2, column 4
6. S: row 3, column 4
7. H: row 4, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

GAELIC follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. G: row 4, column 2
2. A: row 4, column 3
3. E: row 3, column 2
4. L: row 3, column 3
5. I: row 2, column 2
6. C: row 1, column 1

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

IRISH follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. I: row 2, column 2
2. R: row 1, column 3
3. I: row 2, column 4
4. S: row 3, column 4
5. H: row 4, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

SCOTS follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. S: row 2, column 1
2. C: row 1, column 1
3. O: row 1, column 2
4. T: row 2, column 3
5. S: row 3, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

WELSH follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. W: row 4, column 1
2. E: row 3, column 2
3. L: row 3, column 3
4. S: row 3, column 4
5. H: row 4, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.