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Word Craze Daily Mini January 6, 2026 Answers

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The Word Craze Daily Mini for has 12 clues fully solved below. The longest answers are SCRIPT, ANNUAL, CINEMA and RENTER, each 6 letters, and the shortest are GET, TAR, ICU, PEA and LIE, each 3 letters. Five of the twelve answers are exactly 3 letters long, so today's grid rewards quick pattern spotting over long words. 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 5, 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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What actors memorize before action
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Sibling's daughter
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Yearly
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Acquire
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Join the flow of traffic
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Road repair material
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Fly in the ointment
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Movie theater
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Apartment dweller, typically
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Hospital dept. for the neediest cases
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Princess's insomnia cause in a fairy tale
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Not telling the truth

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

1
What actors memorize before action SCRIPT

SCRIPT has 6 letters and is tied with ANNUAL, CINEMA and RENTER as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is S C R I P T, with 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

2
Sibling's daughter NIECE

NIECE has 5 letters and contains two E's. The pattern is N I E C E, with 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

3
Yearly ANNUAL

ANNUAL has 6 letters and is tied with SCRIPT, CINEMA and RENTER as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is A N N U A L, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants, including two A's and a double N.

4
Acquire GET

GET has 3 letters and is tied with TAR, ICU, PEA and LIE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is G E T, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

5
Join the flow of traffic MERGE

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

6
Road repair material TAR

TAR has 3 letters and is tied with GET, ICU, PEA and LIE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is T A R, with 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

7
Fly in the ointment SNAG

SNAG has 4 letters and starts with S, one of 2 answers in today's Mini that start with S. The pattern is S N A G, with 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

8
Movie theater CINEMA

CINEMA has 6 letters and is tied with SCRIPT, ANNUAL and RENTER as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is C I N E M A, with 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

9
Apartment dweller, typically RENTER

RENTER has 6 letters and is tied with SCRIPT, ANNUAL and CINEMA as the longest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is R E N T E R, with 2 vowels and 4 consonants, including a double R and two E's.

10
Hospital dept. for the neediest cases ICU

ICU has 3 letters and is tied with GET, TAR, PEA and LIE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is I C U, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

11
Princess's insomnia cause in a fairy tale PEA

PEA has 3 letters and is tied with GET, TAR, ICU and LIE as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is P E A, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

12
Not telling the truth LIE

LIE has 3 letters and is tied with GET, TAR, ICU and PEA as the shortest answer in today's Mini. The pattern is L I E, with 2 vowels and 1 consonant.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the January 6, 2026 Word Craze Daily Mini?
The January 6, 2026 Daily Mini has 12 clues, each with a one-word answer.
What are the longest answers in the January 6, 2026 Daily Mini?
SCRIPT, ANNUAL, CINEMA and RENTER are tied for longest at 6 letters each.
What are the shortest answers in the January 6, 2026 Daily Mini?
GET, TAR, ICU, PEA and LIE are tied for shortest at 3 letters each.
What is the answer to "What actors memorize before action" in the January 6, 2026 Daily Mini?
The answer is SCRIPT, a 6-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 January 5, 2026 answers from this page.

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