Daily challenge: Thursday, January 1, 2026
The complete record of this day's puzzles: each grid, every word it contained, and the players who scored highest. Words are validated against Popple's 172,727-word dictionary; minimum length is 3 letters on 4×4, 4 on 5×5, and 5 on 6×6.
4x4 grid (231 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| M | N | N | T |
| S | N | T | S |
| E | E | C | O |
| R | T | I | P |
All 231 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
POSTTEENS
8-letter words (5)
PICOTEES, POSTEENS, POSTTEEN, RETICENT, SENECIOS
7-letter words (13)
ENTOPIC, OCTETTS, PICENES, PICOTEE, POSTEEN, POTEENS, RECITES, RESECTS, RESENTS, SENECIO, SOPITES, STOITER, TREETOP
6-letter words (35)
CENSER, CENTOS, CERTES, COPIER, COPIES, COSTER, COSTES, CTENES, ERECTS, OCTETS, OCTETT, PICENE, PICOTE, PICOTS, POSTER, POTEEN, RECITE, RECTOS, RENTES, RESECT, RESENT, RESETS, RETIES, SCENES, SCIENT, SCOTER, SEITEN, SOPITE, STEENS, STERES, TENETS, TENSER, TENTER, TOPICS, TREENS
5-letter words (57)
CENSE, CENTO, CENTS, CERES, CETES, CITER, CITES, COSTE, COTES, COTTS, CTENE, ENTER, ERECT, ETENS, NETES, NETOP, NETTS, OCTET, PICOT, PIERT, PIETS, POTES, POTTS, RECIT, RECTI, RECTO, REENS, RENTE, RENTS, RESET, RETES, RETIE, SCENE, SCENT, SECTS, SENTE, SENTS, SETTS, SNEER, STEEN, STEER, STENS, STERE, STOIC, STOIT, TEENS, TENES, TENET, TENSE, TENTS, TERES, TETES, TICES, TOPIC, TREEN, TREES, TRETS
4-letter words (75)
CEES, CENS, CENT, CERE, CERT, CETE, CITE, COIT, COST, COTE, COTS, COTT, ECOS, ENES, ERES, ESNE, ETEN, ETIC, ICER, ICES, NETE, NETS, NETT, PICE, PICS, PIER, PIES, PIET, POST, POTE, POTS, POTT, RECS, REEN, REES, RENS, RENT, RETE, RETS, SCOP, SCOT, SECO, SECS, SECT, SEEN, SEER, SENE, SENT, SERE, SETS, SETT, SNEE, STEN, STET, STOP, TECS, TEEN, TEER, TEES, TENE, TENS, TENT, TETE, TETS, TICE, TICS, TIER, TIES, TOCS, TOIT, TOPI, TOST, TREE, TRES, TRET
3-letter words (45)
CEE, CIT, COP, COS, COT, ECO, EEN, ENE, ENS, ERE, ICE, IOS, NEE, NET, PIC, PIE, PIT, POI, POS, POT, REC, REE, REI, REN, RES, RET, SEC, SEE, SEI, SEN, SER, SET, SOC, SOP, SOT, TEC, TEE, TEN, TES, TET, TIC, TIE, TIP, TOC, TOP
5x5 grid (220 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| R | A | L | N | N |
| T | A | O | B | V |
| E | T | A | O | S |
| D | T | U | D | T |
| T | F | U | O | H |
All 220 words in this grid
7-letter words (10)
ABLATED, BLARTED, BLATTED, BLOATED, BLOTTED, LOBATED, NOTATED, RATATAT, TALBOTS, TUATARA
6-letter words (38)
ABLATE, ALATED, ALBATA, BATATA, BATTED, BLOODS, BOATED, BOOTED, BOTTED, BOUTON, DAUTED, DOATED, DOBLON, DOUTED, ETALON, HOUTED, LOBATE, LOTTED, NOTATE, OBLATE, OUTATE, OUTEAT, RATOOS, RATTED, RATTON, SOOTED, SOUTAR, TABOOS, TALBOT, TARTED, TATTED, TAUTED, TOOART, TOOTED, TOUTED, TUFTED, TUTTED, VOUDOU
5-letter words (61)
ABOON, ABOUT, ADOBO, ALATE, ARTAL, ATTAR, BAAED, BATED, BATON, BATTA, BATTU, BAUDS, BLART, BLATE, BLATT, BLOAT, BLOOD, BOART, BOLAR, BOOST, BOOTH, BOOTS, BOTTE, DATAL, DATED, DATTO, DOABS, DOBLA, DOOBS, DSOBO, FUTON, LATED, LATTE, LOADS, LOBOS, LOOTS, LOTTE, NOTAL, NOTED, OTTAR, OUTED, RATAL, RATED, RATOO, SOOTE, STOAT, STOOL, STOUT, TAATA, TABLA, TABOO, TALAR, TALON, TATAR, TETRA, TOADS, TOLAR, TOOTH, TOOTS, TRATT, VODOU
4-letter words (111)
ABOS, ADOS, ALAE, ALAR, ALBA, ALBS, ATUA, AUTO, BAAL, BADS, BATE, BATT, BAUD, BLAE, BLAT, BLOT, BOAR, BOAT, BODS, BOLA, BOOL, BOON, BOOS, BOOT, BOTA, BOTH, BOTS, BOTT, BOUT, DABS, DATA, DATE, DATO, DAUT, DEAL, DEAR, DOAB, DOAT, DOBS, DOOB, DOOL, DOON, DOST, DOTH, DOTS, DOUT, DUOS, ETAT, FUDS, HODS, HOTS, HOUF, HOUT, LATE, LATU, LOAD, LOBO, LOBS, LOOS, LOOT, LOTA, LOTE, NOBS, NOTA, NOTE, NOTT, OBOL, OBOS, ODSO, OOTS, OUDS, RATA, RATE, RATO, RATU, SOBA, SODA, SOOL, SOON, SOOT, SOTH, SOUT, STOA, STOB, TAAL, TABS, TADS, TAED, TALA, TAOS, TARA, TART, TATE, TATT, TATU, TAUT, TEAL, TEAR, TEAT, THOU, TOAD, TODS, TOLA, TOOL, TOON, TOOT, TOUT, TRAT, TUFT, TUTU, UDOS
6x6 grid (181 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| T | T | P | F | R | U |
| D | A | E | T | L | S |
| N | M | D | W | E | R |
| N | A | V | N | O | O |
| I | P | T | T | W | L |
| P | I | O | O | T | L |
All 181 words in this grid
8-letter words (4)
ADAPTERS, MANDATED, PINNATED, RESULTED
7-letter words (14)
ADAPTER, ADEPTER, ANNATTO, ATTONES, DEADMAN, ENTAMED, FEWTERS, LENTORS, MANDATE, METEORS, MEWLERS, PEWTERS, PINNATE, TANNATE
6-letter words (59)
AMATED, ANADEM, ANATTO, APEMAN, ATTONE, DEFTER, DEMAIN, DEMAND, DETENT, DETERS, DEWOOL, ENTAME, FEWTER, FLEWED, INMATE, INNATE, LENTOR, LONERS, LORELS, LOWERS, LOWNES, LOWTED, MANATI, MATIPO, MATTED, METEOR, METERS, MEWLER, NORSEL, OWLERS, OWNERS, PATTED, PETERS, PEWTER, PINNAE, RESULT, RETEAM, ROTTAN, ROWELS, ROWTED, RULERS, SELFED, SEROON, SLEWED, SURFED, TENORS, TEWELS, TONERS, TORSEL, TOWELS, TOWERS, TOWTED, TWOERS, VANMAN, WEFTES, WELTED, WOOERS, WORSEN, WORSET
5-letter words (104)
ADAPT, ADEPT, ADMAN, AMAIN, AMATE, AMNIA, ANNAT, APTED, APTER, DAMAN, DATED, DATTO, DEMAN, DETER, DWELT, ELFED, ENDEW, EORLS, EWERS, FETES, FETTA, FEWER, INAPT, LENTI, LENTO, LONER, LOREL, LORES, LOTTO, LOWED, LOWER, LOWES, LOWND, LOWNE, LUSER, MANAT, MANNA, MATED, MATTE, METER, METES, MEWLS, NAMED, NAPED, NAPOO, NEROL, NEWED, NOELS, NOWED, NOWLS, ONERS, ORLES, OWLER, OWLET, OWNER, PADMA, PANDA, PATED, PATIO, PATTE, PETER, PINNA, PIPIT, POTOO, POTTO, RETEM, REWED, REWET, REWON, RONDE, RONEO, RONES, ROWED, ROWEL, ROWEN, ROWND, RULER, RULES, SENOR, SENTI, SERON, SEROW, SEWED, TAMED, TANNA, TAPED, TAPET, TENOR, TETES, TEWED, TEWEL, TONER, TONES, TORES, TORSE, TOWED, TOWEL, TOWER, TWOER, VANDA, WEFTE, WOOER, WORSE, WOWED