Daily challenge: Saturday, January 3, 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 (62 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| A | D | C | O |
| O | E | D | O |
| Y | H | E | D |
| G | T | H | E |
Top scores
| # | Player | Score | Words | Longest word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DemoPlayer | 0 | 0 | — |
All 62 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
DECODED
6-letter words (6)
CODDED, COOEED, DECODE, DEEDED, HEEDED, TEDDED
5-letter words (6)
ADDED, CEDED, CODED, COOED, COOEE, DOETH
4-letter words (21)
CEDE, CODE, COED, DEAD, DECO, DEED, DEET, DODO, EDDO, GHEE, HEAD, HEED, HETH, HOED, HYTE, ODEA, OHED, TEED, THEE, THEY, TYEE
3-letter words (28)
ADD, ADO, CEE, COD, COO, DEE, DEY, DOC, DOE, EDH, ETH, HEH, HET, HEY, HOD, HOE, HOY, ODD, ODE, TED, TEE, THE, THO, THY, TYE, YEA, YEH, YOD
5x5 grid (201 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| P | G | B | H | V |
| E | R | M | R | G |
| A | D | O | H | D |
| N | T | E | L | V |
| H | N | E | T | C |
All 201 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
GREATENED
8-letter words (5)
ENTODERM, LENTANDO, MODERATE, PREDATOR, REDOLENT
7-letter words (14)
ARMHOLE, BRANNED, BREADTH, ERODENT, GRANDEE, GRANTED, GRANTEE, GRANTOR, GREATEN, HENNAED, LEOTARD, MORDANT, MORDENT, PREDATE
6-letter words (24)
ANTEED, ARDENT, BREATH, DERATE, DETENT, ELODEA, ENTOMB, GRATED, HOMBRE, MOLTED, MOLTEN, NEEDER, ORATED, ORGEAT, PEDANT, PEDATE, PRATED, RANDOM, RANTED, REDATE, RHETOR, RODENT, TANNED, TENTED
5-letter words (53)
ADORE, ANTED, ARDOR, ARMOR, BRAND, BRANT, BREAD, BREDE, BROTH, CLOMB, CLOTH, DEATH, DERAT, DHOLE, DOETH, EATEN, ERODE, GRADE, GRAND, GRANT, GRATE, GREAT, HEDER, HELOT, HENNA, HOLED, HORDE, HOTEL, LENTO, LODEN, LORAN, MODEL, MOHEL, MORAE, MOTEL, MOTET, OMBRE, ORATE, OREAD, PEDRO, PRATE, PROLE, RATED, RATEL, REDAN, RHOMB, TARDO, TARED, TARGE, TEETH, TENET, TENTH, TOLED
4-letter words (104)
AERO, ANTE, ATOM, BRAD, BRAE, BRAN, BRAT, BRED, CLOD, CLOT, DARB, DARE, DATE, DATO, DEAN, DEAR, DEET, DELE, DENE, DENT, DERM, DOLE, DOLT, DORE, DORM, DORP, DOTE, DOTH, DRAT, DREG, EATH, ETNA, GEAR, GERM, GHEE, GRAD, GRAN, GRAT, GROT, HEEL, HELD, HELO, HENT, HETH, HOED, HOLD, HOLE, HOLT, HORA, LEET, LEHR, LENT, LODE, LORD, LORE, LOTA, LOTH, MODE, MOLD, MOLE, MOLT, MORA, MORE, MOTE, MOTH, NARD, NEED, ODEA, OHED, ORAD, PEAN, PEAR, PEAT, PERM, PRAT, PROD, PROM, RAND, RANT, RATE, RATH, RATO, READ, REDE, REDO, RODE, ROLE, ROTA, ROTE, TARE, TARO, TARP, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TELE, TENT, TETH, TOED, TOLD, TOLE, TOMB, TORA, TORE
6x6 grid (487 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| N | S | T | T | T | Y |
| O | E | U | A | H | E |
| S | T | D | S | L | M |
| R | A | I | O | O | O |
| S | D | N | L | E | E |
| A | A | T | S | N | E |
All 487 words in this grid
10-letter words (3)
ANDRADITES, ESTRADIOLS, LAUDATIONS
9-letter words (9)
ANDRADITE, ESTRADIOL, LAUDATION, LODESTARS, MELODEONS, METHADONS, SEDATIONS, SOLITUDES, SUDATIONS
8-letter words (28)
ANISOLES, DESTAINS, DETRAINS, ETIOLATE, ISOLATED, ISOLATES, LODESTAR, MELODEON, MELODIAS, METHADON, NEONATES, OSTIOLES, SEDATION, SESTINAS, SITUATED, SITUATES, SOLIDEST, SOLITONS, SOLITUDE, STAIDEST, STANDISH, STATUTES, SUASIONS, SUDATION, TESTUDOS, TETANOID, TOSTADAS, TOSTADOS
7-letter words (62)
ANISOLE, AUDILES, DALETHS, DESANDS, DESTAIN, DETAILS, DETAINS, DETRAIN, DISHELM, DISUSED, DISUSES, DONATES, ETALONS, HALOIDS, IODATES, ISOLATE, LADINOS, LATTENS, MELODIA, MELOIDS, METATES, MOOLAHS, MOONISH, MOONLIT, NEONATE, NIDUSES, NOISOME, NOTIONS, OOLITES, OSTIOLE, RATIONS, SALOONS, SARSENS, SENSUAL, SESTINA, SITUATE, SITUSES, SLATTED, SNIDEST, SOLATED, SOLATES, SOLIDUS, SOLIONS, SOLITON, STADIAS, STATUED, STATUES, STATUTE, STRAINS, STRANDS, STUDIOS, SUASION, TAHSILS, TAUTENS, TAUTEST, TELSONS, TESTATE, TESTONS, TESTUDO, TETRADS, TOSTADA, TOSTADO
6-letter words (149)
ADNATE, ADONIS, ALMEHS, ALODIA, ALOINS, ANODAL, ANODES, ANOLES, ARSENO, ARSONS, ASANAS, ASIDES, ASTUTE, ATONED, ATONES, ATTEST, AUDADS, AUDILE, AUDIOS, AUDITS, AUTOED, DADOES, DALETH, DANIOS, DANISH, DARTED, DESAND, DETAIL, DETAIN, DIDOES, DINARS, DIODES, DISUSE, DONATE, DOOLEE, DRAILS, DRAINS, EDILES, ELATED, ELATES, ELIDES, ELINTS, ELITES, ELOINS, EOLIAN, EOSINS, ESTATE, ETALON, HALOES, HALOID, HASLET, HATTED, HAUSEN, HYETAL, IODATE, LADENS, LADINO, LATENS, LATEST, LATTEN, LATTES, LIANAS, LIARDS, LIDARS, LODENS, MELOID, MELONS, METALS, METATE, MOLEST, MOOLAH, MOOLAS, MOOLEY, NITONS, NOTION, ODEONS, ONSETS, OOLITE, RADIOS, RADISH, RADONS, RANIDS, RATION, RATIOS, SAINTS, SALOLS, SALONS, SALOON, SARSEN, SATINS, SAUTED, SAUTES, SEDANS, SEDATE, SEDILE, SETONS, SHADES, SHALEY, SHALOM, SHMOES, SITARS, SLATED, SLATES, SLATEY, SLIDES, SLOIDS, SLOSHY, SNOOLS, SOLATE, SOLIDS, SOLION, SOLONS, SONARS, STADES, STADIA, STAINS, STANDS, STATUE, STATUS, STENOS, STILES, STILTS, STINTS, STONED, STONES, STRAIN, STRAND, STUDIO, SUTRAS, SUTTAS, TAHSIL, TAINTS, TALONS, TATTED, TAUTED, TAUTEN, TELSON, TESTIS, TESTON, TETRAD, TETRAS, THETAS, TINSEL, TRADES, TRAILS, TRAINS, TSADES, TSADIS, TUTTED
5-letter words (236)
ADIOS, ADITS, ADUST, AIDES, AISLE, ALMEH, ALOES, ALOIN, ANILE, ANILS, ANODE, ANOLE, ANTAS, ARSES, ARSON, ASANA, ASIDE, ATILT, ATONE, AUDAD, AUDIO, AUDIT, AUTOS, DADAS, DADOS, DAHLS, DANIO, DARTS, DASHY, DATED, DATES, DATOS, DAUTS, DIDOS, DINAR, DINTS, DIODE, DIOLS, DISHY, DITAS, DITES, DOEST, DOITS, DOLES, DOLTS, DONAS, DRAIL, DRAIN, DRATS, DUALS, DUETS, EDILE, EDITS, ELATE, ELIDE, ELINT, ELITE, ELOIN, EOSIN, HADES, HALOS, HATED, HATES, HAUTE, HELOS, IDOLS, ISLET, LADEN, LADES, LATED, LATEN, LATHE, LATHS, LATHY, LATTE, LAUDS, LIANA, LIARD, LIARS, LIDAR, LIDOS, LINOS, LINTS, LIONS, LISLE, LITAS, LODEN, LODES, LOINS, LOONS, MELON, METAL, METHS, MOLAS, MOLES, MOLTS, MOODS, MOOLA, MOOLS, MOONS, NADAS, NAILS, NARDS, NATES, NEONS, NIDAL, NIDES, NIDUS, NISUS, NITES, NITON, NODAL, NODES, NODUS, NOELS, NOILS, NOLOS, NOSED, NOSES, NOTED, NOTES, ODEON, OLEOS, OLIOS, ONSET, OSTIA, RADIO, RADON, RAIDS, RAILS, RAINS, RANDS, RANID, RANIS, RANTS, RASED, RASES, RATED, RATES, RATIO, RATOS, SADES, SADIS, SAIDS, SAILS, SAINS, SAINT, SALOL, SALON, SANDS, SARDS, SATED, SATEM, SATES, SATIN, SATIS, SAUTE, SEDAN, SETAL, SETON, SHADE, SHALE, SIDES, SILTS, SITAR, SITED, SITES, SITUS, SLATE, SLATS, SLATY, SLIDE, SLITS, SLOES, SLOID, SLOSH, SNAIL, SNEDS, SNIDE, SNITS, SNOOL, SNOTS, SODAS, SOILS, SOLES, SOLID, SOLON, SONAR, SONES, STADE, STAID, STAIN, STALE, STAND, STARS, STASH, STATE, STENO, STETS, STILE, STILT, STINT, STONE, STUDS, SUETS, SUTRA, SUTTA, TAILS, TAINS, TAINT, TALON, TATES, TATTY, TAUTS, TELOI, TELOS, TESTA, TETRA, THETA, TIDAL, TIDES, TILES, TILTS, TINTS, TONED, TONES, TRADE, TRAIL, TRAIN, TRANS, TSADE, TSADI, TSARS, TUSHY, TUTTY, UTILE