Daily challenge: Sunday, January 4, 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 (138 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	O	S	S
I	U	E	S
I	A	O	K
R	T	R	C

All 138 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

ARKOSES, AROUSES, CROSSES, OSSEOUS

6-letter words (16)

ARKOSE, AROUSE, CROSSE, CROUSE, ESSOIN, NOUSES, ONUSES, ROUSES, SOUARI, SOUSES, SUITOR, TAROKS, TOSSES, TOUSES, TROCKS, TROKES

5-letter words (25)

AROSE, COATI, COKES, CORKS, COSES, CROSS, KORAI, KORAT, KRAIT, NOSES, RATOS, ROCKS, ROSES, ROUES, ROUSE, SOKES, SOUSE, TAROC, TAROK, TAROS, TOKES, TOUSE, TRAIN, TROCK, TROKE

4-letter words (46)

AEON, AIRT, ARCO, ARKS, COAT, COKE, CORK, COSS, KOSS, NOES, NOSE, NOUS, OKES, OKRA, ONUS, OSES, RAIN, RATO, ROAR, ROCK, ROES, ROSE, ROTA, ROTI, ROUE, SEAR, SEAT, SOAR, SOCK, SOKE, SORA, SORT, SOUS, SUES, SUIT, TAIN, TAOS, TARO, TAUS, TOEA, TOES, TOKE, TORA, TORC, TOSS, USES

3-letter words (47)

AIN, AIR, AIT, ARC, ARK, ART, COR, COS, COT, EAR, EAT, EAU, EON, ESS, ION, KEA, KOA, KOR, KOS, NOS, NUS, OAR, OAT, OES, OKE, ORA, ORC, ORT, OSE, RAT, RIA, ROC, ROE, ROT, SEA, SON, SOT, SOU, SUE, SUN, TAE, TAO, TAR, TAU, TOE, TOR, USE

5x5 grid (67 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	M	U	L	D
E	E	H	A	A
M	I	E	H	E
O	C	T	G	A
L	R	S	K	E

All 67 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

CORTEGE, MORCEAU, MORTICE

6-letter words (1)

HEAUME

5-letter words (13)

AHEAD, EMCEE, EMITS, HADAL, HAETS, HEMIC, MEETS, MICRO, MORTS, OMITS, STEAD, STEAL, STIME

4-letter words (50)

AGEE, AGHA, AHEM, ALAE, ALUM, AULD, CITE, COME, DAHL, EMEU, EMIC, EMIT, ETIC, GETS, GEUM, GHEE, HAET, HAGS, HAHA, HAKE, HAUL, HEAD, HEAL, HEME, HETH, HETS, HITS, HULA, KEGS, LOCI, MEET, MEMO, MICE, MITE, MOCS, MORS, MORT, OMIT, ORCS, ORTS, ROCS, SKAG, SKEG, TEAL, TEEM, TEGS, THAE, THEE, TICS, TIME

6x6 grid (124 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

T	R	H	R	I	T
H	F	U	A	D	H
T	E	T	E	E	H
T	I	Qu	U	D	T
U	E	L	N	E	E
O	O	I	X	R	T

All 124 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

INQUIETUDE

9-letter words (2)

ETIQUETTE, INQUIETED

8-letter words (2)

QUIETUDE, TEETERED

7-letter words (11)

ELOINED, ELOINER, IDEATED, INQUIET, INUTILE, LIQUEUR, QUIETED, REDHEAD, TEETHED, TRENDED, UNQUIET

6-letter words (41)

DAUTED, DAUTIE, ELUDED, ELUDER, ELUTED, ENDEAR, ENDUED, EOLITH, ETERNE, FUTILE, HADITH, HEADED, HEATED, HEEDER, HEFTED, IDEATE, INDEED, INDUED, IOLITE, NEEDED, OLEINE, OOLITE, OOLITH, QUEUED, QUEUER, RAIDED, RATITE, REDEAR, REEDED, RENDED, RETEAR, RUTILE, TEATED, TEETER, TEETHE, TENDED, TENDER, TENUTI, TERETE, TIRADE, UNDEAD

5-letter words (67)

AIDED, DATED, DEAIR, DETER, DEXIE, ELITE, ELOIN, ELUDE, ELUTE, ENDED, ENDER, ENDUE, ETUDE, EXILE, FETED, FEUAR, FEUED, HADED, HATED, HAUTE, HEARD, HEDER, HIDED, INDEX, INDUE, INERT, INLET, IRADE, IRATE, LINED, LINER, LITAI, LITHE, LOUIE, LUNET, LUTEA, LUTED, NIXED, NUDER, OLEIN, QUEUE, QUIET, QUITE, RATED, REDED, TEETH, TEIND, TELOI, TERNE, THEFT, THETA, THIRD, TIDED, TITHE, TREED, TREEN, TREND, TRUED, TUNED, TUNER, TUQUE, UNDEE, UNDER, UNLET, UNLIT, URATE, UTILE