Daily challenge: Tuesday, January 6, 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 (72 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| P | H | H | I |
| C | L | R | A |
| T | U | Y | D |
| I | T | O | K |
All 72 words in this grid
6-letter words (3)
DOURAH, DOURLY, HAIRDO
5-letter words (14)
CULTI, CURDY, CURIA, CURLY, CUTTY, DAIRY, DOURA, HAIRY, HARDY, LYARD, RUTTY, TODAY, TOUCH, YAIRD
4-letter words (25)
AIRY, ARYL, CULT, CURD, CURL, DAHL, DOTY, DOUR, DRAY, HAIR, HARD, HARL, ITCH, KYAR, ODYL, OUCH, RULY, RYOT, TODY, TOUR, TOUT, TURD, YARD, YOUR, YUCH
3-letter words (30)
ADO, AIR, CUR, CUT, DAH, DAY, DOT, DRY, HAD, HAY, OUR, OUT, PLY, RAD, RAH, RAY, RIA, RUT, RYA, TIT, TOD, TOY, TUI, TUT, URD, YAH, YAR, YOD, YOK, YOU
5x5 grid (187 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| I | D | E | P | E |
| S | S | N | R | C |
| G | T | L | E | N |
| L | T | E | F | B |
| F | O | E | E | T |
All 187 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
FLEETNESS
8-letter words (3)
PERCENTS, PRECENTS, TELFERED
7-letter words (17)
BEETLER, CRENELS, DISSENT, FLEECER, FLEERED, FLENSED, FLENSER, NESTLER, PERCENT, PRECENT, REFEELS, REFLETS, RENESTS, REPENTS, SLENDER, STEERED, STELENE
6-letter words (38)
BEETLE, BENDER, CENSED, CENSER, CREELS, CRENEL, CREPED, CREPES, CRESTS, DESIST, FEELER, FENCER, FENDER, FETTLE, FLEECE, FLEETS, FLENSE, ISLETS, LEERED, LENDER, LENSED, NESTLE, PESTLE, PRESTS, RECENT, REFEEL, REFELS, REFELT, REFLET, RELETS, RENEST, REPENT, RESIDS, RESIST, SLEETS, STEELS, TEENER, TELFER
5-letter words (56)
BEETS, BELTS, BENDS, BENES, BENTS, CELTS, CENSE, CENTS, CEPES, CERED, CERES, CREEL, CREPE, CRESS, CREST, DENTS, ENDER, ERNES, FEELS, FELTS, FENCE, FENDS, FERES, FERNS, FLEER, FLEET, ISLET, ISTLE, LEETS, LENDS, LENES, LENSE, LOTTE, NESTS, PENDS, PESTS, PRESS, PREST, REELS, REFEL, RELET, RENDS, RENTE, RENTS, RESID, RESTS, SENDS, SENTE, SIDES, SLEET, SNEDS, STEEL, STEER, STELE, TEELS, TEENS
4-letter words (72)
BEEF, BEET, BELS, BELT, BEND, BENE, BENS, BENT, CELS, CELT, CENT, CEPE, CERE, DENE, DENS, DENT, DERE, DISS, EELS, ELSE, ENDS, ERNE, ERNS, FEEL, FEET, FELT, FEND, FENS, FERE, FERN, FETE, FETS, FLEE, FLOE, IDES, ISLE, LEER, LEET, LEFT, LEND, LENS, LENT, LETS, LOFT, NENE, NESS, NEST, PEDS, PEND, PENS, PENT, PEST, PREE, REDS, REEF, REEL, REFT, REND, RENT, REST, SEND, SENE, SENT, SERE, SIDE, SNED, STET, TEEL, TEEN, TELE, TELS, TETS
6x6 grid (329 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | Y | O | L | S | A |
| F | M | I | M | I | T |
| S | O | T | A | A | E |
| A | E | L | E | S | H |
| T | A | N | R | A | A |
| R | B | A | E | C | D |
All 329 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
ALTERNATES
9-letter words (4)
ALTERNATE, ARSENATES, ETIOLATES, SERENATAS
8-letter words (14)
ARSENATE, CASEATES, CASERNES, ETIOLATE, HETAERAE, HETAERAS, LIMITERS, MALEATES, MATERNAL, SARCENET, SATIATES, SEATMATE, SERENATA, SERENATE
7-letter words (49)
ANATASE, ARSENAL, CASEATE, CASERNE, CREATES, CRENATE, ELATERS, ETERNAL, FOLATES, FOMITES, HAMATES, HETAERA, IOLITES, LATERAD, LEANERS, LIMITER, LIMITES, LOITERS, MALATES, MALEATE, MALTOSE, MOLTERS, MYOMATA, OLEATES, RELATES, RESAILS, RESALES, RESEATS, RETAILS, SALTERN, SAMITES, SATIATE, SEALERS, SEISMAL, SENATES, SENECAS, SERENES, SHAMOYS, SMALTOS, SMITERS, SOLATES, SOMITAL, SOMITES, TABARET, TAMALES, TAMASHA, TELERAN, TERNATE, TOLANES
6-letter words (86)
ABATES, AIOLIS, ALATES, ALTERS, AMATOL, ANEARS, ANELES, ARECAS, ARETES, BALERS, CARLES, CARNAL, CARNET, CASERN, CEREAL, CRANES, CREAMS, CREASE, CREATE, CRENEL, DARNEL, ELATER, ELATES, ENATES, ETERNE, FOETAL, FOLATE, FOMITE, HAERES, HAMATE, HARLOT, IOLITE, LABARA, LAMIAE, LAMIAS, LEANER, LIMITS, LITERS, LOITER, MALATE, MALOTI, MATERS, MIMOSA, MISATE, MISLIT, MITERS, MOLIES, MOLTEN, MOLTER, MYOMAS, OLEATE, OSMOLS, REALES, REATAS, RELATE, RESAIL, RESALE, RESEAT, RESETS, RETAIL, RETEAR, RETENE, RETIAL, SALTER, SAMITE, SEALER, SENATE, SENECA, SERENE, SETOSE, SHAMOY, SLIMSY, SMALTI, SMALTO, SMITER, SMITES, SOLATE, SOMITE, TALERS, TAMALE, TANREC, TEASEL, TEASER, TENREC, TERNES, TOLANE
5-letter words (175)
ABATE, ACRES, AIOLI, ALAMO, ALANE, ALATE, ALOES, ALTER, ALTOS, AMAHS, AMIAS, AMIES, ANEAR, ANELE, ANLAS, AREAE, AREAL, AREAS, ARECA, ARENA, ARETE, ARLES, ARTEL, ATMAS, ATOMS, ATOMY, BALAS, BALER, BALES, BANAL, BANES, BARES, BATES, BRAES, CARES, CARET, CARLE, CARSE, CEASE, CERES, CRAAL, CRANE, CRASH, CREAM, DARES, EASEL, EATEN, ELATE, ENATE, ERASE, ERNES, FOILS, HAARS, HAETS, HAILS, HAMAL, HARES, HATES, HEATS, HEILS, HEIST, ILIAL, IOTAS, LAMAS, LAMIA, LANES, LASER, LATEN, LATER, LEARN, LEARS, LEASE, LEASH, LENES, LIMAS, LIMIT, LIMOS, LITAI, LITAS, LITER, LOTAS, MAILS, MAIMS, MAIST, MALAR, MALES, MASER, MATER, MATES, MILIA, MITER, MITES, MOILS, MOLAR, MOLAS, MOLES, MOTEL, MOTES, MOTET, MYOMA, NARES, NATES, NEARS, NEATS, OATEN, OLIOS, OMASA, OMITS, OSMOL, RABAT, RALES, RATEL, RATES, REAMS, REATA, RELET, RENAL, RESET, RETIA, SACRA, SAILS, SALES, SARAN, SATES, SATIS, SEAMS, SEATS, SEISM, SERAC, SETAE, SETAL, SHAMS, SHARE, SHARN, SIMAS, SITES, SLIMS, SLIMY, SMALT, SMASH, SMITE, SMOLT, SMOTE, SOILS, SOLAN, SOLAR, SOLES, STASH, STEAM, STIES, TAILS, TALAR, TALAS, TALER, TALES, TAMAL, TAMIS, TEAMS, TEARS, TEASE, TEATS, TELAE, TELES, TELOI, TELOS, TENET, TERCE, TERNE, TERSE, TETRA, TOILS, TOLAN, TOLAS, TOLES, YOMIM