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)

PHHI
CLRA
TUYD
ITOK

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)

IDEPE
SSNRC
GTLEN
LTEFB
FOEET

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)

SYOLSA
FMIMIT
SOTAAE
AELESH
TANRAA
RBAECD

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