Daily challenge: Wednesday, January 7, 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 (123 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| A | I | O | P |
| D | N | S | S |
| G | I | D | A |
| H | Y | V | A |
All 123 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
DISSAVING
8-letter words (1)
ADVISING
7-letter words (3)
AVIDINS, POISING, PONGIDS
6-letter words (17)
AIDING, ASSIGN, AVIDIN, AVISOS, DANIOS, DINGHY, HIDING, POINDS, PONGID, POSADA, POSING, SAVING, SAVINS, SIDING, SPONGY, VISING, VISION
5-letter words (19)
ADIOS, AVISO, DANDY, DANIO, DINGY, DIVAS, DYING, HINDS, HYING, OPSIN, OSSIA, POIND, PONDS, SADIS, SASIN, SAVIN, VINOS, VISAS, VYING
4-letter words (43)
AINS, ANDS, ANIS, ANSA, ASPS, AVID, DAIS, DANG, DAVY, DIDY, DING, DINS, DISS, DIVA, GHIS, GIDS, GINS, HIND, HINS, HISN, HISS, INIA, IONS, NIDI, NIGH, NISI, OSSA, POIS, POND, PONG, PONS, SADI, SIGH, SIGN, SING, SONG, SONS, SOPS, VINA, VINO, VISA, YIDS, YINS
3-letter words (39)
AAS, ADS, AID, AIN, AIS, AND, ANI, ASP, ASS, AVA, DID, DIG, DIN, DIS, GHI, GID, GIN, HID, HIN, HIS, IDS, INS, ION, IVY, NOS, ONS, OPS, POI, PSI, SAD, SIN, SON, SOP, SOS, VAS, VIG, VIS, YID, YIN
5x5 grid (237 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| O | R | Y | A | T |
| R | W | Y | G | E |
| I | E | S | S | R |
| L | A | N | S | E |
| N | H | O | R | E |
All 237 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
ALIENORS, GESNERIA, SENHORES
7-letter words (9)
ALIENOR, ERGATES, LESSEES, LESSONS, SEERESS, SENHORS, SENORES, SNORERS, WORRIES
6-letter words (43)
AGREES, AHORSE, ALIENS, ANSWER, EAGRES, EGRESS, ERGATE, EROSES, HAILER, HANSEL, HANSES, HONEYS, HORSES, LANOSE, LASSES, LENSES, LESSEE, LESSER, LESSON, LESSOR, LIANES, NAILER, NESSES, RENAIL, REROSE, RESAIL, RESEAT, RESEES, RETAGS, ROWENS, SAILER, SENHOR, SENORS, SENSES, SENSOR, SERGES, SERIAL, SNORER, SNORES, SORNER, TERSER, YAGERS, YESSES
5-letter words (79)
AGERS, AGREE, ALIEN, ASSES, ASSET, EAGRE, ELANS, ERNES, EROSE, ERSES, ESSES, GATES, GAYER, GESSO, GREAT, GREES, HALER, HALES, HANSE, HONAN, HONER, HONES, HONEY, HORNS, HORSE, HOSES, LANES, LASER, LASSO, LEANS, LENOS, LENSE, LIANE, LIENS, NEWSY, NOSES, ONSET, ORIEL, OWSEN, RENAL, RESEE, RESET, RETAG, RILES, RILEY, ROANS, ROSES, ROWEL, ROWEN, ROWER, SANER, SEERS, SELAH, SENOR, SENSE, SERER, SERES, SERGE, SEROW, SERRY, SNAIL, SNORE, SONES, SONSY, SORER, SORES, SORNS, SWORE, TERGA, TERSE, WEANS, WILES, WIRES, WORRY, WRENS, WRIES, WRYER, YAGER, YEANS
4-letter words (103)
AERO, AGER, AGES, ALES, ANES, ANEW, ATES, AYES, EASY, ELAN, ERGS, ERNE, ERNS, EROS, ESES, EYRY, GAES, GATE, GAYS, GETA, GREE, GYRO, HAEN, HAES, HAIL, HAIR, HALE, HONE, HONS, HORN, HOSE, ILEA, IRES, LAIR, LANE, LASE, LASS, LEAN, LEAS, LENO, LENS, LESS, LEYS, LIEN, LIER, LIES, LIRE, NAIL, NANS, NAOS, NESS, NEWS, NOSE, ONES, ORES, OSES, OSSA, OWES, OWSE, REAL, REES, REGS, RIAL, RIAS, RIEL, RILE, ROAN, ROSE, ROWS, RYES, SAIL, SALE, SANE, SANS, SEAL, SEAT, SEER, SEES, SEGS, SERE, SERS, SETA, SONE, SONS, SORE, SORN, TAGS, TEGS, WEAL, WEAN, WEIR, WENS, WILE, WIRE, WORE, WREN, WYES, YAYS, YEAH, YEAN, YEAS, YENS, YEWS
6x6 grid (130 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | N | Y | R | T | R |
| C | D | N | S | Y | Y |
| Y | T | E | N | T | M |
| H | U | D | D | A | C |
| A | I | Y | I | N | O |
| T | D | I | E | E | T |
All 130 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
CANDIDEST, COTENANTS
8-letter words (1)
COTENANT
7-letter words (20)
ADDENDS, AUDIENT, CANDENT, CANDIDA, CONIDIA, DESTAIN, DIDACTS, ENDNOTE, INANEST, INCANTS, INDENTS, MADDENS, MADDEST, MAIDENS, OCTANES, TANNEST, TAUTENS, TAUTEST, TENANTS, THUDDED
6-letter words (30)
ADDEND, ANENST, CADDIE, CADENT, CANDID, CANNED, DAUTED, DEDANS, DIDACT, DUENNA, ENACTS, EONIAN, HIDDEN, INANES, INCANT, INDENT, MADDED, MADDEN, MAIDEN, MANNED, OCTANE, OCTANS, OCTANT, STANED, SYNDET, TANNED, TAUTED, TAUTEN, TENANT, TENDED
5-letter words (77)
ADDED, AIDED, AIDES, ANENT, ANTSY, AUDIT, CADDY, CADES, CADET, CANDY, CANED, CANES, CANID, CANNY, CANOE, CANST, CANTO, CANTS, CANTY, COATS, CONEY, CONTE, DANDY, DENTS, DIDIE, DIENE, DYNES, ENACT, ENDED, HAUTE, HIDED, HIDES, INANE, MACON, MANED, MANES, MANSE, NANNY, NIDED, NIDES, OCTAD, OCTAN, RYNDS, SEDAN, SENDS, SENNA, SNEDS, STADE, STAID, STAIN, STAND, STANE, STYMY, SYNCS, SYNTH, TAINT, TANSY, TANTO, TEDDY, TEIID, TEIND, TENDS, TENIA, TENTS, TENTY, TESTA, TESTY, TIDED, TIDES, TOADY, TONDI, TONEY, TRYMA, TRYST, TYNED, TYNES, YENTE