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)

AIOP
DNSS
GIDA
HYVA

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)

ORYAT
RWYGE
IESSR
LANSE
NHORE

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)

SNYRTR
CDNSYY
YTENTM
HUDDAC
AIYINO
TDIEET

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