Daily challenge: Thursday, January 8, 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 (106 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| E | A | T | P |
| L | B | E | C |
| N | N | T | E |
| H | H | I | M |
All 106 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
MINEABLE
7-letter words (1)
CENTIME
6-letter words (7)
BEATEN, BETIME, LATENT, PECTIN, TECTAL, TENTIE, TINEAL
5-letter words (15)
BLATE, BLEAT, EATEN, ELATE, INEPT, LATEN, LEBEN, NIECE, PETAL, TABLE, TECTA, TEETH, TENTH, THINE, TINEA
4-letter words (40)
ABET, ABLE, BALE, BATE, BEAT, BEET, BENT, BETA, BETH, BLAE, BLAT, CENT, CETE, EMIT, HINT, ITEM, LATE, MEET, METE, METH, MINE, MINT, MITE, NEAT, NEEM, NITE, PEAL, PEAT, PENT, TAEL, TALE, TEAL, TEAT, TEEM, TEEN, TENT, TETH, THIN, TIME, TINE
3-letter words (42)
ALB, ALE, ATE, BAL, BAT, BEE, BEL, BEN, BET, CEE, CEP, EAT, ETA, ETH, HIE, HIM, HIN, HIT, INN, LAB, LAT, LEA, MET, NEB, NEE, NET, NIM, NIT, NTH, PEA, PEC, PEE, PEN, PET, TAB, TAE, TEA, TEE, TEN, TET, TIE, TIN
5x5 grid (272 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| A | F | W | C | E |
| D | I | I | N | S |
| E | E | S | A | H |
| U | O | L | N | R |
| A | T | E | T | M |
All 272 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
ENTRANCES, TENANCIES
8-letter words (8)
DELAINES, EDIFICES, ENHALOED, ENHALOES, ENHANCES, ENTRAINS, ENTRANCE, INSOLENT
7-letter words (22)
ANISEED, ANISOLE, DEIFIES, DELAINE, EDIFICE, EDIFIES, ENHALOS, ENHANCE, ENISLED, ENTRAIN, EOSINES, FIANCES, FINALES, HANTLES, INHALED, INHALES, NANCIES, OLEINES, OUTLAIN, TOLANES, TRANCES, WIDEOUT
6-letter words (54)
AISLED, ANELED, ANELES, ARTELS, AUTOED, CENSED, DEICES, DEIFIC, DESALT, DISARM, ELAINS, ENHALO, ENISLE, EOSINE, EOSINS, FIANCE, FINALE, FINALS, HALOED, HALOES, HANCES, HANSEL, HANTLE, HASLET, INHALE, INSANE, INSIDE, INSOLE, LANCES, LENSED, NANCES, OLEINE, OLEINS, OUTLET, RAISED, RANCES, SAICES, SANIES, SANSEI, SCENAS, SEINES, SELAHS, SENSED, SHALED, SHALES, SHARNS, SOLANS, TENSED, TETRAS, TOLANE, TOLANS, TRAINS, TRANCE, WINCES
5-letter words (89)
ADIEU, AIDES, AISLE, ALOES, ALTOS, ANELE, ANISE, ARTEL, ASIDE, ATLAS, AUTOS, CENSE, CINES, DEICE, DELTA, ELAIN, ELANS, EOSIN, ETNAS, FADES, FICES, FINAL, FINES, HALED, HALES, HALOS, HANCE, HANSE, INANE, INARM, ISLED, ISLET, LAICS, LANCE, LANES, LASED, LENSE, NALED, NANCE, NISEI, OATEN, OLEIC, OLEIN, RAINS, RAISE, RALES, RANCE, RANIS, RASED, SAICE, SAINS, SALES, SANES, SASIN, SCENA, SEINE, SELAH, SENSA, SENSE, SHALE, SHALT, SHARN, SICES, SINCE, SINES, SINHS, SLAIN, SLANT, SLASH, SNASH, SOLAN, SOLAR, SOLED, SOLEI, TELES, TELOS, TENSE, TETRA, TOLAN, TOLAS, TOLED, TOLES, TRAIN, TRANS, TRASH, WIDES, WINCE, WINES, WISED
4-letter words (97)
AIDE, AINS, ALEE, ALES, ALOE, ALSO, ALTO, ANES, ANIS, ANTE, ASCI, AUTO, CINE, DAIS, DEES, DELE, DELS, DIEL, DIES, EELS, EIDE, ELAN, ELSE, ETNA, FADE, FIAR, FICE, FINE, FINS, HALE, HALO, HALT, HANT, HARM, HART, ICES, IDES, ISLE, IWIS, LAIC, LAIN, LANE, LASE, LASH, LEIS, LENS, LENT, LOSE, LOTA, LOUT, NAIF, NANS, NICE, NISI, OLES, OSAR, RAIN, RALE, RANI, RANT, RASE, RASH, SAIN, SALE, SALS, SALT, SANE, SANS, SASH, SEED, SEIF, SIAL, SICE, SICS, SIDE, SINE, SINH, SINS, SLED, SLOE, SLOT, SOLA, SOLE, TAOS, TELA, TELE, TELS, TENS, TENT, TOED, TOES, TOLA, TOLE, WIDE, WINE, WINS, WISE
6x6 grid (260 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| A | L | Qu | C | O | N |
| T | H | R | T | N | N |
| A | E | H | R | I | E |
| D | E | E | N | R | T |
| Y | U | R | T | I | O |
| N | T | S | F | R | D |
All 260 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
REINTERRED
9-letter words (8)
ENTREATED, INHERITOR, INTREATED, RETORTERS, RETREATED, RETREATER, THREADERS, UNTREATED
8-letter words (17)
CONTRITE, DRIFTERS, INTERRED, INTERTIE, INTRUDER, REHEATED, REHEATER, REINTERS, RENITENT, RETINITE, RETIRERS, RETORTER, STERNITE, THREADER, TORRENTS, TREADERS, TRUSTEED
7-letter words (51)
ALREADY, DERNIER, DINITRO, DIORITE, DRIFTER, ENTREAT, ENTRUST, HEADERS, HEATHER, HEEDERS, HERITOR, INHERED, INHERIT, INTERNE, INTONER, INTREAT, INTROIT, INTRUDE, INTRUST, NEEDERS, NEITHER, NITERIE, NITRITE, READERS, REINTER, RETINTS, RETIREE, RETIRER, RETORTS, RETREAD, RETREAT, STERNER, STIRRER, STRIDOR, TEENIER, TERRETS, TERRIER, TERRINE, THEATER, THEREAT, THREADY, TINTERS, TITHERS, TORRENT, TREADER, TREATED, TREATER, TRITONE, TRUSTEE, TRUSTER, UNTREAD
6-letter words (69)
ALTHEA, CONINE, CONNER, DINERS, DOTIER, DRIFTS, DROITS, DUSTER, EERIER, EITHER, ENTIRE, ENTREE, FINITE, HALTED, HALTER, HEADER, HEATED, HEATER, HEDERS, HEEDER, HEREAT, INERTS, INHERE, INTERN, INTERS, INTONE, LATEEN, LATHED, LATHER, NEEDER, NITERS, NITRID, NOTHER, OCREAE, ORIENT, OTHERS, READER, REDATE, REHEAT, RENNIN, REREAD, RETINE, RETINT, RETIRE, RETORT, RIOTER, STREET, STRUNT, TERRET, TERRIT, TERROR, THREAD, THREAT, TINIER, TINNER, TINTER, TITERS, TITHED, TITHER, TONIER, TONNER, TORTEN, TRITER, TRITON, TRUSTY, TUREEN, TURNER, TUYERE, TUYERS
5-letter words (114)
ADUST, AHEAD, ALTER, CONIN, CREED, DATER, DEATH, DEERS, DEETS, DINER, DINTS, DIRTS, DOITS, DOTER, DRIFT, DROIT, DUETS, DUNTS, DURST, DUSTY, DYERS, EATER, EERIE, ERRED, ERROR, FINER, FIORD, FREED, FREER, FRETS, FRITS, FRORE, HATED, HATER, HEADY, HEATH, HEDER, HENTS, INERT, INNER, INTER, INTRO, ITHER, LATED, LATER, LATHE, NEEDY, NERTS, NINON, NINTH, NITER, NITID, NITON, NITRE, NITRO, NONET, NUDER, OCREA, OTHER, READY, REATA, REDYE, REEDY, RENIN, RENTS, RERUN, RETRO, RIFTS, RUDER, RUNTS, RUNTY, RUSTY, STEED, STEER, STERE, STERN, STRUT, STUDY, STURT, STYED, SUEDE, SURER, TEETH, TENON, TENTH, TERNE, THERE, THETA, THREE, TINCT, TINTS, TITER, TITHE, TITRE, TOITS, TONER, TONNE, TORTE, TORTS, TREAD, TREAT, TREED, TREEN, TRETS, TRIER, TRINE, TRITE, TRUED, TRUER, TRUST, TURFS, TUYER, TYERS, YURTS