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)

EATP
LBEC
NNTE
HHIM

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)

AFWCE
DIINS
EESAH
UOLNR
ATETM

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)

ALQuCON
THRTNN
AEHRIE
DEENRT
YURTIO
NTSFRD

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