Daily challenge: Friday, January 9, 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 (166 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| E | O | Qu | B |
| P | T | E | E |
| E | D | O | R |
| H | W | E | S |
All 166 words in this grid
7-letter words (8)
HEPTOSE, HETEROS, PETERED, QUEERED, QUOTERS, RESOWED, TEREDOS, TOWERED
6-letter words (15)
DETERS, DOTERS, DOWERS, ERODES, HEDERS, HETERO, HEWERS, PETERS, QUEERS, QUOTED, QUOTER, REDOES, REDTOP, TEREDO, TOWERS
5-letter words (45)
BEDEW, BEERS, BERET, DEERS, DEPOT, DETER, DOERS, DOSER, DOTER, DOWER, ERODE, EROSE, EWERS, HEDER, HEWED, HEWER, OPTED, PEDES, PETER, QUEER, QUOTE, REDES, REDOS, RESOD, RESOW, REWED, REWET, RODEO, ROSED, ROWED, SEDER, SERED, SEROW, SEWED, SOWED, SOWER, TERSE, TEWED, TOPED, TOQUE, TORES, TORSE, TOWED, TOWER, WORSE
4-letter words (40)
BEER, BEET, DEER, DERE, DOER, DOES, DORE, DORS, DOSE, DOTE, EROS, EWER, EWES, ODES, OPED, ORES, OWED, OWES, POET, REDE, REDO, REED, RETE, RODE, ROES, ROSE, ROTE, ROTO, SERE, SORE, TOED, TOES, TOPE, TORE, TORS, WEPT, WERE, WHET, WOES, WORE
3-letter words (58)
BED, BEE, BET, DEB, DEE, DEW, DOE, DOR, DOS, DOT, DOW, EDH, ERE, ERS, EWE, HEP, HET, HEW, ODE, OES, OPE, OPT, ORE, ORS, OSE, OWE, PED, PEH, PET, PEW, POT, REB, RED, REE, RES, RET, ROD, ROE, ROT, ROW, SER, SEW, SOD, SOT, SOW, TED, TEE, TEW, TOD, TOE, TOP, TOR, TOW, WED, WET, WOE, WOS, WOT
5x5 grid (437 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| O | O | L | C | O |
| E | I | E | T | A |
| M | T | S | P | S |
| T | T | O | S | E |
| A | H | A | L | N |
All 437 words in this grid
9-letter words (6)
MILEPOSTS, NEPOTISTS, PASTELIST, PESTHOLES, SPOTTIEST, TOTEMISTS
8-letter words (13)
COATLESS, METISSES, MILEPOST, MISSPACE, MISSPELT, NEPOTIST, PASTLESS, PECTASES, PELISSES, PESTHOLE, POTTIEST, TATTIEST, TOTEMIST
7-letter words (37)
ACETOSE, APOSTIL, APOSTLE, ASPECTS, ATTESTS, CAPOTES, CASSATA, CASTLES, ECTASES, HOSTILE, HOTTEST, LOESSAL, LOESSES, METEPAS, METISSE, METOPES, MISPENS, MITOSES, NESTLES, OOLITES, OSTIOLE, PECTASE, PELISSE, PELOTAS, PESTLES, POSSETS, POSTALS, POTTIES, SAPOTAS, SAPOTES, SEPTETS, SESSILE, SESTETS, STALEST, TASSETS, TATTIES, TSETSES
6-letter words (78)
APTEST, ASLOPE, ASPECT, ASPENS, ASSETS, ATTEST, CAPOTE, CASTES, CASTLE, CESSES, CESTAS, CESTOS, CLEPES, COAPTS, COASTS, ELOPES, EPACTS, EPOSES, ESTOPS, ETAPES, HALEST, HAOLES, HASSEL, HOSTAS, HOSTEL, LASSIE, LATTES, LESSEN, LOOIES, LOSSES, LOTTES, METEPA, METOPE, MISPEN, MISSAL, MISSEL, MISSES, NESTLE, OCTETS, OOLITE, PASSEL, PASTEL, PASTES, PELITE, PELOTA, PESTLE, PESTOS, POSSES, POSSET, POSTAL, POTSIE, SALEPS, SAPOTA, SAPOTE, SEPSES, SEPTET, SESTET, SETOSE, SLOPES, SPACES, SPATES, SPEISS, SPELTS, STALES, STAPES, STASES, STILTS, STOLEN, STOLES, STOPES, TASSEL, TASSET, TASSIE, TATTIE, THOLES, TOSSES, TOTALS, TSETSE
5-letter words (142)
ALOHA, APSES, ASPEN, ASSET, CAPES, CAPOS, CASES, CASTE, CASTS, CATES, CELTS, CEPES, CESTA, CESTI, CLEPE, CLEPT, CLIME, COAPT, COAST, COATS, COTES, ELITE, ELOPE, EMITS, EPACT, ESSES, ESTOP, ETAPE, HALES, HALOS, HAOLE, HASPS, HOLES, HOPES, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSES, HOSTA, HOSTS, HOTEL, ISTLE, LASES, LASSO, LATTE, LEPTA, LISPS, LISTS, LOATH, LOESS, LOOIE, LOPES, LOSEL, LOSES, LOTAH, LOTAS, LOTTE, METES, METIS, MILES, MILTS, MISOS, MISTS, MITES, MITTS, NESTS, OASES, OASTS, OCTET, OPENS, PACES, PACTS, PASES, PASSE, PASTE, PASTS, PATES, PELTS, PESOS, PESTO, PESTS, PETTO, POLES, POSES, POSIT, POSSE, POSTS, PSOAS, SALEP, SALES, SATES, SECTS, SELAH, SENSA, SEPTA, SEPTS, SILTS, SLATS, SLEPT, SLOPE, SLOPS, SLOTH, SLOTS, SOLES, SPACE, SPATE, SPATS, SPEIL, SPELT, SPOTS, STALE, STEPS, STETS, STILE, STILT, STIME, STOAS, STOAT, STOLE, STOPE, STOPS, STOPT, STOSS, TACES, TACET, TALES, TAPES, TASSE, TECTA, TELOI, TEPAS, TESTA, TESTS, THOLE, THOSE, TILES, TILTS, TOLAS, TOLES, TOPES, TOTAL, TOTEM, TOTES
4-letter words (161)
ACES, ACTS, ALES, ALSO, APES, APSE, ASPS, ATES, ATOP, CAPE, CAPO, CAPS, CASE, CAST, CATE, CATS, CEIL, CELT, CEPE, CEPS, CESS, CETE, COAT, COTE, COTS, EMIT, EPOS, ETAS, HALE, HALO, HASP, HATS, HOLE, HOLS, HOPE, HOPS, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, ITEM, LASE, LASS, LATH, LATS, LEIS, LENS, LEPT, LESS, LEST, LETS, LIES, LIME, LISP, LIST, LITE, LITS, LOPE, LOPS, LOSE, LOSS, LOST, LOTA, LOTH, LOTI, LOTS, METE, MILE, MILO, MILT, MISE, MISO, MISS, MIST, MITE, MITT, NESS, NEST, OAST, OATH, OATS, OCAS, OLES, OLIO, OPEN, OPES, OPTS, OSES, OSSA, PACE, PACT, PASE, PASS, PAST, PATE, PATS, PELT, PENS, PESO, PEST, PETS, POLE, POLS, POSE, POST, POTS, PSST, SALE, SAPS, SATE, SECT, SELS, SEPT, SETA, SETS, SETT, SILO, SILT, SITE, SLAT, SLOP, SLOT, SOLA, SOLE, SOLS, SOPS, SOTH, SOTS, SPAS, SPAT, SPEC, SPOT, STAT, STEM, STEP, STET, STOA, STOP, TACE, TACO, TALE, TAOS, TAPE, TAPS, TASS, TATS, TEPA, TEST, TETS, THAT, TIES, TILE, TILT, TIME, TOLA, TOLE, TOPE, TOPS, TOSS, TOST, TOTE, TOTS
6x6 grid (194 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| U | O | L | N | L | Y |
| T | D | S | E | E | N |
| A | I | F | H | A | W |
| I | E | R | M | W | S |
| N | E | T | E | E | N |
| I | H | H | E | U | T |
All 194 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
FREEWHEELS
9-letter words (2)
FREEWHEEL, SWEETENER
8-letter words (8)
EMERITAE, ENWHEELS, ETHERISH, FETERITA, TREADLES, TREATISE, TRISHAWS, WEENSIER
7-letter words (23)
DIETHER, DISEASE, EMERITA, ENWHEEL, FERMENT, FIREMAN, FIREMEN, FREEMAN, INHERIT, LOUDISH, LOUTISH, NEREIDS, READOUT, SOLDIER, SWEETEN, SWEETER, TEETHER, THEREAT, THEREIN, THERMAE, THERMES, TREADLE, TRISHAW
6-letter words (55)
AETHER, AIRMAN, AIRMEN, AMRITA, ANELES, DIETER, DIRHAM, DOTIER, ETHENE, FIRMAN, HEINIE, HEREAT, HEREIN, HERMAE, HETMAN, INHERE, LEANLY, MEETER, MENSAE, NEREID, NEREIS, NETHER, OLDISH, REFEEL, REFELS, REMEET, RETENE, RIFELY, SANELY, SAWNEY, SEAMEN, SEAMER, SEETHE, SHAMES, SHEENY, SHREWS, SIREES, SOLELY, TEEMER, TEETER, TEETHE, TEIIDS, TENIAE, THEINE, THEMES, THERME, TREADS, TREENS, TRIADS, TRIENE, UNSAWN, WETHER, WHEELS, WHEENS, WHENAS
5-letter words (105)
AIRTH, AISLE, AMEER, AMENS, AMENT, ANELE, DATOS, DIENE, DOLES, EERIE, EIDOS, ETHER, FEASE, FERIA, FIDOS, FIRTH, FREES, FRISE, HAMES, HAWSE, HEELS, HELOS, HELOT, HEMES, HERMA, IDLES, IDOLS, INERT, LEASE, LENES, LENSE, LOSEL, MANLY, MENSA, MERIT, METER, METRE, NAMER, NAMES, NEIFS, NEMAS, NEWER, OLDIE, OSIER, READS, REEFS, REFEL, REFIT, REHEM, REIFS, REMAN, REMET, RETEM, REWAN, REWET, RHEAS, RISEN, SAWER, SEELY, SEWAN, SEWER, SHAME, SHAWM, SHAWN, SHAWS, SHEAS, SHEEN, SHEWN, SHEWS, SHREW, SIDLE, SIREE, SIREN, SNEER, SOLDI, SWEER, SWEET, TEENS, TEETH, TEIID, TENIA, THEIN, THEME, THERE, THERM, THEWS, THINE, TOLES, TREAD, TREAT, TREEN, TREES, TREWS, TRIAD, TUNES, UNSET, UNSEW, WAMES, WANEY, WANLY, WEENS, WHEEL, WHEEN, WHENS, WHEWS