Daily challenge: Saturday, January 10, 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 (80 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

P	O	L	W
B	W	E	T
B	F	E	T
F	K	A	T

All 80 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

BOLETE, FETTLE, KETTLE, TATTLE

5-letter words (3)

BOWEL, OWLET, TWEET

4-letter words (33)

AKEE, BOLE, BOLT, BOWL, FAKE, FATE, FEAT, FEEL, FEET, FELT, FETA, FETE, KEEF, KEEL, KEET, LEEK, LEET, LOWE, POET, POLE, TAKE, TATE, TEAK, TEAT, TEEL, TEFF, TWEE, WEAK, WEEK, WEEL, WEET, WEKA, WELT

3-letter words (40)

AFF, ATE, ATT, BOP, BOW, EAT, EEL, EFF, ETA, EWE, FAT, FEE, FET, FEW, KAE, KAF, KAT, KEA, KEF, LEE, LET, LOB, LOP, LOW, OLE, OWE, OWL, POL, POW, TAE, TAT, TEA, TEE, TEL, TET, TEW, WEE, WET, WOE, WOP

5x5 grid (139 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	I	O	D	U
O	T	S	E	E
E	I	T	T	O
N	B	M	H	S
T	C	W	W	I

All 139 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DUETTISTS

8-letter words (1)

DUETTIST

7-letter words (4)

DESTINE, HOTTEST, SHOTTED, WHISTED

6-letter words (23)

BETISE, BETTED, BITTED, BITTEN, DETEST, EOSINE, HISTED, HOSTED, HOTTED, ISTHMI, MISTED, MITTEN, NETTED, OTIOSE, SHOTES, SHOTTS, SITTEN, SOTTED, STEEDS, TESTED, TOITED, WHISTS, WISTED

5-letter words (38)

BITES, BITTS, DEETS, DOEST, DOETH, DOITS, DUETS, EOSIN, ETHOS, HISTS, HOSTS, MISDO, MISTS, MITES, MITIS, MITTS, NEIST, NETTS, NITES, SETTS, SHOED, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, SHOTT, SITED, STEED, STEIN, STETS, STINT, TEETH, TESTS, TETHS, TINCT, TITIS, TOITS, WHIST, WISTS

4-letter words (72)

BENT, BETS, BINE, BINT, BISE, BITE, BITS, BITT, DEES, DEET, DOES, DOIT, DOSE, DOST, DOTE, DOTS, DUES, DUET, ETHS, HIST, HOED, HOES, HOST, HOTS, MHOS, MIEN, MINE, MINT, MISE, MISO, MIST, MITE, MITT, NETS, NETT, NISI, NITE, NITS, ODES, OOTS, SEED, SETS, SETT, SHOE, SHOT, SINE, SITE, SITH, SOTH, SOTS, STET, TEDS, TEED, TEES, TENT, TEST, TETH, TETS, THIS, TINE, TINT, TITI, TITS, TODS, TOED, TOES, TOIT, TOSH, TOST, UDOS, WISH, WIST

6x6 grid (187 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	O	I	E	E	T
O	L	T	N	O	D
T	E	A	V	B	O
W	E	A	N	C	I
U	N	L	E	R	T
Y	T	S	T	K	N

All 187 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ALTERNATE

8-letter words (4)

DETONATE, LANCELET, NEATENED, UNWEANED

7-letter words (22)

ALIENED, ANESTRI, COONTIE, CRENATE, ELOINED, INANEST, LANCETS, LATEENS, LATENED, LEANEST, NUTLETS, OBOVATE, ODONATE, RELENTS, STERNAL, TENANTS, TERNATE, TETANAL, TOLANES, TRESTLE, UNEATEN, VALERIC

6-letter words (61)

ALERTS, ALINED, ANELES, ANTEED, ANTLER, BONITA, BONITO, BOOTED, BOOTEE, COOEED, DENTAL, DENTIL, DONATE, ENCODE, ENTOIL, ETOILE, INANER, INANES, LANATE, LANCER, LANCES, LANCET, LATEEN, LATINO, LEALTY, LEANED, LEANER, NANCES, NEATEN, NESTLE, NUTLET, OCEANS, OCREAE, OLEATE, OOLITE, REALTY, RECODE, RELENT, SENATE, SLANTY, STELAE, STERIC, STERNA, STRICT, TANREC, TENANT, TENSER, TENTIE, TOILET, TOLANE, TOOTLE, TRICES, TRIODE, TWEENY, TWENTY, UNSEAL, VALETS, VALINE, WEANED, WEANER, WELTER

5-letter words (99)

ALERT, ALIEN, ALINE, ALOIN, ALTER, ANELE, ANILE, ANODE, ATILT, AVANT, BICES, BONED, BOOED, CELTS, CIRES, CODEN, CODON, COOED, COOEE, CREST, DONEE, EATEN, ELANS, ELATE, ELECT, ELINT, ELITE, ELOIN, ENATE, ILEAL, INANE, LANCE, LANES, LATEN, LEANS, LEANT, LENSE, LINED, LOOIE, NAANS, NANCE, NAVAL, NERTS, NEWEL, NOTED, NOVAE, OCEAN, OCREA, ODEON, OVALS, OVATE, REALS, RECTI, RELET, RENAL, RICES, SLANT, SLEET, STEAL, STELA, STELE, STERN, TAELS, TEALS, TEELS, TEENS, TEENY, TELAE, TELES, TELOI, TENET, TENSE, TENTS, TENTY, TESLA, TESTY, TINED, TIRES, TOILE, TOLAN, TONAL, TONED, TRETS, TRICE, TWEEN, TWEET, UNLET, UNSET, VALES, VALET, VALSE, VANED, VANES, VOTED, WEALS, WEANS, WEENS, WEENY, WELTS