Daily challenge: Sunday, January 11, 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 (34 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	N	M	A
H	D	H	A
C	K	A	L
L	A	O	Qu

All 34 words in this grid

5-letter words (4)

HAMAL, KALAM, KOALA, LOACH

4-letter words (12)

AMAH, CALK, DAHL, DHAK, DHAL, HALO, KOLA, LACK, LAKH, LAMA, LOAD, QUAD

3-letter words (18)

AAH, AAL, AHA, ALA, AMA, DAH, DAK, DAL, HAD, HAM, HAO, KOA, LAC, LAD, LAM, OAK, OKA, QUA

5x5 grid (151 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	E	O	I	O
M	S	Y	O	I
D	I	H	W	N
A	S	E	Y	S
M	A	O	T	N

All 151 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

SWOOSHES

7-letter words (3)

WHIMSEY, WHOOSIS, WOOSHES

6-letter words (10)

DASHIS, DISHES, HOOEYS, MASHIE, MESHES, MIASMA, SADISM, STEAMS, SWOOSH, WHIMSY

5-letter words (46)

DAISY, DASHI, DASHY, DIETS, DIMES, DISHY, DISME, HOOEY, HOWES, MAIDS, MAIMS, MASHY, MESHY, MIASM, MOSEY, NOOSE, OASIS, OHIAS, SADIS, SAIDS, SEISE, SEISM, SEMIS, SHEAS, SHEWN, SHEWS, SHIES, SHIMS, SHOOS, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHOWY, SNOWY, SNYES, STEAM, STOAE, STOAS, STYES, TEAMS, WHETS, WHEYS, WHIDS, WHIMS, WOOSH, WYTES, YOWES

4-letter words (91)

AIDS, AIMS, AMAS, ASEA, ASHY, DAIS, DAMS, DASH, DIES, DIET, DIME, DIMS, DISH, HETS, HEWN, HEWS, HIES, HONS, HOWE, HOWS, HOYS, HYTE, IONS, MADS, MAES, MAID, MAIM, MASH, MESH, MIDS, MISE, MISO, NOWS, OHIA, OOHS, OWES, OWNS, OYES, SADI, SAID, SEAM, SEIS, SEMI, SETS, SEWN, SEWS, SHEA, SHES, SHEW, SHIM, SHOO, SHOW, SIMS, SNOW, SNYE, SOME, SOON, SOTS, SOYS, STEW, STEY, STOA, STYE, TEAM, TEAS, TEWS, TOEA, TOES, TOSH, TOYS, TYES, WETS, WHET, WHEY, WHID, WHIM, WHYS, WINO, WINS, WINY, WONS, WOOS, WYES, WYNS, WYTE, YEAS, YEWS, YIDS, YONI, YOWE, YOWS

6x6 grid (85 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	A	T	E	O	E
I	H	W	A	A	E
D	G	P	O	K	F
I	R	N	A	T	Y
I	E	T	O	O	A
T	A	N	T	D	R

All 85 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

NONRIGID, PATENTOR, RATOONER

7-letter words (6)

ANERGIA, DONATOR, ODONATE, RATATAT, TANGIER, TOWPATH

6-letter words (28)

AIGRET, ATONER, DONATE, DOTTER, DREIGH, ENGIRD, ENGIRT, KAFTAN, NATANT, NOTATE, PATENT, PONENT, PONGID, PONTON, POTATO, RATOON, RETAKE, ROOTER, ROTATE, ROTTEN, ROTTER, TATTOO, TEAPOT, TOOTER, TOTTER, TWEAKY, WEAPON, WONTON

5-letter words (48)

ANENT, ANTAE, ANTRE, APHID, APNEA, ATONE, ATRIA, AWAKE, AWOKE, DIGHT, DOTER, EIGHT, GREAT, NEIGH, NONET, NOTER, OATEN, OATER, OTTER, PANTO, PATEN, PATER, RADON, RATAN, REATA, REIGN, RETIA, RIANT, RIATA, RIGHT, RIGID, ROOTY, ROTTE, TANTO, TARDO, TAROT, TATAR, TATER, TEIID, TENON, TODAY, TONER, TOPHI, TOTER, TREAT, TRITE, TWEAK, WATAP