Daily challenge: Monday, January 12, 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 (52 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	Qu	I	S
H	Y	T	I
N	T	L	I
A	H	I	D

All 52 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

DITTANY, NATTILY

6-letter words (2)

LITANY, TIDILY

5-letter words (12)

ATILT, DITTY, HILTS, LITHO, LYTTA, NATTY, QUITS, SILTY, STILT, STYLI, TILTH, TILTS

4-letter words (15)

ANTI, DITA, DITS, HANT, HATH, HILI, HILT, IDLY, LIST, LITS, QUIT, SILD, SILT, THAN, TILT

3-letter words (21)

ANT, ANY, ATT, DIT, HAT, HID, HIT, HOY, ITS, LID, LIS, LIT, NAH, NTH, SIT, STY, TAN, THO, THY, TIL, TIS

5x5 grid (96 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

U	T	A	C	T
M	E	Qu	D	A
H	R	R	A	L
W	S	D	D	H
G	N	O	P	H

All 96 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LACQUERS

7-letter words (3)

HARSHER, LACQUER, LARDONS

6-letter words (9)

CATERS, DARERS, DATERS, HERALD, LARDON, NOSHER, POSHER, RADONS, TALARS

5-letter words (32)

AQUAE, ARSON, CADRE, CATER, DADOS, DARER, DATER, DATUM, DONGS, DREAD, EQUAL, HADAL, HARDS, HAREM, HARSH, HERDS, LARDS, MUTER, NODAL, PONDS, PONGS, QUADS, QUARE, QUATE, QURSH, RADON, REACT, RHEUM, SHERD, TALAR, TERRA, WHEAT

4-letter words (51)

ACTA, ADDS, ADOS, ALAR, AQUA, AREA, CATE, DADA, DADO, DADS, DAHL, DARE, DATE, DHAL, DONG, DONS, ERRS, HARD, HARE, HEAD, HEAT, HERD, HERM, HERS, LADS, LARD, LARS, MEAD, MEAT, META, MUTE, NODS, NOSH, ODDS, PODS, POND, PONG, PONS, POSH, QUAD, RADS, READ, RHEA, SHEA, SODA, SONG, SOPH, TACT, TALA, TERM, WHET

6x6 grid (136 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

F	T	H	T	F	M
I	E	N	D	H	Y
X	W	S	D	N	O
H	E	K	M	I	A
H	D	R	A	U	F
O	S	D	E	A	W

All 136 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FINMARKS

7-letter words (8)

EXEDRAE, FINMARK, MADDERS, MARSHES, MINDSET, SEWERED, SHEDDER, WEDDERS

6-letter words (34)

ADDERS, DARKED, DEKARE, DESMID, DEXIES, DRAKES, DREADS, DREAMS, ESKARS, ESKERS, EXEDRA, FIENDS, FIXERS, HERMAE, HERMAI, HEWERS, HEXERS, HYOIDS, MADDER, MADRES, MAKERS, MARKED, NAIADS, READDS, RESEND, RESENT, RESEWN, SEWERS, SWITHE, TENSED, TENSER, UMIAKS, WEDDER, WITHES

5-letter words (93)

ADDER, AMIDS, AMINO, AMNIA, ANIMA, DARED, DARES, DARKS, DEARS, DERMA, DERMS, DESEX, DEXES, DEXIE, DRAIN, DRAKE, DRAMS, DREAD, DREAM, DREKS, EARED, ESKAR, ESKER, EWERS, FENDS, FEWER, FIARS, FIEND, FINDS, FIXED, FIXER, FIXES, HERDS, HERMA, HERMS, HEWED, HEWER, HEXED, HEXER, HEXES, HYOID, KEXES, MADRE, MAIDS, MAKER, MAKES, MARES, MARKS, MARSH, MINDS, MYOID, NAIAD, NEWER, ODDER, ONIUM, RAIDS, RAINY, RAKED, RAKES, READD, READS, REAMS, REDDS, REDOS, RESET, RESEW, REWET, REXES, SENTI, SERAI, SERED, SEWED, SEWER, SEXED, SHERD, SHEWN, SHEWS, SWIFT, SWITH, TENDS, TENSE, TENTH, TEWED, THEFT, THENS, THESE, THEWS, UMIAK, WENDS, WHERE, WIFES, WITES, WITHE