Daily challenge: Tuesday, January 13, 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 (156 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

R	L	U	G
R	C	E	P
Y	A	T	E
K	E	D	L

All 156 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

CLEATED, YCLEPED

6-letter words (11)

CLEPED, CRADLE, CRATED, LEAKED, PEAKED, PEDATE, PELTED, TEACUP, UPTAKE, UPTEAR, YCLEPT

5-letter words (27)

ACTED, ADEPT, CADET, CAKED, CAKEY, CARLE, CLEAR, CLEAT, CLEPE, CLEPT, CRAKE, CRATE, CULET, CUPEL, DEARY, DELTA, LEAKY, LEARY, LEPTA, PEAKY, PEARL, RAKED, RATED, RATEL, RAYED, RYKED, TEARY

4-letter words (49)

CADE, CAKE, CAKY, CARL, CARR, CATE, CEPE, CETE, CLUE, DACE, DATE, DEAR, DEEP, DEET, EARL, EYRA, GEAR, GEED, GETA, KYAR, KYAT, LEAD, LEAK, LEAR, LEET, LEPT, LUCE, LUGE, PEAK, PEAR, PEAT, PEED, PEEL, PELT, PUCE, PULE, RACE, RACY, RAKE, RATE, RYKE, TACE, TAEL, TAKE, TEAK, TEAR, TEED, TEEL, YEAR

3-letter words (67)

ACE, ACT, ARC, ATE, AYE, CAD, CAR, CAT, CAY, CEE, CEL, CEP, CRY, CUE, CUP, DAK, DAY, DEE, DEL, DEY, EAR, EAT, ECU, EEL, ELD, ETA, GEE, GEL, GET, GUL, KAE, KAT, KAY, KEA, KEY, LEA, LED, LEE, LEG, LET, LEU, LUG, PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEG, PET, PUG, PUL, RAD, RAT, RAY, RYA, RYE, TAD, TAE, TAR, TEA, TED, TEE, TEG, TEL, YAK, YAR, YEA, YET

5x5 grid (182 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	O	R	E	T
T	V	R	E	E
O	E	M	A	H
T	O	E	A	G
G	H	N	E	I

All 182 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HERMAEAN, METERAGE

7-letter words (10)

AGAMETE, GARROTE, OVERAGE, OVERMAN, OVERMEN, REMOTER, TEENAGE, TERREEN, THENAGE, TONEARM

6-letter words (38)

EMOTER, ETHENE, GAMETE, GAROTE, GARRET, GARRON, GENOME, HAREEM, HARMER, HEARER, HEREON, HERETO, HERMAE, HERMAI, HETERO, HOMAGE, HOOTER, MAGIAN, MARRON, MEETER, MENAGE, MOOTER, NEARER, REAMER, REHEAR, REMEET, REMOTE, RETEAM, RETEAR, RETORE, TEARER, TEEMER, TERETE, TERMER, TERRAE, TERRET, TONEME, TOOTER

5-letter words (39)

AGENE, AMEER, ANEAR, ARETE, ARMER, ARMET, EMEER, EMOTE, ENEMA, GAMER, GENOM, HAREM, HERMA, HERON, HOMER, MERER, METER, MOTET, NAMER, NEIGH, NOTER, ORMER, RAGEE, RAMEE, RAMET, REARM, REMAN, REMET, RETEM, ROVER, TERRA, THEME, TOMAN, TOOTH, TORAH, TOTEM, TOTER, VEENA, VOTER

4-letter words (93)

AEON, AERO, AGAR, AGEE, AGHA, AHEM, AMAH, AMEN, ARVO, GAEN, GAMA, GAME, GANE, GENE, GHEE, GIEN, GOER, GONE, HAAR, HAEM, HAEN, HAET, HAME, HARE, HARM, HEAR, HEME, HERE, HERM, HERO, HOER, HOME, HONE, HOOT, MAAR, MAGE, MAGI, MANE, MANO, MARE, MEAN, MEET, MENO, MERE, METE, METH, MOOT, MOTE, MOTH, NAME, NEAR, NEEM, NEMA, NOMA, NOME, NORM, NOTE, OMEN, OMER, ONTO, ORRA, OVER, RAGA, RAGE, RAGI, REAM, REAR, RETE, ROTE, ROTO, ROVE, TEAM, TEAR, TEEM, TEEN, TERM, TETH, THEE, THEM, THEN, TOEA, TOME, TONE, TOOM, TOON, TOOT, TORA, TORE, TORR, TOTE, VERA, VETO, VOTE

6x6 grid (30 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	I	T	I	N	H
U	W	R	O	W	T
H	E	W	L	A	R
P	F	H	M	T	H
H	E	I	U	T	T
F	T	V	U	N	T

All 30 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ROLAMITE

7-letter words (1)

AWLWORT

6-letter words (7)

HEIFER, HERIOT, HEROIN, MALOTI, THRAWN, THWART, TROWTH

5-letter words (21)

ALOIN, HERON, LOATH, LOWER, NITRE, NITRO, PEWIT, RAMIE, RAWIN, REFIT, REWON, ROWTH, TALON, THRAW, TORII, TOWER, TRAWL, TRIOL, TWIRL, WHITE, WRATH