Daily challenge: Wednesday, January 14, 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 (54 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	R	U	O
S	D	O	O
T	T	C	Y
H	W	D	W

All 54 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

STOURS

5-letter words (7)

COOTS, CORDS, DUROC, DURST, STOUR, TOURS, YOURS

4-letter words (21)

CODS, COOT, CORD, COTS, DORS, DOTH, DOTS, DOUR, DURO, OOTS, OUDS, OURS, RODS, ROTS, TODS, TORS, TOUR, TOYO, URDS, YODS, YOUR

3-letter words (25)

COD, COO, COR, COT, COY, DOC, DOR, DOT, DUO, ODS, OOT, ORS, OUD, OUR, ROC, ROD, ROT, TOD, TOO, TOR, TOY, UDO, URD, YOD, YOU

5x5 grid (77 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	V	C	L	R
O	C	F	U	Y
N	Y	D	N	S
P	O	S	R	Y
S	A	V	T	I

All 77 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

UNSONCY

6-letter words (5)

OOCYST, PASTRY, SAVOYS, SUNDRY, VODUNS

5-letter words (21)

APODS, ASTIR, CURLY, DOPAS, FUNDS, NODUS, NOVAS, OCCUR, PASTY, PSOAS, RYNDS, SAVOY, SOAPS, SOAPY, STIRS, SUDSY, SURLY, SYNOD, VASTY, VODUN, YIRDS

4-letter words (50)

APOD, AVOS, CONY, COON, COYS, CUDS, CURL, CYST, DOPA, DOPY, DOST, DRYS, DULY, DUNS, FLUS, FUDS, FUND, FUNS, FURL, FURY, LUNY, NODS, NOSY, NOVA, NURL, OAST, PAST, PODS, PONY, POST, POSY, RULY, RUNS, RYND, SAPS, SOAP, SODS, SOPS, SOYS, SPAS, STIR, SUDS, SUNS, SYNC, UDOS, UNDO, UNDY, VAST, YIRD, YODS

6x6 grid (151 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	A	A	L	B	A
T	U	A	H	S	W
M	O	I	E	I	G
T	H	R	O	A	T
Qu	Y	I	E	E	R
H	Y	L	D	I	E

All 151 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

DELIRIUM, HEATEDLY, THREATED, THROATED, THYREOID

7-letter words (16)

AERIALS, DELIRIA, DIRTIER, DIRTIES, HEARTED, MOTHIER, REEDIER, REEDILY, REOILED, RESITED, SHEARED, TEARIER, THORIUM, THYROID, WASHIER, YIELDER

6-letter words (55)

ABLAUT, AEDILE, AERIAL, AERIED, AERIER, AERIES, AERILY, AIRILY, ARIDER, ARIDLY, ARTIER, ASHIER, BASHER, DEARIE, DIRELY, EERIER, EERILY, GAITED, GAITER, HAIRED, HEATED, HEATER, HEIRED, HEREAT, HERIOT, IDEATE, LAIRED, LIEDER, LIROTH, MOIRES, OREIDE, OROIDE, RAISER, REARED, REDEAR, RESITE, RETAGS, RETIES, ROARED, ROILED, SEARED, SEATED, SEATER, SERIAL, TERAIS, THORIA, THREAT, THRESH, THROAT, THROES, TIERED, TORIES, TOROID, WASHER, WISHER

5-letter words (75)

AERIE, AIRED, ALBAS, ARIEL, BASER, BLAHS, DERAT, EARED, EATER, EDILE, EERIE, EIDER, ELDER, ELIDE, GATED, HAIRY, HAUTE, HEALS, HEART, HIDER, HIRED, HIRES, IDLER, IRATE, LIROT, LYRES, MOIRE, MOREL, MORES, MOTHY, OARED, OATER, OILED, OILER, ORIEL, RAGIS, RAISE, RATED, RATIO, REALS, REDLY, REOIL, RESAW, RETAG, RETIA, RETIE, RIALS, RIDER, RILED, ROILY, ROUTE, SERED, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHIER, SHIRE, SITAR, SITED, TARED, TERAI, THORO, THREE, THROE, TORES, TRAGI, TREED, TRIED, TRIER, TUMOR, TYRED, TYRES, WISER, WISHA, WITED, YIELD