Daily challenge: Thursday, January 15, 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 (132 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

LTHA
HANE
EPBE
WGPR

All 132 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

APHTHAE, BENTHAL, HEATHEN, NAPHTHA

6-letter words (12)

ALTHEA, APHTHA, HAPPEN, HEALTH, LAPPER, NAPPER, PEAHEN, RENTAL, TAPPER, THENAL, WEALTH, WEANER

5-letter words (14)

ANTAE, APNEA, BATHE, BRENT, EPHAH, HEATH, LATHE, NAPPE, PENAL, PREEN, RENAL, TABER, THANE, THEBE

4-letter words (51)

ANAL, ANTA, BAHT, BANE, BATH, BEAN, BEEN, BEEP, BEER, BENE, BENT, BREE, BREN, EATH, EPHA, HAEN, HAHA, HALT, HANT, HATH, HEAL, HEAP, HEAT, HEBE, HENT, LANE, LATH, NABE, NAPE, NEEP, PANE, PANT, PATH, PEAL, PEAN, PEAT, PEEN, PENT, PHAT, PHEW, PREE, RENT, REPP, TAPE, THAE, THAN, THEE, THEN, THEW, WEAL, WEAN

3-letter words (51)

AHA, ALT, ANA, ANE, ANT, APE, BAH, BAL, BAN, BAP, BAT, BEE, BEN, EAT, HAE, HAH, HAP, HAT, HEN, HEP, HEW, LAB, LAP, LAT, NAB, NAE, NAH, NAP, NEB, NEE, NTH, PAH, PAL, PAN, PAT, PEA, PEE, PEG, PEH, PEN, PER, PEW, PHT, REB, REE, REP, TAB, TAE, TAN, TAP, THE

5x5 grid (190 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

JTRET
TEFRA
LITGW
TNRHR
JPEII

All 190 words in this grid

8-letter words (8)

EARTHIER, FILTERER, JETLINER, LIFTGATE, LITTERER, REFILTER, THWARTER, TITTERER

7-letter words (17)

EARTHEN, ENTERER, ENTITLE, ENTREAT, FERRATE, FERTILE, GRIFTER, INTREAT, NITRATE, PENLITE, PRINTER, REFINER, RENTIER, REPTILE, RETREAT, TITRATE, WARTIER

6-letter words (42)

ARTIER, EITHER, ERGATE, FEIRIE, FELINE, FERREL, FERRET, FILTER, FITTER, FRATER, GARRET, GARTER, GRATER, LIEFER, LIFTER, LINTER, LITHER, LITTER, PENILE, PERTER, REFELT, REFILE, REFINE, REFIRE, RELINE, RENTER, RETINE, RETINT, RETIRE, RITTER, TARTER, TERRAE, TERRET, TETHER, THRIFT, THWART, TILTER, TINTER, TITFER, TITHER, TITTER, TRITER

5-letter words (58)

ARTEL, EAGRE, EARTH, ELINT, ENTER, ETHER, FEINT, FILER, FILET, FINER, FIRTH, FRERE, GARTH, GRATE, GREAT, GRIEF, GRIFT, GRITH, INEPT, INERT, INLET, INTER, ITHER, LETHE, LIFER, LINER, LITER, LITHE, LITRE, NITER, NITRE, PERIL, PRIER, PRINT, RATER, REFEL, REFER, REFIT, RELIT, RENTE, RETAG, RIFER, TARRE, TERGA, TERRA, TETRA, THEIR, TILER, TITER, TITHE, TITLE, TITRE, TREAT, TRIER, TRINE, TRITE, WATER, WRIER

4-letter words (65)

FEAR, FEAT, FELT, FERE, FETA, FILE, FINE, FIRE, FIRN, FRAE, FRAG, FRAT, FRET, GATE, GRAT, GRIN, GRIT, HEIR, HENT, HERN, HIRE, JEFE, LEFT, LIEF, LIER, LIFE, LIFT, LINE, LINT, LIRE, LIRI, LITE, NITE, PENT, PERI, PERT, RATE, REAR, REFT, REIF, REIN, RENT, RIEL, RIFE, RIFT, RILE, RITE, TARE, TART, TEAR, TETH, THEN, THIR, TIER, TILE, TILT, TINE, TINT, TIRE, TREF, TRET, WARE, WART, WHEN, WHIR

6x6 grid (140 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TTESEI
ITDRDB
IKIPKI
ANEEVE
MAYHTS
ILAEWO

All 140 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

KAINITES, KNITTERS, TITTERED

7-letter words (15)

DERIDES, ESERINE, KAINITE, KNITTED, KNITTER, NITERIE, PINITES, PINKEYE, PREDIVE, RETINAE, RETINAL, STHENIA, THALAMI, TINEIDS, TITTERS

6-letter words (41)

BEDRID, BIDERS, DERIDE, DINKEY, DIVEST, EIDERS, ETHYNE, HEIRED, HYAENA, KAINIT, KAMALA, KEEVES, KETOSE, KITERS, KITTED, NIEVES, NITERS, OSTEAL, PEEVES, PINEAL, PINITE, PINKEY, PITTED, PRESET, PRIDES, REBIDS, RETINA, RETINE, SERINE, THEINE, THEIRS, THENAL, TINEAL, TINEID, TITERS, TITIAN, TITTER, TITTIE, TOWHEE, VEINAL, VESTEE

5-letter words (81)

ALANE, AMAIN, AMNIA, BERET, BESET, BIDER, BIDES, BIERS, BIKES, DIETS, DIKES, DIKEY, DITES, DIVES, DRINK, EIDER, ETHYL, HAETS, HALMA, HEIRS, HYENA, KEETS, KEEVE, KEIRS, KIBEI, KIBES, KITED, KITER, KITES, LANAI, LIANA, LIANE, LIMAN, MANIA, NIDES, NIEVE, NITER, NITES, NITID, NYALA, PEEVE, PEKAN, PEKES, PEKIN, PENAL, PINEY, PRESE, PRIDE, PRINK, REBID, REDIP, RESET, RETIA, RETIE, RIDES, RIPEN, RITES, SERED, SERIN, STEAL, STEEK, STEEP, STEIN, TEENY, TEPID, TERSE, THEIN, THEIR, THEWS, TIDES, TINEA, TIRED, TIRES, TITER, VEENA, VEINY, VIBES, WHEAL, WHEEN, WHEEP, WHETS