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)
| L | T | H | A |
| H | A | N | E |
| E | P | B | E |
| W | G | P | R |
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)
| J | T | R | E | T |
| T | E | F | R | A |
| L | I | T | G | W |
| T | N | R | H | R |
| J | P | E | I | I |
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)
| T | T | E | S | E | I |
| I | T | D | R | D | B |
| I | K | I | P | K | I |
| A | N | E | E | V | E |
| M | A | Y | H | T | S |
| I | L | A | E | W | O |
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