Daily challenge: Saturday, January 17, 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 (82 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	R	A	U
N	D	O	H
D	S	R	G
M	N	D	F

All 82 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

ADORNS, ARDORS, HOARDS

5-letter words (12)

ADORN, ARDOR, DARNS, DURNS, DUROS, GOADS, HARDS, HOARD, HORNS, NURDS, ROADS, RUDDS

4-letter words (35)

ADDS, ADOS, DARN, DORS, DUNS, DURA, DURN, DURO, FROG, GOAD, GODS, HARD, HOAR, HODS, HORA, HORN, NURD, ODDS, ORAD, RADS, RHOS, ROAD, ROAR, RODS, RUDD, RUNS, SOAR, SODA, SORA, SORD, SORN, UDOS, UNDO, URDS, URNS

3-letter words (32)

ADD, ADO, ADS, DAH, DOG, DOR, DOS, DUN, FRO, GOA, GOD, GOR, HAD, HAO, HOD, HOG, OAR, ODD, ODS, ORA, ORS, RAD, RAH, RHO, ROD, RUN, SOD, SOU, UDO, UNS, URD, URN

5x5 grid (188 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

D	D	T	P	D
T	E	O	W	T
L	K	S	H	U
M	N	I	I	S
T	A	D	M	G

All 188 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HOTELMAN, SHINDIGS

7-letter words (8)

DESKMAN, DOESKIN, KETOSIS, MAIDISH, MANIHOT, SHINDIG, SIMIANS, WHISKED

6-letter words (18)

ANIMIS, ANKLED, ANKLES, ANKLET, DANISH, DINKED, DISKED, DOWSED, INKLES, MINKES, PTOSIS, SHIKSE, SHOTES, SIMIAN, SISKIN, TANKED, THINKS, WHOSIS

5-letter words (57)

ANIMI, ANISE, ANKLE, DAMNS, DIKED, DIKES, DINKS, DOSED, DOTED, DOTES, DOWSE, EOSIN, HIKED, HIKES, HOKED, HOKES, HOSED, HOSEL, HOTEL, INKED, INKLE, INLET, INSET, KNISH, MAIMS, MAINS, MANSE, MIDIS, MIKED, MIKES, MINKE, MINKS, OPTED, POKED, POKES, POSED, SHIMS, SHINS, SHOED, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOWS, SKELM, SKIMS, SKINT, TAINS, TANKS, THINK, THINS, THOSE, TOKED, TOKES, WHIGS, WHIMS, WHINS, WHISK, WHOSE

4-letter words (103)

AIMS, AINS, ANIS, DAIS, DAMN, DANK, DESK, DIGS, DIKE, DIMS, DINK, DINS, DINT, DISH, DISK, DOES, DOSE, DOTE, DOWS, EDDO, ELKS, HIKE, HIND, HINS, HINT, HISN, HOED, HOES, HOKE, HOSE, HOWS, IMID, INKS, KETO, KINA, KIND, KINS, KOEL, LEKS, MAID, MAIM, MAIN, MANS, MIDI, MIGS, MIKE, MINA, MIND, MINK, MINT, MISE, MISO, NIDI, NIMS, NISI, ODES, OHIA, OKES, OWSE, POET, POKE, POSE, POSH, POWS, SHIM, SHIN, SHOD, SHOE, SHOP, SHOT, SHOW, SHUT, SIKE, SIMS, SINK, SKID, SKIM, SKIN, SOKE, SWOP, SWOT, TAIN, TANK, TANS, THIN, THIS, THUS, TOED, TOES, TOKE, TOSH, TOWS, TUIS, TUSH, TWOS, WHID, WHIG, WHIM, WHIN, WHOP, WOES, WOKE, WOKS

6x6 grid (55 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	A	E	E	E	E
I	D	O	Qu	T	E
N	C	I	W	W	O
D	A	B	I	G	I
E	O	F	D	E	F
T	H	E	R	E	H

All 55 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

BOTHERED

7-letter words (4)

BIOCIDE, DEODAND, HEDGIER, INDICAN

6-letter words (15)

ABIDER, AETHER, BANIAN, BOTHER, CAIQUE, COQUET, COWIER, DEAFER, DEFIER, EDGIER, FEEDER, HEDGER, HEEDER, HEIFER, HEREOF

5-letter words (35)

ABIDE, ABODE, BANCO, BIDER, BIGOT, BOHEA, CADET, CANID, DEFER, DOBIE, DOETH, DOWIE, EDGER, EIDER, EQUID, ETHER, ETWEE, FACIA, FIDGE, FREED, HEDER, HEDGE, INDOW, IODIC, IODIN, NICAD, OIDIA, OTHER, QUEAN, REFED, THERE, TOWIE, TWIER, WIDER, WIFED