Daily challenge: Sunday, January 18, 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 (157 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

B	T	N	U
C	S	L	H
O	D	O	E
T	E	R	B

All 157 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

BEHOLDER, UNSOLDER

7-letter words (5)

BEHOLDS, HOSTLER, SOBERED, SOLERET, UNSOBER

6-letter words (10)

BEHOLD, BOLDER, HERETO, HOLDER, OSTLER, RODEOS, ROSCOE, SCOTER, SOLDER, UNSOLD

5-letter words (28)

BELTS, BERET, BOLDS, BOLTS, BORED, CODER, COEDS, COTED, DOLTS, DOTER, ELDER, ERODE, HELOS, HERDS, HEROS, HOLDS, HOLTS, HORDE, HUNTS, LORDS, LUNTS, OLDER, ORDOS, REDOS, RODEO, SOBER, SOLDO, SOREL

4-letter words (69)

BELS, BELT, BODE, BODS, BOLD, BOLE, BOLT, BORE, BRED, BROS, CODE, CODS, COED, COST, COTE, DERE, DOCS, DOER, DOLE, DOLS, DOLT, DORE, DOST, DOTE, ELDS, EROS, HELD, HELO, HERB, HERD, HERE, HERO, HODS, HOED, HOER, HOLD, HOLE, HOLS, HOLT, HOST, HUNS, HUNT, LOBE, LODE, LORD, LORE, LOST, LUNT, ODOR, OLDS, ORDO, REDO, REDS, ROBE, RODE, RODS, ROLE, SCOT, SLOB, SLOE, SOLD, SOLE, SORB, SORD, SORE, TEDS, TODS, TOED, TOST

3-letter words (43)

BEL, BOD, BOS, BRO, COD, COS, COT, DOC, DOE, DOL, DOR, DOS, DOT, ELD, ELS, ERE, HER, HOB, HOD, HOE, HUN, LOB, OBE, ODE, ODS, OLD, OLE, ORB, ORE, REB, RED, RET, ROB, ROD, ROE, SOB, SOD, SOL, SOT, TED, TOD, TOE, UNS

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

N	T	M	U	M
T	H	R	S	B
U	T	H	O	M
N	O	R	L	H
H	H	T	T	T

All 77 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

OUTTHROBS

8-letter words (2)

OUTTHROB, THROMBUS

7-letter words (3)

OUTRUSH, RHOMBUS, SURTOUT

6-letter words (10)

BORSHT, BURTON, NORTHS, RHOMBS, ROUTHS, THORON, THROBS, THRUMS, THRUSH, TROTHS

5-letter words (22)

BORON, HOLMS, MOLTO, MORON, NORTH, ORTHO, RHOMB, ROUTH, SHORL, SHORT, SHOTT, SHOUT, SHRUB, SMOLT, THORO, THROB, THRUM, TOROS, TROTH, TROUT, TUTOR, UMBOS

4-letter words (39)

BOLT, BORT, BOSH, BUMS, BURS, BUSH, HOBS, HOLM, HOLT, HUNH, HUNT, LOBS, MHOS, MOBS, MOLT, MORS, MORT, MUMS, MUSH, OHMS, RHOS, ROBS, ROMS, ROTL, ROUT, RUBS, RUMS, RUSH, SHOT, SORT, THOU, THRO, THRU, TORO, TORT, TOUT, TROT, UMBO, UNTO

6x6 grid (169 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	A	A	E	R	S
F	A	U	Y	O	H
E	A	E	E	O	D
N	E	C	N	S	I
A	I	R	I	A	I
U	S	U	T	N	I

All 169 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ANTINOISE

8-letter words (7)

CINERINS, CRINOIDS, ENCAENIA, INCISURE, INERTIAS, RECISION, SONANTIC

7-letter words (17)

ACINOSE, ASININE, CERTAIN, CINERIN, CITRINE, CRINOID, ENCINAS, EOSINIC, INERTIA, INTINES, INTURNS, ISATINE, SANTIRS, SANTURS, SATIRIC, TUREENS, URINOSE

6-letter words (50)

ANISIC, CANERS, CERIAS, CERISE, CITRIN, CITRUS, CRUISE, DONEES, DOYENS, ENATIC, ENCINA, EONIAN, EOSINE, FACERS, FACIAS, FAECES, FAENAS, IATRIC, INANES, INTINE, INTURN, IONISE, IRENIC, ISATIN, NANCES, NASION, NATURE, NIECES, NITRIC, RECANE, RICINS, RUSINE, RUTINS, SAICES, SANTIR, SANTUR, SATIRE, SECERN, SENECA, SNEERS, SONANT, TANREC, TISANE, TREENS, TRICES, TRIENE, TRINES, TUREEN, URINES, URSINE

5-letter words (94)

ACINI, ACNES, AECIA, AIRNS, ANISE, ANTIC, ANTIS, ANTRE, ATRIA, CANER, CENSE, CERIA, CINES, DOERS, DONAS, DONEE, DOORS, DOYEN, ECRUS, EOSIN, ERICA, ERNES, EYERS, FACER, FACES, FACIA, FAENA, HOERS, HOISE, HONAN, HONES, HONEY, HOODS, HOOEY, HOSEN, ICIER, INANE, INERT, INTIS, IONIC, NACRE, NANCE, NICER, NIECE, NINES, NITRE, NOISE, NOSEY, ODORS, OYERS, RIANT, RICES, RICIN, RINSE, RISEN, ROODS, ROOSE, RUINS, RUTIN, SAICE, SAINT, SANER, SATIN, SHOER, SHOES, SHONE, SHOON, SHOOS, SHORE, SHOYU, SICES, SINCE, SIREE, SIREN, SITUS, SNEER, SNOOD, SONIC, SOOEY, SUINT, TAINS, TINEA, TINES, TREEN, TRICE, TRINE, TURNS, UREAS, UREIC, URINE, URSAE, YODHS, YONIC, YONIS