Daily challenge: Monday, January 19, 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 (78 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

DNQuA
TIEN
GGLE
EWIE

All 78 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

DILIGENT

7-letter words (2)

GENTILE, NEGLIGE

6-letter words (4)

ELEGIT, GENTIL, LEGGIN, NIGGLE

5-letter words (16)

ANELE, ANENT, DIENE, ELINT, EQUID, GELEE, GELID, GLEAN, GLINT, LEGIT, LIEGE, LINEN, QUEAN, QUEEN, QUINT, TINEA

4-letter words (22)

DIEL, DINE, DINT, GENE, GENT, GIEN, GLEE, GLEN, ILEA, LEAN, LEND, LENT, LIEN, LINE, LINT, NENE, QUID, QUIN, QUIT, TILE, TINE, WILE

3-letter words (33)

ANE, DIE, DIG, DIN, DIT, EEL, EGG, END, GEE, GEL, GEN, GID, GIE, GIG, GIN, GIT, LEA, LEE, LEG, LEI, LID, LIE, LIN, LIT, NAE, NEE, NIL, NIT, QUA, TIE, TIL, TIN, WIG

5x5 grid (59 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EESSD
EIETT
IUHTT
ILDVY
NEECO

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LECYTHIS

7-letter words (2)

LECYTHI, THEISTS

6-letter words (4)

HEISTS, THEIST, TSETSE, TYTHES

5-letter words (14)

COVED, DECOY, DUETS, ELUDE, HEIST, HESTS, HISTS, LINED, SEISE, SETTS, TESTS, THESE, TYTHE, VELDT

4-letter words (38)

CEDE, COVE, DECO, DEIL, DELE, DELI, DUES, DUET, ELHI, ESES, HEST, HETS, HIES, HISS, HIST, HUES, LEVO, LEVY, LIED, LIEN, LIEU, LINE, LUDE, LUES, NEED, SEES, SEIS, SETS, SETT, STET, TEES, TEST, TETH, TETS, THEE, THIS, THUD, VELD

6x6 grid (525 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ALYLOE
TSTAOC
REOHAO
WSNGIS
NIRTDN
ESAERE

All 525 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

HOLYSTONES, RETIGHTENS

9-letter words (13)

COSIGNERS, DENIGRATE, DETAINERS, DIAGNOSES, DIAGNOSIS, EARNESTLY, ENDEARING, HINDERERS, HINDERING, HOLYSTONE, RENDERING, RETAINERS, RETIGHTEN

8-letter words (36)

ACOLYTES, AGNOSIAS, AGONISES, AIRTIGHT, ARGOSIES, ASTONIES, ATRESIAS, COSIGNER, DETAINER, DETRAINS, DIAGNOSE, DREARIES, ENGRAINS, ENTRAINS, ERINGOES, GOETHITE, GRAINERS, HINDERER, HONESTLY, INTERNED, NIDERING, NITERIES, RERAISES, RETAINER, RETRAINS, SENTRIES, SIGHTERS, SINTERED, STENOSIS, STREWING, TENTERED, TEOSINTE, TIGHTENS, TIGHTEST, TRAINERS, WINTERED

7-letter words (93)

ACOLYTE, AGNOSIA, AGONIES, AGONISE, ARSINES, ATLASES, ATONERS, ATONIES, ATRESIA, CASITAS, COATERS, COIGNES, COLTERS, COSIGNS, DEARIES, DETAINS, DETRAIN, EARNERS, EARNEST, ENDEARS, ENGINED, ENGRAIN, ENSIGNS, ENTASIS, ENTERED, ENTRAIN, ENTRIES, EOSINES, ERASING, ERINGOS, GAITERS, GHOSTLY, GOTHITE, GRAINER, GRATINE, GRATINS, HALTERS, HINDERS, HONESTY, INERTLY, INGRATE, INSERTS, INTERNE, INTERNS, ISATINE, ISATINS, LASTERS, LYSATES, NEWSIES, NIGHTLY, NITERIE, RAISERS, REARING, REDEARS, RENDERS, RENTERS, RERAISE, RERISEN, RERISES, RETAINS, RETRAIN, RETRIES, REWIRED, RINSERS, SAINTED, SALTERS, SEINERS, SEISERS, SENSING, SIGHTER, SIGHTLY, SIGNERS, SIGNETS, SINTERS, SLATERS, STENGAH, STEWING, STONERS, STYLATE, TASTERS, TEARGAS, TEARING, TEASING, TENTERS, TERSEST, TESTONS, TIGHTEN, TIGHTER, TIGHTLY, TINDERS, TONTINE, TRAINER, WINTERS

6-letter words (177)

AEDINE, AERIES, AGONES, AGRIAS, AIDERS, AIGRET, AIRTED, ALOHAS, ALTERS, ARGONS, ARGOSY, ARGOTS, ARISEN, ARISES, ARSENO, ARSINE, ARSINO, ASTERS, ATONER, ATONES, CASITA, COATER, COHOST, COIGNE, COIGNS, COINED, COINER, COLTER, COOLTH, COSIGN, COSINE, DEAIRS, DEARIE, DETAIN, DIGHTS, DREARS, EARING, EARNER, EASING, ENDEAR, ENDERS, ENDITE, ENGINE, ENHALO, ENOSIS, ENSIGN, ENTERA, ENTERS, EOSINE, EOSINS, ERGOTS, ERINGO, ETHNOS, GAINED, GAINER, GAITED, GAITER, GHOSTY, GNOSES, GNOSIS, GONERS, GRAINS, GRATED, GRATER, GRATIN, GRATIS, GREASE, GRISON, HALTER, HATERS, HIDERS, HINDER, HONERS, HONEST, HOSING, HOSTLY, INERTS, INGOTS, INSERT, INSETS, INTERN, INTERS, INTINE, IRATER, ISATIN, LASERS, LASTER, LASTLY, LATENS, LATENT, LATEST, LATHIS, LYSATE, NEWIES, NEWSIE, NIGHTS, NIGHTY, NINETY, NITERS, NOESIS, NOTERS, OATERS, ONSETS, RAISER, RAISES, RASING, RATINE, RATIOS, REDEAR, REDIAS, RENDER, RENINS, RENTED, RENTER, RERISE, RESINS, RETAIN, RETINE, REWINS, REWIRE, RINSER, RINSES, RISERS, SAINED, SALTER, SARINS, SARSEN, SATINS, SEINER, SEINES, SEISER, SEISES, SENSES, SETONS, SEWING, SIGHTS, SIGNER, SIGNET, SINEWS, SINTER, SITARS, SLATER, SLATES, SNIDER, SOIGNE, SONSIE, STENOS, STONER, STONES, STREWN, STREWS, TARING, TASTER, TASTES, TENIAE, TENIAS, TENTED, TENTER, TERAIS, TERNES, TERSER, TESTON, TEWING, TIGHTS, TIGONS, TINDER, TONERS, TONGAS, TRAINS, TRENDS, TRIENS, TRINES, WINOES, WINTER, WISENT, WISEST, YAHOOS

5-letter words (204)

AERIE, AGIOS, AGONE, AGONS, AGRIA, AIDER, AIRED, AIRER, AIRNS, ALOHA, ALTER, ALTHO, ALTOS, ARGON, ARGOT, ARISE, ARSES, ARSIS, ARSON, ASIDE, ASTER, ASYLA, ATLAS, ATONE, CAIDS, CAINS, COALY, COATS, COHOG, COHOS, COIGN, COINS, COLTS, COOLY, DEAIR, DEARS, DERAT, DIGHT, DINER, DITAS, DREAR, EARNS, ENDER, ENTER, ENTIA, EOSIN, ERASE, ERGOT, ERNES, ERSES, ETHOS, GAINS, GHATS, GHOST, GOATS, GOERS, GONER, GONIA, GRAIN, GRATE, GREAT, GRINS, HALTS, HATER, HATES, HIDER, HINDS, HOERS, HOLTS, HONER, HONES, HOOLY, HOSEN, HOSES, HOSTA, HOTLY, IDEAS, INERT, INGOT, INSET, INTER, INTIS, IRATE, LASER, LASES, LATEN, LATER, LATHI, LOATH, LOCOS, LYSES, NERDS, NERTS, NEWIE, NIGHT, NINES, NITER, NITRE, NOSES, NOTAL, NOTER, NOTES, OATEN, OATER, OHIAS, ONSET, RAINS, RAISE, RATED, RATER, RATIO, REARS, REDIA, RENDS, RENIG, RENIN, RENTE, RESIN, RETIA, REWIN, RINSE, RISEN, RISER, RISES, SAGOS, SAINS, SAINT, SALTY, SARIN, SARIS, SATED, SATES, SATIN, SATIS, SEINE, SEISE, SENGI, SENSE, SENTE, SENTI, SETAL, SETON, SIGHT, SIGNS, SINES, SINEW, SIRED, SISES, SITAR, SITED, SLATE, SNIDE, SNOTS, SONES, STENO, STEWS, STONE, STREW, SWINE, SWING, TAINS, TARED, TARNS, TARSI, TASTE, TASTY, TEARS, TEASE, TENIA, TERAI, TERGA, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE, TESLA, TESTA, TESTY, THINE, THINS, THONG, THOSE, TIGHT, TIGON, TINED, TOGAS, TONER, TONES, TONGA, TRAIN, TREND, TRETS, TREWS, TRIES, TRINE, WETLY, WINES, WINOS, WIRED, WIRER, WISER, WISES, WRENS, WREST, YAHOO