Daily challenge: Tuesday, January 20, 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 (125 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| H | U | N | H |
| T | L | A | H |
| N | E | C | E |
| H | E | S | E |
All 125 words in this grid
7-letter words (6)
ENLACES, LEACHES, LEECHES, SCALENE, TEACHES, UNLACES
6-letter words (11)
CAULES, CHALEH, CHALET, CHEESE, ENLACE, HEALTH, LACHES, LECHES, NACHES, SENECA, UNLACE
5-letter words (23)
ACHES, ALECS, CLEAN, ECHES, HALES, HAUTE, LACES, LEACH, LEECH, LENES, LUTEA, LUTES, SCALE, SCENE, SCENT, SELAH, SENTE, TEACH, TELAE, TULES, UHLAN, ULNAE, UNLET
4-letter words (48)
ACES, ACHE, ALEC, ALEE, ALES, CAUL, CEES, CELT, CENT, CLAN, EACH, ECHE, ELAN, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HALE, HALT, HAUL, HAUT, HEAL, HEEL, HENT, HETH, HULA, HUNH, LACE, LACS, LEAN, LECH, LEES, LENT, LUNA, LUTE, SCAN, SEAL, SEEL, SEEN, SENE, SENT, TEAL, TEEN, TEES, TELA, TULE, TUNA, ULAN, ULNA
3-letter words (37)
ACE, ALE, ALT, CAN, CEE, CEL, EAU, EEL, ETH, HAE, HAH, HEN, HES, HET, HUN, HUT, LAC, LEA, LEE, LET, NAE, NAH, NEE, NET, NTH, NUT, SEA, SEC, SEE, SEL, SEN, SET, TEA, TEE, TEL, TEN, TUN
5x5 grid (135 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| V | L | N | L | D |
| I | I | I | L | A |
| H | E | T | O | N |
| R | D | O | T | D |
| H | V | P | U | W |
All 135 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
ALLOTTED, ALLOTTER
7-letter words (9)
DALLIED, DALLIER, DOLLIED, DOTTIER, LANOLIN, OUTTOLD, POTTIER, PUTTIED, PUTTIER
6-letter words (33)
ALLIED, DALTON, DOITED, DOOLIE, DOTIER, DOTTED, DOTTER, INLAND, INLIER, LILIED, LILTED, LINIER, LIVIER, LOITER, LOOTED, LOOTER, LOTTED, OILIER, OOLITE, POTION, POTTED, POTTER, PUTTED, PUTTER, REDOUT, REDTOP, RETOLD, RETOOL, TINIER, TOITED, TOOTED, TOOTER, VINIER
5-letter words (31)
ALLOD, ALLOT, ALOIN, ALTER, DOTED, DOTER, INION, IVIED, LITER, LLANO, LOOED, LOTTE, LOTTO, NIHIL, NITER, NITON, NOTED, NOTER, OTTER, OUTDO, POTTO, PUTON, PUTTI, PUTTO, TOLAN, TONAL, TOTED, TOTER, UTTER, VOTED, VOTER
4-letter words (60)
ALIT, ALTO, DEIL, DOER, DOIT, DOLL, DOLT, DONA, DOTE, HEIL, HERD, HIED, HILI, LAND, LIED, LIER, LILT, LION, LITE, LOAD, LOAN, LOIN, LOOP, LOOT, LOTI, NAOI, NILL, NITE, NOIL, NOTE, OLLA, ONTO, OTTO, POET, POOD, POOL, POON, POUT, PUTT, REDO, REIN, TIED, TIER, TILL, TOAD, TOED, TOIL, TOIT, TOLA, TOLD, TOLL, TOOL, TOON, TOOT, TOTE, TOUT, UPDO, VIED, VIER, VOTE
6x6 grid (231 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| R | I | O | N | N | T |
| N | U | I | D | A | B |
| A | T | T | E | E | L |
| E | L | A | T | T | S |
| A | L | E | A | O | E |
| E | O | I | L | H | A |
All 231 words in this grid
10-letter words (2)
NUTATIONAL, TATTLETALE
9-letter words (8)
ANTINODAL, ANTINODES, DEALATION, NATIONALS, RUINATION, STATEABLE, TABLETTED, URINATION
8-letter words (15)
ANTINODE, ATTESTED, BESOTTED, BLANDEST, DESOLATE, HATEABLE, ILLATION, INTUITED, NATATION, NATIONAL, NUTATION, RUINABLE, STEATITE, TABLETED, TEETOTAL
7-letter words (23)
ABETTAL, ABETTED, ALATION, BEDOUIN, BESTEAD, DEALATE, DIURNAL, ELATION, ESTATED, IDEATES, INTITLE, LANITAL, NUTATED, NUTATES, OLEATES, OUTTELL, RUINATE, SOLATED, STETTED, TABLETS, TATTLED, TATTLES, URINATE
6-letter words (74)
ABLEST, ADNOUN, ALATED, ALATES, ALBEDO, ANODES, ANOINT, ATTEST, AUNTIE, BANDIT, BEANIE, BEETLE, BELTED, BESTED, BETTED, BLADES, DETAIL, DETEST, DITTOS, ELATED, ELATES, ESTATE, HALOES, HATTED, HOSTED, HOSTEL, HOTELS, HOTTED, IDEALS, IDEATE, INTUIT, LADINO, LATEST, LATINO, LATTES, LATTIN, LETTED, LOTTED, LOTTES, NATION, NOUNAL, NUTATE, NUTLET, NUTTED, OLEATE, OSTEAL, OUTATE, OUTEAT, OUTLET, RUTTED, SETTEE, SETTLE, SOLATE, SOTTED, STATAL, STATED, STELAE, TABLED, TABLES, TABLET, TAILLE, TATTED, TATTIE, TATTLE, TAUTED, TEATED, TELIAL, TESTAE, TESTED, TOTTED, TUTEES, TUTTED, UNTIED, URINAL
5-letter words (109)
ABETS, ABLES, AEDES, ALANT, ALATE, ALOES, ALOHA, ALTOS, ANION, ANODE, ANTAE, BALED, BALES, BEANO, BEETS, BELTS, BESET, BESOT, BETEL, BETTA, BLADE, BLAND, BLEAT, BLEED, BLEST, BLETS, DALES, DANIO, DEALS, DEALT, DEETS, DELTA, DIETS, DITTO, DONNA, ELAND, ELATE, HAETS, HALOS, HAOLE, HATED, HATES, HOSED, HOSEL, HOSTA, HOTEL, IDEAL, ILEAL, IODIN, LADES, LATED, LATTE, LEANT, LEETS, LOSEL, LOTAH, LOTTE, NABES, NALED, NATAL, NIDAL, NIDES, NODAL, NODES, OUTED, RUTIN, SEDAN, SETAE, SETAL, SLANT, SLEET, SOLEI, STALE, STATE, STEAD, STEAL, STEED, STEEL, STEIN, STELA, STOAE, STOAI, STOAT, STOLE, TABES, TABLE, TAELS, TALES, TATES, TEALS, TEATS, TEELS, TEIND, TELAE, TELIA, TELOI, TELOS, TESLA, TESTA, TIDAL, TIDES, TITAN, TITLE, TOTAL, TOTED, TOTES, TUTEE, UNION, UNTIE