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)

HUNH
TLAH
NECE
HESE

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)

VLNLD
IIILA
HETON
RDOTD
HVPUW

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)

RIONNT
NUIDAB
ATTEEL
ELATTS
ALEAOE
EOILHA

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