Daily challenge: Wednesday, January 21, 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 (114 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

WULV
ULAS
KILE
ELTC

All 114 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

SALTLIKE, SEALLIKE, VASELIKE

7-letter words (2)

SECTILE, TEALIKE

6-letter words (5)

ELITES, SALLET, SALTIE, SALUKI, TELIAL

5-letter words (20)

ALIKE, CELLA, CELLI, ELITE, ILEAL, KILLS, KITES, LALLS, LULLS, SELLE, TEALS, TELIA, TESLA, TILES, TILLS, ULVAS, VAILS, VALES, VALET, VALSE

4-letter words (47)

AILS, ALEC, ALES, ALIT, ALLS, CELL, CELS, CELT, ELLS, ILEA, ILLS, KILL, KILT, KITE, LALL, LASE, LAVS, LEAL, LEAS, LEKU, LIKE, LILT, LITE, LULL, LULU, SAIL, SALE, SALL, SALT, SAUL, SEAL, SECT, SELL, SLIT, TEAL, TEAS, TELA, TELL, TELS, TIKE, TILE, TILL, TILS, ULVA, VAIL, VALE, VASE

3-letter words (37)

AIL, AIT, ALE, ALL, ALS, ALT, CEL, EAU, ELK, ELL, ELS, ILK, ILL, KIT, LAS, LAV, LEA, LEI, LEK, LET, LIE, LIT, SAE, SAL, SAU, SEA, SEC, SEL, SET, TEA, TEL, TIE, TIL, UKE, ULU, VAS, VAU

5x5 grid (229 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EAREA
ASEUI
ENOER
ITEIS
IEATP

All 229 words in this grid

8-letter words (8)

ARENITES, ARSENITE, PIONEERS, RESTATES, SANITATE, SANTOURS, SERIATES, SIENITES

7-letter words (18)

AIRIEST, ARENITE, ARENOSE, ATONERS, ATONIES, ESTATES, PIETIES, PIONEER, RESPITE, RESTATE, SANTOUR, SERIATE, SIENITE, SOUREST, SPIRIER, TEENERS, TENOURS, TOURIST

6-letter words (33)

AIREST, AIRIER, ANEARS, ARENAS, ARSENO, ATONER, ATONES, AURIST, EERIER, ESTATE, NOTATE, REASON, RENTES, RESENT, RESITE, SAREES, SEINER, SENITI, SIEURS, SIREES, SNEERS, SOIREE, STATES, STENOS, TEASER, TEENER, TENETS, TENOUR, TENSER, TENTIE, TINEAS, TONERS, UREASE

5-letter words (72)

AEONS, ANEAR, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTES, ARENA, ARSON, ATONE, AURAE, AURAS, AUREI, AURES, AURIS, EATEN, EERIE, ERASE, ETNAS, INSET, NEARS, NEATS, NEIST, NITES, NOIRS, NOISE, NOTES, ONSET, OURIE, PIERS, PIETA, PIONS, PISTE, REEST, RENTE, RESET, RUERS, SANER, SANTO, SAREE, SEERS, SEINE, SENTE, SENTI, SETAE, SETON, SIEUR, SIREE, SNEER, SOURS, SPIER, SPIRE, SPITE, STAIR, STATE, STEER, STENO, TATES, TEASE, TEATS, TEENS, TENET, TENSE, TIERS, TINEA, TINES, TIRES, TOITS, TONER, TONES, TOURS, URASE, UREAS, URSAE

4-letter words (98)

AEON, AIRS, AITS, ANES, ANSA, ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, AREA, ARES, ARSE, ASEA, ATES, AURA, EARS, EASE, EATS, EONS, ERAS, ERST, ETNA, INTI, INTO, IONS, IOTA, IRES, IRIS, NEAR, NEAT, NETS, NITE, NOES, NOIR, NOSE, NOTA, NOTE, ONES, OSAR, OURS, PIER, PIES, PION, PITA, PITS, RASE, REES, REIS, RENT, REST, RIOT, RIPS, RISE, RITE, RUER, RUES, SANE, SEAR, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SENE, SENT, SERA, SERE, SETA, SIRE, SITE, SNIT, SNOT, SONE, SOUR, SPIT, STAT, STET, STIR, TATE, TATS, TEAS, TEAT, TEEN, TEES, TENS, TENT, TETS, TIER, TIES, TINE, TINS, TIPS, TIRE, TOEA, TOES, TOIT, TONE, TONS, TOUR, UREA, URSA

6x6 grid (183 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ILNTIR
NUADEE
CTHNLO
IDAARI
IEOHTI
ALHEOR

All 183 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

HEADHUNTED, HEADHUNTER

9-letter words (1)

ANTIELITE

8-letter words (7)

DICTATED, HEADHUNT, INCITANT, INLANDER, INUNDATE, OLEANDER, TARLETAN

7-letter words (34)

ALIUNDE, ANDANTE, ANTIRED, CITADEL, DANDIER, DANDLER, DAUNTER, DELATOR, DENARII, DICTATE, EDICTAL, HANDIER, HANDLER, HAUNTED, HAUNTER, LANATED, LANDLER, LAUNDER, LITHOED, LUNATED, LUNATIC, NEOLITH, NUTATED, RANDIER, RATHOLE, RELATOR, REOILED, TAUNTED, TAUNTER, THUNDER, TRIOLET, TROLAND, UNLADEN, UNTIRED

6-letter words (54)

ADNATE, ARILED, AUNTIE, DANDER, DANDLE, DAUTIE, DEANED, DELATE, DHARNA, EIDOLA, ENATIC, ENHALO, EOLITH, ETHANE, HADITH, HALITE, HALOED, HANDLE, HANTED, HUNTED, HUNTER, INLAND, LADLER, LANATE, LANDAU, LANDER, LEANED, LEANER, LOANED, LOANER, LOATHE, LUNATE, LUNTED, NATANT, NEREID, NUTANT, NUTATE, ORATOR, ORNATE, RANDAN, REEDIT, RELATE, RELEND, RHETOR, RHODIC, ROILED, TARNAL, THALER, THOLED, TIERED, TIRLED, TULADI, UNLADE, UNTIED

5-letter words (85)

AALII, AILED, ALDER, ALOHA, ANELE, ANTED, ARHAT, CUTIE, DATER, DAUNT, DEATH, DHUTI, DICTA, DOETH, EDICT, EIDER, ELAND, ELATE, ELDER, ELITE, ENATE, ENROL, HALED, HALER, HAOLE, HATED, HATER, HAUNT, HEATH, HOLED, IDEAL, IDLER, IRATE, LADEN, LADER, LADLE, LAHAR, LATED, LATEN, LATER, LATHE, LITHE, LITHO, LOATH, LORAN, LUCID, NADIR, NALED, NATAL, OILED, OILER, OLDEN, OLDER, OLDIE, OLEIC, ORATE, ORTHO, RANEE, RATHE, RATIO, REDAN, RELET, RELIT, RENAL, REOIL, RETIE, RILED, TALER, TATER, TAUNT, TELOI, THANE, THOLE, THROE, TIDAL, TILDE, TILED, TILER, TIRED, TORII, TRIOL, ULNAD, UNDEE, UNDER, UNTIE