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)
| W | U | L | V |
| U | L | A | S |
| K | I | L | E |
| E | L | T | C |
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)
| E | A | R | E | A |
| A | S | E | U | I |
| E | N | O | E | R |
| I | T | E | I | S |
| I | E | A | T | P |
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)
| I | L | N | T | I | R |
| N | U | A | D | E | E |
| C | T | H | N | L | O |
| I | D | A | A | R | I |
| I | E | O | H | T | I |
| A | L | H | E | O | R |
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