Daily challenge: Thursday, January 22, 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 (60 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

G	S	N	U
H	N	E	T
B	L	D	O
H	R	T	E

All 60 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

BLENDE, TUNNED, TUNNEL

5-letter words (9)

BLEND, BLENT, DOTES, LENTO, TOTED, TOTES, TUNED, TUNES, UNSET

4-letter words (22)

BLED, BLET, DENS, DENT, DOES, DOTE, ENGS, LEND, LENS, LENT, ODES, SEND, SENT, SNED, TEND, TENS, TOED, TOES, TOTE, TUNE, TUNS, UNTO

3-letter words (26)

DEL, DEN, DOE, DOT, ELD, END, ENG, ENS, LED, LET, LEU, NET, NUT, ODE, OES, SEL, SEN, SET, TED, TEL, TEN, TOD, TOE, TOT, TUN, UNS

5x5 grid (174 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	A	B	A	A
R	L	G	Y	E
T	D	C	S	D
T	I	N	P	T
O	S	E	A	F

All 174 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

GABARDINES

9-letter words (1)

GABARDINE

8-letter words (6)

DYSPNEIC, FANCIEST, LARDIEST, SALTIEST, SALTINES, SARDINES

7-letter words (10)

ARTIEST, BALDIES, CITRALS, DYSPNEA, FANCIES, PANDIES, PANDITS, SALTIES, SALTINE, SARDINE

6-letter words (18)

APNEIC, ARTIST, BARDIC, CITRAL, DITTOS, ENCYST, GAYEST, PANDIT, PANICS, SALTIE, SEABAG, SENSED, SNEAPS, SPEANS, STANES, STAPES, STOICS, TANIST

5-letter words (48)

ABYES, AGARS, ALCID, ALGAE, ANISE, BAAED, BAYED, CINES, CLAGS, DINES, DITTO, DRAGS, FANCY, FANES, INAPT, INEPT, NAPES, NEAPS, NEATS, NEIST, PANES, PANIC, PANSY, PATSY, PEANS, PEATS, PEINS, PENIS, PESTO, SEATS, SENSE, SEPTA, SEPTS, SLAGS, SNAPS, SNEAP, SNITS, SPAES, SPANS, SPEAN, SPEND, STAND, STANE, STOIC, TANSY, TAPES, TINEA, TINES

4-letter words (90)

ABAS, ABYE, ABYS, AGAR, AGAS, ALBA, ALGA, ANES, ANIS, APES, APSE, AYES, BAGS, BALD, BALS, BARD, BARS, BAYS, BYES, CINE, CIST, CLAG, CYST, DEYS, DIES, DINE, DINS, DITS, DRAB, DRAG, DYES, EATS, FANE, FANS, FATS, GABY, GAED, GAES, GALS, GARS, GAYS, LAGS, LARD, LARS, NAPE, NAPS, NEAP, NEAT, NEST, NITS, OTIC, PANE, PANS, PATS, PEAN, PEAT, PEIN, PEND, PENS, PESO, PEST, RAGA, RAGS, SAGA, SAGS, SAGY, SALT, SARD, SEAT, SEND, SEPT, SICS, SINE, SINS, SLAB, SLAG, SNAP, SNIT, SPAE, SPAN, SPAT, TANS, TAPE, TAPS, TICS, TIES, TINE, TINS, TITS, TOIT

6x6 grid (145 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	D	J	N	A	S
T	T	A	A	I	N
E	K	P	J	I	A
C	E	I	E	V	R
G	E	N	D	O	H
R	S	B	E	A	N

All 145 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

RAVENERS

7-letter words (19)

BEADIER, DENIERS, GEEKIER, GREENED, GREENIE, KEENERS, NAPKINS, OVARIAN, PAISANA, PECKIER, PIECERS, RAVENED, RAVENER, RECEIPT, ROADIES, TEENERS, TEENIER, VEINERS, VENEERS

6-letter words (43)

AEDINE, AKENES, APIECE, BECKET, BEEPED, CENSER, DENIER, DENIES, DENSER, DIENES, DINERS, DOVENS, GENEVA, GENIES, GREENS, KEENED, KEENER, NAPKIN, NIECES, PAISAN, PATTEE, PEENED, PEINED, PEKINS, PENSEE, PIECER, PIECES, RAVENS, RAVINS, RECEPT, REINED, ROADIE, SANJAK, SEEPED, SEINED, SNIPED, TAKINS, TEENER, VARIED, VEINED, VEINER, VENDOR, VENEER

5-letter words (82)

ADEPT, AJIVA, AKEES, AKENE, ANODE, APEEK, AVENS, AVIAN, BEANO, BENES, BERGS, CENSE, DENES, DENSE, DEVON, DIENE, DINER, DINES, DOVEN, EGERS, EPEES, ETAPE, GENES, GENIE, GENIP, GREBE, GREEK, GREEN, INAPT, INEPT, JAPAN, JAPED, JIVED, JNANA, KANAS, KEENS, KENDO, KIERS, KINES, NAANS, NAIRA, NAIVE, NIECE, NINJA, NORIA, OVENS, PAINS, PAISA, PEENS, PEERS, PEINS, PEKAN, PEKIN, PENES, PIECE, PIERS, PINED, PINES, RAIAS, RAINS, RANIS, RAVED, RAVEN, RAVIN, REINS, RIVED, RIVEN, ROVED, ROVEN, SEINE, SERGE, SNECK, SNEER, SNIDE, SNIPE, TAKEN, TAKIN, TAPED, TEENS, VARIA, VEINS, VINAS