Daily challenge: Friday, January 23, 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 (154 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| S | Y | E | Y |
| S | N | O | C |
| E | G | R | T |
| F | H | E | C |
All 154 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
CORTEGES
7-letter words (4)
CORTEGE, COYNESS, GORHENS, GROYNES
6-letter words (12)
CENOTE, CONEYS, CONGER, CONGES, CRONES, GORHEN, GROYNE, HECTOR, HERONS, TERNES, TONGER, TRONES
5-letter words (32)
CENSE, CONES, CONEY, CONGE, CORNS, CORNY, CRONE, CRONY, EGRET, ERGOT, ERNES, GENRE, GENRO, GONEF, HERNS, HERON, NOTER, RECTO, REGES, SEGNO, SENOR, SNOGS, SNORE, SNORT, TERCE, TERNE, TERNS, TONES, TONEY, TONGS, TRONE, TROYS
4-letter words (57)
CERO, COGS, CONE, CONS, CONY, CORE, CORN, COTE, COYS, CROC, EGER, ENGS, EONS, ERGO, ERGS, ERNE, ERNS, EYNE, FENS, FESS, GENE, GENS, GONE, GORE, GOYS, GROT, HENS, HERN, HERO, NESS, NOGS, NOTE, OGRE, ONES, REGS, ROTE, SEGO, SENE, SNOG, SNOT, SNYE, SYNE, TEGS, TERN, TOGS, TONE, TONG, TONS, TONY, TORC, TORE, TORN, TOYS, TROY, YENS, YOGH, YORE
3-letter words (48)
COG, CON, COR, COT, COY, EGO, ENG, ENS, EON, ERG, ERN, ESS, FEH, FEN, GEN, GET, GOR, GOT, GOY, HEN, HER, HES, HET, NOG, NOR, NOT, ONE, ONS, ORC, ORE, ORT, REC, REG, RET, ROC, ROE, ROT, SEG, SEN, SYN, TEG, TOE, TOG, TON, TOR, TOY, YEN, YON
5x5 grid (121 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | A | V | R | S |
| B | U | A | N | A |
| A | W | O | E | H |
| L | E | F | E | H |
| S | O | I | N | M |
All 121 words in this grid
7-letter words (2)
OLEFINE, SEAWANS
6-letter words (11)
ANEARS, BWANAS, FOEHNS, LAUANS, NAVARS, OLEFIN, OLEINE, SEAWAN, SEWANS, SEWARS, VARNAS
5-letter words (35)
AEONS, ALOES, ALOIN, ANEAR, ANSAE, BALES, BAWLS, BWANA, EARNS, ELOIN, FEARS, FOEHN, FOWLS, HEARS, INFOS, LAUAN, LEONE, NAANS, NAVAR, NAWAB, NEARS, NEONS, NOELS, OLEIN, RANEE, SARAN, SEINE, SEWAN, SEWAR, SOLEI, VARAS, VARNA, WALES, WARNS, WEALS
4-letter words (73)
AEON, AHEM, ALEF, ALES, ALOE, ALSO, ANAS, ANOA, ANSA, AWES, AWLS, BALE, BALS, BAWL, EARN, EARS, ENOW, EONS, FEAL, FEAR, FENS, FINE, FOES, FOIN, FONS, FOWL, HAEN, HEAR, HENS, INFO, LOIN, LOSE, LWEI, MEOU, MEOW, NAAN, NEAR, NEEM, NEIF, NEON, NOEL, NOES, NOUN, OARS, OLEA, OLEO, OLES, OWES, OWLS, SANE, SEAL, SEIF, SLAB, SLAW, SLEW, SLOE, SNAW, SNOW, SOLA, SOLE, VANE, VANS, VARA, VARS, WAES, WALE, WANE, WANS, WARN, WARS, WEAL, WOES, WONS
6x6 grid (249 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| T | E | I | E | T | D |
| N | I | R | W | S | N |
| N | E | S | H | A | N |
| O | H | P | E | O | D |
| W | H | E | N | F | V |
| A | A | G | I | C | T |
All 249 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
NONANSWERS
9-letter words (5)
ANSERINES, HENNERIES, NONANSWER, SPHERIEST, WASTERIES
8-letter words (13)
ANSERINE, CINEASTE, FEASTERS, FONDANTS, INHERENT, INTEREST, NEPHRITE, NITERIES, NOWHERES, ONERIEST, RESEEING, REWASHES, WASTERIE
7-letter words (36)
ANSWERS, CINEAST, DASHEEN, EASTERS, ENTIRES, EREPSIN, ESERINE, FEASTER, FONDANT, HANDSET, HAWSERS, HEEHAWS, INHERES, INPHASE, NITERIE, NOWHERE, PENNERS, PHONIER, PHONIES, RESHOES, RESHONE, RETINES, SERENES, SERINES, SHRINES, SPHENIC, SPHERES, TENNERS, TENNIES, TINNERS, WANTERS, WASTERS, WHEREIN, WIENERS, WIENIES, WONNERS
6-letter words (76)
AEONIC, AGENES, ANSWER, ASTERS, DASHES, DONEES, DONNAS, EASTER, ENTERS, ENTIRE, ERENOW, FEEING, GENOAS, HAEING, HAWSER, HEEHAW, HEREIN, HONANS, HONDAS, HONERS, INHERE, INNERS, INTERS, NEREIS, NITERS, PEEING, PENNER, PENNIS, PERISH, PHONES, PHONIC, PSHAWS, RENNET, RESAWS, RESEEN, RESHES, RESHOD, RESHOE, RESHOW, RESITE, RETIES, RETINE, REWASH, SAWERS, SEEING, SEINER, SENEGA, SENNET, SENNIT, SEREIN, SERENE, SEREST, SERIES, SERINE, SHREWS, SHRINE, SINNER, SINTER, SPEANS, SPHENE, SPHERE, STEREO, STERES, TENNER, TENNIS, TINNER, TWIERS, WANTER, WASHES, WASTER, WHEEPS, WHERES, WIENER, WIENIE, WONNER, WRIEST
5-letter words (118)
AEONS, AGENE, ANTES, ASHEN, ASHES, ASTER, CINES, DAWTS, DONAS, DONEE, DONGA, DONNA, ENTER, EPEES, EPHAS, EPHOD, ETNAS, FEASE, FEAST, FINES, GEESE, GENES, GENIC, GENOA, GHEES, HANDS, HANSE, HANTS, HASTE, HAWSE, HEIGH, HEIRS, HERES, HOERS, HONAN, HONDA, HONER, HONES, INNER, INTER, NEEPS, NEIGH, NEONS, NINES, NITER, NONAS, NONES, ONSET, PEANS, PEASE, PEISE, PENES, PENIS, PENNE, PENNI, PEONS, PERIS, PERSE, PHAGE, PHASE, PHONE, PHONS, PSHAW, RENIN, RENTE, REPEG, RESAW, RESEE, RESIN, RETIE, REWAN, RHEAS, RISEN, SAWER, SEINE, SENGI, SENTE, SENTI, SERES, SERIN, SEWAN, SHAWS, SHEAS, SHEEN, SHEEP, SHENT, SHOER, SHOES, SHONE, SHREW, SHRIS, SIREN, SIRES, SNAWS, SPEAN, SPEIR, SPENT, STERE, STEWS, SWANS, SWASH, TERSE, TIERS, TINES, TIRES, TWAES, TWIER, WANDS, WANTS, WASTE, WEIRS, WHEEN, WHEEP, WHERE, WIRES, WREST, WRIES, WRITE