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)

SYEY
SNOC
EGRT
FHEC

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)

NAVRS
BUANA
AWOEH
LEFEH
SOINM

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)

TEIETD
NIRWSN
NESHAN
OHPEOD
WHENFV
AAGICT

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