Daily challenge: Saturday, January 24, 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 (61 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

OBSA
LTNT
EQuSG
OSLD

All 61 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

ANGSTS, SANTOL, STANGS, STOLES, TASTES

5-letter words (19)

ANGST, ANTES, BLESS, BLETS, BLOTS, BOLES, BOLTS, BOTEL, ETNAS, GNATS, OLEOS, SANTO, STANG, STOBS, STOLE, TANGS, TANTO, TASTE, TOLES

4-letter words (22)

ANTE, ANTS, BLET, BLOT, BOLE, BOLT, BOTS, ETNA, GNAT, LESS, LETS, LOBS, LOTS, OLEO, OLES, SANG, SANS, SETS, STOB, TANG, TANS, TOLE

3-letter words (15)

ANT, BOT, ESS, LET, LOB, LOT, OES, OLE, OSE, SAT, SEL, SET, TAN, TAS, TEL

5x5 grid (228 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TVHLE
UIONE
NEHED
LTSEW
NTETR

All 228 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

HONESTER, RESETTLE, UNTESTED

7-letter words (10)

ESTHETE, RESHINE, RESHONE, SEETHED, SHEENED, STREWED, TEETHED, TEETHES, TRESTLE, WRESTLE

6-letter words (48)

DESERT, DETEST, ETHENE, ETHION, ETWEES, HEEDER, HONEST, INLETS, LENDER, LEONES, LETHES, NEEDER, NEONED, NESTED, NESTER, NESTLE, NETHER, NEWEST, OVINES, REHEEL, RESEED, RESEEN, RESEND, RESENT, RESHOE, RETEST, SEEDER, SEETHE, SENDER, SETTEE, SETTLE, SHEWED, SHEWER, SHTETL, STEWED, STREET, TEETHE, TENUTI, TESTED, TESTEE, TESTER, TETHER, THOLED, TWEETS, WEDELN, WEEDER, WEENED, WESTER

5-letter words (72)

DEETS, DENES, ELOIN, ENDER, ESTER, ETHER, ETWEE, HEDER, HENTS, HEWED, HEWER, HINTS, HOLED, HONED, HONES, INLET, LENES, LEONE, LETHE, NETTS, NEWER, NEWTS, OVINE, REDES, REEST, RESEE, RESET, RESEW, REWED, SEDER, SENTE, SEWED, SEWER, SHEEN, SHEER, SHEET, SHEND, SHENT, SHEOL, SHIEL, SHINE, SHOED, SHONE, STEED, STEER, STEIN, STREW, TEETH, TETHS, TEWED, THEIN, THESE, THINE, THIOL, THOLE, TINES, TINTS, TREED, TREEN, TREES, TUNES, TWEED, TWEEN, TWEET, UNION, UNLET, VINES, VOLED, WEDEL, WEEST, WEETS, WREST

4-letter words (95)

DEER, DEES, DEET, DELE, DENE, ELHI, ENOL, ETHS, EWER, EWES, HEED, HEEL, HENT, HEST, HETS, HIES, HINT, HOED, HOES, HOLE, HONE, LEES, LEND, LENO, LENT, LEST, LETS, LOIN, LONE, NEED, NEON, NEST, NETS, NETT, NEWT, NOEL, NOES, OHED, ONES, REDE, REED, REES, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, SEED, SEEL, SEEN, SEER, SEND, SENE, SENT, SETT, SHED, SHEW, SHIN, SHIT, SHIV, SHOE, STET, STEW, TEED, TEEN, TEES, TEST, TETH, TETS, THEE, THEN, THEW, THIN, THIO, TIES, TINE, TINT, TREE, TUNE, TWEE, UNIT, VIES, VINE, VIOL, VOES, VOLE, WEED, WEEL, WEEN, WEER, WEES, WEET, WEND, WERT, WEST, WETS

6x6 grid (208 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

LPEOIT
SURWTM
MSEKLE
IORTNW
WEPLON
PAEEOS

All 208 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

PAPERERS, PRESSURE, PROMISER, REISSUER, TRESSURE

7-letter words (34)

LEAPERS, LEPROSE, LEPTONS, LOOTERS, LURKERS, MELTERS, MELTONS, MUSSIER, NETWORK, PAPERER, PEERESS, PELTERS, PEPTONE, PERUSER, PLUMIER, PLUMOSE, PORKERS, PORTERS, PRESORT, PREWORK, PROMISE, PROWESS, PURSIER, PUSSIER, REISSUE, REPOSER, REWROTE, SPEWERS, SPUMIER, TENTERS, TOREROS, TOWNLET, WELTERS, WORKERS

6-letter words (62)

ENTERS, ENTREE, ISSUER, KETONE, KNOWNS, LEAPER, LENTOS, LEPERS, LEPTON, LOOTER, LURERS, LURKER, MELTER, MELTON, MITTEN, MOPERS, MOWERS, MURKER, NOTERS, PAPERS, PAWERS, PELTER, PEOPLE, PEPLOS, PERTER, PERUSE, POISER, PORKER, PORTER, POSEUR, POSSUM, POWERS, PROSER, PROWER, PURSER, REPLOT, REPOSE, RESORT, RETOOL, RETROS, REWORK, ROWERS, RUMORS, RUSSET, SERUMS, SETONS, SONNET, SORTER, SPEWER, SPRUES, SUPERS, TENONS, TENTER, TITMEN, TONLET, TORERO, TOWERS, TWERPS, WELTER, WORKER, WORSER, WORSET

5-letter words (107)

APERS, APORT, APRES, APTER, ENTER, EROSE, EWERS, ISSUE, KETOL, KNELT, KNOWN, KREEP, LEAPT, LEERS, LENOS, LENTO, LEONE, LEPER, LOONS, LURER, LURES, MISER, MOPER, MORES, MORSE, MOWER, MURES, MUSER, NOLOS, NONET, NOONS, NOTER, NOTES, OLEOS, OSIER, OWLET, PAPER, PAWER, PEERS, PEISE, PELON, PEONS, PEPOS, PERSE, PEWIT, PLONK, PLUMS, POISE, PORES, POSER, POWER, PRESS, PROMS, PROSE, PROSS, PROWL, PURER, PURSE, REPEL, REPOS, RESOW, RETRO, REUSE, REWET, ROSET, ROWER, RUERS, RUMOR, SEROW, SERUM, SETON, SEWER, SLUES, SLUMS, SLURP, SLURS, SNOOL, SNOOT, SOLON, SORER, SOWER, SPRUE, SPUES, SPURS, SUERS, SUMOS, SUPER, SURER, TENON, TITLE, TONNE, TOONS, TORES, TORSE, TORSI, TORSO, TORUS, TOWEL, TOWER, TOWNS, TRESS, TROIS, TROPE, TWERP, WISER, WORSE, WROTE