Daily challenge: Sunday, January 25, 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 (82 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	L	L	L
G	E	K	O
F	T	M	E
T	E	U	A

All 82 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

EMEUTES

6-letter words (4)

AMOLES, EMEUTE, FELLOE, TELOME

5-letter words (12)

AMOLE, FELLS, FEMES, FETES, LOLLS, MELLS, METES, MOKES, MOLES, MOLLS, MUTES, TELLS

4-letter words (31)

AMOK, EKES, ELLS, EMES, EMEU, FELL, FEME, FETE, GELS, KEGS, LEFT, LEGS, LEKE, LOLL, MAUT, MELL, MELS, METE, MOKE, MOLE, MOLL, MUTE, MUTT, OKES, OLES, SELL, SEME, SETT, TEGS, TELL, TELS

3-letter words (34)

AMU, EAU, EFT, EKE, ELK, ELL, ELS, EME, EMU, FEM, FET, FEU, GEL, GEM, GET, KEA, KEF, KEG, LEG, LEK, LET, MAE, MEL, MET, MOL, MUT, OKE, OLE, SEG, SEL, SET, TEG, TEL, TET

5x5 grid (166 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	A	T	U	E
I	A	N	A	L
E	N	E	T	O
D	M	E	N	B
J	H	N	G	A

All 166 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

ANTENATAL, ANTENNULE, ATONEMENT

8-letter words (6)

ANNULATE, ANTENNAE, ANTENNAL, BONEMEAL, NEATENED, TENEMENT

7-letter words (8)

ANTENNA, BANTENG, DEMETON, HENNAED, LATENED, TAENIAE, TANNATE, UNEATEN

6-letter words (32)

ANNEAL, ANNUAL, BANNET, BONNET, DEMEAN, DEMENT, ELUANT, ELUATE, ETALON, GANNET, GENTLE, INNATE, LATEEN, LATENT, LUNATE, MEANIE, MEATAL, MENAGE, MENTAL, NATANT, NEATEN, NUTATE, OLEATE, TAENIA, TANDEM, TANNED, TEEMED, TENANT, TENIAE, TOLANE, TONEME, TUNNED

5-letter words (38)

AGENE, AGENT, ALONE, ALONG, ANENT, ANNAL, ANNUL, ANOLE, ANTAE, ATONE, BONNE, EATEN, ELATE, EMEND, ENATE, GENET, GENIE, GENOA, HENNA, INANE, LANAI, LATEN, LEANT, LONGE, LUNET, MEANT, MENTA, METAL, NATAL, NOTAL, OATEN, TALON, TANTO, TAUNT, TENIA, TOLAN, TONGA, TONNE

4-letter words (79)

AGEE, ALTO, ANAL, ANNA, ANOA, ANTA, ANTE, AUNT, BANE, BANG, BOAT, BOLA, BOLE, BOLT, BONE, BONG, BOTA, DEAN, DEME, DENE, ELAN, ENOL, ETNA, GANE, GENE, GENT, GETA, HEME, HENT, LANE, LATE, LEAN, LOAN, LONE, LONG, LOTA, LUNA, LUNE, LUNT, MEAL, MEAN, MEAT, MEET, MEND, MENO, MENU, META, METE, NAAN, NANA, NAOI, NEAT, NEEM, NENE, NOTA, NOTE, OLEA, TAEL, TAIN, TALE, TATE, TAUT, TEAL, TEAT, TEEM, TEEN, TEND, TENT, TOLA, TOLE, TOLU, TONE, TONG, TULE, TUNA, TUNE, ULAN, UNAI, UNTO

6x6 grid (74 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	B	E	W	L	R
H	A	I	T	U	E
W	N	B	D	I	A
T	W	H	R	O	H
O	I	C	O	U	G
H	H	U	R	R	C

All 74 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

BROODIER, DOUGHIER, URBANITE

7-letter words (10)

CHOROID, CORBINA, CORDITE, COURIER, CURDIER, ERUDITE, HABITUE, HOODIER, ICHNITE, OCHROID

6-letter words (17)

BROOCH, CHOUGH, CORBAN, CORBIE, CROUCH, CURIAE, CURITE, GORIER, GROUCH, HAIRDO, HAULER, HOODIE, LUTEIN, ORDURE, RURBAN, TIDIER, TOWNIE

5-letter words (44)

ABHOR, ANTIC, AUDIO, AUDIT, AUREI, BRIER, BROOD, BRUGH, CHORD, CHURR, CORIA, COUGH, CRIER, CROCI, CRUOR, CURCH, CURIA, CURIE, CURIO, DOUGH, DRIER, DROIT, ELUTE, GHAUT, GOURD, HABIT, HAUTE, HOOCH, HOURI, ICHOR, IODIN, LUTEA, NITID, OIDIA, OORIE, ORBIT, ORIEL, OURIE, ROUGH, RUTIN, TWAIN, URBAN, URBIA, WHICH