Daily challenge: Monday, January 26, 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 (122 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

D	W	O	A
H	O	T	X
C	E	W	C
O	S	E	N

All 122 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

TOWHEES, TOWNEES

6-letter words (5)

ATWEEN, CHOWSE, ESCHEW, TOWHEE, TOWNEE

5-letter words (16)

CHEWS, CHOWS, COSEC, COSET, COTES, DHOWS, DOTES, DOWSE, ESCOT, HOWES, OWSEN, SCOOT, SWEET, TWEEN, WHEEN, WHEWS

4-letter words (48)

ATES, CEES, CHEW, CHOW, COOT, COTE, COWS, DHOW, DOCS, DOES, DOTE, DOWN, DOWS, ECHO, EWES, HEWN, HEWS, HOES, HOOT, HOWE, HOWS, NEWS, NEWT, OWES, OWSE, SCOT, SCOW, SECT, SEEN, SETA, SEWN, SWOT, TEEN, TEES, TEWS, TOES, TOWN, TOWS, TWEE, WEEN, WEES, WEET, WHEE, WHET, WHEW, WOES, WOOD, WOWS

3-letter words (51)

ATE, CEE, COD, COO, COS, COT, COW, DOC, DOE, DOT, DOW, ETA, EWE, HES, HET, HEW, HOD, HOE, HOT, HOW, NEE, NEW, OAT, OES, OOH, OOT, OSE, OWE, OWN, SEC, SEE, SEN, SET, SEW, TAO, TAX, TEE, TEW, TOD, TOE, TOO, TOW, TWO, WEE, WEN, WET, WHO, WOE, WOO, WOT, WOW

5x5 grid (103 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

D	W	A	C	A
T	E	S	D	R
A	E	W	D	L
Y	D	E	U	O
A	E	E	Y	L

All 103 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

CASEATED, DEADEYES

7-letter words (5)

CASEATE, DEADEYE, SEDATED, SWEATED, WEEWEED

6-letter words (14)

CARDED, DAWTED, DEEDED, RADDED, SEATED, SEDATE, SEEDED, TEASED, TWEEDY, WADDED, WADSET, WEEDED, WEETED, WEEWEE

5-letter words (28)

ADDED, AEDES, CARDS, CASED, CAWED, DATED, DATES, DAWED, DEADS, DEEDS, DEEDY, DEWED, EASED, ESCAR, SACRA, SAWED, SEEDY, SETAE, SEWED, SWEAT, SWEDE, SWEET, TEASE, TEWED, TWAES, TWEED, WEEDS, WEEDY

4-letter words (54)

ADDS, ARCS, ASEA, ATES, AWED, AWEE, AWES, AYES, CADS, CARD, CARL, CASE, CAWS, DATE, DAWS, DAWT, DEAD, DEED, DEES, DEET, DEWS, DULY, DYES, EASE, EWES, EYED, EYES, LODE, LOUD, LUDE, ODDS, OLDS, OUDS, RADS, SCAD, SCAR, SEAT, SEED, SETA, TEAS, TEED, TEES, TEWS, TWAE, TWAS, TWEE, WADS, WAES, WEDS, WEED, WEES, WEET, YEWS, YODS

6x6 grid (38 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

F	R	J	R	E	I
T	T	N	I	O	E
A	L	E	E	I	H
E	E	E	C	W	O
S	C	Y	L	E	E
E	N	C	N	U	H

All 38 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ORIENTAL

7-letter words (3)

NETTLES, TEENIER, WEENIER

6-letter words (11)

CENTAL, EYELET, HORNET, LATEEN, LATTEN, LYCEES, NETTLE, ORIENT, TALENT, WEENIE, WIENIE

5-letter words (23)

ALECS, CENSE, CYCLE, EATEN, EERIE, ELATE, INLET, LATEN, LATTE, LYCEA, LYCEE, NEWEL, NEWIE, NEWLY, NIECE, ORIEL, SEELY, TALES, TELAE, TELES, UNCLE, WEENY, WHORE