Daily challenge: Tuesday, January 27, 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 (70 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

R	A	H	V
T	P	H	H
E	M	U	L
E	I	E	A

All 70 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

IMPART, UPRATE

5-letter words (4)

EPHAH, HUMPH, PRAHU, PRATE

4-letter words (28)

ALUM, EMEU, EPHA, HARP, HART, HATE, HULA, HUMP, LUMP, MEAL, MEET, META, MULE, PART, PATE, PHAT, PRAT, PULA, PULE, RAPE, RAPT, RATE, TAPE, TARP, TEEM, TEMP, TEPA, TRAP

3-letter words (36)

ALE, APE, APT, ART, ATE, EAU, EME, EMU, ETA, HAH, HAP, HAT, HUE, HUH, HUM, HUP, IMP, LEA, LEI, LEU, LUM, MEL, MET, PAH, PAR, PAT, PEE, PET, PUL, RAH, RAP, RAT, TAP, TAR, TEE, UMP

5x5 grid (192 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

C	G	S	O	T
A	H	L	L	R
M	L	N	N	O
I	F	A	R	R
C	T	E	M	N

All 192 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ANORETIC, CALIFATE, SORORATE

7-letter words (8)

CHALLOT, CHAMFER, REALLOT, REFALLS, REFILLS, SHALLOT, SORORAL, TALLOLS

6-letter words (18)

ALMAHS, FILLOS, FLAMER, HALITE, HALLOS, HALLOT, LIFTER, LOREAL, MALATE, MARRON, NORMAL, ORNATE, REFALL, REFILL, REFILM, TALLOL, TERROR, TROLLS

5-letter words (58)

AFTER, ALARM, ALATE, ALLOT, ALMAH, ARMET, CALIF, CALLS, CITER, ERROR, FALLS, FERAL, FETAL, FILAR, FILLO, FILLS, FLAGS, FLAME, FLARE, FLITE, GALLS, GAMIC, HALLO, HALLS, LAMER, LATER, LIFER, LITER, LLANO, LORAL, LORAN, MACHS, MAFIC, MALAR, MALIC, MALLS, MANOR, MATER, METAL, MILLS, MITER, NAMER, NOLOS, ORATE, ORMER, RAMET, REALM, REFIT, REMAN, ROLLS, ROTLS, SHALL, SOLON, TAMER, TILLS, TOLLS, TROLL, TRONA

4-letter words (105)

AERO, ALAE, ALAN, ALAR, ALFA, ALIF, ALIT, ALLS, ALMA, CALF, CALL, CALM, CHAM, CITE, EARN, ETIC, FALL, FAME, FANO, FARE, FARM, FARO, FATE, FEAL, FEAR, FEAT, FERN, FETA, FILA, FILL, FILM, FLAG, FLAM, FLAN, FLAT, FLIC, FLIT, GALA, GALL, HAGS, HALF, HALL, HALM, ILLS, ITEM, LAGS, LAME, LATE, LATI, LIFE, LIFT, LIMA, LITE, LOLL, LORE, LORN, MACH, MAGS, MALL, MALM, MANO, MARE, MATE, MEAL, MEAN, MEAT, META, MILL, MITE, NAME, NOLO, NORM, OLLA, ORAL, ORRA, RAFT, RATE, REAL, REAM, REFT, ROLL, ROTL, SHAG, SHAM, SLOT, SOLO, SORN, SORT, TALA, TALI, TALL, TAME, TARE, TARN, TARO, TEAL, TEAM, TEAR, TERM, TERN, TILL, TOLL, TORN, TORO, TOSH

6x6 grid (87 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

W	R	T	A	O	R
E	M	F	T	B	O
H	W	T	I	I	I
A	S	S	A	T	N
A	A	I	M	N	B
S	K	E	H	R	N

All 87 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

MANTISSAS

8-letter words (3)

ASTASIAS, MANTISSA, ROBOTISM

7-letter words (9)

ANTIFAT, ASTASIA, ATTAINT, FIBROIN, HEMATIN, KISMATS, STATISM, SWASHER, TITBITS

6-letter words (23)

ATTAIN, HEISTS, ISATIN, KASHER, KISMAT, MAISTS, MANTIS, MASSAS, MATSAH, MATTIN, OBIISM, ORBITS, OTITIS, REWASH, SAMEKS, TAFIAS, TASSIE, TATTOO, TIBIAS, TITBIT, TITIAN, TITMAN, WASHER

5-letter words (51)

AMIAS, AMISS, ANTIS, ASSAI, BATTS, BINIT, BITTS, BOTTS, EASTS, FIATS, FISTS, HEIST, HISTS, INTIS, KASHA, KISTS, MAIST, MASSA, MASTS, MATIN, MISTS, OBIAS, OBITS, ORBIT, RHEAS, ROBIN, ROBOT, ROTIS, SAINT, SAKIS, SAMEK, SATIN, SAWER, SHAWM, SHAWS, SHEWS, SIFTS, SIMAS, SKIMS, STAIN, SWASH, TABOO, TABOR, TAFIA, TAINT, TAMIS, TIBIA, TITAN, TITIS, TREWS, WASTS