Daily challenge: Wednesday, January 28, 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 (92 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	A	O	H
M	C	T	L
E	I	C	U
P	T	C	U

All 92 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ECTATIC

6-letter words (8)

ACETIC, CULTIC, OCCULT, PECTIC, TACTIC, TICTAC, TICTOC, ULTIMA

5-letter words (14)

ACMIC, AMICE, CLOTH, COATI, CULTI, CUTIE, LOATH, LOTIC, PETIT, PICOT, PICUL, TACET, TACIT, TECTA

4-letter words (38)

ACME, AMIE, CAME, CITE, CLOT, COAT, COLT, CULT, EMIC, EMIT, EPIC, ETIC, HOLT, ITEM, LOAM, LOCA, LOCI, LOTA, LOTH, LOTI, MACE, MATH, MICA, MICE, MITE, OATH, OTIC, PICA, PICE, PIMA, PITA, PITH, TACE, TACO, TACT, TAME, TIME, TOLU

3-letter words (31)

ACE, ACT, AMI, CAM, CAT, CEP, COL, COT, CUT, HOT, ICE, LOT, MAC, MAT, MET, OAT, OCA, PEC, PET, PIC, PIE, PIT, TAM, TAO, TAT, THO, TIC, TIE, TIP, TIT, UTA

5x5 grid (185 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

Qu	T	O	I	I
R	E	O	S	C
E	A	S	A	N
I	O	E	S	M
P	R	R	D	S

All 185 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DERRIERES

8-letter words (4)

DERRIERE, PRESSMAN, PRIORESS, REASSERT

7-letter words (17)

CASEASE, CASEOSE, DESMANS, DESSERT, DRESSER, DROSERA, ERASERS, PRESSER, PRESSOR, PROSERS, REORDER, SEROSAE, SEROSAS, SORRIER, TEASERS, TOSSERS, TRESSED

6-letter words (34)

AERIER, AIRERS, ASSERT, ASSESS, CAESAR, CANSOS, DESERT, DESMAN, DREAMS, ERASED, ERASER, ERASES, MANSES, MASERS, MASSED, MASSES, POSERS, PRESET, PRIORS, PROSED, PROSER, PROSES, PROSOS, RASERS, REROSE, ROPIER, SASSED, SEROSA, TEASED, TEASER, TEASES, TOSSED, TOSSER, TOSSES

5-letter words (63)

AERIE, AIRED, AIRER, ASSAI, ASSES, ASSET, CANSO, CASED, CASES, DEAIR, DEANS, DREAM, DREAR, DRESS, DROSS, EASED, EASES, ERASE, EROSE, MANSE, MASER, MASSA, MASSE, OASES, ORDER, PORED, PORES, POSED, POSER, POSES, POSSE, PRESA, PRESE, PRESS, PRIER, PRIOR, PROAS, PROSE, PROSO, PROSS, QUEER, RASED, RASER, RASES, REAMS, RESEE, RESET, ROSED, ROSES, ROSET, SAREE, SCAMS, SCANS, SEAMS, SERAI, SORDS, SORER, SORES, TEASE, TERAI, TRASS, TREES, TRESS

4-letter words (66)

AERO, ARES, ASCI, ASEA, CAMS, CANS, CASA, CASE, DEAN, DEAR, DROP, EASE, ERAS, EROS, ERRS, ESES, IRED, IRES, MACS, MAES, MANS, MASS, NAOI, NAOS, ORES, OSAR, OSES, OSSA, PIAS, PIER, PORE, POSE, PROA, PROS, RASE, REAM, REAR, REDS, REES, RIAS, ROAR, ROES, ROSE, SACS, SANS, SASS, SCAM, SCAN, SEAM, SEAR, SEAS, SEER, SERA, SERE, SERS, SOAR, SOOT, SORD, SORE, SORI, TEAR, TEAS, TOEA, TOES, TOSS, TREE

6x6 grid (56 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

T	E	H	A	T	H
S	H	O	K	T	E
W	T	R	L	M	T
S	S	D	T	R	R
A	R	H	N	I	E
S	V	S	O	Y	N

All 56 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

SHORTIE

6-letter words (12)

AHOLDS, HORSTS, KHETHS, LOATHE, NINTHS, RENINS, SHORTS, THROAT, THROES, TROTHS, WHORTS, YIRTHS

5-letter words (43)

AHOLD, ARSON, HESTS, HETHS, HOLDS, HORST, INERT, INTRO, KHETH, KHETS, LOATH, LORDS, METRE, NINTH, NITRE, NITRO, ORTHO, REINS, RENIN, RINDS, SARDS, SHEOL, SHOAT, SHORL, SHORT, SHOTS, STOAT, STORK, TESTS, THETA, THROE, TRIER, TRINE, TRIOS, TROAK, TROTH, TROTS, TSARS, VASTS, WHETS, WHORL, WHORT, YIRTH