Daily challenge: Thursday, January 29, 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 (29 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	O	H	Y
G	C	H	T
D	N	R	L
E	F	H	A

All 29 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

COIGNED

6-letter words (1)

COIGNE

5-letter words (3)

ALTHO, COIGN, LARCH

4-letter words (7)

ARCH, ARCO, ARTY, FEND, HALT, HARL, HART

3-letter words (17)

ALT, ARC, ARF, ART, COG, DEN, END, ENG, FED, FEN, HOG, ICH, LAR, RAH, RHO, THO, THY

5x5 grid (109 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

U	I	Qu	A	F
O	R	E	A	E
D	I	S	P	F
I	H	D	R	M
F	A	O	D	C

All 109 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

PERIODIDS

8-letter words (2)

PERIODID, SHODDIER

7-letter words (7)

DORPERS, FAQUIRS, HORSIER, PERIDIA, QUERIDA, ROADIES, SHADIER

6-letter words (15)

AHORSE, ASHIER, DORIES, DORPER, DORSER, EASIER, FAQUIR, IODIDS, IODISE, ODDISH, PERIOD, PERISH, QUIRES, RESHOD, ROADIE

5-letter words (32)

APERS, AQUAE, AQUAS, ASPER, DORPS, DORSA, DRIES, FEASE, HIRES, HORSE, IODID, IRIDS, OIDIA, OURIE, PASHA, PEASE, PERIS, PRODS, QUASH, QUASI, QUIRE, QURSH, REAPS, REPRO, RESID, RISHI, ROADS, SHIER, SHIRE, SPEIR, UREAS, URSAE

4-letter words (52)

AERO, APER, APES, APSE, AQUA, ASEA, DAHS, DIDO, DIES, DIRE, DISH, DORE, DORM, DORP, DORS, DOUR, EASE, FADO, FADS, FASH, FIDO, HIES, HIRE, HODS, IRES, IRID, IRIS, ODDS, OHIA, ORES, OURS, PASE, PASH, PEAS, PERI, PROA, PROD, REAP, REIS, REPS, RESH, RIDS, RISE, ROAD, RODS, SAFE, SHAD, SHOD, SIRE, SPAE, UREA, URSA

6x6 grid (71 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	I	A	E	H	R
P	N	L	O	O	S
T	N	P	T	P	H
P	E	N	F	A	I
N	W	T	T	E	I
U	T	T	T	U	W

All 71 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PENPOINT

7-letter words (1)

HIPSHOT

6-letter words (23)

ATTENT, EOLIAN, FATTEN, HOLPEN, HOOPLA, INTENT, LINNET, LOTAHS, OPIATE, PATTEN, PENNAE, PENNIA, PLAINT, PLIANT, POINTE, POPLIN, POTPIE, ROTATE, SHELTA, TEAPOT, TENPIN, UNPENT, UNWEPT

5-letter words (46)

ALTOS, ANILE, ELAIN, ELINT, ELOPE, HELIO, HELOT, HOOPS, LEANT, LEHRS, LOOPS, LOTAH, LOTOS, OLEOS, OPAHS, PENNA, PENNI, PEPLA, PHOTO, PIANO, PIETA, PILEA, PILOT, PLAIN, PLANT, PLOPS, POINT, POLIO, POOHS, POOPS, SHAFT, SHEAL, SHEOL, SHOAL, SHOOL, SHOOT, SOTOL, SPAHI, SPATE, SPOOL, SPOOR, TOLAN, TOPHI, TOPHS, TOPOS, UNPEN