Daily challenge: Friday, January 30, 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 (221 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

AINN
RAEI
UTEL
OCIS

All 221 words in this grid

8-letter words (6)

CITRININ, LITANIES, NINETIES, SEATRAIN, TRAINEES, URINATES

7-letter words (11)

CITRINE, CURATES, CURTAIN, LINEATE, NAUTILI, RUTILES, SECTILE, TAURINE, TENNIES, TRAINEE, URINATE

6-letter words (28)

ANELES, ARIELS, ARTELS, ATELIC, CETANE, CITRIN, COTEAU, CURATE, CURIAE, CUTIES, ELITES, ENATES, ENATIC, INNATE, LINEAR, LINNET, OCTANE, OUTRAN, RANEES, RATELS, RUTILE, SILENI, TAENIA, TENIAE, TRUCES, URANIA, URATES, URATIC

5-letter words (51)

ANELE, ANILE, ANILS, ARIEL, ARTEL, ATRIA, CEILS, CITES, COTAN, COTES, COURT, CURIA, CURIE, CUTES, CUTIE, CUTIS, EATEN, ELECT, ELITE, ENATE, IRATE, ISLET, LINEN, LITAI, NAIRA, NATES, OCEAN, OCTAN, OURIE, RANEE, RATEL, RATES, RIELS, SEINE, SETAE, SITAR, SLEET, SLICE, TAELS, TEELS, TELES, TELIC, TENIA, TILES, TRAIN, TRINE, TRUCE, URAEI, URATE, URINE, UTILE

4-letter words (64)

AIRT, ANIL, ARIA, ATES, AURA, AUTO, CEIL, CELS, CETE, CITE, COTE, CURT, CUTE, EELS, ELSE, ETIC, ICES, ILEA, INIA, ISLE, LEAN, LEAR, LEES, LEET, LEIS, LICE, LIEN, LIES, LINE, LINN, LITE, LITU, NEAR, NEAT, NILS, NINE, OTIC, RAIA, RAIN, RANI, RATE, RATO, RIEL, SEAR, SEAT, SECT, SEEL, SEEN, SETA, SICE, SITE, SLIT, TAEL, TAIN, TEAR, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELE, TELS, TIES, TILE, TILS, TOUR

3-letter words (61)

AIN, AIR, ANE, ANI, ART, ATE, CEE, CEL, CIS, COT, CUR, CUT, EAR, EAT, EAU, ECU, EEL, ELS, ETA, ICE, INN, LEA, LEE, LEI, LET, LIE, LIN, LIS, LIT, NAE, NEE, NET, NIL, OUR, OUT, RAN, RAT, RIA, RIN, RUT, SEA, SEC, SEE, SEI, SEL, SET, SIC, SIT, TAE, TAN, TAR, TAU, TEA, TEE, TEL, TEN, TIC, TIE, TIL, TIS, UTA

5x5 grid (186 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

GNLOW
HSASS
IYRDH
NELSD
ABHNE

All 186 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LANGSYNE

7-letter words (7)

BANYANS, DASHIER, LADLERS, SADDENS, SHIELDS, SHINERS, SLAYERS

6-letter words (28)

ARSHIN, ARSINE, ASHIER, BANISH, BANYAN, BERYLS, DRYISH, GNARLS, GNARLY, LADLER, LAYERS, LYSINE, SADDEN, SANGHS, SARSEN, SAYERS, SHERDS, SHIELD, SHIELS, SHIERS, SHINER, SHYERS, SLANGS, SLAYER, SNARLS, SNARLY, SOLANS, YIELDS

5-letter words (54)

ABLER, ARENA, ARYLS, BERYL, DANGS, DASHI, DASHY, DRAYS, EYRAS, GNARL, GNARS, GNASH, HERDS, HERLS, HYENA, LADLE, LARDS, LASSO, LAYER, LENIS, LOADS, LOANS, LYARD, LYSIN, NARDS, NERDS, SADLY, SANGH, SARDS, SASIN, SAYER, SHERD, SHIEL, SHIER, SHINE, SHINY, SHYER, SLANG, SLASH, SLAYS, SLOSH, SLOWS, SLYER, SNARE, SNARL, SNASH, SOARS, SOLAN, SOLAR, SYREN, WOADS, YANGS, YARDS, YIELD

4-letter words (96)

ABLE, ABLY, ADDS, AERY, ALOW, ALSO, ANIS, AREA, ARSE, ARYL, ASHY, AYIN, BANE, BANI, BEAN, BELS, BEYS, DALS, DANG, DARE, DASH, DAYS, DENS, DRAY, DRYS, EDHS, ELDS, ELSE, ENDS, ERAS, EYAS, EYRA, GHIS, GNAR, HELD, HERD, HERL, HERS, HISN, LADS, LANG, LARD, LARS, LASH, LASS, LAYS, LEAN, LEIS, LEYS, LOAD, LOAN, LOSS, LOWS, LYRE, NABE, NAOS, NARD, NARY, NAYS, NERD, OARS, OSAR, OSSA, RADS, RANG, RASH, RAYS, REIN, REIS, RELY, RYAS, SALS, SANG, SANS, SARD, SASH, SASS, SAYS, SEND, SHEA, SHIN, SINE, SLAY, SLOW, SNED, SOAR, SOLA, SOLS, SOWS, SYNE, WOAD, YANG, YARD, YARE, YEAN, YELD

6x6 grid (169 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

IBHSER
TJSIIE
LNTAQuS
EIESNL
FYHHVD
OTRTHL

All 169 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

REQUISITES

9-letter words (3)

REQUISITE, SQUASHIER, SQUISHIER

8-letter words (10)

BHISTIES, EQUITIES, ESQUIRES, ISATINES, LENITIES, QUEERISH, REQUITES, SERIATES, SHEITANS, YEASTIER

7-letter words (26)

BHISTIE, ENTASIS, EQUATES, EQUITES, ESQUIRE, FELINES, FIESTAS, HISSIES, ISATINE, LINTIER, NASTIER, NASTIES, QUERIES, REQUITE, RESISTS, RESITES, SANSEIS, SASSIER, SASSIES, SERIATE, SHEITAN, SISSIER, SQUASHY, SQUIRES, TANSIES, TASSIES

6-letter words (43)

ASHIER, EASIER, EASIES, ELINTS, ELITES, EQUATE, FEINTS, FELINE, FEYEST, FIESTA, FINEST, HISSER, ISATIN, ISSEIS, JITNEY, QUIRES, RESIST, RESITE, RISHIS, RISQUE, SANSEI, SATINS, SEISER, SENILE, SENITI, SERIES, SHIFTY, SHISTS, SIREES, SQUASH, SQUATS, SQUIRE, SQUISH, STASIS, STEINS, TASSIE, THEINE, THEINS, THETAS, TINEAS, YEASTS, YENTAS, YENTES

5-letter words (86)

ASHEN, ATILT, EASTS, ELINT, ELITE, ENTIA, FEINT, FINES, HEATS, HENTS, HESTS, HINTS, HISTS, INTIS, ISSEI, LEFTY, LENES, LIENS, LINES, LINEY, LINTS, LITAI, LITAS, NATES, NEATS, NESTS, NIFTY, NITES, QUAIS, QUASH, QUASI, QUASS, QUATE, QUEER, QUIRE, QUITE, QUITS, RHEAS, RISHI, SATES, SATIN, SATIS, SEATS, SEINE, SEISE, SENSA, SENTI, SERES, SHEAS, SHENT, SHIEL, SHIER, SHIES, SHIFT, SHINE, SHINS, SHIST, SHITS, SIREE, SIRES, SITES, SNASH, SNITS, SQUAT, STAIR, STAND, STASH, STEIN, STIES, STILE, STILT, STINT, TASSE, THEIN, THENS, THETA, THIEF, THINE, THINS, TINEA, TINES, YEANS, YEAST, YENTA, YENTE, YETIS