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)
| A | I | N | N |
| R | A | E | I |
| U | T | E | L |
| O | C | I | S |
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)
| G | N | L | O | W |
| H | S | A | S | S |
| I | Y | R | D | H |
| N | E | L | S | D |
| A | B | H | N | E |
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)
| I | B | H | S | E | R |
| T | J | S | I | I | E |
| L | N | T | A | Qu | S |
| E | I | E | S | N | L |
| F | Y | H | H | V | D |
| O | T | R | T | H | L |
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