Daily challenge: Saturday, January 31, 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 (233 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| D | T | S | R |
| A | P | N | E |
| W | O | P | D |
| E | H | T | S |
All 233 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
RESPONDS, STOPPERS, WHOPPERS
7-letter words (16)
APPENDS, DESPOTS, HOPPERS, PONDERS, REDTOPS, RESPOND, RESPOTS, STONERS, STOPERS, STOPPED, STOPPER, TAPPERS, TOPPERS, WHOPPED, WHOPPER, WONDERS
6-letter words (34)
APPEND, DAPPED, DAPPER, DEPOTS, DESPOT, HONERS, HONEST, HOPERS, HOPPED, HOPPER, NEPHEW, PENTAD, PHONED, PHONES, PONDER, REDTOP, REPOTS, RESPOT, STOATS, STONED, STONER, STONES, STOPED, STOPER, STOPES, STOWPS, TAPPED, TAPPER, TONERS, TOPERS, TOPPED, TOPPER, WAPPED, WONDER
5-letter words (43)
DENTS, DEPOT, DEPTH, HONED, HONER, HONES, HOPED, HOPER, HOPES, OPENS, PENDS, PHONE, PHONS, PHOTS, PONDS, PONES, POPES, RENDS, RENTS, REPOT, REPPS, SENDS, SEPTS, SNEDS, SNOTS, SPEND, SPENT, SPOTS, STOAT, STONE, STOPE, STOPS, STOPT, STOWP, TONED, TONER, TONES, TOPED, TOPER, TOPES, TOPHE, WHOPS, WONTS
4-letter words (75)
APSE, DAPS, DENS, DENT, ENDS, ENOW, EONS, ERNS, ERST, HONE, HONS, HOPE, HOPS, HOTS, HOWE, NEST, NOPE, OATS, ONES, OPED, OPEN, OPES, OPTS, PATS, PEDS, PEND, PENS, PENT, PEST, PHEW, PHON, PHOT, POND, PONE, PONS, POPE, POPS, POTS, REDS, REND, RENT, REPO, REPP, REPS, REST, SEND, SENT, SEPT, SNED, SNOT, SNOW, SPAT, SPED, SPOT, STAW, STOA, STOP, STOW, TAPS, THEW, TOAD, TONE, TONS, TOPE, TOPH, TOPS, WAPS, WATS, WHOA, WHOP, WOAD, WONS, WONT, WOPS, WOTS
3-letter words (62)
APT, AWE, DAP, DAW, DEN, END, ENS, EON, ERN, ERS, HEW, HOE, HON, HOP, HOT, HOW, NOH, NOT, NOW, OAT, ONE, ONS, OPE, OPS, OPT, OWE, PAD, PAT, PAW, PED, PEN, PER, PES, PHT, POH, POP, POT, POW, RED, REP, RES, SEN, SER, SPA, TAD, TAO, TAP, TAW, THE, THO, TOE, TON, TOP, TOW, WAD, WAP, WAT, WHO, WOE, WON, WOP, WOT
5x5 grid (185 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | I | I | N | A |
| N | S | D | F | C |
| V | M | T | E | I |
| O | S | R | C | R |
| T | U | H | H | P |
All 185 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
DISINFECTS
9-letter words (3)
AFTERMOST, CANISTERS, DISINFECT
8-letter words (4)
CANISTER, DISTRUST, FANCIERS, INSIDERS
7-letter words (14)
AFTMOST, CREDITS, CRUSTED, FANCIED, FANCIER, FINDERS, ICTERUS, INFECTS, INSIDER, PRICERS, REFINDS, RETSINA, SIFTERS, SOURCED
6-letter words (40)
AFTERS, CANIDS, CREDIT, CRIERS, CRUSTS, FACERS, FACETS, FICHUS, FINDER, FIRERS, FISTED, HURSTS, HURTER, INFECT, INFERS, INMOST, INSIDE, OUSTED, OUSTER, PRICED, PRICER, PRIERS, REDFIN, REFIND, RICERS, RIFTED, RUSTED, SHREDS, SIFTED, SIFTER, SNIDER, SOURCE, SOURED, SOURER, STERIC, STOURE, STRUTS, STURTS, TOURED, TOURER
5-letter words (53)
AFIRE, AFTER, CANID, CEDIS, CERCI, CERIC, CRIED, CRIER, CRUSH, CRUST, DECAF, DEFIS, DERMS, DINTS, ECRUS, EDITS, ERICA, FACED, FACER, FACET, FETCH, FICHU, FINDS, FIRED, FIRER, FISTS, HURST, HURTS, INFER, MOSTE, MOSTS, OUSTS, PRICE, PRIED, PRIER, RETCH, RICED, RICER, RIFER, RIFTS, RUSTS, SHRED, SIFTS, SINCE, SNIDE, STOUR, STRUT, STURT, SURER, TERMS, TOURS, TRUST, UREIC
4-letter words (70)
ACED, ANDS, ANIS, CAFE, CECA, CEDI, CIRE, CRUS, DEFI, DEFT, DERM, DINS, DINT, DITS, ECRU, EDIT, EFTS, ERST, ETCH, FACE, FEDS, FETS, FICE, FIDS, FIND, FIRE, FIST, HURT, HUTS, ICED, ICHS, IRED, ISMS, MOST, MOTS, NIDE, NIDI, NISI, NITS, OURS, OUST, OUTS, REDS, REFT, REIF, RETS, RHUS, RICE, RICH, RIFE, RIFT, RUSH, RUST, RUTS, SHUT, SIDE, SIFT, SNIT, SOUR, SURE, TEDS, TERM, TIDE, TINS, TOMS, TOSH, TOST, TOUR, TREF, TUSH
6x6 grid (99 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| N | F | I | O | B | S |
| O | T | S | C | R | N |
| D | D | E | F | O | Y |
| R | A | A | I | T | A |
| T | U | J | A | G | K |
| N | R | U | T | E | E |
All 99 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
COROTATE
7-letter words (8)
ADSORBS, AGITATE, DEFROST, DESORBS, FROSTED, KATIONS, NOTICED, NOTICES
6-letter words (27)
ADSORB, AFEARD, BOITES, BORONS, BOSTON, COIFED, COSTED, DECORS, DESCRY, DESORB, FAJITA, FISTED, FORCED, FORCES, GATORS, KATION, NOTATE, NOTICE, ODDEST, OTIOSE, ROTATE, SCORNS, SCOTIA, SCROTA, SIFTED, TOROSE, TRADES
5-letter words (63)
AGATE, ATONY, AURAE, BOITE, BORON, BROSE, CEDAR, CESTI, CITED, CITES, COATI, COIFS, CORNS, CORNY, COSET, CROAK, CROFT, CRONY, DAUNT, DECOR, DECOS, DECOY, DECRY, DEITY, DOTED, DOTES, ESCOT, FADES, FICES, FONTS, FORBS, FORCE, FRONS, FROST, GATOR, ICONS, JADES, JAUNT, JUNTA, JURAT, KAONS, NODES, NOTED, NOTES, NURDS, ONTIC, RADON, ROSED, ROSET, SCORN, SETON, SITED, SORBS, SORNS, STEAD, TAIGA, TARDO, TORCS, TOROS, TRADE, TURDS, TYROS, URAEI