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)

DTSR
APNE
WOPD
EHTS

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)

TIINA
NSDFC
VMTEI
OSRCR
TUHHP

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)

NFIOBS
OTSCRN
DDEFOY
RAAITA
TUJAGK
NRUTEE

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