Daily challenge: Sunday, March 1, 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 (118 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

VAHI
DHEI
OETM
OORG

All 118 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DHOOTIE

6-letter words (17)

AETHER, DHOOTI, EITHER, HEADER, HERMIT, HETERO, HITHER, HOOTED, HOOTER, METEOR, METHOD, METRED, MITHER, MITRED, REEMIT, RETIME, THERME

5-letter words (18)

ADEEM, DOETH, ETHER, GREET, ITHER, METED, METER, METRE, METRO, MITER, MITRE, OOHED, ORTHO, OTHER, REHEM, RETEM, RETIE, THERM

4-letter words (43)

AHEM, DEEM, DEET, DERM, DOER, DOOR, EMIT, GREE, GROT, HADE, HAEM, HAET, HEAD, HEED, HERM, HERO, HETH, HOED, HOER, HOOT, ITEM, MEAD, MEED, MEET, METE, METH, MITE, OHED, REDO, RETE, ROOD, ROTE, ROTI, TEED, TEEM, TERM, THAE, THEE, THEM, TIME, TOED, TORE, TREE

3-letter words (39)

ADO, DAH, DEE, DOE, EDH, ERG, ETH, HAD, HAE, HAH, HEH, HEM, HER, HET, HIE, HIM, HIT, HOD, HOE, MET, ODE, OOH, OOT, ORE, ORT, RED, REE, RET, ROE, ROT, TEA, TED, TEE, THE, THO, TIE, TOE, TOO, TOR

5x5 grid (256 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EOARI
NCILE
OAEUW
DTUSR
TSITS

All 256 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

RELIANCES, TAILRACES

8-letter words (5)

CARELESS, COALIEST, RELIANCE, SITUATES, TAILRACE

7-letter words (20)

ACETONE, AIRLESS, ATELIER, AUTEURS, CAESTUS, CARLESS, CENOTES, COALIER, CONATUS, DONATES, IRELESS, LACIEST, LARIATS, OARLESS, RACIEST, RELACES, RULIEST, SITUATE, STANCES, TUTELAR

6-letter words (35)

AECIAL, ATELIC, AUTEUR, CARIES, CARLES, CEILER, CENOTE, CESTUS, CETANE, COALER, COATIS, COILER, COTEAU, DANCES, DOCILE, DONATE, ECESIS, ENATES, ILIADS, LARIAT, NAILER, OILIER, RELACE, RELETS, RELIES, RULIER, SEANCE, STANCE, STELAI, STELAR, STELIC, SUITES, TAILER, TESTIS, WURSTS

5-letter words (77)

ACARI, ACETA, AECIA, ARIEL, ARLES, ATONE, CANOE, CARLE, CATES, CAUSE, CESTI, COATI, COATS, COTAN, COTES, DACES, DANCE, DATES, DAUTS, DOATS, DOTES, ENATE, ERICA, ETUIS, ILEAC, ILEUS, ILIAC, ILIAD, LACES, LEADS, LIANE, LIEUS, LUSTS, LUSUS, NAIRA, NATES, NOTES, OCEAN, OILER, RACES, RACON, RALES, RELET, RELIC, REUSE, RICES, RILES, RULER, RULES, RUSTS, SEATS, SETON, SETTS, SITES, SITUS, STAIR, STANE, STEAD, STELA, STELE, STOAE, STOAI, STONE, SUETS, SUITE, SUITS, TACES, TAUTS, TELIA, TELIC, TESTS, TITAN, TOADS, TRUER, TRUES, TRUSS, WURST

4-letter words (117)

ACES, ACNE, ALEC, ALES, ANOA, ARIA, ARIL, ATES, AUTO, CADS, CANE, CARE, CARL, CATE, CATS, CEIL, CESS, CIAO, CION, CIRE, COAL, COAT, CODA, CODS, COIL, COIR, CONE, COTE, COTS, DACE, DATE, DATO, DAUT, DOAT, DONA, DONE, DOTE, DOTS, EATS, ETUI, ICES, ICON, ILEA, ILIA, LACE, LAIC, LAIR, LARI, LEAD, LEAN, LESS, LEST, LETS, LIAR, LICE, LIER, LIES, LIEU, LION, LIRA, LIRE, LIRI, LUES, LUST, LWEI, NAIL, NODS, NOIL, NOIR, NOTA, NOTE, OATS, ONCE, RACE, RAIA, RAIL, RALE, RIAL, RICE, RIEL, RILE, RUER, RUES, RULE, RUSE, RUST, SEAT, SETA, SETS, SETT, SITE, SITS, STOA, SUER, SUES, SUET, SUIT, SUSS, TACE, TACO, TADS, TAEL, TAIL, TAUS, TAUT, TELA, TELE, TEST, TITS, TOAD, TODS, TONE, TRUE, TUIS, TUTS, WEIR, WUSS

6x6 grid (225 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

POPODE
IOSAES
SMENFR
RTTLNO
HGHCOE
RBASOD

All 225 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

MOISTENERS

9-letter words (6)

COLEADERS, GASOLENES, ISOPODANS, MOISTENED, MOISTENER, SEAFLOORS

8-letter words (7)

CLEANERS, COLEADER, GASOLENE, ISOPODAN, MELODEON, MOISTENS, SEAFLOOR

7-letter words (26)

CLEANED, CLEANER, COLEADS, CONFERS, CONNERS, COOLTHS, DEFLEAS, DONNEES, ENNEADS, FLOORED, ISOPODS, LEADERS, LEANERS, MEANERS, MOISTEN, POMELOS, POSTMEN, REFLETS, REFLOOD, RESEDAS, SEAFOOD, SONNETS, SPADERS, SPANNED, TELFERS, TEOPANS

6-letter words (59)

ACNODE, CLEANS, CLONED, COLEAD, CONFER, CONNED, CONNER, COOLTH, DEFLEA, DENNED, DONNAS, DONNED, DONNEE, DONORS, DOPANT, ENCASH, ENNEAD, FADERS, FANNED, FLETCH, FLOORS, FOREDO, GASCON, ISOPOD, LEADEN, LEADER, LEAFED, LEANED, LEANER, LOCOED, LOOFAS, MEANER, MENADS, MENSAE, MESNES, OCTETS, OMENED, OREADS, PANNED, PASEOS, PISTES, POMELO, REDANS, REFLET, RENTES, RESEDA, RONNEL, SEDANS, SELFED, SHTETL, SOCLES, SONNET, SPADER, SPADES, SPODES, STEADS, TELFER, TENTHS, TEOPAN

5-letter words (126)

ACNED, AEDES, AFORE, ANTES, APODS, BACON, BAHTS, CLEAN, CLONE, CODEN, CODON, COLES, CONED, CONNS, COOED, COOFS, DEANS, DEERS, DENES, DENSE, DOERS, DOLES, DONNA, DONNE, DONOR, DOORS, DOPAS, EASEL, ETNAS, FADER, FADES, FADOS, FANES, FEASE, FEEDS, FEODS, FLEAS, FLOCS, FLOOD, FLOOR, FORES, FREED, FREES, FRENA, LEADS, LEAFS, LEANS, LEANT, LEAPS, LENES, LETCH, LOCHS, LOCOS, LODEN, LOOED, LOOFA, LOOFS, MEADS, MEANS, MEANT, MELON, MENAD, MENSA, MESNE, METHS, MISOS, MOIST, MOOSE, MOSTE, NEAPS, NEEDS, NETTS, OCTET, ODEON, OLEOS, OMENS, OREAD, PANED, PANEL, PANES, PANNE, PASEO, PISOS, PISTE, POEMS, POETS, POMES, POOPS, PSOAE, READS, REAPS, REDAN, REDES, REDOS, REEDS, RENTE, SADES, SAFER, SAFES, SANED, SANER, SANES, SCONE, SEDAN, SEDER, SELFS, SEMIS, SENSA, SENSE, SENTE, SETTS, SMELT, SNEAP, SNEDS, SOCLE, SOLES, SPADE, SPADO, SPAED, SPAES, SPODE, STEAD, STEMS, TELOS, TENTH, TETHS