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