Daily challenge: Monday, March 2, 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 (101 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

DGII
RONY
FRAZ
GOTA

All 101 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FORAYING

7-letter words (3)

DONATOR, FRAYING, GRAYING

6-letter words (3)

FORGOT, ORFRAY, RAYING

5-letter words (13)

AORTA, ARGOT, DOING, FORAY, FORGO, GNARR, GROAN, GROAT, GROIN, ORANG, TANGO, TRONA, ZAYIN

4-letter words (44)

AYIN, AZAN, DOAT, DONA, DONG, DORR, FOIN, FORA, FORD, FORT, FRAT, FRAY, FROG, GNAR, GNAT, GOAT, GRAN, GRAT, GRAY, GROG, GROT, INRO, NAOI, ORRA, RANG, RANI, RATO, ROAN, ROAR, ROTA, TANG, TARN, TARO, TORA, TORN, TORO, TORR, TRAY, TROD, TZAR, YANG, YARN, ZANY, ZARF

3-letter words (37)

ANI, ANY, ARF, ART, DOG, DON, DOR, FOG, FON, FOR, FRO, GIN, GOA, GOD, GOR, GOT, ION, NAY, NOD, NOG, NOR, OAR, OAT, ORA, ORT, RAN, RAT, RAY, ROD, ROT, TAN, TAO, TAR, TOG, TOR, YAR, YIN

5x5 grid (210 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OTSEE
AAHSA
AWORO
NSMHE
HRHTD

All 210 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

SAWHORSES, THERMOSES

8-letter words (5)

HOARSEST, SAWHORSE, SEASHORE, TERAOHMS, THRASHES

7-letter words (11)

ETHOSES, RASHEST, SEESAWS, SHEARED, SOROSES, SWASHES, SWATHES, TERAOHM, TERSEST, THERMOS, THROATS

6-letter words (30)

AHORSE, ARHATS, ASHORE, ERASES, EROSES, HEARSE, HOARSE, HORSES, MORASS, MOROSE, RASHES, ROWANS, SEARED, SEESAW, SHAWMS, SHEARS, SHOATS, SHORED, SOARED, SOWANS, SWATHE, SWATHS, THERMS, THRASH, THROAT, THROWN, THROWS, WASHES, WHORED, WORSES

5-letter words (68)

ARHAT, AROSE, ARSES, ASHES, AWASH, DERMS, DHOWS, EARED, EASES, ERASE, EROSE, ERSES, ETHOS, HEARS, HERMS, HEROS, HETHS, HOARS, HOERS, HORAS, HORSE, HOSES, MOATS, MORAE, MORAS, MORSE, OARED, OASES, OATHS, RASES, RHEAS, ROAST, ROSES, ROWAN, SAROS, SEARS, SHAWM, SHAWN, SHAWS, SHEAR, SHEAS, SHOAT, SHORE, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHRED, SORAS, SWASH, SWATH, SWATS, SWORE, TAHRS, TASSE, TERMS, TERSE, THAWS, THERM, THESE, THORO, THOSE, THROE, THROW, WHATS, WHORE, WHOSE, WHOSO, WORMS, WORSE

4-letter words (94)

AAHS, ARMS, ARSE, ASEA, AWNS, DERM, DHOW, EARS, EASE, ERAS, EROS, ESES, ETHS, HAST, HATS, HAWS, HEAR, HERM, HERO, HERS, HEST, HETH, HOAR, HOED, HOER, HORA, HOSE, HOWS, HWAN, MHOS, MOAS, MOAT, MORA, MORE, MORS, MOSS, MOWN, MOWS, OARS, OAST, OATH, OATS, OHED, OHMS, OSAR, OSES, OSSA, OWNS, RASE, RASH, RHEA, RHOS, ROMS, ROSE, ROWS, SAWN, SAWS, SEAR, SEAS, SEES, SHAT, SHAW, SHEA, SHES, SHMO, SHOW, SNAW, SOAR, SORA, SORE, SOWN, SOWS, STAW, STOA, SWAN, SWAT, TAHR, TAOS, TASS, TAWS, TERM, THAW, THEE, THRO, WANS, WASH, WAST, WATS, WHAT, WHEE, WHOA, WHOM, WORE, WORM

6x6 grid (147 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

MALESS
PLSEEF
OXIGJL
SOEFOT
BNMHRD
KAMTSS

All 147 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

NOISELESS

8-letter words (4)

GENOISES, LAMPOONS, LIEGEMAN, SOILLESS

7-letter words (17)

ALLEGES, EGOLESS, FEELESS, GENOISE, GORHENS, LAMPOON, LEGIONS, LESIONS, LESSEES, LOGIONS, MALLEES, MANEGES, PALSIES, POLLEES, SALLIES, SALOONS, SHEILAS

6-letter words (36)

ALIENS, ALLEES, ALLEGE, ALLIES, DOGIES, EGISES, FESSES, FILLES, FJORDS, FOGIES, GELEES, GORHEN, JESSES, LEGION, LESION, LESSEE, LIEGES, LISLES, LOGION, LOOIES, MALLEE, MALLEI, MANEGE, MEGILP, MEGOHM, MOOLAS, MOXIES, NOISES, POLIOS, POLLEE, SALOON, SHEILA, SIEGES, SNOOLS, SOLION, THOLES

5-letter words (89)

ABOIL, ALIEN, ALLEE, AMENS, AMMOS, BOILS, DOGES, DOGIE, DOLES, ESSES, EXONS, EXPOS, FEELS, FESSE, FILLE, FILLS, FILOS, FJORD, FLEES, FLOGS, FOGIE, FORDS, FORTH, FORTS, FROGS, GEESE, GELEE, GEMMA, GENOM, GILLS, GOLFS, HEILS, HOLES, HORST, ISLES, JELLS, JESSE, JOLES, KNOBS, LASES, LEGES, LIEGE, LIENS, LIONS, LISLE, LOGES, LOOIE, LOONS, LORDS, MALES, MALLS, MANOS, MOILS, MOOLA, MOOLS, MOXIE, NOILS, NOISE, OGEES, OLIOS, OLLAS, OMENS, OPALS, PALES, PALLS, PASES, PLIES, POLIO, POLIS, POLLS, POONS, ROLES, ROLFS, SALES, SEELS, SEISE, SELFS, SELLS, SHOGS, SHORT, SIEGE, SILOS, SNOOL, SNOOP, SOILS, THENS, THOLE, TOLES, TORTS