Daily challenge: Tuesday, March 3, 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 (110 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

AGEP
DUAT
RPHL
IOHN

All 110 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

RUGATE

5-letter words (12)

AGAPE, AGATE, ALTHO, PETAL, PHAGE, PURDA, RUGAE, RUGAL, TAPIR, TEGUA, TEPAL, THORP

4-letter words (40)

AGUE, DRIP, DROP, DRUG, DUAL, DUET, DURO, EATH, EGAD, EGAL, EURO, GAPE, GATE, GAUD, GAUR, GETA, HAET, HALT, HATE, HUGE, LATE, LATH, LAUD, OPAH, OPAL, PAGE, PATE, PATH, PEAG, PEAL, PEAT, PHAT, PURI, RUGA, TAPE, TEAL, TEPA, THAE, THUD, THUG

3-letter words (57)

AGA, AGE, ALT, APE, APT, ATE, DAG, DUE, DUG, DUP, EAT, EAU, ETA, ETH, GAD, GAE, GAL, GAP, GAT, GET, HAE, HAG, HAP, HAT, HOP, HUE, HUG, HUP, LAG, LAP, LAT, PAH, PAL, PAP, PAT, PEA, PEG, PET, PHT, POH, POI, PRO, PUD, PUG, PUR, RIP, RUE, RUG, TAE, TAG, TAP, TAU, TEA, TEG, THO, UPO, URD

5x5 grid (154 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ISIFI
LNMRT
KUEUN
MDIIO
TAAOT

All 154 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

OUTFIRED, TRINKUMS

7-letter words (9)

FRENUMS, MAIDENS, OUTFIRE, TOURISM, TURFMEN, UNRIMED, UNTIRED, UNTRIMS, UREDIUM

6-letter words (19)

DENIMS, DERMIS, FIRMED, FRENUM, INURED, LINUMS, LUMENS, MAIDEN, MEDIUM, MUREIN, MURINE, REMUDA, RUMENS, TONIER, TOURED, TRINED, TUMULI, UNTRIM, UREDIA

5-letter words (45)

ADIEU, AIDER, DEMUR, DENIM, DERMS, FINED, FINER, FINIS, FIRED, FIRMS, FRUIT, INERT, INURE, LINED, LINER, LINUM, LUMEN, MEDIA, MEDII, MERIT, MINED, MINER, MINIS, MIRED, MUNIS, MURED, NEUMS, NUDER, NUDIE, NUMEN, ONIUM, OUTRE, REDIA, RIMED, RUMEN, SIRED, SIREN, SLINK, SLUED, SLUNK, TIRED, TRIMS, TRINE, TRUED, URINE

4-letter words (79)

AIDE, DENS, DERM, DUMA, DUNE, DUNK, DUNS, EMIR, FINE, FINK, FINS, FIRE, FIRM, FIRN, FRIT, IDEM, INTI, IRED, IRIS, LINE, LINK, LINS, LUDE, LUMS, LUNE, LUNK, MADE, MAID, MENU, MINE, MINI, MINK, MIRE, MIRI, MUMS, MUMU, MUNI, MUNS, MUON, MURE, NEUK, NEUM, NILS, NIMS, NISI, NUDE, REIN, REMS, RIFT, RIME, RIMS, RINK, RINS, RUED, RUIN, RUMS, RUNT, SIFT, SILK, SINE, SINK, SIRE, SLUE, SLUM, SMUT, SNED, TIED, TIER, TINT, TIRE, TOAD, TOON, TOUR, TOUT, TRIM, TRUE, TURF, TURN, UNIT

6x6 grid (360 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

DNACPW
RNSHKE
KITETS
NPARTR
LPTULT
NCLESI

All 360 words in this grid

9-letter words (6)

ANISETTES, CANNISTER, CASTRATES, HESITATES, SANITATES, THERAPIST

8-letter words (24)

ANISETTE, ANTISERA, CANISTER, CANTRAIP, CASEATES, CASETTES, CASTRATE, ESTHESIA, ESTREATS, HESITATE, INSTATES, ITERATES, KERATINS, NITRATES, PARTISAN, PINASTER, PINSCHER, RESTATES, SANITATE, STARTLES, STIPPLES, TESTATES, ULTRAIST, URETHANS

7-letter words (65)

ARTISAN, CANTRAP, CASEATE, CASETTE, CHANTER, CHASTER, CLUTTER, ELUATES, ESTATES, ESTREAT, HASTATE, INSERTS, INSTATE, INTREAT, INTRUST, ITERATE, KERATIN, KETTLES, KISHKES, KNACKER, NIPPLES, NITRATE, PAESANI, PAINTER, PARTLET, PATINAS, PESTLES, PETTLES, PLEURAE, RESTATE, RETAINS, RETINAS, RETSINA, RIPPLES, RIPPLET, SACHETS, SCANTER, SETTLES, SHTETLS, SLITTER, STAPLES, STARETS, STARLET, STARLIT, STARTLE, STATUES, STATURE, STATUTE, STERLET, STIPPLE, STRAINS, STRAITS, STRATHS, STRATUS, STRETTE, STRETTI, TARTEST, TARTISH, TARTLET, TAUTEST, TESTATE, TIPPLES, TURTLES, URETHAN, WETTEST

6-letter words (104)

ANTHER, ANTIAR, ANTRES, APPLES, APTEST, ARETES, ARTELS, CANTER, CASITA, CASTER, CHANTS, CHASER, CHASTE, CHEATS, CHERTS, EARTHS, ELUATE, ELUTES, ESTATE, ESTRUS, HACKER, HEARTS, INSERT, INSETS, INSTAR, KETTLE, KINASE, KISHKE, KITHES, KITSCH, KNACKS, LITTER, NACHES, NANKIN, NINTHS, NIPPLE, NITRES, PAESAN, PAINTS, PAISAN, PAPIST, PARLES, PATINA, PATINS, PESTER, PESTLE, PETTER, PETTLE, PINNAS, PLEURA, PTISAN, RAPIST, RATELS, RETAIN, RETEST, RETINA, RETUSE, RINSER, RIPPLE, RUSTLE, SACHET, SACKER, SANTIR, SCHTIK, SETTER, SETTLE, SHACKS, SHANTI, SHTETL, SINTER, SITTER, SNACKS, STAPLE, STARTS, STATES, STATUE, STATUS, STILTS, STRAIN, STRAIT, STRATH, STRATI, STRUTS, STURTS, SUREST, TAINTS, TAUTER, TERAIS, TESTER, TESTES, THACKS, TILTER, TIPPLE, TRAINS, TRAITS, TREATS, TRUEST, TSETSE, TURTLE, TUTTIS, URATES, WESTER, WETHER, WETTER

5-letter words (161)

ACHES, AIRNS, ANISE, ANTAE, ANTES, ANTIS, ANTRA, ANTRE, APISH, APPLE, APTER, ARETE, ARLES, ARTEL, ASTER, ASTIR, AURES, CANST, CANTS, CASTE, CHANT, CHASE, CHEAP, CHEAT, CHERT, CHEST, CLUES, DRINK, DRIPT, EARLS, EARTH, ELUTE, EPHAS, ESKER, ESTER, ETHER, ETNAS, HACKS, HANSE, HANTS, HASTE, HEART, HEATS, HERLS, ILEUS, INSET, INTER, ISLET, ISTLE, ITHER, KHANS, KHETS, KINAS, KIRNS, KITER, KITES, KITHE, KITHS, KNACK, KNISH, KNITS, LURES, LUTEA, LUTES, NINTH, NITER, NITES, NITRE, PAINS, PAINT, PAISA, PAISE, PARES, PARLE, PARTS, PATER, PATES, PATHS, PATIN, PAUSE, PEKES, PETER, PHASE, PINAS, PINNA, PINTA, PINTS, PIRNS, PISTE, PITHS, RAINS, RAISE, RATEL, RATES, RATHE, RESIN, RETIA, RINSE, RISER, RITES, RULES, SACKS, SCANT, SERAI, SETAE, SETTS, SHACK, SHANK, SHEAR, SHTIK, SILTS, SITAR, SLUTS, SNACK, STAIN, STAIR, STARE, START, STATE, STETS, STILE, STILT, STINK, STIRK, STRAP, STRUT, STURT, SUTRA, TAINS, TAINT, TAPIR, TAPIS, TARES, TARTS, TATER, TATES, TAUTS, TEATS, TERAI, TESTA, TETHS, TETRA, THACK, THANK, THETA, TILES, TILTS, TRAIK, TRAIN, TRAIT, TRAPT, TREAT, TREKS, TRETS, TRUES, TRUST, TULES, TUTTI, ULTRA, URATE, UTTER