Daily challenge: Wednesday, March 4, 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 (66 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

SIPE
EDIE
DNWI
NCQuA

All 66 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

WEEPIES

6-letter words (6)

DWINED, DWINES, INDIES, PEINED, WEEPIE, WINDED

5-letter words (15)

AWNED, DINED, DINES, DWINE, INDIE, NIDED, NIDES, PINED, PINES, SIDED, WIDEN, WIDES, WINDS, WINED, WINES

4-letter words (22)

AWEE, DIED, DIES, DINE, EIDE, ENDS, IDES, NIDE, NIDI, PEIN, PIED, PIES, PINE, QUAI, SEND, SIDE, SIPE, WEEP, WIDE, WIND, WINE, WIPE

3-letter words (22)

AWE, AWN, DEN, DIE, DIN, DIP, DIS, END, IDS, INN, NIP, PEE, PEW, PIE, PIN, PIS, QUA, SEI, SEN, SIP, WEE, WIN

5x5 grid (189 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SOIRR
HLESM
ODCGO
UDDTI
EILOR

All 189 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

DIDDLERS, DIDDLIES, IDOLISED, IDOLISER, TODDLERS

7-letter words (9)

DIDDLER, DIDDLES, HOLDERS, IDOLISE, IDOLISM, LODGERS, SOLDERS, TODDLER, TODDLES

6-letter words (30)

DHOLES, DIDDLE, DUDDIE, EDDIED, HOISED, HOLDER, HOLIER, HOLIES, HOLISM, IODIDE, LECTOR, LODGED, LODGER, LODGES, LOUDER, OILERS, OTIOSE, RECTOR, RECTOS, REOILS, SECTOR, SHOERS, SILOED, SOILED, SOLDER, TIGERS, TODDLE, TRIGOS, TRIOSE, UDDERS

5-letter words (59)

CEILS, CLOUD, DEILS, DEISM, DELIS, DERMS, DHOLE, DILDO, DOLCE, DOLED, DOLES, DUDES, GERMS, HOERS, HOISE, HOLED, HOLES, IDOLS, IODID, LEGIT, LIERS, LODES, LODGE, LOTOS, LOUIE, MOTOR, ODDER, OILED, OILER, OLDER, OLDIE, OLEOS, OLIOS, OSIER, RECTI, RECTO, REOIL, RIELS, RILED, RILES, ROTOS, SHOED, SHOER, SHOES, SILOS, SIRED, SLIER, SLOES, SOLDO, SOLED, SOLEI, SOLES, SOTOL, TIGER, TRIGO, TRIGS, TRIOL, TRIOS, UDDER

4-letter words (86)

CEIL, CELS, CLOD, DEIL, DELI, DELS, DERM, DIDO, DIED, DOIT, DOLE, DOLS, DOLT, DUDE, EDDO, EDHS, EGOS, ERRS, GELD, GELS, GERM, GIRO, GIRT, HOED, HOER, HOES, HOLD, HOLE, HOLS, IDOL, IRED, IRES, LEGS, LEIS, LIDO, LIED, LIER, LIES, LIEU, LIRE, LODE, LOTI, LOUD, MOGS, ODES, OILS, OLEO, OLES, OLIO, RECS, REDD, REDO, REGS, REIS, RIEL, RIGS, RILE, RIOT, RISE, ROTI, ROTL, ROTO, SECT, SEGO, SELS, SHOD, SHOE, SILD, SILO, SIRE, SLED, SLOE, SMOG, SOIL, SOLD, SOLE, SOLI, SOLO, TIRO, TOGS, TOLD, TOMS, TORI, TRIG, TRIO, TROD

6x6 grid (198 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

SNMTHY
HLNCEG
YIRPER
FANUSC
ERAOTO
AAHOTR

All 198 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

UNINTEREST

9-letter words (3)

INTERSECT, OUTSPRINT, PERSONIFY

8-letter words (13)

ARNOTTOS, FAINTERS, FARINOSE, INTEGERS, INTEREST, NOTTURNI, PERSONAE, PRINTERS, RAINOUTS, REPURIFY, RESOURCE, SCREECHY, SPRINTER

7-letter words (27)

ANARCHY, ARCHERS, ARNOTTO, CESURAE, ERECTOR, FAINTER, FARCERS, HINTERS, HOTSPUR, INCRUST, INTEGER, LINTERS, PERSONA, PRINCES, PRINTER, RAINOUT, REPRINT, RESPECT, RESPRAY, REUNIFY, SCREECH, SPECTER, STONILY, TORTONI, TOUPEES, TURPETH, URINOSE

6-letter words (56)

ANARCH, ANURIA, ARCHER, CEREUS, CESURA, CHEEPS, CHEERS, COTTON, CRECHE, CREEPS, CREPES, CREPEY, ERECTS, ESCORT, FAIRLY, FARCER, FARCES, FARINA, FRAILS, HINTER, HOURLY, HOUSER, INARCH, INCEST, INPUTS, INTERS, LINTER, NOSTOC, OUTSEE, PERSON, PRINCE, PRUTOT, PUNILY, PURANA, PURIFY, PURLIN, RAREFY, RARIFY, RECTOR, RECTOS, RECTUS, REECHY, REFILM, RESORT, RUPEES, SECRET, SECTOR, SOURCE, SOURLY, SPEECH, SPRAIN, SPRINT, TERCES, THERES, TOUPEE, UPSOAR

5-letter words (98)

ANILS, ARILS, AURAE, AURAR, AUTOS, CEPES, CERES, CHEEP, CHEER, COSEC, CREEP, CREPE, CREST, CRUSE, CRUST, EARLS, EARLY, ECRUS, EGERS, EGEST, EGRET, ERECT, ESCOT, FAILS, FAINT, FANOS, FARCE, FARLS, FINCH, FINOS, FRAIL, GEEST, GHEES, GREES, GREET, HERES, HOOTS, HOURI, HOUSE, INPUT, INTER, INURN, LIANA, LIFER, LINNS, LINOS, NAILS, NINTH, NURLS, OTTOS, PEERS, PERSE, PESTO, PRINT, PURIN, PURLS, PUTON, PUTTO, RAILS, RECTO, REEST, REGES, REPEG, RETCH, RIFER, ROTOS, RUANA, RUERS, RUPEE, SCREE, SERGE, SHILY, SONAR, SPEER, SPRAY, SPRUE, SPURN, STOUP, STOUR, STUPE, SUPER, SUPRA, SURLY, TECHY, TERCE, TERSE, THERE, TONUS, TOOTS, TORTS, TOUSE, TOUTS, TROTS, TURPS, UNIFY, UNPEG, URARE, YINCE