Daily challenge: Friday, March 6, 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 (140 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| T | S | E | I |
| T | O | H | D |
| O | E | E | A |
| I | D | O | B |
All 140 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
BEADIEST, DEEDIEST, HEADIEST
7-letter words (3)
DEADEST, OSTEOID, SHOTTED
6-letter words (13)
ABODED, BEHEST, HOODED, HOODIE, HOOTED, HOSTED, HOTTED, OBEAHS, SHADED, SHOOED, SOOTED, SOTTED, TOOTED
5-letter words (26)
ABODE, AEDES, BEETS, BODED, DEETS, DIETS, HADED, HADES, HIDED, HIDES, HOOTS, HOSED, OBEAH, OOHED, OTTOS, SHADE, SHEET, SHIED, SHOED, SHOOT, SHOTE, SHOTT, STEED, STOOD, TOOTS, TOTED
4-letter words (54)
ABED, BADE, BEAD, BEET, BODE, DAHS, DEAD, DEED, DEET, DIES, DIET, DOTE, DOTS, EDHS, EIDE, HADE, HAED, HEAD, HEED, HEST, HETS, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HOED, HOES, HOOD, HOOT, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, IDEA, IDES, ODEA, OHED, OOHS, OOTS, OTTO, SHAD, SHEA, SHED, SHOE, SHOO, SHOT, SOOT, TEED, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOOT, TOSH, TOST, TOTE, TOTS
3-letter words (41)
ABO, BAD, BAH, BED, BEE, BOA, BOD, DAB, DAH, DEB, DEE, DIE, DOE, DOT, EDH, HAD, HAE, HAO, HES, HET, HID, HIE, HOE, HOT, OBE, ODE, OES, OHS, OOH, OOT, OSE, SEI, SHA, SHE, SOT, TED, TEE, TOD, TOE, TOO, TOT
5x5 grid (169 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| Y | U | I | A | E |
| E | R | T | L | M |
| C | A | C | H | C |
| C | T | I | N | O |
| T | O | H | I | B |
All 169 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
INCHMEAL, MALTREAT, TINCTURE
7-letter words (10)
ATACTIC, BINOCLE, CERATIN, CERTAIN, CREATIN, TACTILE, THIONIC, TOCCATA, TRACHLE, TREACLE
6-letter words (24)
ACCRUE, AERIAL, ARCHON, ARCTIC, ATRIAL, BIONIC, BONITA, BONITO, CHICLE, COTTAE, COTTAR, CRATCH, CRUTCH, HIATAL, LITCHI, LITHIA, LITHIC, MATURE, RUTILE, TACTIC, TICTAC, TURACO, URATIC, URCHIN
5-letter words (54)
ACINI, ACTIN, AIRTH, AITCH, ALTAR, ALTHO, ARTAL, ATRIA, BINIT, CACTI, CATCH, CERCI, CERIA, CHINO, CINCH, CLEAT, CONCH, CONIC, COTTA, EARTH, HITCH, HOTCH, IONIC, LAITH, LATCH, LATHI, LITAI, LITHO, LITRE, MAILE, MATCH, OTTAR, RATAL, RATCH, RATIO, REACH, REACT, REATA, RECTA, RECTI, RECTO, RIATA, TACIT, TINCT, TRACE, TRACT, TRAIN, TRAIT, TREAT, TRIAL, TUYER, URIAL, UTILE, YURTA
4-letter words (78)
ACRE, ACTA, AERY, AIRT, AIRY, ALIT, ALME, ARCH, ARIA, ARIL, CAIN, CARE, CART, CHIA, CHIC, CHIN, CHIT, CHON, CLAM, COIN, CONI, EACH, EATH, ECRU, ELHI, EYRA, ILEA, INCH, INIA, IOTA, ITCH, LAIR, LAME, LATH, LATI, LIRA, LIRE, LITU, MAIL, MAIR, MALE, MALT, MATH, MEAL, MEAT, MELT, OHIA, OTIC, RACE, RAIN, RATH, RATO, RIAL, RILE, RUTH, TACE, TACH, TACO, TACT, TAEL, TAIL, TAIN, TALC, TALE, TALI, TAME, TARE, TART, THIN, THIO, TILE, TIRE, TOIT, TREY, TRUE, UREA, YEAR, YURT
6x6 grid (195 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| T | A | L | I | E | P |
| P | R | L | E | N | D |
| L | O | D | O | O | O |
| A | A | M | I | F | E |
| D | N | A | O | S | E |
| B | O | D | N | I | N |
All 195 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
PATROLLED, SIDELINED
8-letter words (12)
NINEFOLD, PALINODE, PARDONED, PARLANDO, POLLENED, PORTALED, PROMISEE, ROMANISE, SIDELINE, SIMOLEON, SODAMIDE, TROLLIED
7-letter words (32)
ADENOMA, ALAMODE, ALIENED, ALLODIA, AMIDONE, DAIMONS, DIAMOND, DOLLIED, DROMOND, DROMONS, LADENED, LARDOON, LORDOMA, MANDALA, MANSION, MIDLINE, MODIOLI, OPALINE, PARODOI, PAROLED, PAROLEE, POLLARD, PRALINE, PROLINE, PROMISE, RALLIED, RALLINE, ROMANOS, TALLIED, TALONED, TROLAND, TROLLED
6-letter words (68)
ADONIS, AIDMAN, ALAMOS, ALINED, ALLIED, ALODIA, AMIDOL, AMORAL, ANODAL, AORTAL, APODAL, DAIMON, DAMANS, DANIOS, DENIED, DOLLAR, DONSIE, DOODAD, DOODLE, DOOLEE, DOOLIE, DROMON, FOISON, FOOLED, INDEED, INSIDE, IONISE, LANAIS, LARDON, LOLLED, MAIDEN, MOLINE, MOLLIE, MONIED, MONIES, MOONED, MORALE, MORTAL, NELLIE, NIELLO, NILLED, NODOSE, NOODLE, OLEINE, ONSIDE, PALLED, PALLOR, PARDEE, PARDON, PARLED, PAROLE, PATROL, PEINED, PENILE, POLLED, POLLEE, POLLEN, POMADE, PORTAL, PROLAN, PROMOS, ROADEO, RODMAN, ROLLED, ROMANO, ROMANS, SIMOON, TALLOL
5-letter words (81)
ADIOS, ADMAN, ADOPT, AIOLI, ALAMO, ALAND, ALDOL, ALIEN, ALINE, ALLEE, ALLOD, ALONE, ALOOF, AMIDE, AMIDO, AMOLE, AMORT, ANISE, AORTA, APORT, AROMA, DAMAN, DANIO, DIODE, DODOS, DOLOR, DOMAL, DONEE, DROLL, DROPT, FOINS, LADEN, LADLE, LAMIA, LANAI, LEONE, LINED, LODEN, LOOED, LOOFS, LORAL, MANOS, MANSE, MOANS, MODAL, MODEL, MOLAL, MOLAR, MONAD, MONDE, MONDO, MONIE, MOOED, MORAL, NAANS, NAIFS, NINES, NODAL, NOISE, NOMAD, NOMOI, NOMOS, ODEON, OLDEN, OLEIN, PALED, PARDI, PARLE, PAROL, PODIA, POLAR, POLED, PROLE, PROMO, RODEO, ROMAN, SIDLE, TALON, TARDO, TRODE, TROLL