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)

TSEI
TOHD
OEEA
IDOB

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)

YUIAE
ERTLM
CACHC
CTINO
TOHIB

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)

TALIEP
PRLEND
LODOOO
AAMIFE
DNAOSE
BODNIN

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