Daily challenge: Sunday, March 8, 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 (41 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	D	I	N
H	K	P	A
M	H	I	D
N	E	H	O

All 41 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

AIKIDO, DAPHNE

5-letter words (1)

APHID

4-letter words (10)

KINA, NIPA, OHIA, PADI, PAID, PAIK, PAIN, PIAN, PIKI, PINA

3-letter words (28)

ADO, AID, AIN, ANI, DAP, DIE, DIN, DIP, HEH, HEM, HEN, HID, HIE, HIP, HOD, KHI, KID, KIN, KIP, MEN, NAP, NIP, PAD, PAN, PHI, PIA, PIE, PIN

5x5 grid (145 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	T	R	T	O
E	T	N	R	H
S	H	N	T	E
M	E	E	T	H
D	N	N	I	T

All 145 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

INTENDMENTS

10-letter words (1)

INTENDMENT

9-letter words (2)

INTERNEES, RETINENES

8-letter words (7)

ENTENTES, INTERNED, INTERNEE, INTERNES, RETINENE, SENTIENT, THINNEST

7-letter words (13)

DENTINE, ENTENTE, ESTHETE, ETHENES, INTENTS, INTERNE, NEITHER, RETENES, RETINES, SHEETER, THEINES, THINNED, THORNED

6-letter words (31)

DENTIN, EITHER, ENMESH, ETERNE, ETHENE, HETERO, HINTER, HITTER, HORNED, HORNET, INTEND, INTENT, INTERN, MEETER, NETHER, NETTER, RETENE, RETINE, SEETHE, SENNET, SENNIT, TENTER, TENTHS, TERNES, TETHER, THEINE, TINNED, TINTER, TITHER, TITTER, TORTEN

5-letter words (33)

DENTS, ENTER, ERNES, ETHER, HENTS, INNED, INTER, ITHER, NEEMS, NITER, OTHER, RETIE, SENTE, SENTI, SHEEN, SHEET, SHEND, SHENT, TEEMS, TENTH, TENTS, TERNE, TETHS, THEIN, THESE, THINE, THORN, TINED, TINES, TITER, TITHE, TORTE, TROTH

4-letter words (57)

DEET, DENE, DENT, ERNE, ETHS, GEST, GETS, HEED, HEMS, HENT, HERN, HERO, HEST, HETH, HETS, HINT, HORN, MEET, MEND, MESH, NEED, NEEM, NENE, NEST, NETT, NITE, RETE, SEEN, SEND, SENE, SENT, SETT, SHED, STET, TEED, TEEM, TEEN, TEES, TEND, TENT, TERN, TEST, TETH, TETS, THEE, THEM, THEN, THIN, THRO, TINE, TINT, TORE, TORN, TORR, TORT, TRET, TROT

6x6 grid (288 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

T	R	S	O	I	N
E	H	N	C	D	A
T	R	O	D	H	E
O	T	E	E	A	I
P	T	Y	I	H	S
S	A	D	W	R	V

All 288 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

PATTERERS, POTTERERS, TOTTERERS

8-letter words (19)

CHEERERS, COSHERED, COTTERED, HEADNOTE, NORTHERS, PASTERNS, PASTORED, PATTERER, PATTERNS, POTHERED, POTTERED, POTTERER, RETORTED, SHADCHAN, SPORTERS, SPOTTERS, STOREYED, TOTTERED, TOTTERER

7-letter words (41)

ADORERS, AIRSHED, ATTORNS, CHEERER, CODEIAS, COHERED, COTTERS, DASHIER, DEADEYE, DEASHED, DOTTERS, NORTHER, ONSHORE, PASTERN, PATTERN, PORTERS, POTHERS, POTTERS, REDHEAD, RHONCHI, ROTTERS, SHEERER, SHORTED, SHORTER, SHOTTED, SNORTED, SNORTER, SPATTED, SPATTER, SPORTED, SPORTER, SPOTTED, SPOTTER, STADIAS, TETRODE, TETTERS, THEREON, THERETO, TOTTERS, TROCHEE, TROTTED

6-letter words (94)

ADORER, ADORNS, ANIONS, ASHIER, ASTERN, ATTORN, CHADOR, CHAIRS, CHEDER, CHEERO, CODDER, CODEIA, COHERE, CONDOR, CONOID, CORERS, COSHER, COTTAS, COTTER, DANIOS, DEADER, DEAIRS, DOTTER, ETHNOS, HASHED, HEADER, HEISHI, HEREON, HERETO, HERONS, HODDIN, HONDAS, HOTTED, HOTTER, NICHED, NODDER, NORTHS, NOSHER, OTHERS, OTTERS, PASTED, PASTER, PASTOR, PATTED, PATTEE, PATTER, PORNOS, PORTED, PORTER, POTHER, POTTED, POTTER, REDONS, RETORE, RETORN, RETORT, RETTED, RHETOR, ROTTED, ROTTER, SAPOTE, SCORED, SCORER, SCOTER, SHADER, SHEETS, SHORED, SHORTY, SHOTTS, SNORED, SNORER, SNOTTY, SONDER, SPAYED, SPORED, SPORTY, SPOTTY, STADIA, STAYED, STAYER, STERNS, STORED, STOREY, TEREDO, TETTER, THORNS, TOROTH, TOTERS, TOTHER, TOTTED, TOTTER, TROCHE, TROTHS, YATTER

5-letter words (131)

ADDER, ADIOS, ADORE, ADORN, AEONS, AHEAD, ANION, APORT, APTER, ASHED, ASTER, CHAIN, CHAIR, CHEER, CHIAS, CIONS, CODAS, CODER, CONDO, CORED, CORER, CORNS, COTED, COTTA, DANIO, DASHI, DATED, DATER, DATTO, DEAIR, DEASH, DEETS, DICOT, DIETS, DONOR, DORTY, DOTER, DOTTY, ERODE, HAIRS, HEDER, HEIRS, HERNS, HERON, HONDA, HORNS, ICONS, IDEAS, NICHE, NORTH, NOTED, NOTER, ODDER, OPTED, ORTHO, OTHER, OTTER, PASTE, PASTY, PATED, PATER, PATTY, PAYED, PAYEE, PAYER, PORED, PORNO, PORNS, POTTO, POTTY, REDON, RETRO, RHEAS, ROTAS, ROTTE, SADHE, SAPOR, SATED, SAYER, SAYID, SCION, SCORE, SCORN, SHADE, SHEER, SHEET, SHIED, SHIER, SHOED, SHOER, SHORE, SHORN, SHORT, SHOTE, SHOTT, SHRED, SNORE, SNORT, SODIC, SONDE, SPATE, SPORE, SPORT, STEED, STERE, STERN, STOPT, STORE, STYED, TERNS, TETHS, THERE, THORN, THORO, THREE, THROE, TOROT, TORTE, TOTED, TOTER, TREED, TRETS, TRODE, TROTH, TROTS, TSADI, WHIRS, WRIED, WRIER, WYTED, YETTS