Daily challenge: Monday, March 9, 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 (135 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

C	A	R	T
G	I	R	A
U	W	E	O
A	I	T	H

All 135 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

THEATRIC

7-letter words (4)

CIGARET, GARROTE, HOARIER, THERIAC

6-letter words (11)

CAGIER, CARROT, EARWIG, GAROTE, GARRET, RACIER, THORIA, THORIC, TRAGIC, WAITER, WITHER

5-letter words (26)

AREIC, ATRIA, CARAT, CARET, CIGAR, ERICA, GUIRO, HEART, ITHER, OTHER, RETIA, TAROT, TARRE, TERAI, TERRA, THEIR, TORIC, TRAGI, TRIAC, TRIER, TROTH, TWIER, WIRRA, WITHE, WROTE, WROTH

4-letter words (47)

AERO, AIRT, AREA, ARIA, CARE, CARR, CART, CIRE, GIRO, GIRT, HEAR, HEAT, HEIR, HERO, HOAR, HOER, HORA, ORRA, RAGI, RARE, REAR, ROAR, ROTE, ROTI, TARE, TARO, TEAR, TEAT, THEW, TIER, TOEA, TORA, TORE, TORI, TORR, TORT, TRET, TRIG, TROT, TWIG, WAIT, WEAR, WEIR, WERT, WIRE, WITE, WITH

3-letter words (46)

AIR, AIT, ARE, ART, AWE, CAR, EAR, EAT, ERA, ERR, ETH, GAR, GIE, HER, HET, HEW, HOE, HOT, IRE, OAR, OAT, ORA, ORE, ORT, RAG, RAT, REI, RET, RIA, RIG, ROE, ROT, TAE, TAO, TAR, TEA, TEW, THE, THO, TIE, TOE, TOR, TWA, WET, WIG, WIT

5x5 grid (167 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	S	A	A	A
E	R	G	P	O
B	E	P	D	O
R	N	F	D	E
Qu	D	E	T	D

All 167 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DODGERIES

8-letter words (3)

APPENDED, GERBERAS, PRESAGER

7-letter words (9)

APPRISE, DODGERS, GERBERA, GREENED, PREBEND, PREENED, PRESAGE, RAPPEES, REPRISE

6-letter words (26)

AGREES, APPEND, BEEFED, BENDED, BEREFT, DEFEND, DEFERS, DODGER, EDGERS, FENDED, GREBES, NEREIS, PAGERS, PARIES, PENDED, PODDED, RAGEES, RAPPEE, RAPPEN, RAPPER, REEFED, RENDED, RERISE, SAPPER, SERENE, TEDDED

5-letter words (49)

AGARS, AGENE, AGERS, AGREE, ARISE, ARPEN, BEERS, BERGS, BRAGS, BREES, BRIES, DEFER, DODGE, DOPAS, DREES, DREGS, EDGER, ENDED, ERASE, FERES, FETED, GENET, GREBE, GREEN, GREES, PAGER, PARER, PARES, PARGE, PARIS, PARSE, PEERS, PERIS, PERSE, PRASE, PREEN, PREES, PRESA, PRIES, PRISE, RAGEE, REFED, SAGER, SAREE, SARGE, SERER, SERGE, SIREE, SIREN

4-letter words (79)

AGAR, AGAS, AGEE, AGER, APOD, ARES, ARSE, BEEF, BEEN, BEEP, BEER, BEES, BEGS, BEND, BENE, BERG, BRAG, BRAS, BREE, BREN, BRIE, BRIS, DEFT, DENE, DODO, DOPA, DREE, DREG, EDDO, EDGE, ERAS, ERGS, ERNE, FEES, FEND, FERE, FERN, FETE, GARB, GARS, GEES, GENE, GREE, IRES, NERD, PAGE, PARE, PARS, PASE, PEER, PEES, PEGS, PEND, PERI, POET, POOD, PREE, RAGA, RAGE, RAGS, RASE, REEF, REES, REFT, REGS, REIS, REND, REPP, RISE, SAGA, SAGE, SARI, SEEN, SEEP, SEER, SERA, SERE, SIRE, TEND

6x6 grid (79 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	O	D	D	E	T
R	I	J	E	A	O
T	L	R	A	O	B
U	H	H	H	O	N
W	A	N	A	E	S
N	A	V	E	H	A

All 79 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

THREATED

7-letter words (3)

IDEATED, SNOOTED, TABOOED

6-letter words (25)

ARIDER, BADDER, BOATED, BOHEAS, BOOTED, BOOTEE, HEAVEN, HOBOED, HOBOES, HOOTED, IDEATE, ODEONS, RAIDED, RAIDER, REDATE, RIDDER, SHAVEN, SHEAVE, SOARED, TABOOS, TEDDER, THREAD, THREAT, THULIA, TRIODE

5-letter words (50)

ABOON, ADDER, AEONS, AIDED, AIDER, AIRED, AIRTH, AREAE, AROID, ASHEN, BAAED, BATED, BOHEA, BONES, BOOED, BOONS, HAHAS, HARED, HAVEN, HEAVE, HOBOS, HONES, HOSEN, JERID, NOOSE, OARED, OBOES, ODDER, ODEON, READD, REDIA, RHEAS, RIDER, RIOJA, RODEO, SHAVE, SHEEN, SNOOT, SOAVE, TABOO, THANE, THREE, TIDED, TIRED, TOONS, TRAIL, TRODE, ULTRA, VAULT, VENAE