Daily challenge: Thursday, March 12, 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 (91 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ISEC
SNDD
PHIC
DHKA

All 91 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ACIDNESS

7-letter words (1)

KINESIS

6-letter words (3)

HIDDEN, SHINED, SHINES

5-letter words (24)

ACIDS, ACINI, AIDED, AIDES, CAIDS, CAINS, CINES, DINED, DINES, HIDED, HIDES, HINDS, KAINS, KINDS, KINES, NIDED, NIDES, SHINE, SHINS, SINES, SINHS, SNEDS, SNICK, SNIDE

4-letter words (37)

ACID, AIDE, AIDS, AINS, AKIN, CAID, CAIN, CEDI, CESS, CINE, DENS, DICK, DINE, DINS, EDHS, ENDS, HICK, HIDE, HIND, HINS, IDES, INIA, KAIN, KIDS, KIND, KINE, KINS, NESS, NICK, NIDE, PSIS, SEND, SHIN, SINE, SINH, SINS, SNED

3-letter words (25)

AID, AIN, DEN, DID, DIN, EDH, END, ENS, ESS, HIC, HID, HIN, ICK, IDS, INS, KHI, KID, KIN, PHI, PSI, SEC, SEN, SHH, SIN, SIS

5x5 grid (134 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

CAUND
OSYDR
OONOH
AGMEF
WATIE

All 134 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ATEMOYAS, SYNDROME

7-letter words (4)

ATEMOYA, DROMOND, DROMONS, DRONGOS

6-letter words (11)

DROMON, DRONGO, FOMITE, FONDUS, IMAGOS, MAGNET, MONGOS, MONODY, SOMITE, UNDONE, WAGONS

5-letter words (37)

AGATE, AGONE, AGONS, AGONY, AMEND, AMENS, AMONG, COONS, DONEE, DONGA, DONSY, DRONE, FIEND, FONDU, GNOME, GONEF, GONOF, GOONS, GOONY, GOOSY, HOMOS, HORNY, HOYAS, IMAGO, MENSA, MIENS, MODUS, MONDO, MONGO, MONOS, NODUS, NOMOS, OMENS, SUDOR, SYNOD, TENOR, WAGON

4-letter words (80)

AGMA, AGON, AMEN, AMIE, CAYS, COON, COOS, COSY, DOME, DONE, DONG, DONS, DYNE, EMIT, EONS, FEET, FEND, FENS, FEOD, FETA, FOND, FONS, FORD, FOYS, GAME, GATE, GONE, GOON, GOOS, GOYS, HENS, HOME, HOMO, HONE, HONG, HONS, HORN, HOYA, HOYS, ITEM, MATE, MEND, MENO, META, MIEN, MITE, MONO, MONS, MONY, MOOS, MORN, NEIF, NEMA, NOMA, NOME, NOSY, OCAS, OGAM, OMEN, OMIT, SNOG, SOMA, SOME, SONE, SONG, SOON, SOYA, SUDD, SYNE, TAME, TEND, TENS, TIME, UNDO, UNDY, WAME, YAUD, YODH, YOGA, YOND

6x6 grid (405 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AQuREBS
CKTLTE
USLANI
UTNDER
IATERD
WTDTAP

All 405 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

ATTENDANTS

9-letter words (10)

ANTEDATES, ATTENDANT, AUSLANDER, BESTIRRED, IRREDENTA, SCUTTERED, SLANDERED, SLANDERER, TITANATES, TWITTERED

8-letter words (38)

ADRENALS, ANDANTES, ANTEDATE, ARENITES, ATLANTES, ATTENDED, ATTENDER, ATWITTER, DANDERED, DERATTED, EDENTATE, ENDEARED, INLANDER, NATTERED, PARENTAL, PATTERED, PATTERER, PREDATED, PREDATES, REALTIES, REDENIES, RETINALS, STELLATE, TARRIEST, TATTERED, TEENIEST, TENANTED, TENDERED, TENDERER, TERRENES, TERRINES, TETANIES, TITANATE, TITTERED, TITTERER, TREATIES, WANDERED, WANDERER

7-letter words (73)

ADRENAL, AERATED, AERIEST, ANDANTE, ANEARED, ANTIRED, ARENITE, BLANDER, DEADENS, DENTALS, DENTATE, DERATED, DERRIES, DRATTED, DREADED, EERIEST, INDENTS, LANATED, LATENED, NESTLER, PARDNER, PARENTS, PARRIED, PARRIES, PATENTS, PATTENS, PREDATE, RATTANS, RATTEEN, RATTENS, REALTER, REDATED, REDATES, REDRIES, REENTER, REINTER, RELATES, RENTALS, RETINAE, RETINAL, RETINES, RETIRED, RETIREE, RETIRER, SCUTATE, SCUTTER, SENDALS, SLANDER, SLANTED, SLATIER, STANDEE, STANDER, STIRRED, TARRIED, TARRIES, TENANTS, TERRENE, TERRIES, TERRINE, TERRITS, TETANAL, TIREDER, TREADED, TREADER, TREATER, TRENDED, TUATERA, TWITTED, TWITTER, UTTERED, UTTERER, WATERED, WATERER

6-letter words (132)

ADNATE, AERATE, AERIES, ALBEIT, ALERTS, ANTEED, ANTLER, ARDENT, ATLATL, ATTEND, ATTENT, BENDED, BENDEE, BENDER, BESTIR, BLADED, CUTTER, DAEDAL, DANDER, DARTED, DEADEN, DEADER, DEALER, DEANED, DEARER, DEDANS, DENIES, DENTAL, DERATE, DRIEST, ELATES, ENATES, ENDEAR, ENTIRE, ESTATE, INANER, INDEED, INDENT, INLAND, INLETS, IRREAL, LADENS, LANATE, LANDED, LANDER, NATTER, NEARED, NEARER, NEATER, NESTER, NESTLE, PARDEE, PARENT, PARRED, PARTED, PATENS, PATENT, PATTED, PATTEE, PATTEN, PATTER, PRATED, PREENS, QUACKS, RATTAN, RATTED, RATTEN, READER, REALER, REDANS, REDATE, REDEAR, RELATE, RENDED, RENDER, RENEST, RENTAL, RENTER, RENTES, REREAD, RETENE, RETIED, RETIES, RETINA, RETINE, RETIRE, RINDED, SEINED, SEINER, SENATE, SENDAL, SENDED, SENDER, SLANTS, SLATER, SLATES, STALER, STALKS, STALLS, STANED, STANES, STATED, STATER, STATES, STELAE, STELLA, SUTTEE, TALLER, TARRED, TATTED, TATTER, TEARED, TEARER, TENANT, TENDED, TENDER, TERRIT, TETRAD, TIERED, TINDER, TINEAL, TITANS, TITTER, TRADED, TRADER, TREATS, TREENS, WANDER, WANTED, WANTER, WATTER, WITTED

5-letter words (151)

AERIE, ALDER, ALERT, ALTER, ANEAR, ANTED, ANTES, AREAL, ARENA, ATTAR, BELLS, BELTS, BENTS, BETEL, BLADE, BLAND, BLATE, BLATS, BLETS, DARED, DARER, DATED, DATER, DATES, DAUTS, DEALS, DEALT, DEANS, DEDAL, DENES, DENTS, DERAT, DREAD, DREED, DRIED, DRIER, DRIES, EARED, EATEN, EATER, EERIE, ELAND, ELANS, ELATE, ENATE, ENDED, ENDER, ENTER, ENTIA, ERNES, ERRED, ESTER, INANE, INERT, INLET, INTER, LADED, LADEN, LADER, LANAI, LANES, LATEN, LATER, LEBEN, NATES, NEATS, NETTS, NITER, NITES, PADRE, PADRI, PARED, PARER, PATED, PATEN, PATER, PRATE, PREED, PREEN, QUACK, RATED, REALS, REDAN, REDED, RENAL, RENTE, RENTS, RETIE, RITES, SCUTA, SEINE, SENTE, SENTI, SETAE, SETAL, SLANT, SLATE, SLATS, SNEAP, SNEER, STADE, STALE, STALK, STALL, STAND, STANE, STATE, STATS, STEIN, STELA, STETS, STIED, STUCK, SUTTA, TALER, TALKS, TARED, TARRE, TATER, TATES, TAUTS, TEIND, TELAE, TELLS, TENTS, TETRA, TINEA, TINED, TINES, TIRED, TITAN, TRADE, TREAD, TREAT, TREED, TREEN, TREND, TRETS, TUCKS, TWATS, TWITS, USNEA, UTTER, WADED, WADER, WAITS, WANED, WANTS, WATER, WATTS, WITAN