Daily challenge: Friday, March 13, 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 (132 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	V	R	I
C	E	S	I
E	I	W	C
T	N	D	T

All 132 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ENTICERS

7-letter words (4)

ENDWISE, ENTICER, ENTICES, VERSINE

6-letter words (9)

DICERS, ENTICE, NIECES, RECENT, RECITE, RESITE, REWIND, SWERVE, TWIERS

5-letter words (28)

CERIC, CIRES, DICER, DICES, DISCI, DWINE, NICER, NIECE, NIEVE, RESID, RESIN, REWIN, SEINE, SERVE, SIEVE, SIREE, SWEET, SWINE, TEIND, TIERS, TWEEN, TWEET, TWICE, TWIER, TWINE, VEERS, WIRES, WISER

4-letter words (50)

CEES, CENT, CINE, CIRE, CITE, DICE, DIES, DIET, DINE, DINT, DISC, DITE, ETIC, EVER, EVES, ICES, IRES, IRIS, IWIS, NICE, NISI, NITE, REIN, REIS, REVS, RISE, SEEN, SEWN, SICE, SINE, SIRE, SITE, TEES, TEND, TIER, TIES, TINE, TWEE, TWIN, TWIT, VEER, VEES, VEIN, WEEN, WEET, WIND, WINE, WIRE, WISE, WITE

3-letter words (40)

CEE, CIS, DIE, DIN, DIS, DIT, END, ERS, EVE, ICE, IRE, NEE, NET, NIT, REC, REE, REI, RES, REV, SEC, SEE, SEI, SER, SEW, SIC, SIN, SIR, SIT, SRI, TEE, TEN, TIC, TIE, TIN, TIS, VEE, WEE, WIN, WIS, WIT

5x5 grid (138 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	S	N	L	S
W	O	B	I	A
E	E	S	E	O
O	O	E	E	T
R	E	S	N	U

All 138 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

EBONISES

7-letter words (5)

ALBINOS, EBONIES, EBONISE, ENTOILS, LISENTE

6-letter words (16)

ALBINO, BISONS, BLAINS, ENTOIL, EOSINS, EROSES, NOESIS, RESEEN, RESEES, RESENT, ROOSES, ROSINS, SENSOR, TENSER, TENSES, TENSOR

5-letter words (39)

BESET, BISES, BISON, BLAIN, BOWSE, EBONS, EOSIN, EROSE, LINOS, NOSES, OASIS, OBESE, OBIAS, RESEE, RESET, ROOSE, ROSES, ROSET, ROSIN, SAINS, SEALS, SENSE, SENTE, SIALS, SISAL, SISES, SLAIN, SNEER, SNIBS, SNOBS, SORES, SWOBS, TEALS, TEENS, TENSE, TOILS, TUNES, UNSET, WEENS

4-letter words (77)

AILS, AINS, ALBS, BEEN, BEES, BEET, BIAS, BINS, BISE, BLAE, BLIN, BOWS, EBON, EONS, EROS, ESES, EWES, LAIN, LIBS, LIES, LINO, LINS, NIBS, NILS, NOBS, NOES, NOSE, NOWS, OBES, OBIA, OBIS, OILS, ORES, OSES, OWES, OWSE, REES, ROES, ROSE, SAIL, SAIN, SEAL, SEAS, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SEIS, SENE, SENT, SEWS, SIAL, SIBS, SINS, SNIB, SNOB, SNOW, SOBS, SONS, SORE, SOWS, SWOB, TEAL, TEAS, TEEN, TEES, TENS, TOEA, TOES, TOIL, TUNE, TUNS, UNTO, WEBS, WEEN, WEES, WOES, WONS

6x6 grid (302 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	A	I	E	I	L
F	R	E	R	A	H
A	F	T	I	G	T
N	I	G	R	N	L
I	A	B	O	E	O
L	S	E	T	R	O

All 302 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

LENGTHIER, ORIGINALS, RETORTING

8-letter words (21)

ABORTING, AIRTIGHT, ARTERIAL, EFFIGIAL, FETIALIS, FINALISE, INERTIAE, INERTIAL, INERTIAS, LABORING, LABORITE, LONGHAIR, ORBITING, ORGANISE, ORIGINAL, RETINALS, RETORTER, RINGTAIL, SEABORNE, TENORITE, TERTIALS

7-letter words (60)

ABORTER, AFFAIRE, AFFINAL, AIRTING, BAITING, BORNEOL, BORNITE, EBONITE, ENGRAIL, ENROBES, ETESIAN, FAIRING, FARTING, FEIGNER, FETIALS, FINALIS, FINIALS, FREIGHT, GAITING, GIFTING, GIGABIT, GRAINER, HAIRIER, HAIRNET, IGNORER, INERTIA, INITIAL, LABORER, LAIRING, LATHIER, NAILSET, NIFTIER, NITERIE, NITINOL, ONERIER, ORBITER, RAFFIAS, RAFTING, REFRAIN, RETINAE, RETINAL, RETINAS, RETINOL, RETIRER, RETRAIN, RETREAT, RETRIAL, RINGLET, SABRING, SEAGIRT, TARTING, TEARIER, TERBIAS, TERGITE, TERTIAL, TERTIAN, TINGLER, TONIGHT, TRAINER, TREEING

6-letter words (81)

AERIAL, AERIER, AFFAIR, AIGLET, AIGRET, AIRIER, AIRING, ARIGHT, ARTIER, BAITER, BIALIS, BITING, BONIER, BORING, BRIGHT, BRINER, BROGAN, EAGLET, EARING, ENGIRT, ENROBE, ENTAIL, FAERIE, FAIRER, FEARER, FEIRIE, FERIAE, FERIAL, FERINE, FETIAL, FETING, FIBRIN, FINALS, FINIAL, GAINER, GAITER, GARTER, GIGLET, GINGAL, GORIER, GORING, GRIGRI, HARING, HIRING, IGNORE, INFARE, IRONER, LABRET, LARINE, LENGTH, NIFFER, NITRIL, NORITE, ORGANA, ORIGAN, ORIGIN, RAFFIA, RAFTER, REAGIN, RENTAL, RETIAL, RETINA, RETINE, RETINT, RETIRE, RETORN, RETORT, RETRAL, SAGIER, SALINA, TAIGAS, TARING, TARTER, TENIAE, TERBIA, TERGAL, TIGLON, TINGLE, TONIER, TORERO, TRIGON

5-letter words (137)

ABORT, AERIE, AFTER, AGING, AGLET, AGONE, AGREE, AGRIA, AIRER, ANILS, ANISE, AREAE, ARGLE, BAILS, BASIL, BASIN, BETEL, BETON, BIALI, BIGOT, BINAL, BITER, BOGAN, BOGIE, BONER, BORER, BORNE, BORON, BOTEL, BRENT, BRIAR, BRIEF, BRIER, BRINE, BRING, EAGLE, EAGRE, EIGHT, ERGOT, FARER, FEIGN, FEINT, FERAL, FERIA, FIBRE, FINAL, FINIS, FREER, FRERE, FRIER, GIBES, GIGAS, GIGOT, GIRON, GOBAN, GONER, GONIA, GRAIL, GRAIN, GREAT, GREET, GRIEF, HILAR, HIRER, IGLOO, INERT, INFER, INFRA, INGLE, INLET, IRING, IRONE, LABIA, LABOR, LAIGH, LANAI, LAREE, LATHI, LIANA, LONER, NABES, NAILS, NEROL, NIGHT, NITER, NITRE, NITRO, NORIA, NOTER, NOTES, OBIAS, ORBIT, ORGAN, RAIAS, RANIS, REFIT, REIGN, RENIG, RERAN, RERIG, RETIA, RETRO, RIGHT, RIGOR, ROBES, ROBIN, ROTES, SABIN, SABOT, SABRE, SETON, SLAIN, TAIGA, TEALS, TENIA, TENOR, TENTH, TERAI, TERGA, TESLA, TIARA, TIGHT, TIGON, TOGAE, TOGAS, TONER, TONGA, TORTE, TRAGI, TRAIL, TRAIN, TREAT, TRIAL, TRIER, TRIGO, TRINE, TRONE