Daily challenge: Monday, March 16, 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 (102 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	O	W	L
S	Y	E	T
W	T	H	R
B	T	F	E

All 102 words in this grid

6-letter words (8)

HEFTER, OWLETS, OYSTER, TETHER, THEFTS, WETHER, YESTER, YOWLER

5-letter words (16)

ESTER, ETHER, FRETS, HEFTS, HEFTY, LETHE, OWLET, SOWER, STERE, THEFT, THERE, THEWY, THREW, TRETS, TREYS, TWYER

4-letter words (41)

EFTS, EYER, EYES, FERE, FRET, HEFT, HERE, HETS, HYTE, LEHR, LETS, LEYS, OYER, OYES, REFT, RETS, STET, STEW, STEY, STYE, TETH, TETS, THEW, THEY, TREF, TRET, TREY, TWOS, TYER, TYES, WELT, WERE, WERT, WETS, WOES, WOST, WYES, WYTE, YETT, YOWE, YOWL

3-letter words (37)

EFT, ERE, ETH, EYE, FEH, FER, HER, HET, HEW, HEY, LET, LEY, OES, OSE, OWE, OWL, REF, RET, SOW, SOY, STY, TEL, TET, TEW, THE, THY, TWO, TYE, WET, WOE, WOS, WYE, YEH, YES, YET, YEW, YOW

5x5 grid (254 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

H	E	T	R	O
N	O	O	L	A
O	S	S	D	S
N	O	E	E	R
E	E	E	S	O

Top scores

#	Player	Score	Words	Longest word
1	Player_38416ddf	45	13	LOONS

All 254 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

NONSOLAR, ROTENONE, SONHOODS

7-letter words (21)

ALDOSES, DALTONS, DOSSERS, DRESSES, HOTRODS, LOADERS, LOTOSES, NEEDERS, NOOSERS, RESEDAS, RESEEDS, ROADEOS, ROOSERS, SALOONS, SARODES, SAROSES, SEEDERS, SOLDERS, SONHOOD, TOSSERS, TRADERS

6-letter words (54)

ALDERS, ALDOSE, DALTON, DESALT, DOSERS, DOSSER, DOSSES, EROSES, HOTROD, LADERS, LASERS, LOADER, LOOSED, LOOSER, LOOSES, LOSERS, LOSSES, NEEDER, NOOSED, NOOSER, NOOSES, ODEONS, RASERS, RESEDA, RESEED, RESEEN, RESEES, RESODS, RESOLD, RESORT, ROADEO, RODEOS, ROOSED, ROOSER, ROOSES, SALOON, SARODE, SARODS, SEDERS, SEEDER, SNOODS, SNOOLS, SOLDER, SORDOR, SOTOLS, TENONS, TENSED, TENSES, TENSOR, TOSSED, TOSSER, TOSSES, TRADER, TRADES

5-letter words (76)

ALDER, ALTOS, AROSE, DEERS, DOLOR, DOSER, DOSES, DREES, DRESS, EROSE, ERSES, ESSES, HOODS, HOSED, HOSES, LADER, LADES, LASED, LASER, LASES, LOADS, LODES, LOONS, LOOSE, LOSER, LOSES, LOTOS, NEEDS, NONET, NOONS, NOOSE, NOSED, NOSES, OASES, ODEON, OLDER, ORALS, ORDOS, RASED, RASER, RASES, REDES, REDOS, REEDS, RESEE, RESOD, ROADS, RODEO, ROOSE, ROSED, ROSES, ROTLS, ROTOS, SADES, SAROD, SAROS, SEDER, SEEDS, SEERS, SNOOD, SNOOL, SNOOT, SODAS, SOLAR, SORAS, SORDS, SORES, SOTOL, TENON, TENSE, TOLAS, TOOLS, TOONS, TORAS, TRADE, TRODE

4-letter words (100)

ADOS, ALOE, ALSO, ALTO, DALS, DART, DEER, DEES, DOLS, DOLT, DOSE, DOSS, DOTE, DREE, EONS, EROS, ESES, HENS, HONE, HONS, HOOD, HOOT, HOSE, LADE, LADS, LASE, LOAD, LODE, LOON, LOOS, LOOT, LOSE, LOSS, NEED, NOES, NONE, NOON, NOSE, NOTE, ODES, OLDS, ORAD, ORAL, ORDO, ORES, OSES, RADS, RASE, REDE, REDO, REDS, REED, REES, ROAD, RODE, RODS, ROES, ROOT, ROSE, ROTE, ROTL, ROTO, SADE, SALS, SALT, SEED, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SERS, SLOE, SLOT, SNOT, SODA, SODS, SOLA, SOLD, SOLO, SOLS, SONE, SONS, SOON, SOOT, SORA, SORD, SORE, SORT, TENS, TODS, TOLA, TOLD, TONE, TONS, TOOL, TOON, TORA, TORO, TOSS, TRAD, TROD

6x6 grid (62 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

S	W	P	F	I	Q
L	E	E	O	A	R
N	N	A	N	Y	G
A	H	Y	E	N	D
E	E	E	T	N	T
T	A	S	W	N	F

All 62 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

FENNELS, GANNETS

6-letter words (15)

ETWEES, FENNEL, GANNET, GAYETY, GRANNY, HYAENA, NEWELS, ONAGRI, PENNAE, PONENT, RANEES, SWEENY, TESTEE, TWEENY, YENTES

5-letter words (45)

ANENT, ETWEE, FAIRY, FANNY, FAQIR, FEELS, FENNY, GANEF, GANOF, GRANA, HAETS, HYENA, NANNY, NEWEL, PEELS, PENES, PENNA, PENNE, PENNY, PEONY, RANEE, RAYON, SENNA, SEPOY, SETAE, SLEEP, STENO, SWEAT, SWEEP, SWEET, TASTE, TASTY, TEASE, TEENY, TESTY, TWEEN, TWEET, TYEES, TYNES, WEENY, WEEST, WEETS, WENNY, YEAST, YENTE