Daily challenge: Tuesday, March 17, 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 (70 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	H	T	T
C	D	O	O
O	I	H	I
S	S	N	R

All 70 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

IODINS, RHODIC

5-letter words (10)

CHOIR, CHOTT, COINS, IODIC, IODIN, SHOOT, SHOTT, SINHS, SODIC, TOOTH

4-letter words (27)

COHO, COIN, COSH, COSS, DINS, DISH, DISS, DOSS, DOTH, HINS, HISN, HISS, HOOD, HOOT, ODIC, OOHS, OTTO, RINS, RIOT, SHIN, SHOD, SHOO, SHOT, SHRI, SINH, SINS, TOOT

3-letter words (31)

CIS, COD, COS, DIN, DIS, DOC, DOS, DOT, HIC, HID, HIN, HIS, HOD, HOT, ICH, INS, OHO, OHS, OOH, OOT, RHO, RIN, SIC, SIN, SIS, SOD, SOS, THO, TOD, TOO, TOT

5x5 grid (28 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

L	G	K	O	R
A	L	R	Y	E
L	R	L	T	R
W	T	C	D	Y
R	L	C	O	H

All 28 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

RALLYE

5-letter words (7)

ALKYL, DRYER, GALLY, OCTYL, RALLY, RETRO, RETRY

4-letter words (20)

ALKY, ALLY, ARCO, CRAG, EYRY, GALL, HYTE, KORE, KYTE, LALL, LYRE, ORRA, OYER, TREY, TROY, TYER, TYRE, TYRO, YODH, YORE

6x6 grid (190 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

H	S	I	M	A	T
E	R	I	N	P	Y
P	N	R	R	I	D
I	L	A	C	O	N
R	N	H	C	M	T
W	H	B	T	M	H

All 190 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

PLANISHER

8-letter words (6)

ATYPICAL, CALIPERS, CARLINES, IRONICAL, PRALINES, PRIMINES

7-letter words (29)

ALINERS, ALPINES, APRICOT, CALIPER, CANINES, CARLINE, CARRION, CARROCH, CHARIOT, CONICAL, HARICOT, IMPRINT, LACONIC, MANIOCA, MINICAR, NINEPIN, NODICAL, NOIRISH, OCARINA, PLACOID, PLANERS, PLANISH, PRALINE, PRIMINE, SENARII, SHRIMPY, TAMPION, TAPIOCA, TYPICAL

6-letter words (50)

ALINER, ALINES, ALPINE, AMINES, AMINIC, AMNION, ANIMIS, APICAL, ARISEN, AROINT, ATYPIC, CANERS, CANINE, CARINA, CARLIN, CAROCH, CARROM, CARROT, CHARRO, CHARRS, CORRAL, CRANES, CRIMPY, HARPIN, IMINES, INANER, INANES, INARCH, IRONIC, LARINE, LINERS, MANIOC, MINERS, MINION, MINISH, MODICA, MORRIS, NARINE, PERISH, PICARO, PLACID, PLANER, PLANES, REPLAN, RICRAC, SHRIMP, SHRINE, SIRRAH, THANES, TORPID

5-letter words (104)

ACIDY, ACINI, ACORN, ACRID, ALINE, AMINE, AMIRS, AMNIC, ANIMA, ANIMI, ANION, ANISE, APRON, ARISE, AROID, ARRIS, CANER, CANES, CAROM, CARPI, CARRS, CHARR, CIRRI, CONIC, CONIN, CORAL, CRANE, CRIMP, DICOT, ENACT, HARPY, IMINE, INANE, INAPT, INION, LANES, LARCH, LARIS, LINAC, LINER, LINES, LININ, MANIC, MINER, MINES, MINIS, MIRES, MISER, MOCHA, MOIRA, MONTH, MORAL, NARCO, NARIC, NARIS, NINES, NINTH, NORIS, ORACH, ORCIN, ORNIS, ORPIN, ORRIS, PANIC, PENAL, PENIS, PERIS, PICAL, PICOT, PILAR, PINES, PINOT, PINTO, PLANE, PRIMA, PRIMI, PRIMP, PRINT, PRION, PRISE, RACON, RANIS, RENAL, RENIN, REPIN, RESIN, RIPEN, RIPER, RIPES, RISEN, RISER, SERIN, SIREN, SIRRA, TAMIS, TAPIR, THANE, TONDI, TONIC, TORAH, TORCH, TORIC, TORII, TYPIC