Daily challenge: Wednesday, March 18, 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 (141 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	N	E	E
E	S	W	L
R	T	L	E
E	D	N	W

All 141 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SWELTERED

8-letter words (3)

RENESTED, WELTERED, WESTERED

7-letter words (8)

DETENTS, ENTERED, LENDERS, RETENES, SLENDER, SWELTER, WELDERS, WELTERS

6-letter words (28)

DETENT, DETERS, DETEST, ELDERS, ENDERS, ENTERS, ETWEES, LENDER, LENTEN, NESTED, NESTER, NESTLE, NEWELS, NEWEST, RENEST, RENEWS, RESELL, RESENT, RESEWN, RESTED, RETENE, RETEST, TESTED, TESTER, WELDER, WELTED, WELTER, WESTER

5-letter words (31)

DETER, DREST, ELDER, ENDER, ENTER, ESTER, ETWEE, LENES, LENSE, NERTS, NEWEL, NEWTS, RENEW, RENTS, RESEE, RESEW, SELLE, SENTE, SERED, SNELL, STERE, SWELL, TENSE, TENTS, TERSE, TRETS, TWEEN, WEENS, WEEST, WELLS, WELTS

4-letter words (43)

DERE, ELLS, ELSE, ERST, EWES, LEES, LEND, LENS, LENT, LEST, NERD, NEST, NETS, NEWS, NEWT, RENT, REST, RETE, RETS, SEEL, SELL, SENE, SENT, SERE, SEWN, SLEW, STET, TENS, TENT, TEST, TETS, TRET, TWEE, WEEL, WEEN, WEES, WELD, WELL, WELT, WEND, WENS, WENT, WEST

3-letter words (27)

EEL, ELD, ELL, ELS, END, ENS, ERE, ERS, EWE, LEE, NEE, NET, NEW, RED, RES, RET, SEE, SEL, SEN, SER, SET, SEW, TED, TEN, TET, WEE, WEN

5x5 grid (86 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

U	I	N	N	O
O	R	A	R	H
O	O	E	E	T
D	E	A	E	T
I	A	A	B	I

All 86 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

BITTERER

7-letter words (4)

ABETTER, BETHORN, BITTERN, HERNIAE

6-letter words (9)

ADORER, AETHER, BETTER, BITTER, HEARER, HERNIA, REEARN, TEARER, TETHER

5-letter words (27)

ADORE, ADORN, AIRER, AREAE, ARETE, BAAED, BITER, EARTH, ERODE, ETHER, HEART, HERON, HONAN, NORTH, RERAN, RETIE, RODEO, TEETH, TERAI, TETRA, THERE, THORN, THREE, TRAIN, TREED, TRONA, URARE

4-letter words (45)

ABET, AERO, AIDE, AIRN, AREA, BEER, BEET, BETH, BITE, BITT, DEER, DOER, DOOR, DORE, EARN, HEAR, HERE, HERN, HERO, HORA, HORN, IDEA, INRO, ODEA, ODOR, RAIN, RANI, RARE, REAR, REED, RETE, RHEA, ROAN, ROAR, RODE, ROOD, RUIN, TEAR, TERN, TETH, THEE, THRO, TREE, TRET, UREA

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

N	U	E	Y	O	U
D	Z	U	I	L	U
U	E	A	I	I	I
E	G	H	R	O	N
E	E	F	C	T	I
O	H	N	R	W	U

All 62 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CONTRAIL, TROCHILI, WINTRILY

7-letter words (9)

CHARILY, CHARIOT, ITCHILY, NOTCHED, TORCHED, TRIAGED, TROCHEE, TROCHIL, WITCHED

6-letter words (16)

AIRILY, ARCHED, ARCHIL, AROINT, CONTRA, CORTIN, CRAZED, GARCON, HEGARI, ITCHED, NITRIL, ORCHIL, ROTCHE, TINILY, TRIAGE, TROCHE

5-letter words (34)

AIOLI, CHAIR, CHART, CHILI, CHIRO, CORIA, CRAZE, DEAIR, FRAIL, FRONT, GAILY, GAUZE, GAZED, HAZED, HEART, INTRO, LIROT, NITRO, NOILY, NORIA, NOTCH, RAGED, RAGEE, RAZED, RAZEE, ROILY, ROTCH, TORAH, TORCH, TORII, TRAIL, UNDEE, UNDUE, WITCH