Daily challenge: Thursday, March 19, 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 (71 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	I	A	N
C	S	M	S
E	K	H	J
N	M	H	R

All 71 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

CAIMANS, SAMISEN

6-letter words (7)

AMICES, ASHMAN, ASHMEN, CAIMAN, MESIAN, SAICES, SICKEN

5-letter words (12)

AMIAS, AMICE, CASAS, MESAS, MESIC, MICAS, MICKS, NECKS, SAICE, SIMAS, SMASH, SNASH

4-letter words (28)

ACES, AIMS, AMIA, AMIS, ASCI, CASA, CASE, CASH, CASK, ICES, ISMS, MANS, MASH, MASK, MESA, MESH, MICA, MICE, MICK, MISE, NECK, SACK, SANS, SASH, SICE, SICK, SIMA, SIMS

3-letter words (22)

ACE, AIM, AIS, AMI, ASH, ASK, CIS, ICE, ICK, ISM, KEN, MAN, MAS, MEN, MIS, NAM, SAC, SEC, SEN, SHH, SIC, SIM

5x5 grid (154 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	S	H	E	T
U	O	S	D	E
T	E	E	H	S
X	T	G	T	O
A	D	R	N	H

All 154 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ESTHETES, GHETTOES

7-letter words (16)

ESTHETE, GESSOED, GHETTOS, GHOSTED, HOSTESS, SEETHED, SEETHES, SEXTETS, SEXTONS, SHOTTED, SUTTEES, TEETHED, TEETHES, TESTEES, THONGED, TUSSEHS

6-letter words (32)

DATTOS, DETEST, ETHNOS, GHETTO, HOSTED, HOTTED, NOSHED, NOSHES, NUTTED, SEETHE, SEGNOS, SETONS, SETOSE, SETOUS, SEXTET, SEXTON, SEXTOS, SHOTES, SOTTED, SUTTEE, TEETHE, TESTED, TESTEE, TESTES, TESTON, TONGED, TOSHES, TOSSED, TUSHED, TUSHES, TUSSEH, UNSHED

5-letter words (38)

DATED, DATES, DATTO, DESEX, ETHOS, GEESE, GESSO, GHEES, GHOST, HEEDS, HOSED, NOSED, NOTED, NOTES, SEEDS, SEGNO, SETON, SEXTO, SHEDS, SHEET, SHOED, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, SHOTT, SHOUT, SNOUT, SOTHS, SUTTA, TAXES, TEETH, TETHS, THEGN, THESE, THETA, THONG, THOSE, TONUS

4-letter words (66)

ATES, AXES, DATE, DEES, DEET, EDHS, EONS, ETHS, GEDS, GEED, GEES, GETA, GETS, GHEE, HEED, HEST, HETH, HETS, HOED, HOES, HONG, HONS, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, NOES, NOSE, NOSH, NOTE, NOUS, OHED, ONUS, SEED, SEES, SETA, SETS, SETT, SEXT, SHED, SHES, SHOE, SHOT, SNOT, SONG, SONS, SOTH, SOUS, STET, SUES, SUET, TEDS, TEED, TEES, TEST, TETH, TETS, TEXT, THEE, TOED, TOES, TONG, TONS, TOSH, TOSS, TUNS, TUSH

6x6 grid (195 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

U	O	O	I	O	E
N	N	A	T	N	T
F	N	S	I	N	N
E	M	E	D	A	E
O	D	H	D	O	I
L	F	N	B	L	H

All 195 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

INTENTIONS, MEDIATIONS

9-letter words (5)

ADDITIONS, INTENTION, LOADSTONE, LODESTONE, MEDIATION

8-letter words (9)

ADDITION, ASTONIED, DANDIEST, DESINENT, DIADEMED, EDITIONS, ENATIONS, MEDIANTS, SEDITION

7-letter words (32)

ANOINTS, ATONIES, BOLDEST, DANDIES, DESTAIN, DESTINE, DIADEMS, DISTAIN, EDITION, ENATION, ENNEADS, ENTASIA, HODDENS, INTENTS, IODISED, IONISED, ISATINE, LIAISED, MEDIANS, MEDIANT, MESTINO, NAIADES, NANNIES, NATIONS, NOTIONS, SATINET, SIDEMEN, TENNIES, TENNIST, TONIEST, TONTINE, UNAIDED

6-letter words (61)

ANOINT, BODIED, BODIES, DEMODE, DIADEM, ENNEAD, EOLIAN, EONIAN, EONISM, FOEMEN, FOLDED, HENNAS, HODADS, HODDEN, HODDIN, HOLDEN, INDENE, INTENT, INTINE, INTONE, IODINE, IODISE, IODISM, IONISE, ISATIN, LIAISE, LOADED, LODENS, LOMEIN, MEDIAD, MEDIAE, MEDIAN, MEDIAS, MEDINA, MENSED, MESIAN, MODEST, MOLDED, NAIADS, NANDIN, NANISM, NANNIE, NATION, NITONS, NOTION, ODDEST, OLDEST, OMENED, ONIONS, ONSIDE, OOTIDS, SIENNA, STANED, TANNED, TENIAE, TENIAS, TENNIS, TENTIE, TISANE, TONNES, UNSAID

5-letter words (86)

ADDED, ADITS, AIDED, AIDES, ANENT, ANISE, ANTAS, ANTIS, ASIDE, ATONE, BODED, BODES, DEISM, DEIST, DEMES, DENES, DENSE, DIENE, DINTS, DISME, DITAS, DOMED, DOMES, EDITS, ENDED, ENTIA, FEMES, HEIST, HENNA, HODAD, INANE, INDOL, INION, INTIS, IODIN, IOTAS, LIANE, LOADS, LODEN, LODES, MEDIA, MENSA, MENSE, MESNE, MODES, NAIAD, NEIST, NIDED, NIDES, NITID, NITON, NONAS, NOONS, NOUNS, ODIST, OLDEN, OMENS, ONION, OOTID, SAINT, SANED, SATIN, SEDAN, SEINE, SEMEN, SENNA, SIDED, SNOOT, STAID, STAIN, STANE, STIED, STINT, STOAI, STONE, TAINT, TENIA, TENTS, TIDED, TIDES, TINEA, TOITS, TONNE, TOONS, UNAIS, UNFED