Daily challenge: Friday, March 20, 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 (179 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	H	A	I
A	R	E	C
I	A	S	O
N	D	F	S

All 179 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

AIRHEADS, OCARINAS

7-letter words (6)

AIRHEAD, ASCARID, CARINAE, CARINAS, FASCIAE, OCARINA

6-letter words (12)

CAESAR, CARESS, CARINA, CERIAS, DINARS, FASCIA, FOSSAE, HARASS, NADIRS, RANIDS, RESAID, SOFARS

5-letter words (43)

AECIA, AHEAD, AREAS, ARECA, AREIC, ARIAS, CARES, CARSE, CERIA, DARES, DINAR, ESCAR, FAIRS, FARES, FOSSA, FOSSE, HAAFS, HAARS, HAIRS, HARES, HEADS, HEARS, HIRES, IRIDS, NADIR, NAIRA, NARES, OCEAN, RACES, RAIAS, RAIDS, RANDS, RANID, READS, RHEAS, RINDS, SARIN, SCARE, SERAC, SERAI, SERIN, SOFAR, SOFAS

4-letter words (63)

ACES, AIDS, AIRS, ANDS, AREA, ARES, ARIA, ARID, ARSE, ASCI, ASEA, CARE, CARS, CESS, COSS, DARE, DIRE, EARS, ERAS, FADS, FAIN, FAIR, FARE, FOCI, FOES, FOSS, HAAF, HAAR, HAES, HAIR, HARE, HEAD, HEAR, HERS, HIRE, ICES, IRES, IRID, OSAR, OSSA, RACE, RADS, RAIA, RAID, RAIN, RAND, RANI, RASE, READ, RECS, RHEA, RIAS, RIDS, RIND, SADI, SAID, SAIN, SAND, SARI, SCAR, SEAR, SERA, SOFA

3-letter words (53)

AAH, AAS, ACE, ADS, AHA, AID, AIN, AIR, AND, ANI, ARE, ARS, ASS, CAR, COS, DIN, EAR, ERA, ERS, ESS, FAD, FAN, FAR, FAS, FOE, HAE, HER, HES, ICE, IDS, IRE, NAE, OCA, OES, OSE, RAD, RAH, RAN, RAS, REC, REI, RES, RIA, RID, RIN, SAD, SAE, SEA, SEC, SEI, SER, SOS, SRI

5x5 grid (115 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	A	P	C	H
S	M	O	I	I
T	Y	U	S	O
L	O	C	I	W
E	U	H	O	A

All 115 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

MISTOUCH, SYMPOSIA

7-letter words (3)

IMPASTO, IMPIOUS, ISCHIUM

6-letter words (10)

AMUSIA, CYMOUS, ISCHIA, LOCHIA, LOCUMS, MIAOUS, MYOPIC, OPIUMS, OSCULE, POYOUS

5-letter words (37)

CHIAO, CHOWS, CISCO, COAST, COLTS, COMAS, COUCH, CULTS, CYMAS, HOCUS, HOLTS, HOTLY, HOYLE, IMPIS, ISTLE, LOCUM, LOCUS, LOUIS, MAIST, MIAOU, MISTY, MOUCH, MUSIC, OPIUM, PASTY, PIOUS, PISCO, POUCH, POYOU, SCHUL, SCOTS, SCUMS, SOMAS, STOLE, STYLE, TOUCH, TOYOS

4-letter words (63)

AIMS, AMIS, AMUS, AMYL, CHIA, CHIP, CHIS, CHOW, CIAO, COHO, COLE, COLT, COLY, COMA, COMP, COTS, COWS, COYS, CULT, CYMA, CYST, HOLE, HOLT, HOLY, HOTS, HOWS, HOYS, IMPI, LOCH, LOCI, LOCO, LOTS, MAST, MIST, MOAS, MUCH, OAST, OHIA, OUCH, PAMS, PAST, PISO, POIS, POMS, SAMP, SCOT, SCOW, SCUM, SIMA, SIMP, SOAP, SOMA, SOYS, SUCH, SUMO, SUMP, SUMS, TOLE, TOLU, TOYO, TOYS, WICH, YUCH

6x6 grid (162 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	E	T	A	V	E
E	N	E	C	H	R
E	R	N	H	N	A
K	N	E	F	E	I
S	I	N	R	I	H
E	V	E	Qu	E	D

All 162 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

INFERENCE, INHERENCE

8-letter words (7)

ENQUIRED, ETERNISE, INHERENT, INQUIRED, INQUIRER, REFERENT, TAVERNER

7-letter words (27)

CATERER, CHEETAH, DERNIER, ENCHAIN, ENQUIRE, ENTERER, FERNIER, HATCHER, HERNIAE, INHERED, INQUIRE, QUERIED, RANCHER, REACHER, REEKIER, REFENCE, REFEREE, REFIRED, REFRIED, SEVERED, SEVERER, SKINNER, SNEERER, TAVERNA, TEACHER, TENNIES, VERNIER

6-letter words (52)

ACHENE, AERIED, CAVERN, CHAINE, CHETAH, ENVIER, ENVIES, ETCHER, ETERNE, EVENER, FENCER, FENNEC, FRENCH, HEAVER, HEIFER, HEIRED, HEREAT, HEREIN, HERNIA, INHERE, KEENER, KNIVES, NEATEN, NEREID, NEREIS, NIEVES, QUIRED, REAVER, REFIRE, REHEAR, REHEAT, REINKS, REIVER, REIVES, RENINS, RENNET, RENNIN, RETENE, REVISE, SEINER, SEVERE, SINKER, SINNER, SKIVER, TAVERN, TEENER, TENNER, TENNIS, TENREC, VEINER, VENINE, VENINS

5-letter words (74)

AERIE, ARHAT, CATER, CAVER, CHAIN, CHARE, CHEAT, DIRER, EATEN, EIDER, ENTER, EQUID, ERECT, ESKER, FENCE, FERNS, FIQUE, FIRED, FIRER, FRENA, FRERE, FRIED, HANCE, HATCH, HATER, HAVER, HEAVE, HENCE, HERNS, HIDER, HIRED, HIRER, INFER, INKER, INNER, KERNE, KERNS, NEVES, NIEVE, QUERN, QUIRE, RANCE, RANCH, REACH, REACT, REAVE, RECTA, REEKS, REFER, REINK, REINS, REIVE, RENIN, RENTE, RETCH, RIFER, SEINE, SEVEN, SEVER, SIEVE, SIKER, SIVER, SKEEN, SKENE, SKIER, SKIVE, SNEER, TACHE, TEACH, TENCH, TERNE, TERNS, VEINS, VENIN