Daily challenge: Sunday, March 22, 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 (137 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

SLOI
ETLC
NHNT
EOSE

All 137 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

CLOTHES, COLLETS, STENCIL, STOLLEN

6-letter words (15)

CLOTHE, CLOTHS, COLLET, ENTOIL, ETHNOS, HELOTS, HONEST, ILLEST, NONETS, NOSHES, SLOTHS, STENOS, STOLEN, TENONS, TENTHS

5-letter words (34)

CLOTH, CLOTS, COLES, COLTS, COTES, ETHOS, HELLO, HELOT, HENTS, HONES, HOSEN, LENOS, LENTO, LETHE, NEONS, NONES, NONET, ONSET, SENTE, SHELL, SHENT, SHONE, SLOTH, SONES, STENO, STOIC, STOLE, TELOI, TENON, TENTH, TENTS, THOSE, TOLES, TOLLS

4-letter words (50)

CLOT, COIL, COLE, COLS, COLT, COTE, COTS, EONS, ETHS, HELL, HELO, HENT, HEST, HETS, HONE, HONS, HOSE, HOST, ILLS, LENO, LENT, LEST, LETS, LOCI, LOTH, LOTS, NEON, NEST, NETS, NONE, NOSE, NOSH, OLES, ONES, ONTO, SELL, SENE, SENT, SHES, SHOE, SLOT, SONE, TELL, TELS, TENS, TENT, THEN, TOIL, TOLE, TOLL

3-letter words (34)

COL, COT, ELL, ELS, ENS, EON, ETH, HEN, HES, HET, HOE, HON, ILL, LET, LOT, NET, NOH, NOS, NTH, OHS, OIL, OLE, ONE, ONS, OSE, SEL, SEN, SET, SHE, SON, TEL, TEN, THE, THO

5x5 grid (149 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

DHRAM
YFUOE
ATKSP
WORNM
ESLDE

All 149 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

OUTWORKS, SWORDMEN

7-letter words (4)

OUTROWS, OUTWORK, OUTWORN, WORKOUT

6-letter words (9)

AROUSE, DROWSE, ENROLS, FRAMES, OUTROW, RAMOSE, RAMOUS, SOKOLS, SORNED

5-letter words (41)

AMOKS, AMOUR, AROSE, AUTOS, AWOLS, DENSE, ENROL, FRAME, FROES, LOTUS, LOWES, LOWSE, MENSE, MEOUS, MESNE, MOPES, MORAE, MOUSE, OLDEN, POMES, POUTY, PSOAE, RHYTA, ROPES, ROUSE, SOKOL, SORNS, SPEAR, SPOUT, SURFY, SWORD, SWORN, TAWSE, TORSE, TORSK, TORSO, TROWS, TURFY, WORKS, WORLD, WORSE

4-letter words (93)

AMOK, AUKS, AUTO, AWES, AWOL, DENS, EPOS, FRAE, FROE, FROM, FUSE, HUSK, KOPS, KORS, LOAF, LORD, LORN, LOSE, LOTA, LOWE, LOWS, MAES, MAUT, MEND, MEOU, MOPE, MOPS, MORA, MOSK, OPES, OWES, OWSE, PEAR, PESO, POEM, POME, POSE, POUF, POUR, POUT, RHUS, ROAM, ROES, ROPE, ROSE, ROTA, ROUT, ROWS, RUSE, RUSK, SEAM, SEAR, SKUA, SLOE, SLOT, SLOW, SNED, SOAR, SOLD, SOMA, SOME, SORA, SORD, SORN, SORT, SOUK, SOUR, SURA, SURF, SWAT, SWAY, SWOT, TAOS, TAWS, TOES, TOLD, TORN, TORS, TOWS, TROW, TUFA, TURF, TUSK, TWOS, WAFT, WOES, WOKS, WOLD, WORD, WORK, WORN, WORT, YAWS

6x6 grid (185 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

MMDNNN
FHEEDH
NTAWWL
LIITLM
NRTSYI
CERLEU

All 185 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

AIRLINERS, DETAINERS

8-letter words (15)

AIRLINER, ATTRITED, CRISTATE, CRITTERS, DETAINER, HAIRLINE, HAIRNETS, INERTIAE, INTENDED, INTITLES, RETINTED, STERNITE, STRIATED, TRISTATE, WISTERIA

7-letter words (31)

AIRLINE, ATTRITE, CRISTAE, CRITTER, ENDWISE, ESTATED, ETATIST, HAIRNET, HATTERS, INERTIA, INERTLY, INTITLE, NITRITE, RITTERS, STAINER, STAITHE, STILTED, STINTED, STRIATE, TAINTED, TATTERS, TATTLES, TERRITS, TERSELY, TITTERS, TITTLES, TWISTER, WAISTER, WAITERS, WATTLES, YESTERN

6-letter words (54)

AIRERS, ATTIRE, ATWEEN, CERISE, CERITE, CRETIN, CRISTA, DENNED, DETAIL, DETAIN, ESTATE, ESTRIN, HATTER, INERTS, INTEND, LIAISE, LINERS, LITERS, MENDED, NEATEN, NEATLY, NETTLY, NITERS, RERISE, RETINT, RITTER, SITTEN, SITTER, STATED, STRIAE, STYMIE, TATTER, TATTLE, TENDED, TENIAE, TERRIT, THAWED, TILTED, TINTED, TITERS, TITHED, TITLES, TITTER, TITTLE, WAITED, WAITER, WATTER, WATTLE, WENDED, WIRERS, WISELY, WITHED, YESTER, YTTRIA

5-letter words (83)

AIRER, AIRTS, AISLE, CERIA, DEAIR, DEATH, DEWED, EATEN, ENDED, ESTER, HATED, HAWED, HEATS, HEWED, INERT, INTIS, ISTLE, LINER, LITAI, LITER, LITHE, LITRE, MEATS, MEATY, METIS, MEWED, MEWLS, MILTS, MILTY, NEATH, NEATS, NERTS, NETTS, NETTY, NEWLY, NEWTS, NINTH, NITER, NITRE, NITTY, RENIN, RETIA, SIREN, SITED, SLIMY, STAIN, STAIR, STATE, STERN, STILT, STINT, STRIA, STYLE, STYLI, TAINT, TAWED, TEATS, TENIA, TERSE, TEWED, TILTH, TITER, TITHE, TITIS, TITLE, TITRE, TITTY, TRINE, TRITE, TWAIN, TWEED, TWEEN, TWEET, TWIRL, TWIST, TWITS, WAIST, WAITS, WATTS, WIRER, WITED, WITHE, WITTY