Daily challenge: Monday, March 23, 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 (123 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

OHOS
IAYT
ERBD
ATUT

All 123 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

ARBUTE

5-letter words (18)

ATRIA, BRAYS, BRUTE, BURET, HAIRY, HOARY, IRATE, RYOTS, STOAE, STOAI, TEARY, TERAI, TRAYS, TRYST, TUBAE, URAEI, URATE, UTERI

4-letter words (52)

ABRI, ABUT, ABYS, AERY, AHOY, AIRT, AIRY, AREA, ARIA, BARE, BAYS, BRAE, BRAT, BRAY, BRIE, BRIO, BRUT, BURA, BURY, BUTE, BYRE, DURA, DURE, HABU, HAET, HAIR, HARE, HART, HAYS, HIRE, HOAR, HOST, HOTS, HOYA, HOYS, OHIA, RATE, RAYS, RUBY, RYOT, SOAR, SOYA, STOA, TARE, TEAR, TOYS, TRAY, TRIO, TUBA, TYRE, UREA, YARE

3-letter words (52)

ABY, AIR, ARB, ARE, ART, ATE, AYS, BAH, BAR, BAY, BRA, BUD, BUR, BUT, BYS, DUB, EAR, EAT, ERA, ETA, HAE, HAO, HAY, HIE, HOT, HOY, IRE, OAR, OHO, RAH, RAT, RAY, REI, RET, RIA, RUB, RUT, RYA, SOT, SOY, STY, TAE, TAR, TEA, TOY, TRY, TUB, TUT, URB, UTA, YAH, YAR

5x5 grid (179 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

UUEOU
SNDEA
RTANO
EHPTH
IEEUR

All 179 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

EDENTATE, PANTHERS, UNATONED

7-letter words (12)

ANDANTE, ANTHERS, DENTATE, DUSTPAN, ENDNOTE, EUPNOEA, HEPTANE, NOTEPAD, PANTHER, STANDEE, TERNATE, UNSTATE

6-letter words (26)

ANTHER, APNOEA, ATONED, DATERS, DENOTE, DUSTER, EATERS, ENTERS, ENTREE, ETHANE, EUPNEA, HATERS, HEPTAD, HONANS, NEATER, NOTATE, PATERS, RETAPE, SNATHE, STANED, STATUE, STERNA, SUNDAE, SUNTAN, TATERS, THREEP

5-letter words (57)

ADUST, ANTAE, ANTRE, APNEA, APTER, ATONE, DATER, DEANS, DEATH, DENTS, DUNTS, EATER, ENATE, ENDUE, ENTER, ETAPE, HANTS, HATER, HERNS, HONAN, HONDA, HONED, NEATH, NEATS, ODEON, PAEAN, PAEON, PANED, PANTO, PANTS, PATER, PEERS, PUTON, RUPEE, SNATH, STADE, STAND, STANE, STAPH, STATE, STEEP, STERN, SUEDE, TAHRS, TANTO, TATER, TEPEE, TERNE, TERNS, THANE, THETA, THREE, TONDO, TONED, UNAPT, UNDEE, UNDUE

4-letter words (81)

AEON, ANOA, ANTA, ANTE, ANTS, ANUS, DATE, DATO, DEAN, DENS, DENT, DUNE, DUNS, DUNT, DUST, EATH, EATS, EPEE, EPHA, ERNE, ERNS, ERST, ETNA, HADE, HAED, HAEN, HAND, HANT, HATE, HATH, HATS, HERN, HERS, HETH, HETS, HOED, HONE, HURT, NANA, NANS, NAPE, NEAP, NEAT, NEED, NOTA, NOTE, NUDE, ODEA, PANE, PANS, PANT, PATE, PATH, PATS, PEER, PHAT, RETS, RUTH, SNAP, SNED, STAT, SUED, TAHR, TANS, TAPE, TATE, TATS, TEPA, TERN, THAE, THAN, THAT, THEE, THRU, TOEA, TOED, TONE, TREE, TRUE, UNDE, UNDO

6x6 grid (342 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TSTPBE
IHDGEA
AEEISR
IOTNEM
LAIETE
IHHIRO

All 342 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

RESIDENTIAL

10-letter words (2)

ENTIRETIES, ORIENTEERS

9-letter words (9)

DETAINEES, DETAINERS, DISENTAIL, GENITALIA, INTERTERM, LATEENERS, LATERITES, ORIENTEER, RETAINERS

8-letter words (24)

ARSENIDE, ARSENITE, DENTALIA, DETAINEE, DETAINER, DETENTES, DISARMER, INTEGERS, LATEENER, LATERITE, ORIENTAL, ORIENTED, REGENTAL, REINTERS, RENEGERS, RENTIERS, RESENTED, RESIDENT, RETAINED, RETAINER, SARMENTA, SHEENIER, SHEENIES, TEENSIER

7-letter words (51)

ARENITE, BASINED, BASINET, BERSEEM, DEGERMS, DENIERS, DETAINS, DETENTE, ENTREES, GENITAL, GERMENS, GISARME, HEDGERS, HEDGIER, HEINIES, HINTERS, INEDITA, INTEGER, LAITIES, LATEENS, LATENED, NEEDIER, NEREIDS, REENTER, REINTER, RENEGER, RENEGES, RENTERS, RENTIER, RESINED, RESITED, RETAINS, RETENES, RETINES, SARMENT, SEGETAL, SERENER, SHEENIE, SHEETER, SIENITE, SITHENS, STHENIA, TAHINIS, TEENERS, TEENIER, TENTERS, TENTIER, THEINES, TINEIDS, TINTERS, TRIENES

6-letter words (123)

AEDINE, ALOINS, ARSINE, BAREGE, BARMEN, BEGINS, BERMES, BESEEM, BESIDE, DEGERM, DENIAL, DENIER, DENIES, DENSER, DENTAL, DETAIL, DETAIN, DETENT, DIENES, DIETER, DINERO, DINERS, DISARM, EASIER, EDGERS, EDGIER, ENTAIL, ENTERA, ENTERS, ENTIRE, ENTOIL, ENTREE, GENERA, GENIAL, GENIES, GENTES, GERENT, GERMEN, HALOED, HEDGER, HEDGES, HEINIE, HENTED, HERETO, HETERO, HINTED, HINTER, INSIDE, INTERS, LATEEN, LATENS, LATENT, LOITER, MEETER, MEINIE, MENIAL, MENSAE, MENTAL, MENTOR, METEOR, METERS, METIER, NEREID, NEREIS, NIDGET, ORIENT, PEASEN, PEINED, REGENT, REINED, REMEET, RENEGE, RENIGS, RENTAL, RENTED, RENTER, RENTES, RESEEN, RESENT, RESIDE, RESIDS, RESITE, RETAIL, RETAIN, RETEMS, RETENE, RETIAL, RETIED, RETIES, RETINE, RETINT, RETIRE, RETORE, SEINED, SEINER, SENITI, SEREIN, SERENE, SHEENS, SHEILA, SIEGED, SINTER, TAHINI, TEEMER, TEENER, TEETER, TENSER, TENTED, TENTER, TENTIE, TERETE, TERMER, THEINE, THEINS, THEISM, THEIST, TIGERS, TINEID, TINIER, TINTER, TREENS, TRIENE, TRIENS

5-letter words (132)

AEGIS, AIOLI, ALOIN, ARETE, ARMER, ARMET, ASIDE, BARES, BARMS, BASER, BASIN, BEARS, BEERS, BEGET, BEGIN, BEIGE, BERET, BERME, BERMS, BESET, DEISM, DEIST, DENES, DENSE, DETER, DIENE, DINER, DINES, DISME, EDGER, EDGES, EERIE, EGERS, EMEER, ENTER, ENTIA, ERASE, GEARS, GENES, GENET, GENIE, GENII, GERMS, HATED, HATER, HEDGE, HEEDS, HEIST, INERT, INSET, INTER, INTIS, INTRO, ITEMS, LATED, LATEN, LATER, LOINS, LOTAH, MENSA, MENSE, MENTA, MERES, MERIT, MESNE, METER, METES, METRE, METRO, NEEDS, NEEMS, NIHIL, NITER, NITID, OATEN, OATER, PEARS, PEASE, PEINS, PEISE, PERMS, PERSE, REINS, REMET, RENIG, RENTE, RESEE, RESET, RESID, RESIN, RETEM, RETIA, RETIE, RETRO, RITES, ROTES, SABER, SAREE, SEINE, SENTE, SENTI, SEPTS, SHEEN, SHEET, SHENT, SHEOL, SHIED, SIEGE, SITED, SNEDS, SNEER, SNIDE, STIED, TAINS, TAINT, TEEMS, TEENS, TENET, TENIA, TENSE, TERMS, TERSE, THEIN, THENS, THETA, TIERS, TIGER, TINED, TINES, TORII, TREEN, TREES