Daily challenge: Wednesday, March 25, 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 (224 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

BGLL
IAST
IRTE
RHPS

All 224 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

IRRIGATES

8-letter words (1)

IRRIGATE

7-letter words (6)

ATHIRST, IRATEST, PHRASES, SALTEST, TEPHRAS, THRALLS

6-letter words (29)

BASEST, BASTES, BIASES, BIRSES, ESTRAL, GLAIRS, LATEST, LATTES, PETALS, PETSAI, PHIALS, PHRASE, PRASES, PRATES, SEPTAL, SLATES, SPRAGS, SPRATS, SPRIGS, STAIGS, STAIRS, STALLS, TASTES, TEPHRA, TETRAS, THIRST, THRALL, TRIALS, TRIBAL

5-letter words (63)

AIRTH, AIRTS, ARSES, BALLS, BASES, BASTE, BASTS, BATES, BATTS, BIRSE, BIRTH, GALLS, GARTH, GASES, GASTS, GATES, GIRTH, GIRTS, GLAIR, IRATE, LAIRS, LASES, LASTS, LATHI, LATTE, PESTS, PETAL, PHIAL, PRASE, PRATE, PRATS, PRIGS, RASES, RATES, RIALS, SABIR, SATES, SEPTA, SEPTS, SETAL, SETTS, SLATE, SLATS, SPRAG, SPRAT, SPRIG, STAGS, STAIG, STAIR, STALL, STARS, STEPS, STETS, STRIA, TARPS, TASTE, TESLA, TESTA, TESTS, TETRA, TRAGI, TRIAL, TRIGS

4-letter words (76)

AIRS, AIRT, ALLS, ALTS, ARSE, ARTS, ATES, BAGS, BALL, BALS, BARS, BASE, BAST, BATE, BATH, BATS, BATT, BIAS, BIGS, BIRR, ETAS, GALL, GALS, GARS, GAST, GATE, GATS, GIRT, LAGS, LAIR, LARI, LARS, LASE, LAST, LATE, LATH, LATS, PEST, PETS, PRAT, PRIG, RAGI, RAGS, RASE, RATE, RATH, RATS, RIAL, RIAS, RIGS, SALL, SALT, SARI, SATE, SEPT, SETA, SETS, SETT, SLAB, SLAG, SLAT, STAB, STAG, STAR, STEP, STET, TAGS, TALL, TARP, TARS, TEST, TETH, TETS, THIR, TRIG, TSAR

3-letter words (48)

AIR, ALL, ALS, ALT, ARS, ART, ATE, ATT, BAG, BAL, BAR, BAS, BAT, BIG, ETA, ETH, GAB, GAL, GAR, GAS, GAT, GIB, LAB, LAG, LAR, LAS, LAT, PES, PET, PHI, PHT, RAG, RAS, RAT, RIA, RIB, RIG, SAB, SAG, SAL, SAT, SET, SRI, TAB, TAG, TAR, TAS, TET

5x5 grid (124 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

WELIA
UIEEE
TTFOY
UHANN
ELICI

All 124 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ETHICAL, TITANIC

6-letter words (20)

AEONIC, CANYON, CATTIE, EYELET, FACILE, FOETAL, HELIAC, INNATE, ITALIC, LETHAL, LITANY, LITHIA, LITHIC, NIACIN, NONFAT, TAHINI, TANNIC, THULIA, WITHAL, WITHIN

5-letter words (32)

ACINI, ANILE, ANNOY, CANNY, CANOE, CANON, ELAIN, ELATE, ELITE, ELUTE, ETHIC, FANNY, FANON, FETAL, FILET, HINNY, LATHE, LATHI, LETHE, LINAC, LININ, LITAI, LITHE, TELIA, TITAN, TITHE, TUTEE, UHLAN, UTILE, WITAN, WITHE, YONIC

4-letter words (70)

AEON, ANIL, ANON, CAFE, CAIN, CATE, CIAO, ELAN, ELHI, ETUI, FAIL, FAIN, FANO, FATE, FEEL, FEET, FETA, FILE, FOAL, HAFT, HAIL, HALE, HATE, HILA, HULA, ILEA, ILIA, INFO, INIA, LAIC, LAIN, LATE, LATH, LATI, LEET, LEFT, LIEF, LIEU, LIFE, LIFT, LINN, LINO, LINY, LITE, LITU, LUTE, NAIL, NOEL, NONA, OATH, TAIL, TAIN, TALE, TALI, TEEL, TELE, THAN, THAT, THIN, TILE, TULE, TUTU, ULAN, WEEL, WEET, WIFE, WILE, WITE, WITH, YONI

6x6 grid (352 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NNETEI
LLESOT
RDISMH
ASHTSA
CDALCN
GRLEIT

All 352 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

ECSTASIES, MANTILLAS, STILLNESS

8-letter words (25)

ANCILLAE, ANCILLAS, ASSISTED, DASHIEST, DISMASTS, ENLISTED, HASTIEST, HIDELESS, HOSTELED, HOSTILES, IDLENESS, LATHIEST, LEALTIES, LISTENED, MANILLAS, MANTILLA, MASSIEST, MOSTESTS, NASTIEST, SALTIEST, SCARLESS, SCARLETS, SLATIEST, TIDELESS, TOSTADAS

7-letter words (46)

ANCILLA, ARCADES, ASHIEST, CARLESS, CARLISH, DELETES, DELISTS, DESISTS, DESMANS, DISMAST, EASIEST, ECTASIS, ENLISTS, ETHOSES, HOSTESS, HOSTILE, IDLESSE, ILLNESS, INSTALL, INSTILL, ITALICS, LECTINS, LISTEES, MANILAS, MANILLA, MANILLE, MOSTEST, NASTIES, RATLINS, SACRALS, SADISMS, SADISTS, SALINAS, SALTIES, SALTISH, SANICLE, SCARLET, SCILLAS, SHIELDS, SHTETEL, SIESTAS, TELESIS, TESTEES, THALLIC, TIELESS, TOSTADA

6-letter words (113)

ACTINS, ANTICS, ARCADE, ASHLAR, ASIDES, ASSETS, ASSIST, ATMANS, CADETS, CARLES, CASITA, CASSIS, CASTLE, CELLAR, CLEATS, CRADLE, CRASIS, DASHIS, DEISMS, DEISTS, DELETE, DELIST, DESIST, DESMAN, DIENES, DIESEL, DISTAL, EASIES, ECLATS, EDILES, ELDEST, ELIDES, ENLIST, GRATIS, HASSEL, HISSED, HISTED, HOSTAS, HOSTED, HOSTEL, IDLEST, INSTAL, INSTAR, INSTIL, ITALIC, LASCAR, LATHIS, LATISH, LECTIN, LESSEN, LIDARS, LINACS, LISSOM, LISTED, LISTEE, LISTEN, MAHOES, MANICS, MANILA, MANTIC, MASSED, MASSES, MOSSED, MOTETS, NESTED, NESTLE, RADARS, RADISH, RATLIN, SACRAL, SADISM, SADIST, SALINA, SALTIE, SANCTA, SARDAR, SCILLA, SEDILE, SEISMS, SESTET, SETOSE, SHAMOS, SHANTI, SHARDS, SHIELD, SHIEST, SHISTS, SHMOES, SHOTES, SIDLES, SIESTA, SISALS, SRADHA, STALLS, STASIS, STEEDS, STELES, STILES, STOMAS, TAHSIL, TALLIT, TESTAE, TESTED, TESTEE, TESTES, TESTIS, THALLI, TILDES, TILTHS, TINCTS, TOMANS, TOSSED, TSETSE

5-letter words (165)

ACTIN, ADITS, ALECS, ANILE, ANILS, ANTIC, ARLES, ARSIS, ASIDE, ASSES, ASSET, ATMAN, ATMAS, CADES, CADET, CADIS, CANST, CARDS, CARLE, CASTS, CEILS, CELLA, CELLI, CELLS, CELTS, CLADS, CLASH, CLEAR, CLEAT, CRASH, DADAS, DAHLS, DASHI, DEETS, DEISM, DEIST, DELES, DELIS, DENES, DHALS, DIENE, DIETS, DITAS, DRATS, ECLAT, EDILE, EDITS, ELIDE, ELINT, ETHOS, GRADS, HALLS, HALTS, HANCE, HARDS, HIDES, HISTS, HOSED, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSES, HOSTA, HOSTS, HOTEL, IDLES, ILEAL, ISSEI, ISTLE, LADLE, LARDS, LATHI, LATHS, LEADS, LEASH, LEETS, LENES, LIDAR, LINAC, LISTS, LITAS, MACLE, MAHOE, MANIC, MASSE, MASTS, MOSTE, MOSTS, MOTEL, MOTES, MOTET, MOTHS, NEEDS, NEIST, NESTS, RADAR, SACRA, SADES, SADIS, SALIC, SALSA, SALTS, SATIS, SCAMS, SCANT, SEEDS, SEISE, SEISM, SHADS, SHALE, SHALL, SHALT, SHAMS, SHARD, SHIED, SHIEL, SHIES, SHILL, SHIST, SHITS, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, SIDES, SIDLE, SILDS, SISAL, SISES, SITAR, SLASH, SLATS, SLICE, SMASH, SMOTE, SOMAS, SOTHS, STALE, STALL, STASH, STEED, STEEL, STELE, STIED, STIES, STILE, STILL, STOMA, STOSS, TAELS, TALCS, TELES, TESTA, TESTS, TETHS, THILL, THOSE, TIDES, TILDE, TILED, TILES, TILTH, TILTS, TINCT, TOMAN, TOTED, TOTES