Daily challenge: Friday, March 27, 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 (115 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	E	Qu	T
C	H	R	A
L	N	D	T
S	A	A	S

All 115 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

QUARTANS, STANCHER, TARTANAS

7-letter words (4)

QUARTAN, SANDALS, TARTANA, TARTANS

6-letter words (16)

CHERTS, DANCER, DREICH, LANCER, QUARTS, QUATRE, QUERNS, RATANS, RECLAD, SANDAL, SANDHI, STANCE, STANCH, TANREC, TARNAL, TARTAN

5-letter words (26)

ANLAS, AREIC, CHERT, CLADS, CLANS, DANCE, DARNS, DARTS, DRATS, HERDS, HERNS, LANCE, LANDS, NADAS, QUADS, QUARE, QUART, QUERN, RATAN, SADHE, SANDS, STAND, STARE, START, TARNS, TARTS

4-letter words (34)

AALS, ANAL, ANAS, ANDS, ANSA, ARTS, CLAD, CLAN, DALS, DARE, DARN, DART, DATA, DRAT, ERNS, HERD, HERN, LADS, LAND, NADA, QUAD, RADS, RATS, SAND, SANS, STAR, STAT, TADS, TANS, TARE, TARN, TART, TATS, TRAD

3-letter words (32)

AAL, AAS, ADS, ALS, ANA, AND, ARE, ART, CHI, DAL, ERA, ERN, HER, HIC, HIE, ICE, ICH, LAD, LAS, QUA, RAD, RAT, REC, REI, SAD, SAL, SAT, TAD, TAN, TAR, TAS, TAT

5x5 grid (166 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	R	U	Qu	D
S	S	H	E	T
E	V	P	S	R
E	N	T	E	D
I	O	M	T	T

All 166 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

DEMONESS, ENMESHED, INMESHED, INTEREST, VENOMERS

7-letter words (13)

ENTERED, PERTEST, QUESTED, QUESTER, RUSHERS, SPHERED, SPHERES, STRETTO, USHERED, VENOMED, VENOMER, VENTERS, VESPERS

6-letter words (34)

DESERT, ENMESH, ENTERS, EVENTS, HERETO, INMESH, INTERS, MEREST, MESHED, MONTES, MOTTES, NIEVES, NOTERS, OTTERS, PESTER, RESTED, REUSES, RHUSES, RUSHED, RUSHER, RUSHES, SEPSES, SEPTET, SHERDS, SPHERE, STONES, STREPS, TESTED, TESTER, TESTON, USHERS, VENTED, VENTER, VESPER

5-letter words (48)

DEMON, DREST, ENTER, ESTER, EVENT, HERDS, HERES, INTER, MERES, MONIE, MONTE, MOTES, MOTET, MOTTE, NEVES, NIEVE, NOMES, NOTED, NOTER, NOTES, OMERS, OTTER, PERSE, PESTO, PETTO, QUEST, RESET, REUSE, RUERS, RUSES, SENTE, SERED, SETON, SEVEN, SHERD, STEPS, STERE, STONE, STREP, SUERS, SUETS, TERSE, TOMES, TONES, TRETS, USHER, VENOM, VENTS

4-letter words (66)

DEMO, DERE, ERST, EVEN, EVES, HERD, HERE, HERS, HEST, HETS, HUED, HUES, INTO, MERE, MESH, MOTE, MOTS, MOTT, NESS, NEVE, NOME, NOTE, OMER, ONES, PEDS, PEHS, PERT, PEST, PETS, REDS, REPS, RESH, REST, RETS, RHUS, RUED, RUER, RUES, RUSE, RUSH, SEEN, SENE, SENT, SEPT, SERE, SETT, SHED, SHES, SPED, STEM, STEP, STET, SUED, SUER, SUES, SUET, TEDS, TEST, TETS, TOME, TONE, TRET, USES, VEES, VEIN, VENT

6x6 grid (78 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	H	U	B	N	A
T	D	N	A	A	A
I	I	I	I	B	E
E	E	D	T	H	N
U	X	R	M	S	C
C	E	D	U	N	S

All 78 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

UREDINIA

7-letter words (8)

BANDIED, BANDITS, DUSTBIN, DUSTIER, ENSURED, HENBITS, MUSTIER, SHINIER

6-letter words (24)

ABIDER, AUDITS, BANDIT, BANIAN, BEHIND, BINITS, CHIDER, CHITIN, DEUCED, DUNITE, EDITED, ENSURE, EXERTS, HENBIT, INDITE, MUREIN, REDIAE, TIDIED, TIDIER, TIERED, TINIER, UNITED, UREDIA, UREIDE

5-letter words (45)

ABIDE, AIDER, AUDIT, BAITH, BAITS, BENCH, BIDER, BINDI, BINIT, BUNDT, CERED, CHIDE, CHINA, CHITS, DERMS, DEUCE, DIDIE, DRUMS, DUNCH, DURED, EDITS, EIDER, EXERT, HIDER, INDIE, MUNCH, MURED, MUREX, MUSTH, NITID, NITRE, NUDER, NUDIE, REDIA, REDID, STIED, STRUM, THENS, TRUSS, UNBAN, UNDID, UNITE, UNITS, USNEA, XERUS