Daily challenge: Saturday, March 28, 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 (230 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| X | T | S | A |
| A | R | E | V |
| I | N | Y | O |
| D | E | I | O |
All 230 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
EYESTRAIN
8-letter words (3)
ARSENIDE, RETAINED, STRAINED
7-letter words (9)
ANESTRI, ASTERIA, ASTRIDE, OESTRIN, OVERTAX, STAINED, STAINER, TRAINED, TRIENES
6-letter words (26)
AERIED, AIREST, ASTERN, AVERTS, DENARY, DIENES, DINARS, DINERS, DIREST, ENATES, ESTRIN, INERTS, RAINED, RETAIN, SENARY, SERINE, STANED, STERNA, STRAIN, STRAND, STRIDE, TRIENE, TRINED, TRINES, VASTER, VESTRY
5-letter words (54)
AERIE, AIRTS, AREAS, ASTER, AVERS, AVERT, DENES, DIARY, DIENE, DINAR, DINER, DINES, DIRTS, ENATE, EYERS, EYRES, EYRIE, INDIE, INERT, IRATE, NARES, NATES, NERTS, OVERS, OVERT, OYERS, RAINY, RANID, RATES, RETAX, SAVER, SAVOY, SERAI, SERIN, STAID, STAIN, STAIR, STAND, STANE, STARE, STERN, STRIA, TARES, TENIA, TERAI, TERNE, TRAIN, TREND, TRIED, TRINE, VERST, VERTS, VESTA, YEAST
4-letter words (80)
AERY, AIDE, AIRN, AIRS, AIRT, AIRY, ANES, AREA, ARES, ARID, ARSE, ARTS, ATES, AVER, AVES, DENE, DENY, DINE, DIRE, DIRT, EAST, ERNE, ERST, EYED, EYEN, EYER, EYES, EYNE, EYRA, EYRE, INIA, IRES, NARY, NEST, NETS, NIDE, OVEN, OVER, OYER, OYES, RAID, RAIN, RAND, RANI, RATE, RATS, REND, REST, RETS, REVS, RIDE, RIND, RYES, RYND, SAVE, SEND, SENE, SERA, SETA, STAR, STEY, TAIN, TARE, TARN, TARS, TEAS, TEND, TERN, TREY, VASE, VAST, VENA, VEND, VERA, VERT, VERY, VEST, VETS, VOES, YEAS
3-letter words (57)
AID, AIN, AIR, AND, ANE, ANI, ANY, ARE, ARS, ART, ATE, AVE, AVO, DEN, DEY, DIE, DIN, END, ERA, ERN, ERS, ETA, EYE, IRE, NET, OES, OVA, RAN, RAT, RAX, RES, RET, REV, RIA, RID, RIN, RYE, SAE, SEA, SEN, SER, SET, SRI, TAN, TAR, TAX, TEA, TEN, TRY, VAS, VET, VOE, YEA, YEN, YES, YET, YIN
5x5 grid (179 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| H | I | P | B | V |
| D | B | S | E | A |
| E | B | A | R | R |
| U | V | A | N | I |
| I | W | N | F | D |
All 179 words in this grid
8-letter words (4)
FIRESIDE, SERRANID, SIDEBAND, WAVEBAND
7-letter words (7)
DEBASER, DISBAND, FARINAS, FARSIDE, INFARES, SAVARIN, SIDEBAR
6-letter words (23)
ABASER, BARRES, BESIDE, DEBARS, DEBASE, DINARS, DISBAR, ERRAND, FARINA, FIRERS, INFARE, NABBED, NAVARS, RABBIS, RASPER, RAVERS, REAVED, REBARS, RESIDE, SABBED, SEABED, VARNAS, VESPID
5-letter words (56)
ABASE, ABBAS, ABIDE, AFIRE, ANNAS, AREAS, ARRAS, ASIDE, ASPER, AVERS, BARER, BARES, BARRE, BASER, BEARS, DEBAR, DEVAS, DINAR, DIRER, EAVED, FARER, FARES, FAVAS, FIRER, FIRES, NABIS, NANAS, NARES, NAVAR, PEARS, RABBI, RABID, RANID, RARES, RASER, RAVED, RAVER, RAVES, REARS, REAVE, REBAR, RERAN, RESID, SABED, SARAN, SARIN, SAVED, SERIF, SERIN, SPEAN, SPEAR, VARAS, VARNA, WARES, WAVED, WIVED
4-letter words (89)
ABAS, ABBA, ABBE, ABED, ANAS, ANNA, AREA, ARES, ARID, ARSE, ASEA, AVER, AVES, BAAS, BABA, BABE, BABU, BAND, BANI, BARE, BARN, BARS, BASE, BEAN, BEAR, BIDE, BISE, DEBS, DEVA, DIBS, DIPS, DIRE, EARN, EARS, EAVE, EBBS, ERAS, ERRS, FARE, FAVA, FAVE, FAWN, FIND, FIRE, FIRN, FIRS, HIDE, HIPS, IRES, ISBA, NAAN, NABE, NABS, NANA, NAVE, PEAN, PEAR, PEAS, PERI, RAND, RANI, RARE, RASE, RASP, RAVE, REAR, REBS, REPS, RIND, SABE, SAND, SARI, SAVE, SEAR, SERA, SIBB, SIDE, SIPE, VARA, VARS, VASE, VERA, WABS, WAND, WARE, WARN, WARS, WAVE, WIVE
6x6 grid (303 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| F | S | R | A | A | H |
| G | E | I | T | S | G |
| R | M | N | D | D | T |
| O | I | W | I | E | N |
| A | E | A | N | A | Y |
| C | I | N | T | T | Y |
All 303 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
ATTAINERS, RESIDENTS
8-letter words (20)
ANTENNAE, ARSENIDE, ATRESIAS, ATTAINED, ATTAINER, ATTAINTS, FEMININE, INERTIAS, MERIDIAN, RAIMENTS, REGRINDS, REMINDED, RESIDENT, SIRENIAN, STAINERS, STRAINER, STRIDDEN, STRIDENT, TRIDENTS, WINTRIER
7-letter words (35)
ANTENNA, ASTRIDE, ATRESIA, ATTAINT, ENWINDS, FEMINIE, GASTRIN, GRIMIER, GRINDED, HASTIER, INDENTS, INEDITA, INERTIA, INWINDS, MINTIER, RAIMENT, RATINES, REGRIND, REMINDS, REMINTS, RESIDED, SATIRES, SENTIMO, STAINER, TAENIAE, TARSIER, TAWNIER, TAWNIES, TEDDIES, TRAINER, TRENDED, TRIDENT, WEINERS, WIDDIES, WINDIER
6-letter words (100)
AEDINE, AIMERS, AIRERS, AIRMEN, ARISEN, ARSINE, ARTIER, ATTAIN, DIDIES, DIMERS, DINERO, DINERS, DWINED, DWINES, EDDIES, ENWIND, FEINTS, FENDED, FERIAE, FERIAS, FERMIS, GASTED, GRIMES, GRINDS, HASTED, HASTEN, IMINES, INDENT, INDIES, INERTS, INTIME, INWIND, MEINIE, MENDED, MERITS, MIDDEN, MINDED, MINERS, MITRES, MOIRES, MORGEN, NANDIN, NANNIE, NATANT, NIACIN, NITRES, OMENTA, OREIDE, ORIENT, ORMERS, RAIDED, RAISER, RATINE, REMIND, REMINT, REMITS, RENDED, RESIDE, RESIDS, RIATAS, RIDDEN, RIDENT, RIMERS, RIMIER, RINDED, SAIMIN, SARSEN, SATIRE, SENDED, SENIOR, SIMIAN, STAIRS, STARER, STARES, STIMES, STRAIN, STRIDE, TAENIA, TAINTS, TANNED, TANNIC, TANNIN, TASTED, TAWNEY, TEINDS, TENANT, TENIAE, TIDIED, TIMERS, TREMOR, TRENDS, TRIMER, TRINES, WANNED, WEANED, WEINER, WIDDIE, WINDED, WINIER, WIRERS
5-letter words (146)
AECIA, AIDED, AIMER, AIRER, AIRTS, ANENT, ANTAE, ANTED, ARISE, ASTIR, ATRIA, AWNED, DENTS, DIDIE, DIDST, DIETS, DIMER, DIMES, DINED, DINER, DINES, DINTS, DIRER, DIRTS, DITAS, DIWAN, DWINE, EDITS, EMIRS, EMITS, ENDED, ENTIA, FEINT, FENDS, FERIA, FERMI, GENIE, GENTS, GHAST, GHATS, GRIME, GRIND, GROIN, HAARS, HASTE, IMIDE, IMIDS, IMINE, INANE, INDIE, INERT, INNED, INTIS, MENDS, MENTA, MERIT, MIDST, MINDS, MINER, MINES, MINIS, MINTS, MIRES, MISER, MITRE, MOIRE, MORES, NATTY, NERTS, NEWIE, NIDED, NINES, NITRE, OMERS, OMITS, ORMER, RAIDS, RAISE, REMIT, RENDS, RENIN, RENTS, RESID, RESIN, RIANT, RIATA, RIMER, RIMES, RINDS, RISEN, RISER, SAINT, SARIN, SARIS, SATIN, SATIS, SENDS, SENTI, SERAI, SERIN, SIDED, SIREN, SITAR, STAID, STAIN, STAIR, STARE, STARS, STEIN, STIES, STIME, STIRS, STRIA, TAINT, TARES, TARSI, TASTE, TAWIE, TEIND, TENDS, TENIA, TENTY, TIDED, TIERS, TIMER, TIMES, TINES, TIRES, TRAIN, TRASH, TREND, TRIER, TRIES, TRINE, TSARS, TYNED, WANED, WANEY, WIDEN, WINDS, WINED, WINES, WINEY, WIRER, WIRES, YENTA