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)

XTSA
AREV
INYO
DEIO

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)

HIPBV
DBSEA
EBARR
UVANI
IWNFD

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)

FSRAAH
GEITSG
RMNDDT
OIWIEN
AEANAY
CINTTY

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