Daily challenge: Tuesday, March 31, 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 (117 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

AYEW
FEDI
HBNE
ELSE

All 117 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

BENDEES, WEENIES

6-letter words (11)

AEDINE, BENDEE, DENIES, DIENES, DWEEBS, DWINES, LEBENS, SEINED, WEENED, WEENIE, WIDENS

5-letter words (25)

AEDES, BEDEW, BENDY, BENES, DENES, DENSE, DIENE, DINES, DWEEB, DWINE, FAYED, LEBEN, NEEDY, NIDES, SEEDY, SEINE, SNIDE, WEEDY, WEENS, WIDEN, WIDES, WINDY, WINED, WINES, WINEY

4-letter words (40)

BELS, BEND, BENE, BENS, DEAF, DEBS, DEES, DEFY, DENE, DENS, DIES, DINE, DINS, EIDE, ELSE, EYED, EYEN, FEED, FEND, FENS, HEBE, HEED, HENS, IDEA, IDES, NEBS, NEED, NIDE, SEED, SEEN, SEND, SENE, SNED, WEED, WEEN, WIDE, WIND, WINE, WINS, YENS

3-letter words (39)

AYE, BED, BEE, BEL, BEN, BEY, DEB, DEE, DEN, DEW, DEY, DIE, DIN, DYE, ELS, END, ENS, EYE, FAY, FED, FEE, FEH, FEN, FEY, HEN, HEY, INS, NEB, NEE, SEE, SEI, SEN, WED, WEE, WIN, YEA, YEH, YEN, YEW

5x5 grid (160 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

FRNIC
TQuLOR
EPSTL
ELSTT
NEECW

All 160 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CROSSLET, ESTRIOLS, TELSONIC

7-letter words (6)

ESTRIOL, NOSTRIL, PLESSOR, SELECTS, SETTLOR, STELENE

6-letter words (26)

CESTOI, CESTOS, CINQUE, COSSET, CROSSE, ELECTS, ESSOIN, ESTRIN, LESSON, LESSOR, LOTTES, NELSON, NESTOR, NICOLS, ROTTES, SELECT, SLEEPS, SLEETS, SPEELS, SPLEEN, STEELS, STELES, TELSON, TEPEES, TESTON, TRIOLS

5-letter words (49)

COILS, COLIN, COLTS, COSTS, CROSS, ELECT, EPEES, LEETS, LENES, LINOS, LIROT, LOTTE, NEEPS, NESTS, NICOL, NOILS, ORCIN, PEELS, PELES, PENES, PLOTS, QUEEN, RIOTS, ROILS, ROTLS, ROTTE, SECTS, SEELS, SEEPS, SETTS, SLEEP, SLEET, SLEPT, SLOTS, SONIC, SORTS, SPEEL, STEEL, STELE, STOIC, TEELS, TELES, TEPEE, TESTS, TOILS, TONIC, TORIC, TRIOL, TRIOS

4-letter words (76)

CEES, CELS, CESS, CION, COIL, COIN, COIR, COLS, COLT, CONI, COSS, COST, COTS, EELS, ELSE, EPEE, ICON, IRON, LEES, LEET, LEPT, LESS, LEST, LETS, LINO, LION, LOCI, LOIN, LOSS, LOST, LOTS, NEEP, NESS, NEST, NILS, NOIL, NOIR, NORI, OILS, ORTS, PEEL, PEEN, PEES, PELE, PLOT, PSST, RIOT, ROIL, ROTL, ROTS, SECT, SEEL, SEEN, SEEP, SELS, SENE, SETS, SETT, SLOT, SOIL, SOLI, SORI, SORT, SOTS, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELE, TELS, TEST, TOIL, TORC, TORI, TOSS, TOST, TRIO

6x6 grid (230 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TTACUY
HOSEIH
APEDKO
TSSLSD
ETTHUF
HEMIFI

All 230 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

POSTHASTE

8-letter words (6)

DUSKIEST, HULKIEST, HUSKIEST, SEPTETTE, STAPEDES, SULKIEST

7-letter words (25)

ATTESTS, DESPOTS, DIESELS, FITTEST, HASSELS, HASSLED, HASSLES, HITLESS, HOKIEST, HUSKIES, IDLESSE, KLEPHTS, METTLED, METTLES, PASSELS, PASTIME, SAPOTAS, SEIDELS, SEPTETS, SESTETS, SETTLED, SETTLES, SULKIES, TASSELS, TSETSES

6-letter words (62)

APTEST, ATTEST, CEASED, CEASES, CUESTA, DEPOSE, DEPOTS, DESPOT, DICAST, DIESEL, DIESES, DULSES, DUSKED, EASELS, ELDEST, ESTEEM, ESTOPS, ETAPES, HASPED, HASSEL, HASSLE, HOSELS, HULKED, HUSKED, IDLEST, KLEPHT, LESSEE, METTLE, PASEOS, PASSED, PASSEE, PASSEL, PASSES, PATTEE, PESETA, PHASED, PHASES, SAPOTA, SEIDEL, SEPTET, SESTET, SETTLE, SHLEPS, SLEEKS, SLUFFS, SOAPED, SPATES, SPEEDS, SPELTS, STAPES, STIFFS, STOATS, STOPED, STOPES, SULKED, TASSEL, TASSES, THESES, THETAS, TOASTS, TOPEES, TSETSE

5-letter words (136)

ACIDS, AEDES, APEEK, APSES, ASDIC, ASSES, CASED, CASES, CEASE, CEDES, CESTA, DEATH, DEEPS, DEPOT, DICES, DIKES, DUFFS, DUITS, DULSE, EASED, EASEL, EASES, EMITS, EPHAS, ESSES, ESTOP, ETAPE, HASPS, HASTE, HATES, HESTS, HETHS, HIDES, HIKED, HIKES, HOKED, HOKES, HOPED, HOPES, HOSED, HOSEL, HOSES, HOSTA, HUFFS, HULKS, IDEAS, IDLES, KEELS, KEEPS, LEEKS, LEPTA, LUFFS, MEETS, METES, METHS, MIFFS, MITTS, OASES, OASTS, PASEO, PASES, PASSE, PASTE, PASTS, PATES, PEDES, PEEKS, PELTS, PESTO, PESTS, PHASE, PHOTS, POSED, POSES, PSOAE, PSOAS, SCATT, SEEDS, SEEKS, SEELS, SEEPS, SEPTA, SEPTS, SETTS, SHITS, SHLEP, SHULS, SKEED, SKEES, SKIDS, SKIED, SKIES, SLEDS, SLEEK, SLEPT, SLUFF, SLUSH, SOAPS, SOKES, SPATE, SPATS, SPEED, SPELT, SPOTS, STAPH, STETS, STIFF, STIME, STOAE, STOAS, STOAT, STOPE, STOPS, STOPT, SUITE, SUITS, TACES, TAPED, TAPES, TASSE, TASTE, TEETH, TESTA, TESTS, TETHS, THESE, THETA, THOSE, THUDS, TIFFS, TOAST, TOPED, TOPEE, TOPES, YIKES, YUCAS