Daily challenge: Wednesday, April 1, 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 (149 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

C	O	A	S
P	I	O	N
Y	N	A	C
A	R	I	W

All 149 words in this grid

7-letter words (5)

CANONIC, CANONRY, COONCAN, OCARINA, WANIONS

6-letter words (17)

ACINAR, ACINIC, ANIONS, ARNICA, CAIRNY, CANARY, CANONS, CARINA, ICONIC, PIANIC, PIANOS, PINONS, PIONIC, PYRANS, RACONS, SNOOPY, WANION

5-letter words (33)

ACINI, ANCON, ANION, ANOAS, CAIRN, CANON, CANSO, CARNY, CIONS, CONIC, COONS, ICONS, INION, IONIC, NAIRA, NANAS, NARIC, NONAS, PIANO, PIANS, PINON, PIONS, POONS, PYRAN, PYRIC, RACON, RAIAS, RAINY, RAWIN, SNOOP, SONAR, SONIC, WINOS

4-letter words (54)

AIRN, AIRY, ANAS, ANOA, ANON, ANSA, ARIA, AYIN, CAIN, CANS, CARN, CIAO, CION, COIN, CONI, CONS, CONY, COON, COOP, COOS, COPY, ICON, INIA, IONS, NANA, NANS, NAOI, NAOS, NARY, NONA, PIAN, PIAS, PINA, PINY, PION, POON, PYIC, PYIN, RAIA, RAIN, RANI, SAIN, SNAW, SOAR, WAIN, WAIR, WANS, WANY, WARN, WARY, WINO, WINY, WIRY, YARN

3-letter words (40)

AIN, AIR, ANA, ANI, ANY, CAN, CAR, CAW, CON, COO, COP, COS, ION, NAN, NAW, NAY, NIP, NOO, NOS, OAR, OCA, ONS, PIA, PIC, PIN, POI, PYA, RAN, RAW, RAY, RIA, RIN, RYA, SON, WAN, WAR, WIN, YAR, YIN, YIP

5x5 grid (161 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

C	A	M	D	R
R	T	L	I	O
F	H	L	T	F
R	L	U	S	T
F	T	N	O	A

All 161 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

RIDOTTOS

7-letter words (3)

DILUTOR, RIDOTTO, THRALLS

6-letter words (10)

CALIFS, CALLUS, DITTOS, DRIFTS, DRILLS, DROITS, OUTSAT, TALLIT, THRALL, ULTIMA

5-letter words (49)

ALIFS, AMIDO, ASTIR, CALIF, CALLS, DILLS, DITTO, DOITS, DRIFT, DRILL, DROIT, FILAR, FILLS, FILTH, FIORD, FOILS, HULLS, LIFTS, LILAC, LILTS, LIROT, MALLS, MALTS, MILLS, MILTS, MITTS, NULLS, OTTOS, RIFTS, RILLS, RIOTS, ROILS, ROTLS, SNOUT, STILL, STILT, STOUT, STULL, STUNT, SUTTA, TILLS, TILTH, TOAST, TOFTS, TOILS, TONUS, TOUTS, TUTOR, ULTRA

4-letter words (98)

ALIF, ALIT, ALLS, ALTO, ALTS, AMID, AMIR, CALL, CALM, CART, CRAM, DILL, DITS, DOIT, DOTS, FIDO, FILA, FILL, FILM, FILS, FITS, FLUS, FOIL, FORD, FRAT, HULL, HUNS, HUNT, HUTS, ILLS, LATH, LIDO, LIFT, LILT, LIMA, LITS, LITU, LULL, LUNT, LUST, MALL, MALT, MARC, MART, MATH, MILD, MILL, MILS, MILT, MITT, NOTA, NOUS, NULL, NUTS, OAST, OATS, OILS, ONUS, OTTO, OUST, OUTS, RAMI, RATH, RHUS, RIFS, RIFT, RILL, RIOT, ROIL, ROTI, ROTL, ROTS, SLID, SLIM, SLIT, SLUT, SNOT, SOUL, STIR, STOA, STUN, TALI, TALL, TAOS, THUS, TILL, TILS, TILT, TIRO, TOFT, TOIL, TONS, TORI, TOST, TOUT, TRAM, TUNS, TUTS

6x6 grid (119 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	T	Qu	I	Y	C
O	S	T	T	S	E
E	B	C	I	D	U
I	P	E	W	M	I
E	V	D	E	L	H
N	M	D	N	N	S

All 119 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SLEEPIEST

8-letter words (3)

DELIMITS, TIMIDEST, WEEPIEST

7-letter words (10)

DECIDES, DEEPEST, DELIMIT, DEMISED, DIMWITS, ENDWISE, LEWDEST, PEEWITS, WEDELNS, WEEPIES

6-letter words (33)

BEDELS, BEVIES, CYSTIC, DECIDE, DEEPEN, DEMISE, DEMITS, DIMITY, DIMWIT, DITTOS, DWEEBS, EDICTS, ELIDES, ENVIES, IMIDES, LIMENS, LIMITS, MUSICS, PEEWIT, PEISED, PEWITS, SEDILE, SIMILE, SLEEVE, SLEWED, SLIDES, SLIMED, SOBEIT, TOBIES, WEDELN, WEDELS, WEEPIE, WIDEST

5-letter words (72)

BEDEL, BEDEW, BESOT, BIPED, BOTTS, CEDED, CEDIS, CEPES, CESTI, DEBTS, DEIST, DEITY, DEMIT, DEWED, DICED, DICTY, DITSY, DITTO, DITTY, DUSTY, DWEEB, EBONS, EDICT, EDILE, EDITS, ELIDE, EMITS, HIDES, IMIDE, IMIDS, LEWIS, LIMED, LIMEN, LIMIT, LWEIS, MEWED, MEWLS, MIDIS, MIDST, MISTY, MITIS, MITTS, MUSED, MUSIC, MUSTY, NEWIE, PEELS, PEENS, PEISE, PEONS, PESTO, PEWIT, QUITS, SEDUM, SIEVE, SLEEP, SLIDE, SLIME, STIED, STIME, STYED, TIDES, TIMED, TIMID, TITIS, VIBES, WEDEL, WEENS, WELSH, WIDES, WISED, WITTY