Daily challenge: Thursday, April 2, 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 (304 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| W | O | T | E |
| S | H | E | R |
| A | T | S | I |
| L | O | A | W |
All 304 words in this grid
8-letter words (4)
ASTERIAS, ISOTHERE, LOATHERS, WATERISH
7-letter words (17)
ASTERIA, HALTERE, HALTERS, ISOLATE, LASHERS, LASTERS, LATHERS, LOATHER, LOATHES, RESHOWS, RETESTS, SALTERS, SWATHER, THEISTS, THERETO, WAISTER, WHERETO
6-letter words (46)
AIREST, AIRTHS, ALTERS, ASTERS, ETHERS, HALTER, HASTES, HATERS, HEISTS, HERETO, HOSTAS, LASHER, LASHES, LASTER, LATHER, LATHES, LOATHE, LOTAHS, OATERS, OTHERS, REESTS, RESHOT, RESHOW, RETEST, RIATAS, SALTER, SHEERS, SHOERS, SHOTES, SHTETL, SOLATE, STAIRS, STEERS, SWATHE, SWATHS, THEIRS, THEIST, THETAS, TOSHES, TOWHEE, TRISTE, WAISTS, WASHER, WASTER, WATERS, WISHER
5-letter words (83)
AIRTH, ALTER, ALTHO, ALTOS, ASHES, ASTER, ATLAS, ETHER, ETHOS, HALOS, HALTS, HASTE, HATER, HATES, HEIRS, HEIST, HESTS, HOERS, HOSTA, HOSTS, LASTS, LATER, LATHE, LATHS, LOATH, LOSER, LOTAH, LOTAS, OASTS, OATER, OATHS, OSIER, OTHER, REEST, RESAW, RESTS, RIATA, SALTS, SATES, SETAL, SHALT, SHEER, SHEET, SHOER, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOWS, SIREE, SOTHS, STAIR, STASH, STEER, STERE, STOAI, STOAS, SWATH, SWATS, TAWIE, TAWSE, TEETH, TERSE, TESTA, TESTS, TETHS, THEIR, THERE, THETA, TOLAS, TREES, TRETS, TRIES, WAIRS, WAIST, WASTE, WASTS, WATER, WHATS, WHERE, WHETS, WIRES, WISER, WISHA, WISTS
4-letter words (92)
AIRS, AIRT, ALTO, ALTS, ATES, ERST, ETAS, ETHS, HALO, HALT, HAST, HATE, HATS, HEIR, HERE, HERS, HEST, HETS, HOER, HOES, HOST, HOWS, IRES, LASH, LAST, LATE, LATH, LATS, LOSE, LOST, LOTA, LOTH, LOTS, OAST, OATH, OATS, REES, REIS, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, RIAS, RISE, SALT, SATE, SEER, SERE, SETA, SETS, SHAT, SHES, SHOE, SHOT, SHOW, SIRE, SOLA, SOTH, SOTS, STAW, STET, STOA, SWAT, SWOT, TAOS, TAWS, TEES, TEST, TETH, TETS, THAT, THEE, TOES, TOLA, TOSH, TOST, TOWS, TREE, TRET, WAIR, WASH, WAST, WATS, WHAT, WHEE, WHET, WIRE, WISE, WISH, WIST, WOES, WOST
3-letter words (62)
AIR, AIS, ALT, ASH, ATE, ERE, ERS, ETA, ETH, HAO, HAS, HAT, HER, HES, HET, HOE, HOT, HOW, IRE, LAS, LAT, LOT, OAT, OES, OHS, OSE, REE, REI, RES, RET, RIA, SAL, SAT, SAW, SEE, SEI, SER, SET, SHA, SHE, SIR, SOL, SOT, SOW, SRI, TAO, TAS, TAW, TEE, TET, THE, THO, TOE, TOW, WAS, WAT, WHA, WHO, WIS, WOE, WOS, WOT
5x5 grid (136 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | D | H | O | S |
| A | S | N | R | I |
| H | U | R | R | H |
| I | E | R | S | A |
| E | N | R | T | L |
All 136 words in this grid
7-letter words (10)
DASHEEN, DASHERS, DASHIER, HURRAHS, RUINERS, RUSHERS, RUSHIER, SHERRIS, SHINERS, SIRRAHS
6-letter words (21)
ASHIER, DASHER, HONDAS, HURRAH, INERTS, INRUSH, ONRUSH, REHASH, RERUNS, RUINER, RUSHEE, RUSHER, SHARNS, SHIERS, SHINER, SHIRRS, SIRRAH, SIRRAS, SIRREE, SURRAS, USHERS
5-letter words (40)
ARRIS, ASHEN, AUREI, DASHI, HALTS, HANDS, HERNS, HONDA, HORNS, HURST, HURTS, INERT, IRONS, LARIS, NERTS, NOIRS, NORIS, ORRIS, RERUN, RUERS, SARIS, SHALT, SHARN, SHEEN, SHIER, SHINE, SHIRR, SHORN, SHRIS, SIRRA, SORNS, SUERS, SURER, SURRA, TAHRS, TARNS, TARRE, TREEN, TRUER, USHER
4-letter words (65)
ALTS, ANDS, DAHS, DASH, ERNE, ERNS, ERRS, ERST, HALT, HAND, HASH, HAST, HATS, HERN, HERS, HONS, HORN, HUNH, HUNS, HURT, HUSH, IONS, IRON, LARI, LARS, LASH, LAST, LATS, NOIR, NORI, ONUS, ORRA, RASH, RATS, REIN, RHOS, RUER, RUIN, RUNS, RUSH, SALT, SAND, SARI, SHAD, SHAT, SHIN, SHRI, SHUN, SIRS, SLAT, SONS, SORI, SORN, SRIS, STAR, SUER, SURE, TAHR, TARN, TARS, TREE, TRUE, TSAR, URNS, URSA
6x6 grid (24 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| G | N | T | N | S | F |
| P | O | D | C | R | N |
| E | S | H | G | F | G |
| W | K | K | D | O | N |
| T | I | H | I | H | O |
| N | T | D | O | N | I |
All 24 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
DOESKIN
6-letter words (4)
FOGDOG, SKIDOO, WESKIT, WITHIN
5-letter words (19)
CHOPS, CHOSE, DIKES, DOPES, HIKES, HOPES, INION, IODIN, KIKES, NOTCH, ONION, PEKIN, PEWIT, PONDS, SKINT, SWITH, TIKES, TOPES, WIDTH