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)

WOTE
SHER
ATSI
LOAW

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)

NDHOS
ASNRI
HURRH
IERSA
ENRTL

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)

GNTNSF
PODCRN
ESHGFG
WKKDON
TIHIHO
NTDONI

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