Daily challenge: Monday, April 6, 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 (115 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	A	G	S
S	P	H	E
T	F	I	A
F	W	O	D

All 115 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

SAPHEAD

6-letter words (5)

PHAGES, SHADOW, SHIFTS, STAGES, STAPHS

5-letter words (18)

AHEAD, APHID, DOWIE, GHAST, GHATS, PAGES, PHAGE, SAGES, SAPID, SEIFS, SHIFT, SHIPS, SPAHI, SPIES, SPIFF, STAGE, STAGS, STAPH

4-letter words (41)

AGES, AGHA, DAHS, DIES, DIPS, DIPT, DOFF, FIDO, GAPS, GASP, GAST, GATS, GHAT, HAES, HAGS, HAPS, HASP, HAST, HATS, HEAD, HIES, HIPS, PAGE, PAST, PATS, PFFT, PHAT, PIES, SAGE, SAGS, SEIF, SHAD, SHAG, SHAT, SHEA, SHIP, SPAT, STAG, TAGS, TAPS, WOAD

3-letter words (50)

ADO, AGE, AHA, AID, APT, ASP, DAH, DIE, DIP, DOW, FID, FIE, GAP, GAS, GAT, GHI, HAD, HAE, HAG, HAO, HAP, HAS, HAT, HES, HID, HIE, HIP, IFF, IFS, OFF, OFT, PAH, PAS, PAT, PHI, PIA, PIE, SAG, SAP, SAT, SEA, SEG, SEI, SHA, SHE, SPA, TAG, TAP, TAS, TWO

5x5 grid (109 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

C	I	T	P	I
T	A	I	E	O
F	I	T	O	H
A	Y	A	E	N
N	H	A	S	O

All 109 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

CITATIONS, SATIATION

8-letter words (1)

CITATION

7-letter words (5)

CATIONS, OPIATES, OPTIONS, PETITES, SATIATE

6-letter words (16)

ATONES, CATION, CITIFY, NOETIC, NOTATE, NOTIFY, OPIATE, OPTION, OTITIC, PEONES, PETITE, PIETAS, PITONS, POETIC, TAFIAS, TITIAN

5-letter words (26)

AEONS, ATONE, CATES, FATES, HATES, HONES, HOOTY, IOTAS, NOTES, OATEN, ONSET, OPTIC, PEONS, PETIT, PIETA, PIETY, PIONS, PITAS, PITON, POONS, SETON, SNOOP, TACIT, TAFIA, TATES, TONES

4-letter words (59)

AEON, ASEA, ATES, AYAH, CATE, CITE, EONS, ETAS, ETIC, FACT, FATE, FIAT, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HAFT, HATE, HEAT, HENS, HOES, HONE, HONS, HOOP, HOOT, HOPE, HYTE, IONS, IOTA, NAIF, NEAT, NOES, NOSE, NOTA, NOTE, ONES, PEON, PION, PITA, PITY, POET, POOH, POON, SATE, SATI, SEAT, SETA, SNOT, SONE, TACT, TATE, TEAS, TENS, TIPI, TITI, TOEA, TOES, TOIT, TONE, TONS

6x6 grid (93 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	K	Qu	A	H	E
L	J	W	T	C	U
N	E	B	O	I	N
T	W	R	V	E	O
T	D	B	N	D	E
H	C	T	N	A	E

All 93 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

ADVOCATION

9-letter words (1)

EVOCATION

8-letter words (4)

COVENANT, DEVOTION, HACIENDA, VOCATION

7-letter words (10)

CORVINE, DEVOICE, EROTICA, EVICTOR, NERVINE, NEWBORN, REWOVEN, TACNODE, TORNADO, UNICORN

6-letter words (28)

ACNODE, ACTION, ACTIVE, ADVENT, ADVICE, AEONIC, BOVINE, BROCHE, CATION, CHAWER, COINED, CORBEL, CORNED, CORVEE, DEVICE, DROVED, EDENIC, ENCORE, ENROBE, EROTIC, EVINCE, HECTOR, NERVED, REWOVE, ROTCHE, THAWER, VENDEE, VICTOR

5-letter words (49)

ACNED, ACORN, ACTIN, ACTOR, BOCHE, BORNE, BOTCH, BOWEL, BOWER, BRENT, BROTH, COVED, COVEN, COVIN, COWER, DEICE, DONEE, DROIT, DROVE, ENVOI, EVICT, NERVE, NICHE, NUCHA, OBJET, OVINE, ROTCH, ROVED, ROVEN, ROWEL, ROWEN, ROWTH, TACHE, TAWER, TERNE, THECA, TINED, TOWEL, TOWER, VENAE, VENUE, VINCA, VINED, VOICE, VOWEL, VOWER, WATCH, WOVEN, WROTH