Daily challenge: Tuesday, April 7, 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 (124 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ULNS
REEP
RNFB
FITA

All 124 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FERRULES

7-letter words (4)

BENEFIT, FERRULE, FERULES, REFINES

6-letter words (6)

ELUENT, ENTIRE, FERINE, FERULE, REFINE, RELENT

5-letter words (28)

ABELE, AFIRE, BEFIT, ERNES, FIFER, FIFES, FINER, FINES, FIRER, FREES, INFER, LENES, LENSE, LURER, NEEPS, PEENS, REFEL, REFIT, RIFER, RULER, RULES, SENTI, SNEER, SPEEL, SPEER, SPENT, TABES, TINES

4-letter words (47)

BEEF, BEEN, BEER, BENE, BENS, BENT, ERNE, FEEL, FEES, FENS, FERN, FIFE, FINE, FIRE, FIRN, FREE, FRIT, LEER, LEES, LEFT, LENS, LENT, LURE, NEEP, NENE, PEEL, PEEN, PEER, PELE, PENS, PENT, REEF, REEL, REES, REFT, RENT, RIFE, RIFT, RUER, RULE, SEEL, SEEN, SEER, SENE, SENT, TINE, TIRE

3-letter words (38)

AFT, BAT, BEE, BEL, BEN, EEL, EFT, ENS, ERN, ERR, FAT, FEE, FEN, FER, FEU, FIN, FIR, FIT, IRE, LEE, LEU, NEB, NEE, NIT, PEE, PEN, PES, REE, REF, RIF, RIN, RUE, SEE, SEL, SEN, TAB, TIN, URN

5x5 grid (173 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OOODR
EFSND
EELEO
OOMIW
ZEENC

All 173 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CINEOLES

7-letter words (5)

CINEOLE, CINEOLS, DELIMES, LINEMEN, ONESELF

6-letter words (17)

CINEOL, DELIME, DOWELS, EMENDS, FELINE, FLENSE, LIMENS, LOMEIN, MOLIES, MOLINE, NOOSED, OILMEN, OLEINE, SLIMED, SNOWED, SODDEN, ZOOMED

5-letter words (53)

CIONS, DEILS, DELES, DELFS, DEMES, DENSE, DOSED, DOWEL, DOWIE, ELEMI, EMEND, ENDOW, FEELS, FEMES, FLIED, FLIES, FLOES, FONDS, FOODS, LENDS, LENOS, LENSE, LIENS, LIMED, LIMEN, LIMES, LIONS, MELEE, MELIC, MENDS, MENSE, MESNE, MESON, MIENS, MILES, MOLES, NEWIE, NODES, NOELS, NOILS, NOOSE, NOSED, OILED, OLEIC, OLEIN, OMENS, SEINE, SEMEN, SLIME, SONDE, WENDS, WILED, WILES

4-letter words (97)

CINE, CION, DEIL, DELE, DELF, DELI, DELS, DEME, DEMO, DENS, DOES, DONE, DONS, DOSE, DOWN, EDDO, EELS, ELSE, EMES, EMIC, ENDS, ENOW, EONS, FEEL, FEES, FEME, FLED, FLEE, FLEW, FLIC, FLOE, FOND, FONS, FOOD, IONS, LEND, LENO, LENS, LIED, LIEN, LIES, LIME, LIMN, LIMO, LINE, LION, MELS, MEND, MENO, MEOW, MIEN, MILE, MILO, MILS, MINE, MOLE, MOLS, MOZO, NEEM, NILS, NODE, NODS, NOEL, NOES, NOIL, NOSE, ODDS, ODES, OILS, OLEO, OLES, OLIO, OMEN, ONES, OOZE, OWED, OWES, SELF, SEME, SEMI, SEND, SEWN, SLED, SLEW, SLIM, SLOE, SNED, SNOW, SONE, SOON, WEND, WENS, WILE, WINE, WOES, WONS, ZOOM

6x6 grid (176 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HSCYST
KSSMKW
RICHMH
ENSDRW
STETRT
SSRDNI

All 176 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

INDENTERS, INSERTERS, REINSERTS

8-letter words (12)

CISTERNS, DRESSERS, INDENTER, INSERTER, INTENSER, INTRENCH, KIESTERS, REINSERT, REINTERS, RESTRESS, RETRENCH, STERNEST

7-letter words (27)

CISTERN, DENIERS, DESIRES, DRESSER, ENTERIC, INDENES, INDENTS, INSERTS, INTENSE, INTENTS, KIESTER, NESTERS, REINTER, RENESTS, RENTERS, RESTERS, RINSERS, SEINERS, SEISERS, SERINES, SINTERS, SISTERS, STERNER, TENTERS, TESTERS, TINDERS, TINTERS

6-letter words (70)

DENIER, DENIES, DENSER, DESIRE, DETERS, DRENCH, ENRICH, ENTERS, ESTERS, ESTRIN, INDENE, INDENT, INERTS, INSERT, INSETS, INTENT, INTERS, KIRNED, KIRSCH, KRISES, NESSES, NESTED, NESTER, REINED, RENEST, RENTED, RENTER, RENTES, RESINS, RESTED, RESTER, RETEST, RINDED, RINSED, RINSER, RINSES, RISERS, SEINED, SEINER, SEINES, SEISED, SEISER, SEISES, SEISMS, SENSED, SENSES, SERINE, SERINS, SINTER, SIRENS, SISTER, SKIERS, STEINS, STENCH, STERIC, STERNS, STRESS, TENETS, TENSED, TENSER, TENSES, TENTER, TERNES, TESTER, TESTES, TINDER, TINTED, TINTER, TRENCH, TSETSE

5-letter words (64)

CINES, CIRES, CISSY, CISTS, DENES, DENSE, DENTS, DETER, DRESS, DREST, ENTER, ERNES, ESSES, ESTER, INERT, INSET, INTER, KIERS, KINES, KIRNS, KISSY, KISTS, NEIST, NERTS, NESTS, REINS, RENTE, RENTS, RESIN, RESTS, RINSE, RISEN, RISER, RISES, RISKS, SEINE, SEISE, SEISM, SENSE, SENTE, SERIN, SINES, SIREN, SIRES, SISES, SISSY, SKIER, SKIES, SKINS, SKINT, SNEDS, STEIN, STERN, STETS, TENCH, TENET, TENSE, TENTS, TERNE, TERNS, TESTS, TINTS, TRESS, TRETS