Daily challenge: Thursday, April 9, 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 (37 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

VOEE
RRRH
EOIO
OABO

All 37 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

HORROR, REHIRE

5-letter words (4)

AIRER, BORER, ERROR, HIRER

4-letter words (11)

AERO, BIRR, BOOR, BORE, HERE, HERO, HIRE, HOBO, OBIA, OBOE, OHIA

3-letter words (20)

ABO, AIR, BIO, BOA, BOO, ERE, ERR, HER, HOB, IRE, OBI, OOH, ORE, REE, RHO, RIA, RIB, ROB, ROE, VOE

5x5 grid (270 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OYEEE
TERIL
SNAIU
THELE
TLYAL

All 270 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

EARNESTLY, RELIANTLY, STERILANT, STERILELY

8-letter words (3)

HAIRNETS, LIENTERY, TENAILLE

7-letter words (20)

ALIENEE, ALIENER, EARNEST, ENTERAL, HAIRNET, LEANEST, LEERILY, LIERNES, NEAREST, RELIANT, RIANTLY, SENARII, SHANTEY, STERILE, STERNAL, STYRENE, TEARILY, TENTHLY, TOENAIL, TYRANTS

6-letter words (39)

AERILY, AIREST, AIRILY, ALANTS, ALIENS, EELIER, EERILY, ENTERA, HAILER, HANTLE, HYAENA, LANELY, LAREES, LEALLY, LEANER, LEARNS, LEARNT, LIANES, LIENAL, LIERNE, NAILER, NESTLE, RENAIL, SENARY, SERAIL, SERIAL, SHAIRN, SHALEY, SHANTY, SHEILA, STERNA, TENAIL, TENTHS, THANES, THENAL, THENAR, TYRANT, YEARNS, YENTES

5-letter words (88)

AERIE, AIRNS, ALANE, ALANS, ALANT, ALARY, ALIEN, ALLAY, ALLEY, ALLYL, ANELE, ANTES, ARIEL, EARNS, EERIE, ELANS, ENTER, ERNES, EYRES, EYRIE, HAETS, HAIRY, HANSE, HANTS, HARES, HENRY, HENTS, HYENA, ILEAL, ILIAL, LANES, LAREE, LARES, LEANS, LEANT, LEARN, LEARY, LEERY, LENES, LENSE, LENTO, LIANE, LIENS, NARES, RANEE, RANTS, REEST, RENAL, RENTS, RIANT, RILEY, RILLE, RYOTS, SERAI, SERAL, SHALE, SHALL, SHALY, SHARE, SHARN, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHELL, SHENT, SNAIL, SNARE, SNEER, SNELL, STEAL, STEER, STERE, STERN, TEARY, TENTH, TENTS, TERAI, TERNE, TERNS, THANE, THEIR, THENS, TOYER, TYEES, TYRES, ULANS, YEANS, YEARN, YENTE

4-letter words (116)

AERY, AIRN, AIRY, ALAE, ALAN, ALAR, ALLY, ANES, ANTE, ANTS, ARES, ARIL, EARN, EERY, ELAN, ERNE, ERNS, ETNA, EYEN, EYER, EYES, EYRA, EYRE, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HAIL, HAIR, HALE, HALL, HANT, HARE, HEAL, HEAR, HEIL, HEIR, HELL, HENS, HENT, HYLA, ILEA, ILIA, IRES, LAIR, LANE, LARI, LEAL, LEAN, LEAR, LEER, LENS, LENT, LIAR, LIEN, LIER, LIEU, LILY, LIRA, LIRE, LIRI, LULL, NAIL, NARY, NEAR, NEST, NETS, OYER, OYES, RAIL, RALE, RANT, REAL, REEL, REES, RENT, RESH, REST, RETS, RIAL, RIEL, RILE, RILL, RYES, RYOT, SEAL, SEAR, SEER, SENE, SENT, SERA, SERE, SHEA, STEY, STYE, TEAL, TEAR, TENS, TENT, TERN, TEST, THAE, THAN, THEN, THEY, TOEA, TOES, TYEE, TYER, TYES, TYRE, ULAN, YEAH, YEAN, YEAR, YELL, YENS

6x6 grid (210 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HEINTO
PESTOO
HODHNT
CRRSGY
ARLAEH
ORWHRS

All 210 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

CORSAGES, EARSHOTS, EPHEDRAS, HORDEINS, INTHRALS

7-letter words (25)

CARWASH, CHORALS, CODEINS, CORRALS, CORSAGE, DEPOSIT, DORSERS, EARDROP, EARSHOT, EPHEDRA, EPHORAL, HARDEST, HORDEIN, INTHRAL, ORACHES, PORCHES, REGARDS, RESHOOT, RHYTONS, ROACHED, ROACHES, SARODES, TONGERS, TONIEST, TOOTSIE

6-letter words (51)

ARCHED, ARCHES, ARDORS, CARHOP, CHORAL, CHORDS, CODEIN, CORALS, CORRAL, CORSES, COSIED, DEPOSE, DHOTIS, DORSAL, DORSER, DRAWLS, EPHODS, EPHORS, EPODES, HONIED, HORDES, HORROR, HORSES, HORSEY, LAGERS, LASERS, NITONS, ORACHE, PEDROS, PEISED, POSTIN, RASERS, REGARD, REHASH, RESHOT, RHYTON, SARODE, SARODS, SHEALS, SHEARS, SHOTTS, SNOOTS, SNOOTY, THONGS, THROES, TONGAS, TONGER, TONISH, TOOTHS, WAGERS, WHEALS

5-letter words (129)

ACHED, ACHES, AGERS, ARDOR, AROSE, ARRAS, ARSES, CARDS, CARLS, CARRS, CHEEP, CHEST, CHORD, CHOSE, CODES, COEDS, COPED, COPES, CORAL, CORDS, CORSE, COSIE, DEIST, DHOTI, DOEST, DOPES, DORRS, DORSA, DRAGS, DRAWL, EARLS, EOSIN, EPHOD, EPHOR, EPOCH, EPODE, GASES, GEARS, GERAH, HARDS, HARES, HARLS, HARSH, HEALS, HEARD, HEARS, HEEDS, HEIST, HONGS, HOOTY, HOPED, HOPES, HORAH, HORAL, HORAS, HORDE, HORSE, HOSED, LAGER, LARDS, LARES, LASER, LASES, NITON, NOONS, ORACH, ORALS, PEDRO, PEINS, PEISE, PESTO, PORCH, POSED, POSIT, RAGES, RARES, RASER, RASES, REALS, REARS, REGAL, RESAW, RHEAS, ROACH, ROPED, ROPES, ROSED, ROSIN, SAGER, SAGES, SARDS, SAROD, SAROS, SEALS, SEARS, SEEDS, SEGNO, SERAL, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHEAS, SHOON, SHOOT, SHOTS, SHOTT, SHYER, SNOOT, SNOTS, SNYES, SORAS, SORDS, STIED, STINT, STONY, THONG, THRAW, THROE, TONGA, TONGS, TOONS, TOOTH, TOOTS, TYERS, WAGER, WAGES, WARDS, WARES, WHEAL, YEARS