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)
| V | O | E | E |
| R | R | R | H |
| E | O | I | O |
| O | A | B | O |
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)
| O | Y | E | E | E |
| T | E | R | I | L |
| S | N | A | I | U |
| T | H | E | L | E |
| T | L | Y | A | L |
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)
| H | E | I | N | T | O |
| P | E | S | T | O | O |
| H | O | D | H | N | T |
| C | R | R | S | G | Y |
| A | R | L | A | E | H |
| O | R | W | H | R | S |
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