Daily challenge: Friday, April 10, 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 (68 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

HFPC
AAIC
HIKN
CMEU

All 68 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

CHAINE, PINKIE

5-letter words (6)

CHAIN, CHIME, HAIKA, HAIKU, HAKIM, UNCIA

4-letter words (33)

AKIN, CHAP, CHIA, CINE, EMIC, FAIN, FAKE, FINE, FINK, HAAF, HAHA, HAIK, HAKE, HIKE, KAIF, KAIN, KINE, MENU, MIEN, MIKE, NEUK, NICK, NIPA, NUKE, PAIK, PAIN, PICK, PIKA, PIKE, PIKI, PINE, PINK, UNCI

3-letter words (27)

AAH, AHA, AIM, AIN, CHI, FIN, HAH, HAP, HIC, HIE, HIM, ICH, ICK, INK, KAF, KEN, KIF, KIN, KIP, KUE, MEN, NIP, PAH, PIA, PIC, PIN, UKE

5x5 grid (320 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EAOEC
ERILH
ASEIN
DPOED
NETIF

All 320 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

NEOTENIES

8-letter words (5)

AIRSPEED, DARIOLES, INEDITED, REEDITED, REPETEND

7-letter words (17)

CEILERS, CHILIES, DARIOLE, DENIERS, DEPOSER, ENDITED, ETOILES, INDITED, INLIERS, PAROLEE, PAROLES, PELORIA, RELINED, RESPADE, SPOILER, TIDIERS, TOILERS

6-letter words (56)

AERIES, CEILER, CHILES, CHINED, CLEPED, DEEPEN, DENIER, DENIES, DEPOSE, DIETED, EASIER, EDILES, EDITED, ENDITE, ETOILE, HELIOS, INDITE, INLIER, LISPED, LISPER, LORIES, NETOPS, OILERS, OILIER, OLEINE, OPERAS, OREADS, OREIDE, PAREOS, PARIES, PAROLE, PEINED, PESADE, RASPED, REAPED, REEDIT, REINED, RELIED, RELIEF, RELINE, REOPEN, REPOSE, RESEED, RESEEN, RESILE, RESPOT, SAPOTE, SEINED, SERAIL, SERAPE, SEREIN, TIDIER, TIDIES, TOILER, TOILES, TOPERS

5-letter words (98)

ADEPT, AERIE, AIOLI, APERS, AREAE, AREAS, ARIEL, ARISE, ASPEN, ASPER, CHIDE, CHIEF, CHIEL, CHILE, CHILI, CHINE, CLEPE, CLEPT, CLINE, DARES, DEEPS, DEERS, DEPOT, EASEL, EDILE, EERIE, ELIDE, ERASE, FETED, FETID, FIEND, HEIRS, HELIO, IDIOT, INDIE, IRADE, LIARS, LIERS, LINED, LIRAS, LORES, LORIS, NEEPS, NETOP, OILER, OLEIN, OLEOS, OLIOS, OPERA, OPTED, OREAD, ORIEL, OSIER, PAREO, PARES, PARIS, PAROL, PARSE, PASEO, PEISE, PENDS, PEREA, PERIL, PERIS, PERSE, POIND, POSER, RAISE, RAPED, RAPES, READS, REAPS, REOIL, REPOS, REPOT, RESEE, RILES, ROLES, SAREE, SEINE, SERAI, SIREE, SPADE, SPARE, SPEED, SPEIL, SPEIR, SPEND, SPOIL, TEIND, TENDS, TEPAS, TEPEE, TOILE, TOPED, TOPEE, TOPER, TOPES

4-letter words (143)

AERO, AIRS, APED, APER, APES, APSE, AREA, ARES, ARIA, ARIL, ARSE, ASEA, CEIL, CHID, CHIN, DAPS, DARE, DEEP, DEER, DEES, DEFI, DEIL, DIEL, DIES, DIET, DINE, DITE, EARS, EASE, EDIT, EIDE, ELHI, ENDS, EPEE, EPOS, ERAS, FEEL, FEES, FEND, FETE, HEIL, HEIR, HELO, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HILI, HIND, ILIA, IRES, LECH, LEET, LEIS, LEPT, LIAR, LIED, LIEF, LIEN, LIER, LIES, LINE, LIRA, LIRE, LISP, LORE, NEEP, NEIF, NIDE, NIDI, OARS, OLEO, OLES, OLIO, OPED, OPEN, OPES, ORAD, ORES, OSAR, PADS, PARA, PARE, PARS, PASE, PEDS, PEED, PEEN, PEIN, PELE, PEND, PERI, PESO, POET, POSE, RADS, RAIL, RAPE, RAPS, RAPT, RASE, RASP, READ, REAP, REED, REEF, REES, REIN, REIS, REPO, REPS, RIEL, RILE, RISE, ROIL, ROLE, SADE, SARI, SEAR, SEED, SEEN, SEER, SEPT, SERA, SERE, SILO, SIRE, SOIL, SPAE, SPAR, SPED, SPOT, TEDS, TEEL, TEES, TEND, TEPA, TIDE, TIED, TOED, TOES, TOIL, TOPE, TOPS

6x6 grid (242 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

BGYSTS
ONOTDE
ASNPEH
IRITTI
SANEIH
LDASAA

All 242 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ISOGONIES

8-letter words (10)

ANTISNOB, DAINTIES, INSETTED, OSTEITIS, RIPOSTED, RIPOSTES, SANITIES, SANITISE, TENIASIS, TONTINES

7-letter words (35)

ANOPIAS, ANTIAIR, ANTIARS, ANTIPOT, ARIETTE, ARSINES, DAIRIES, DAISIES, DEITIES, DEPOSIT, INTENDS, ISOGONY, LAITIES, PETITES, PIRANAS, PONTINE, POSITED, RAISINS, RIPOSTE, RIPOSTS, SAINTED, SANDALS, SANSEIS, SANTIRS, SENDALS, SETTEES, SIENITE, SLAINTE, SLANTED, SONNIES, SOPITED, SOPITES, TIEPINS, TITIANS, TONTINE

6-letter words (78)

ANNOYS, ANOPIA, ANTEED, ANTIAR, ARSINE, ARSINO, ASANAS, BONGOS, BONNIE, BONSAI, DAINTY, DEPOTS, DETENT, GNOSIS, INTEND, IRITIS, ISLAND, ISOGON, LARINE, NAIADS, NARIAL, NARINE, NASIAL, NETTED, NINONS, OPINES, PETITE, PETTED, PINNAS, PINONS, PINOTS, PINTOS, PIRANA, PITIES, PITTED, PONIES, PONTES, POSIES, POSTED, POTTED, PTISAN, PTOSIS, RAISIN, RANTED, RIPOST, SAINTS, SAITHE, SANDAL, SANIES, SANNOP, SANSEI, SANTIR, SARANS, SARINS, SENDAL, SENITI, SETTEE, SITTEN, SNIPED, SONARS, SONSIE, SOPITE, SOTTED, STEEDS, STOPED, TEINDS, TENIAS, TENTED, TEPOYS, TIARAS, TIEPIN, TINEAS, TINTED, TISANE, TITHED, TITHES, TITIAN, TOPEES

5-letter words (118)

AIRNS, ANNOY, ANSAE, ANTED, ANTES, ANTIS, ARIAS, ARSIS, ARSON, ASANA, BOARS, BONGO, BOSON, DARNS, DEETS, DEPOT, DEPTH, ENTIA, ETNAS, GNARS, GONIA, HEEDS, HESTS, INSET, INTIS, LAIRS, LANDS, LANES, LARIS, NADAS, NAIAD, NAIRA, NARIS, NINES, NINNY, NINON, NITES, NONAS, NOTED, OASIS, OPINE, OPTED, PEDES, PETIT, PETTI, PIANS, PINAS, PINES, PINNA, PINNY, PINON, PINOT, PINTO, PINTS, PIRNS, PISOS, POSIT, POSTS, POTSY, RAIAS, RAINS, RANDS, RANGY, RANIS, RIALS, RIANT, RINDS, RINSE, RIPED, RITES, SAINS, SAINT, SAITH, SANDS, SANES, SARAN, SARIN, SARIS, SEEDS, SENDS, SENTE, SENTI, SETTS, SIALS, SINES, SIPED, SISAL, SITED, SITES, SLAIN, SLANT, SNIPE, SNOTS, SOARS, SONAR, SONNY, STEED, STEEP, STOGY, STONY, STOPE, STOPT, TEETH, TEIND, TENDS, TENIA, TEPOY, TIARA, TINEA, TINES, TINNY, TINTS, TITHE, TITIS, TOPED, TOPEE, TOPIS, YONIS