Daily challenge: Sunday, April 12, 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 (34 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	O	A	N
B	V	M	H
N	H	N	N
R	S	O	L

All 34 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

NONMAN

4-letter words (9)

HAVE, HONS, MHOS, MOAN, MOVE, NAVE, NOSH, RHOS, SHMO

3-letter words (24)

AVE, AVO, BOA, HAM, HAO, HON, MAN, MHO, MOA, MOB, NAH, NAM, NOH, NOS, OBE, OHM, OHS, ONS, OVA, RHO, SOL, SON, VAN, VOE

5x5 grid (129 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	F	N	P	I
Y	H	I	M	D
A	C	L	D	A
S	A	W	G	N
M	D	N	D	H

All 129 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

MIDLANDS

7-letter words (6)

CHASMAL, CHIMLAS, DAMNIFY, DANDIFY, MIDLAND, SHIPMAN

6-letter words (11)

ADIPIC, ALIDAD, CALIFS, CHIMLA, DACHAS, GLANDS, LIMPID, NACHAS, NICADS, SALIFY, WANGAN

5-letter words (35)

ALCID, ALIFS, AMNIC, CALIF, CHASM, CHAYS, CHILD, CHIMP, CLADS, CLAMS, CLANG, DACHA, FILCH, GADDI, GAMIC, GAMIN, GLADS, GLAND, LANDS, LIMAN, LIPID, MACHS, MALIC, MICAS, MILCH, NICAD, PICAL, PICAS, PILAW, SALIC, SALMI, SANGA, SANGH, SCALD, WANDS

4-letter words (76)

AAHS, ACHY, ACID, ALGA, ALIF, ALMA, AMID, AMIN, ANDS, ANGA, ASCI, CADS, CALM, CAMS, CASA, CAYS, CHAY, CHID, CHIN, CHIP, CLAD, CLAM, CLAN, CLAW, CLIP, DAMN, DAMP, DAMS, DANG, DAWN, FILA, FILM, GADI, GAMP, GLAD, GLIM, GNAW, HAYS, HILA, ICHS, IMID, IMPI, LACS, LACY, LADS, LAMS, LAND, LANG, LAWN, LICH, LIMA, LIMN, LIMP, MACH, MACS, MADS, MALM, MAWN, MICA, MILD, PICA, PICS, PIMA, SAND, SANG, SAWN, SAYS, SCAD, SCAM, SCAN, SHAY, SHIM, SHIN, SHIP, WADS, WAND

6x6 grid (120 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

T	I	G	R	R	G
W	L	L	E	H	E
N	E	E	T	F	H
C	O	Qu	D	G	E
N	E	D	S	T	R
T	C	N	D	G	A

All 120 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

FERRELLED

8-letter words (5)

CONTENDS, FERRELED, FERRETED, REFELLED, REFEREED

7-letter words (9)

CONTEND, DETERGE, GARGETS, QUELLED, QUELLER, REFEEDS, REFEREE, TWEETER, TWILLED

6-letter words (48)

CELLED, CODENS, COQUET, DOCENT, ELEGIT, ENCODE, FELLED, FELTED, FERREL, FERRET, GARGET, GELLED, GILLED, GILLER, GLEEDS, GREEDS, HEFTED, HEFTER, HELLED, LEDGER, LILTED, NEONED, NOCENT, OCELLI, REFEED, REFEEL, REFELL, REFELT, REGILT, REGLET, REHEEL, RETAGS, RETELL, TELLER, TENDON, TILLED, TILLER, TILTED, TILTER, TWEEDS, WELLED, WELTED, WELTER, WIGLET, WILLED, WILLER, WILLET, WILTED

5-letter words (57)

CELLI, CODEC, CODEN, COEDS, CONED, CONTE, DETER, DOETH, DONEE, EDGER, EGRET, ETHER, FEEDS, FETED, GELEE, GLEDS, GLEED, GLEET, GRATE, GREED, GREET, HEEDS, ILLER, LEDGE, LEGIT, LEONE, LETHE, LIGER, NEEDS, NONCE, NONET, QUEEN, QUEER, QUELL, QUODS, REEDS, REFEL, REFER, RELET, RELIT, RETAG, STARE, TARGE, TENDS, TENON, TERGA, THERE, THREE, TIGER, TILED, TILER, TILTH, TWEED, TWEET, TWILL, WEEDS, WILED