Daily challenge: Monday, April 13, 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 (111 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	A	L	P
O	N	R	R
Y	H	A	E
V	I	H	T

All 111 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

NARRATE, PLANATE, PREANAL

6-letter words (7)

ARRANT, ERRANT, LANATE, PLANAR, PRATER, RATHER, TARNAL

5-letter words (15)

ARHAT, ATONY, HATER, LANAI, NOTAL, PLANT, PRATE, RATER, RATHE, RERAN, TANTO, TARRE, TERAI, TERRA, TONAL

4-letter words (41)

AHOY, ANAL, ANOA, ANTA, AREA, EARL, EARN, EATH, HAET, HANT, HARE, HARL, HARP, HATE, HATH, HEAR, HEAT, HERL, HERN, HOAR, NOTA, OHIA, PLAN, PLAT, PRAO, PRAT, RANT, RARE, RATE, RATH, RATO, REAR, TAHR, TARE, TARN, TARP, TEAR, TERN, THAE, THAN, TONY

3-letter words (45)

ALP, ANA, ANT, ANY, ARE, ATE, EAR, EAT, ERA, ERN, ERR, ETA, ETH, HAE, HAH, HAT, HER, HET, HON, HOT, HOY, IVY, LAR, LAT, NAE, NAH, NOH, NOT, OAR, OAT, RAH, RAN, RAT, RET, RHO, TAE, TAN, TAO, TAR, TEA, THE, TON, TOY, VIA, YON

5x5 grid (175 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	S	P	O	W
E	O	R	R	U
E	S	S	O	U
W	T	E	W	C
N	O	C	T	U

All 175 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

POETESSES, PROWESSES

8-letter words (3)

OSTEOSES, POSTEENS, PROSECTS

7-letter words (16)

CORPSES, CORSETS, COURSES, CURSORS, POETESS, POSTEEN, PROSECT, PROSSES, PROWESS, PROWEST, SENSORS, SOROSES, SORROWS, TESTEES, WORSENS, WORSETS

6-letter words (33)

CESSES, CONTES, CORPSE, CORSES, CORSET, COSETS, COSSET, COURSE, CURSES, CURSOR, CUTEST, ETWEES, NOSTOC, OCTETS, POROSE, POSSES, POSSET, PROSES, PROSOS, ROSETS, SENORS, SENSOR, SESTET, SOPORS, SORROW, TESTEE, TESTES, TESTON, WORSEN, WORSES, WORSET, WORSTS, WURSTS

5-letter words (53)

CETES, CONTE, CORPS, CORSE, COSEC, COSES, COSET, COSTS, COTES, CURRS, CURSE, CURST, CUTES, ESSES, ETWEE, NESTS, NOSES, NOTES, NOWTS, OCTET, OWSEN, POETS, PONES, POSES, POSSE, POSTS, POURS, PRONE, PROSE, PROSO, PROSS, PROST, PROWS, ROSES, ROSET, SECTS, SENOR, SETON, SONES, SOPOR, STEWS, STOWS, SWOTS, TEENS, TESTS, TWEEN, WEENS, WEEST, WESTS, WONTS, WORSE, WORST, WURST

4-letter words (68)

CESS, CETE, COSS, COST, COTE, COTS, COWS, CURR, CURS, CUTE, EONS, ESES, NESS, NEST, NOES, NOSE, NOTE, NOWS, NOWT, ONES, OSES, OURS, OWES, OWSE, POET, PONE, PONS, POSE, POST, POUR, PROS, PROW, ROES, ROSE, ROWS, SECT, SEEN, SEES, SETS, SEWN, SEWS, SONE, SONS, SOPS, SOUR, STET, STEW, STOW, SWOT, TEEN, TEES, TEST, TETS, TEWS, TOES, TOWN, TOWS, TWEE, TWOS, WEEN, WEES, WEST, WETS, WOES, WONT, WOPS, WOST, WOTS

6x6 grid (86 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 86 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

NONESUCH

7-letter words (9)

COHUNES, IONONES, NONSUCH, PINENES, PINIONS, PINONES, PIONEER, REPINES, THUNDER

6-letter words (22)

COHUNE, CRWTHS, DREICH, ERECTS, FICHUS, IONONE, LINENS, NONUSE, PENNON, PINENE, PINION, PINONS, RECUSE, REPINE, SUNDER, UNDREW, UNHEWN, UNIONS, UNPENS, UNSEWN, WECHTS, WIENER

5-letter words (54)

CERED, COATS, CRWTH, ENDER, ENSUE, ERECT, FEATS, FICHU, FICUS, FIEND, FOCUS, FOHNS, HOCUS, INION, LINEN, LINES, LINNS, LIONS, LOOIE, LOONS, NEONS, NEWER, NEWIE, NONES, NOONS, OATHS, ONION, PEENS, PENES, PENNE, PENNI, PINES, PINON, PIONS, RECTA, RECTO, RENEW, REPIN, SHEOL, SHEWN, SHOAT, SNEER, SNOOL, STOAE, STOIC, UNDEE, UNDER, UNION, UNPEN, UNPIN, UNSEW, WATCH, WECHT, WHENS