Daily challenge: Tuesday, April 14, 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 (54 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

RRAO
AAOA
TBRU
WTHL

All 54 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ARAROBA

6-letter words (4)

ARROBA, AURORA, TABOUR, THROAT

5-letter words (9)

ABORT, ARBOR, AURAR, BOART, RABAT, TABOO, TABOR, THROB, THURL

4-letter words (16)

AURA, BATT, BOAR, BOAT, BORA, BORT, BRAT, BROO, HURL, HURT, ORRA, ROAR, TARO, TART, THRO, THRU

3-letter words (24)

ABA, ABO, ARB, ART, ATT, BAA, BAR, BAT, BOA, BOO, BRA, BRO, OAR, OAT, ORA, ORB, ORT, OUR, RAT, ROB, TAB, TAO, TAR, URB

5x5 grid (338 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

HNNPS
USEOP
TODAM
IGIRE
BCUEH

All 338 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

GUERIDONS, OUTGUIDES

8-letter words (10)

DAPSONES, GUERDONS, GUERIDON, IDONEOUS, OUTGUIDE, PEDICURE, READOUTS, REMAPPED, SPADONES, STODGIER

7-letter words (22)

AERUGOS, APODOUS, ARIDEST, CURIOUS, DAEMONS, DAPSONE, GUERDON, GUIDONS, HEADIER, HEIRDOM, HERIOTS, MAIDENS, NOMADIC, PARDONS, PODGIER, POMADES, READOUT, SEDGIER, SHUNNED, SPARIDS, STUNNED, UREIDES

6-letter words (55)

AERUGO, ARIOSE, BIGOTS, CURIAE, CURIOS, DAEMON, DEARIE, DIGITS, EDGIER, ERUGOS, GUIDES, GUIDON, HERDIC, HERIOT, HERMAE, HERMAI, IRADES, MAIDEN, MAPPED, MERDES, MODEST, MOPEDS, MOPPED, NODOSE, NODOUS, NOMADS, ODEONS, ODIOUS, PAEONS, PARDIE, PARDON, POMADE, RADIOS, RADOME, RADONS, RAPPED, RAPPEN, REMADE, REMAPS, RUGOSE, RUGOUS, SEADOG, SEAMER, SNEAPS, SOIREE, SOPPED, SPADES, SPARID, SPODES, STOGIE, SUNNED, TOUSED, TUNNED, UNSEAM, UREIDE

5-letter words (95)

ADIEU, ADIOS, AEONS, AERIE, AIDES, AMEER, APODS, AREIC, BIGOT, CURDS, CURIA, CURIE, CURIO, DAMPS, DARIC, DEAIR, DIGIT, DOEST, DOGIE, DOITS, DONNE, DOPES, DOUSE, DREAM, EIDOS, ERUGO, GIRDS, GOUTS, GUIDE, GUIDS, HEADS, HEAPS, HEARD, HEMPS, HERDS, HERMA, ICIER, IODIC, IRADE, MADRE, MAIDS, MEADS, MERDE, MODES, MOPED, MOPES, NEAPS, NEONS, NODES, NOMAD, ODEON, OPENS, PADRE, PADRI, PAEON, PARDI, PARDS, PAREU, PEONS, PESTO, PODIA, POMPS, PONES, POPES, PSOAE, PSOAI, RADIO, RADON, RAIDS, RAMEE, RAMPS, READS, REAPS, REHEM, REMAP, RIDES, RIOTS, SNEAP, SODIC, SODOM, SONES, SPADE, SPADO, SPAED, SPAES, SPARE, SPEAR, SPODE, STOIC, TOGUE, TOUSE, TUNED, TUNES, UREIC, USNEA

4-letter words (154)

ADOS, AEON, AIDE, AIDS, AMPS, APOD, ARID, BIOS, BITS, CIAO, CIRE, CURD, CURE, DAME, DAMP, DAPS, DARE, DEAR, DENS, DIRE, DOES, DOIT, DOME, DONE, DONS, DOPA, DOPE, DOSE, DOST, DOTS, DRAM, DREE, DRUG, EIDE, EONS, EPOS, GIDS, GIRD, GITS, GODS, GOES, GOSH, GOUT, GUID, HEAD, HEAP, HEAR, HEIR, HEMP, HERD, HERE, HERM, HUNS, HUTS, IDEA, IDES, MADE, MADS, MAES, MAID, MAIR, MAPS, MARE, MEAD, MERE, MODE, MODI, MODS, MONS, MOPE, MOPS, NEAP, NEAR, NEON, NEST, NODE, NODI, NODS, NOES, NOMA, NOME, NOPE, NUTS, ODEA, ODES, ODIC, OMER, ONES, OPED, OPEN, OPES, OTIC, OUST, OUTS, PADI, PADS, PAID, PAIR, PARD, PARE, PEAR, PEDS, PENS, PEON, PESO, PEST, PODS, POME, POMP, PONE, PONS, POPE, POPS, RADS, RAID, RAMP, RAPS, READ, REAM, REAP, RHEA, RIDE, RIDS, RIOT, SEAM, SEAR, SHUN, SHUT, SNED, SOAP, SOAR, SODA, SODS, SOMA, SOME, SONE, SONS, SPAE, SPAR, SPED, STUN, SUNN, TODS, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOSH, TUNE, TUNS, TUSH, URDS, UREA, URIC, USED

6x6 grid (53 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TTWYMC
HCADTH
CNWFDM
WDEADM
FOEATH
RPYODS

All 53 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

FROWNED

6-letter words (10)

CANDOR, DADOED, DAWNED, DEAFEN, DEATHS, DEEWAN, DEFATS, FAWNED, STAYED, YAWNED

5-letter words (42)

ACNED, AWNED, CANED, CAWED, DADDY, DAWED, DAWEN, DEADS, DEATH, DEFAT, DEWAN, DOATS, DOPEY, ENACT, ENDOW, EPODE, FADDY, FAENA, FEATS, FROWN, NATCH, NEATH, NEATS, OATHS, OWNED, PEATS, RODEO, ROPED, ROPEY, STOAE, TAWED, TOADS, TODAY, TOYED, WADDY, WANED, WATCH, WEEPY, WENCH, YACHT, YAWED, YODHS