Daily challenge: Wednesday, April 15, 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 (146 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	W	E	B
O	N	S	Y
A	H	R	U
E	V	B	O

All 146 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

BOURNES

6-letter words (8)

BESNOW, BOURNE, BOURNS, BOURSE, HONEYS, ONRUSH, SENRYU, SUBORN

5-letter words (25)

BORNE, BOURN, BOUSE, BOUSY, BRUSH, BURNS, BURNT, BURSE, BUSBY, ENOWS, HANSE, HONES, HONEY, HOWES, NEWSY, OWSEN, ROUSE, SHAVE, SHONE, SHOWN, SHRUB, TONES, TONEY, TOWNS, VANES

4-letter words (57)

ANES, ANEW, BENS, BENT, BEYS, BORN, BURN, BURS, BURY, BUSH, BUSY, BUYS, BYES, ENOW, HANT, HAVE, HONE, HONS, HOWE, HOWS, NAVE, NEBS, NEWS, NEWT, NOWS, NOWT, ONES, OURS, OWES, OWNS, OWSE, RHEA, RUSE, RUSH, RYES, SENT, SEWN, SHEA, SHOT, SHOW, SNOT, SNOW, SWOT, TONE, TONS, TOWN, TOWS, URNS, VANE, VANS, WEBS, WENS, WENT, WONS, WONT, YENS, YEWS

3-letter words (55)

ANE, ANT, AVE, BEN, BEY, BRO, BUR, BUS, BUY, BYE, BYS, ENS, HAE, HAO, HON, HOT, HOW, NAE, NAH, NEB, NEW, NOH, NOT, NOW, OHS, ONE, ONS, ORB, ORS, OUR, OWE, OWN, RHO, ROB, RUB, RYE, SEN, SEW, SHA, SHE, SUB, TON, TOW, TWO, URB, URN, USE, VAN, WEB, WEN, WON, WOT, YEN, YES, YEW

5x5 grid (126 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	T	O	H	E
U	G	E	T	A
P	P	N	G	M
T	A	A	U	E
A	P	F	C	N

All 126 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

APANAGE, HEGUMEN, MAGNETO, PUNGENT, TEGUMEN, TENTAGE, THENAGE

6-letter words (18)

ACUMEN, CANAPE, CANGUE, CAPTAN, ENCAGE, FANEGA, FUGATO, HOGNUT, MAGNET, NEGATE, PANGEN, PETNAP, TAPETA, TAPPET, TEGMEN, TENACE, UNCAGE, UNTAME

5-letter words (32)

AGAPE, AGATE, AGENT, ANTAE, APACE, CANTO, CAPUT, EATEN, FANGA, FANUM, FAUNA, FUNGO, GAUNT, GENUA, GETUP, MAHOE, MUNGO, NAPPE, NUMEN, PANGA, PANTO, PENGO, PUNTO, TANGO, TANTO, TEGUA, TENTH, THEGN, UNAPT, UNCAP, UNGOT, UNPEG

4-letter words (69)

ACNE, AGMA, AGUE, AMEN, ANGA, ANTA, ANTE, ATAP, AUNT, CAGE, CANE, CANT, CAPE, CUNT, EATH, ETNA, FACE, FANE, FANG, FAUN, FUME, GAME, GANE, GANG, GAPE, GATE, GAUM, GAUN, GENT, GENU, GETA, GEUM, GNAT, GUAN, HAET, HAME, HATE, HEAT, HENT, MAGE, MATE, MATH, MENU, NAPE, NEMA, NEUM, PACE, PAGE, PANE, PANG, PANT, PAPA, PENT, PUNG, PUNT, PUPA, TAME, TANG, TAPA, TAPE, TEAM, TENT, TEPA, TETH, THAE, THEN, TOTE, TUNG, UNTO

6x6 grid (100 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	R	O	C	Qu	T
H	A	F	N	I	E
O	I	N	E	A	C
F	C	H	U	A	E
I	E	D	E	A	A
H	R	C	I	T	M

All 100 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

FANCIFIED

7-letter words (12)

ACEQUIA, CHEDITE, CONFINE, DUNNITE, FANCIED, FANCIER, RANCHED, RANCHER, RECHEAT, RECITED, UNIFIED, UNIFIER

6-letter words (31)

ACETIC, ACETIN, CAIQUE, CHEDER, CINQUE, COIFED, CRECHE, CREDIT, DECEIT, DEFINE, DEICER, DEIFIC, DREICH, DUENNA, EQUINE, FENCED, FENCER, FIANCE, FIERCE, HERDIC, INCHED, NANNIE, NICHED, QUINOA, RECITE, RECOIN, REDIAE, REFINE, REHEAT, RICHEN, UNIFIC

5-letter words (56)

AECIA, AIDER, AUDIT, CANNA, CEDER, CERCI, CERIC, CHEAT, CHIAO, CHINA, CHINE, CIDER, CITED, CONIC, CRIED, DEICE, DICER, DUNCE, DUNCH, ECHED, EIDER, FENCE, FEUED, FICHE, FICHU, FICIN, FIFED, FIFER, FINCH, FIRED, FRANC, HANCE, HEDER, HENCE, HENNA, HIRED, ICIER, INFRA, MATED, NANCE, NICER, NICHE, NIECE, NUDER, NUDIE, OCHER, QUEAN, QUIET, QUITE, RANCE, RANCH, REDIA, RICED, RICIN, TINEA, UNCIA