Daily challenge: Thursday, April 16, 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 (61 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

D	T	K	N
L	O	O	Qu
N	D	T	A
I	K	W	D

All 61 words in this grid

5-letter words (4)

INDOL, QUOTA, TONDI, TONDO

4-letter words (29)

DATO, DAWK, DAWT, DINK, DOAT, DODO, DOLT, IDOL, KIND, KINO, KNOT, KONK, KOTO, LOOK, LOON, LOOT, LOTA, NODI, NOOK, NOON, NOTA, QUAD, QUOD, TOAD, TOLD, TOOK, TOOL, TOON, TOOT

3-letter words (28)

DAW, DIN, DOL, DON, DOT, INK, KID, KIN, KOA, LOO, LOT, NOD, NOO, NOT, OAT, OLD, OOT, QUA, TAD, TAO, TAW, TOD, TON, TOO, TOT, TWA, WAD, WAT

5x5 grid (174 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	W	U	M	R
R	U	I	R	E
A	N	A	L	L
D	R	U	I	N
N	O	R	N	E

All 174 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ANDOUILLE

8-letter words (3)

GRANULAR, MILLIARD, MILLIARE

7-letter words (12)

AIRLINE, ANILINE, DOURINE, GRANULE, GUARANI, GURNARD, LINURON, MILLINE, RALLINE, ROUILLE, RUMINAL, URANIUM

6-letter words (27)

ADNOUN, ANILIN, ANURAL, ANURIA, ARDOUR, AROUND, AURORA, ERRAND, INLAND, INULIN, LANDAU, LARDON, LURDAN, MERLIN, MILLER, NAILER, NOUNAL, OURARI, RAILER, RANULA, RELINE, REMIND, RUMINA, URANIA, UREMIA, URINAL, WILLER

5-letter words (55)

ADORN, AIMER, AIRER, ALIEN, ALINE, ANILE, ANIME, ARDOR, ARMER, AURAR, DOURA, DRAIL, DRAIN, ELAIN, ELAND, ENNUI, GRANA, GRAND, GUARD, GUILE, ILIUM, ILLER, INARM, INURN, LARUM, LAUAN, LAURA, LEMUR, LIANA, LIARD, LINEN, LUNAR, MIAUL, MILER, MILIA, MILLE, MURAL, MURRE, NORIA, OURIE, RADON, RARER, RERAN, RILLE, RIMER, ROUND, RUANA, RULER, RURAL, UNARM, URARE, URARI, URIAL, URINE, WIRER

4-letter words (76)

AIRN, ANAL, ANIL, ARIL, ARUM, AURA, DARN, DORR, DOUR, ELAN, EMIR, GRAD, GRAN, GUAN, GUAR, ILIA, INRO, IRON, LAIN, LAIR, LAND, LARD, LARI, LIAR, LIEN, LIME, LINE, LINN, LIRA, LIRE, LUAU, LUNA, LUNE, MELL, MERL, MILE, MILL, MINA, MIND, MIRE, MURA, MURE, MURR, NAIL, NARD, NILL, NINE, NORI, NOUN, NULL, NURD, ORAD, ORAL, ORRA, RAIL, RAIN, RALE, RAND, RANI, RARE, RIAL, RILE, RILL, RIME, RIND, RUIN, RULE, RUNE, ULAN, UNAI, UNAU, UNDO, WILE, WILL, WIND, WIRE

6x6 grid (43 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	O	T	S	C	A
O	D	H	I	A	W
E	E	Qu	Y	I	R
E	W	Y	T	C	I
S	E	U	I	R	T
O	I	A	H	L	T

All 43 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

SCARCITY

7-letter words (4)

CASHEWS, CRASHED, RICRACS, WRAITHS

6-letter words (15)

AWAITS, CAIQUE, CASHED, CASHEW, CASHOO, DHOTIS, IRITIC, LIAISE, RACIST, RICRAC, SAITHE, SHEWED, SHOOED, WASHED, WRAITH

5-letter words (23)

ACARI, ASHED, AWAIT, AWASH, CRASH, DHOTI, HEWED, HOOEY, LICIT, OHIAS, OOHED, QUITS, SAITH, SEWED, SHEWS, STOOD, SWEDE, THEWS, THEWY, TYEES, WAIST, WAITS, WASHY