Daily challenge: Friday, April 17, 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 (159 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	E	I	H
H	N	T	C
R	T	E	Qu
E	S	T	C

All 159 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

INTERSECT

8-letter words (5)

CHITTERS, ENTHETIC, ESTHETIC, HONESTER, STERNITE

7-letter words (16)

CENTERS, CENTRES, CHITTER, CITTERN, ENTICES, ESTHETE, ETHENES, HINTERS, HITTERS, NETTERS, QUESTER, STHENIC, TENTERS, TETTERS, THEINES, TINTERS

6-letter words (32)

CENTER, CENTRE, CHINES, CHINTS, ENTERS, ENTICE, ETERNE, ETHENE, ETHNIC, HINTER, HITTER, HONEST, INTERS, NESTER, NETTER, NICEST, NOETIC, RESECT, RESENT, RETENE, RETEST, SETTER, TECHIE, TENETS, TENTER, TENTIE, TERNES, TESTER, TETTER, THEINE, THETIC, TINTER

5-letter words (32)

CENTS, CETES, CHINE, CHINO, CINES, CITES, ENTER, ERNES, ESTER, ETHIC, HENTS, HINTS, HONES, INTER, NETTS, NITES, ONTIC, QUEST, RESET, SENTE, SENTI, STENO, STERN, TENET, TENTH, TENTS, TERNE, TERSE, THEIN, THINE, TINES, TINTS

4-letter words (39)

CENT, CETE, CHIN, CHIT, CINE, CITE, ERNE, ERST, ETCH, ETIC, HENT, HETH, HINT, HONE, ICES, ITCH, NEST, NETS, NETT, NICE, NITE, ONES, REST, RETE, RETS, SECT, SENE, SENT, SETT, STET, TENT, TERN, TEST, TETH, TETS, THEN, THIN, TINE, TINT

3-letter words (34)

CHI, EON, ERN, ERS, ETH, HEN, HET, HIC, HIE, HIN, HIT, HOE, HON, ICE, ICH, NET, NIT, NOH, NTH, ONE, RES, RET, RHO, SEC, SEN, SER, SET, TEN, TET, THE, THO, TIC, TIE, TIN

5x5 grid (80 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

T	W	E	T	P
H	M	H	G	O
D	B	P	C	P
E	O	H	U	D
N	S	D	H	H

All 80 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

CHOSEN, OCHONE, PHONED, PHONES, TEMPOS

5-letter words (20)

BODES, BONED, BONES, CHOSE, DOSED, EBONS, EMBED, HONED, HONES, HOSED, HOSEN, NODES, NOSED, PHONE, PHONS, PONES, POSED, SHOED, SHONE, TEMPO

4-letter words (55)

BENS, BODE, BODS, BONE, BOSH, CHEW, CHON, CHOP, COTE, CUDS, DENS, DOES, DONE, DONS, DOSE, DUDS, EBON, EONS, HEMP, HODS, HOED, HOES, HONE, HONS, HOSE, METH, NODE, NODS, NOES, NOSE, NOSH, OBES, ODES, ONES, PHEW, PHON, PODS, PONE, PONS, POSE, POSH, PUDS, SHOD, SHOE, SHOP, SNED, SNOB, SONE, SOPH, TEMP, THEM, THEW, UDOS, UPON, WHET

6x6 grid (111 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 111 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

NONGENETIC

9-letter words (1)

HASTENING

8-letter words (3)

ASTONIED, EINSTEIN, HASTENED

7-letter words (9)

ANIONIC, EASTING, ENGINED, GENETIC, GNOSTIC, HASTING, MEETING, MINTING, SOIGNEE

6-letter words (40)

ANIONS, ANOINT, CITING, CUMINS, DEMITS, DYEING, DYNEIN, ENGINE, EONIAN, EYEING, GENETS, GENOAS, HASTED, HASTEN, INSANE, INTINE, INTONE, IONIUM, METING, MINTED, MUCINS, NASTIC, NEUMIC, NINONS, NITONS, NOETIC, NOTING, OSTIUM, SAINED, SNITCH, SOIGNE, SONANT, STICHS, TEEING, TENIAE, TENIAS, TENONS, TIEING, TINEAS, TOEING

5-letter words (57)

AITCH, ANION, CITED, CUMIN, DEETS, DEMIT, EMITS, ENEMY, ETNAS, GENET, GENIE, GENOA, GIANT, HASPS, HASTE, IONIC, ITCHY, MEETS, MINCY, MINTS, MUCIN, NEEDY, NEONS, NINON, NITON, NONAS, NONET, NOTCH, NOTED, ONIUM, ONTIC, OSTIA, PSOAE, PSOAI, SAINT, SNOTS, SONIC, STEED, STEIN, STICH, STIED, STIME, STIMY, STING, STINT, STOAE, STOAI, STONE, TEENY, TENIA, TENON, TEUCH, TIMED, TINEA, TINED, TINGE, TONIC