Daily challenge: Saturday, April 18, 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 (156 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	R	U	N
H	I	O	T
T	M	A	R
A	G	I	R

All 156 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ATHEROMA

7-letter words (1)

ORIGAMI

6-letter words (17)

AMOUNT, GAMIER, GARRON, GATHER, GIAOUR, HERIOT, MARRON, MATRON, MATURE, MIRROR, MITHER, MORTAR, NUTRIA, RIMIER, TAMARI, THROAT, UNTRIM

5-letter words (18)

AMIGA, AMORT, AMOUR, AROMA, GATOR, GIRON, HERON, ITHER, MIAOU, MOIRE, MOUNT, NORIA, OURIE, RAMIE, TAIGA, THEIR, TRAGI, TRAIT

4-letter words (60)

AGAR, AGMA, AIRT, AMIA, AMIE, AMIR, ATMA, ATOM, GAIT, GAMA, GIRO, GIRT, HEIR, HERO, HIRE, IOTA, IRON, MAGI, MAIR, MART, MATH, MIRE, MOAT, MORA, MORE, MORT, NOIR, NOMA, NORI, NOTA, OMIT, ORRA, RAGA, RAGI, RAMI, RATO, RIOT, ROAM, ROAR, ROTA, ROUT, RUNT, TARO, THIO, THIR, THRO, THRU, TIER, TIRE, TIRO, TOIT, TORA, TORE, TORI, TORR, TOUR, TRAM, TRIG, TRIM, UNTO

3-letter words (59)

AGA, AIM, AIR, AIT, AMA, AMI, ART, GAM, GAR, GAT, HER, HIE, HIM, HIT, ION, IRE, MAG, MAR, MAT, MIG, MIR, MOA, MON, MOR, MOT, NOM, NOR, NOT, NUT, OAR, OAT, ORA, ORE, ORT, OUR, OUT, RAG, RAM, RAT, REI, RIA, RIG, RIM, ROM, ROT, RUN, RUT, TAG, TAM, TAO, TAR, THE, TIE, TOM, TON, TOR, TUI, TUN, UTA

5x5 grid (77 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	R	O	O	B
R	D	P	S	D
U	N	T	T	G
L	Y	B	L	N
E	R	Y	P	I

All 77 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PROSTYLE

6-letter words (3)

DROOPS, GLINTS, STYLER

5-letter words (23)

BOOST, DORPS, DROOP, DROPS, DROPT, DUNTS, GLINT, LINGS, LINTS, LUNTS, PINGS, PINTS, POODS, PROSO, PROST, ROODS, ROOST, RULER, RUNTS, RUNTY, SOPOR, SPOOR, STYLE

4-letter words (50)

BLIN, BLIP, BODS, BOOR, BOOS, BOPS, BYRE, BYRL, DOOR, DORP, DORR, DOST, DROP, DULY, DUNT, DURN, DURR, EYRY, INLY, LING, LINT, LUNT, LUNY, LYRE, NURD, OOPS, OPTS, PILY, PING, PINT, PODS, POOD, POOR, POST, PROD, PROS, PYRE, RELY, ROOD, RULE, RULY, RUNT, RYND, SORD, STYE, TYER, TYRE, UDOS, UNDO, YULE

6x6 grid (101 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	E	R	R	N	N
Y	O	E	T	L	O
I	N	E	O	I	Y
H	P	N	U	T	H
E	B	A	E	T	R
N	D	N	H	D	H

All 101 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

PANETTONE

8-letter words (2)

RHYOLITE, THIOTEPA

7-letter words (11)

ANNOYER, ANOLYTE, ETHANOL, HENBANE, INERTLY, NEOLITH, NEOTENY, NOTEPAD, NUTTILY, PIONEER, TENUITY

6-letter words (40)

BANNER, BANNET, DAPHNE, DAUTED, DEADEN, DENOTE, ENNEAD, EOLITH, ETHANE, ETHION, HEAPED, LITTEN, LOITER, LOTION, LOTTED, LOUTED, NEONED, NOTION, NUTTED, OUTHIT, PENNAE, PENNED, PENNER, PETITE, PINENE, PINNAE, PINNED, RENNET, RETENE, RHYTON, TENNER, TENPIN, TENUTI, TENUTO, TILTER, TOITED, TONNER, TOTTED, TOUTED, UNBEND

5-letter words (47)

ANNOY, BANED, ENNUI, ETHYL, HAUTE, INERT, INNED, LITER, LITRE, LOTTE, NANNY, NETTY, NOILY, NOTED, NOTER, NUTTY, OUTED, PANED, PANNE, PENNA, PENNE, PENNI, PENNY, PEONY, PETER, PETIT, PINNA, REOIL, RETRO, TEENY, TENET, TENOR, THANE, THIOL, TITER, TITRE, TONED, TONNE, TOTED, TOTER, TREEN, TRONE, TUNED, TUNNY, UNBAN, UNPEN, UNPIN