Daily challenge: Monday, April 20, 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 (209 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	T	H	W
O	D	I	S
E	E	N	T
E	R	N	O

All 209 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

WHINSTONE

8-letter words (1)

TINSTONE

7-letter words (12)

DENTINS, HISTONE, INDENTS, INTONED, INTONER, REEDITS, SHINNED, SNEERED, STONIER, THINNED, THINNER, TONNISH

6-letter words (31)

DENTIN, DINNER, DOTIER, ENDITE, HINDER, INDENT, INTONE, ONSIDE, REEDIT, SHINED, SHINER, SINNED, SINNER, SNIDER, STONED, STONER, TIERED, TINDER, TINNED, TINNER, TONIER, TONISH, TONNER, WHINED, WHINER, WHITED, WIDENS, WIDTHS, WINDER, WINNED, WINNER

5-letter words (46)

DEIST, DENTS, DINER, DINTS, DOETH, EDITS, EIDER, ENDER, HIDER, HINTS, INNED, INNER, NEIST, NITON, ODIST, REINS, RENTS, SHIED, SHIER, SHINE, SITED, SNEER, SNIDE, STIED, STONE, SWINE, SWITH, THINE, THINS, TINED, TINTS, TONDI, TONDO, TONED, TONER, TONNE, WHINE, WHINS, WHIST, WHITE, WHITS, WIDEN, WIDER, WIDTH, WINED, WITED

4-letter words (74)

DEER, DENS, DENT, DERE, DINE, DINS, DINT, DISH, DITE, DITS, DOER, DOTE, DOTH, EDHS, EDIT, EIDE, ERNE, ERNS, ETHS, HIDE, HIED, HIND, HINS, HINT, HISN, HIST, HITS, INTO, NEED, NIDE, NITE, NITS, NONE, REDE, REDO, REED, REIN, REIS, REND, RENT, SHIN, SHIT, SIDE, SINE, SITE, SITH, SNED, SNIT, SNOT, THIN, THIS, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TINE, TINS, TINT, TITS, TOED, TONE, TONS, WHID, WHIN, WHIT, WIDE, WIND, WINE, WINO, WINS, WISH, WIST, WITE, WITH, WITS

3-letter words (44)

DEE, DEN, DIE, DIN, DIS, DIT, DOE, DOT, EDH, END, ENS, ERE, ERN, ETH, HID, HIE, HIN, HIS, HIT, INN, INS, ITS, NEE, NIT, NOT, ODE, ONE, ONS, RED, REE, REI, SIN, SIT, TED, TIE, TIN, TIS, TIT, TOD, TOE, TON, WIN, WIS, WIT

5x5 grid (100 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

C	T	I	A	T
E	C	N	E	D
E	O	O	E	H
T	O	O	H	O
Y	H	R	B	H

All 100 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

COONTIE, DEONTIC

6-letter words (13)

AEONIC, BOOTEE, BROTHY, COOEED, DENOTE, DETAIN, EDENIC, ENTICE, HOBOED, HONIED, NICETY, NOETIC, RHYTON

5-letter words (31)

ANTIC, BHOOT, BOHEA, BOOED, BOOTH, BOOTY, BROTH, CONED, CONTE, COOED, COOEE, DANCE, DEICE, ENATE, ENTIA, HENCE, HONED, HOOTY, ONTIC, OOHED, ROOTY, TAINT, TEETH, TENIA, THORO, THROB, THROE, TINEA, TINED, TONED, TONIC

4-letter words (54)

AEON, ANTE, ANTI, BOON, BOOR, BOOT, BROO, CINE, CITE, COED, COHO, CONE, CONI, COON, COOT, COTE, DATE, DEAN, DEET, DENE, DENT, ETIC, ETNA, HEAD, HEAT, HEED, HENT, HOBO, HOED, HONE, HOOT, HYTE, ICON, NEAT, NEED, NICE, NITE, NOTE, OBOE, OHED, ONCE, ROOT, ROTE, ROTO, TAIN, TEED, TEEN, TENT, THRO, TIED, TINE, TONE, TOON, TORO

6x6 grid (85 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	O	E	A	A	D
I	S	G	N	R	E
N	H	W	H	T	O
C	M	T	R	N	D
C	O	A	W	H	N
I	L	O	I	R	G

All 85 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

DERANGES

7-letter words (8)

ANEARED, COCHINS, DERANGE, ENTERON, ENTHRAL, GARDANT, GAROTED, ORANGES

6-letter words (23)

ANTRAL, CLOTHS, COCHIN, DEARTH, ENTERA, GAROTE, GEARED, LATHIS, MARTED, NEARED, ORANGE, ORANGS, RANGES, RANTED, RETRAL, SEARED, TARTED, TARTER, TERNES, THRAWN, THREAD, WARTED, WRATHS

5-letter words (53)

AGENT, AIOLI, ANEAR, ANTED, ANTRA, ANTRE, CHINS, CLOOT, CLOTH, CLOWN, COLIC, COMAL, DANGS, DOETH, DOTED, DOTER, DRAGS, EARED, EARTH, ENTER, EOSIN, ERNES, GARTH, GENRE, GENRO, IHRAM, LATHI, LATHS, LOATH, LOCHS, MALIC, MATHS, MOLAR, MOOLA, MOTHS, NORTH, NOTED, NOTER, OATHS, ORANG, OREAD, RAGES, RANGE, REDAN, SENTE, TERNE, THINS, THRAW, THROE, TRADE, TREAD, WHINS, WRATH