Daily challenge: Tuesday, April 21, 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 (35 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IHEL
HBHH
TRRC
HAID

All 35 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

BRIARD

5-letter words (3)

AIRTH, BRAID, BRIAR

4-letter words (15)

AIRT, ARCH, ARID, BRAT, DIRT, DRAT, HAIR, HARD, HART, HATH, LEHR, RAID, RATH, RICH, TAHR

3-letter words (16)

AID, AIR, ARB, ARC, ART, BEL, BRA, BRR, HAT, HEH, ICH, RAH, RAT, RIA, RID, TAR

5x5 grid (266 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ATITR
ENVAI
CIHMO
ALECD
EVREM

All 266 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

HEMATINIC

8-letter words (8)

CLAVERED, ECHINATE, HEMATINE, HEMATITE, MARTINET, MELINITE, REINVITE, TIMELINE

7-letter words (21)

AMERCED, ANTIAIR, CHIVARI, CLEAVER, COMITIA, ENCLAVE, HEMATIN, INHERED, LEVERED, MARTINI, MOCHILA, OCHERED, RAINIER, RECHART, REDCOAT, TAENIAE, TITANIA, TITANIC, VEALIER, VEHICLE, VITAMER

6-letter words (50)

ACETIN, AECIAL, AMERCE, ANTIAR, CEILER, CELIAC, CHAINE, CHELAE, CHEVRE, CHICLE, CLAVER, CLEAVE, CLEVER, CLIENT, CLIVIA, DOMAIN, ECHINI, ENVIER, HELIAC, INHERE, INVITE, LACIER, LAVEER, LEAVER, LEVEED, MARTIN, MERLIN, MOIRAI, RATINE, RATITE, RAVINE, RECODE, REEMIT, RELACE, RELINE, REMAIN, REVEAL, TAENIA, TAHINI, TAMEIN, TENIAE, TINCAL, TINIER, TRAMEL, TRIMER, TRIODE, VAHINE, VALINE, VEALER, VINIER

5-letter words (75)

ACETA, ACINI, AECIA, AIMER, ALIEN, ALINE, AMEER, ANILE, ANVIL, CALVE, CAVER, CERED, CHAIN, CHAIR, CHART, CHEER, CHELA, CHEMO, CHIEL, CHILE, CHINA, CHINE, CLAVE, CLINE, COATI, CODER, COMER, CREDO, CREED, CREEL, ELAIN, ELEMI, ELINT, ELVER, ENTIA, HELVE, ILEAC, INVAR, LAVER, LEAVE, LEECH, LEVEE, LEVER, LIEVE, MATIN, MAVIE, MAVIN, MELIC, MERLE, MOCHA, MODEM, MOIRA, NIECE, NIEVE, OCHER, RAMEE, RATIO, RAVIN, REEVE, RELIC, REMIT, REVEL, RIMER, TAINT, TAMER, TENIA, TIMER, TINEA, TITAN, TRAIN, TRAIT, VILER, VINCA, VINIC, VITAE

4-letter words (111)

ACNE, AHEM, AIRT, ALEC, ALEE, AMIR, ANIL, ANTE, ANTI, AVER, CAIN, CAVE, CEIL, CENT, CERE, CHAM, CHAO, CHAR, CHAT, CHIA, CHIC, CHIN, CINE, COAT, CODE, COIR, COMA, COME, DECO, DEEM, DEER, DERE, DOAT, DOIT, DOME, EAVE, ECHE, ELHI, EMIR, EMIT, ETNA, EVER, HAIR, HAME, HART, HEED, HEIL, HERE, HERL, HILA, HINT, ILEA, INIA, INTI, LACE, LAIC, LAIN, LAVE, LECH, LEER, LEVA, LICE, LIEN, LIER, LINE, LINT, MAIN, MAIR, MART, MEED, MERE, MERL, MOAT, MODE, NEAT, NICE, NITE, OMER, OMIT, RAIN, RAMI, REDO, REED, REEL, REIN, RIME, TAIN, TAME, TIME, TINE, TINT, TITI, TRAM, TRIM, TRIO, VAIL, VAIN, VAIR, VALE, VEAL, VEER, VEIL, VEIN, VELA, VIAL, VICE, VIER, VILE, VINA, VINE, VITA

6x6 grid (266 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TQuEVRI
ODOIRE
TATDHT
RNSIAG
AECCSB
FEBELF

All 266 words in this grid

12-letter words (1)

FANTASTICATE

10-letter words (2)

FANTASTICS, TRANSITIVE

9-letter words (6)

DICENTRAS, DISTANCES, ESTANCIAS, FANTASIAS, FANTASISE, FANTASTIC

8-letter words (16)

ANTISERA, ATRESIAS, CERATOID, DICENTRA, DISTANCE, ECCLESIA, ENTASIAS, ENTASTIC, ESTANCIA, FANATICS, FANTASIA, IRRITANT, RETABLES, SATIABLE, VITIABLE, VOIDABLE

7-letter words (39)

ABSCISE, ACCENTS, ACCIDIE, ANTISAG, ATRESIA, CASITAS, CESTODE, CESTOID, DISABLE, DISCASE, DISCERN, DISTANT, EARNEST, ENTASIA, ENTASIS, ENTICES, FANATIC, FANTAST, FANTODS, FESTIVE, HERDICS, HERIOTS, HERRIED, HIDABLE, HISTOID, RESTIVE, RETABLE, RETRIED, RIDABLE, SATIATE, SEANCES, SECERNS, STANCES, TANRECS, TERRITS, THRIVED, TRANCES, TRANSIT, VITIATE

6-letter words (69)

ACCENT, ANTICS, ANTRES, ARENAS, ASCENT, ASDICS, BASICS, BATHER, BESTIR, CABLES, CASITA, CENTRA, CESTOI, CITIED, DANCER, DANCES, DATIVE, DEVOID, DEVOIR, DIVOTS, ECESIS, ENATIC, ENTICE, ENTIRE, ETHICS, FAECES, FAENAS, FANTOD, FENCES, GABLES, GATHER, HERDIC, HERIOT, IDIOTS, IODATE, IODISE, IRIDIC, IRITIC, IRITIS, LEBENS, NASTIC, NATIVE, QUOITS, QUOTAS, RANCES, RANCID, REBECS, REBELS, RECCES, REHABS, RETAGS, SADIST, SAICES, SANTIR, SATIRE, SCATHE, SEANCE, SECERN, STANCE, TABLES, TANREC, TANTRA, TERRIT, THIRDS, THRIVE, TIDIED, TISANE, TRANCE, TRIODE

5-letter words (133)

ABLES, ACIDS, ADITS, AECIA, AISLE, ANEAR, ANTAS, ANTIC, ANTIS, ANTRA, ANTRE, AREAE, ARENA, ASDIC, ASTIR, BAITS, BASIC, BASIS, BATHE, BEANS, BENTS, CABLE, CADIS, CADRE, CAIDS, CATER, CENTO, CENTS, CESTA, CESTI, DACES, DANCE, DARES, DARNS, DATER, DICER, DICES, DIODE, DIRER, DISCS, DITAS, DIVED, DIVOT, DOATS, DOITS, DRIED, DRIER, DRIVE, EARNS, ENTIA, ETHIC, FAENA, FANES, FARAD, FARES, FECES, FENCE, FERNS, GABLE, GADIS, GAITS, HADST, HATER, HERDS, HIRER, HIVED, IDIOT, IODIC, IOTAS, IRIDS, LEBEN, NARES, OASIS, ODIST, OIDIA, QUODS, QUOIT, QUOTA, RANCE, RANEE, RANTS, RATIO, REBEC, REBEL, RECCE, REHAB, RENTS, RESID, RETAG, RIOTS, RIVED, SABLE, SADHE, SADIS, SAICE, SAIDS, SANER, SANTO, SARAN, SAREE, SATIS, SCABS, SCADS, SCAGS, SCENA, SCENT, SENTI, SICES, SITAR, SNARE, STADE, STANE, STARE, START, STIED, STOAT, STOVE, TABLE, TACES, TACIT, TANTO, TARES, TARNS, THEIR, THIRD, TOAST, TOQUE, TRADE, TRANS, TRIED, TRIER, TSADE, VOIDS