Daily challenge: Wednesday, April 22, 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 (54 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	L	Y	G
Y	D	H	M
I	L	S	P
O	O	C	C

All 54 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

SOLIDLY

6-letter words (2)

COLDLY, LYMPHS

5-letter words (14)

COILS, COLDS, COOLS, COOLY, DIOLS, IDYLS, LYMPH, OLIOS, SCOLD, SHYLY, SLOID, SLYLY, SOLDI, SOLID

4-letter words (24)

COIL, COLD, COLS, COLY, COOL, COSH, DIOL, DULY, GYMS, IDLY, IDYL, LIDS, LOOS, OILS, OILY, OLDS, OLDY, OLIO, SLID, SOIL, SOLD, SOLI, SOLO, YIDS

3-letter words (13)

COL, COO, COS, GYM, IDS, LID, LOO, OIL, OLD, SHY, SLY, SOL, YID

5x5 grid (165 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

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

All 165 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

DEBITING, NITINOLS

7-letter words (10)

BIRLING, IGNITED, INGOTED, LIGNITE, NITINOL, NITRILS, NONOILY, NOOSING, SYRINGE, TIRLING

6-letter words (27)

BITING, DEBRIS, DOTING, ENGIRT, GENTIL, GENTLY, GENTRY, GYRING, IGNITE, IONONE, IRITIS, LOOING, LOSING, LYSINE, LYSING, NITRIL, NONEGO, NOSILY, RILING, SOIGNE, SOLING, SOLION, TINILY, TIRING, TOITED, TOTING, TRIOLS

5-letter words (46)

BIPED, BIRLS, BOGIE, BOING, BOITE, BRINE, BRING, BRIOS, DEBIT, DOBIE, DOGIE, DOING, ENOLS, ENTRY, GIRLS, GIRLY, GLINT, GODET, INGOT, INION, INTIS, IRING, LIBRI, LINEN, LINGO, LINOS, LONGE, LYSIN, NOILS, NOILY, NOISY, ONION, PLIED, RIPED, SINGE, SLING, TINGE, TIRLS, TOTED, TRIBE, TRIED, TRIGO, TRINE, TRIOL, TRIOS, TRIPE

4-letter words (80)

BIRL, BODE, BRIE, BRIG, BRIN, BRIO, BRIS, BRIT, DEBT, DEIL, DOGE, DOIT, DOTE, EGIS, ENOL, GENT, GIEN, GILT, GIRL, GIRN, GIRT, GYRI, INTI, INTO, IRIS, LIED, LINE, LING, LINN, LINO, LINT, LION, LIRI, LOIN, LONE, LONG, LOON, NEON, NILS, NITE, NOIL, NOIR, NONE, NOON, NOSY, OBIT, OILS, OILY, OLIO, ONTO, PEIN, PIED, PIRN, PLIE, RING, RIPE, SIGN, SILO, SILT, SINE, SING, SLIT, SOIL, SOLI, SONE, SONG, SOON, SYLI, TIED, TILS, TINE, TING, TINT, TIRL, TOED, TOIT, TOTE, TRIG, TRIO, TRIP

6x6 grid (92 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

U	D	H	G	A	G
I	A	N	H	D	B
H	V	T	O	E	A
I	O	T	W	L	T
E	U	D	R	W	E
W	U	A	P	U	R

All 92 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LONGHEAD

7-letter words (4)

DEBATER, HOTHEAD, RELATED, THEATER

6-letter words (34)

ABATED, ABATER, ANODAL, AUTOED, BEATER, BEHOWL, BELONG, BELTER, BEWRAP, DEALER, DEBATE, DELATE, ELATED, ELATER, ELODEA, ETALON, HAGDON, HEALER, HEATER, HOWLED, HOWLER, HOWLET, OLEATE, OUTVIE, PARLED, PARTON, PARURE, PURLED, RELATE, REWRAP, THOLED, UPDART, WELTED, WELTER

5-letter words (53)

ABATE, ABELE, AHEAD, ALOHA, ALONG, ALTER, ANODE, ANOLE, BALED, BALER, BATED, BELOW, BETEL, DATER, DATTO, DEALT, DELTA, DETER, DHOLE, DIVAN, DIVOT, DONGA, DOWEL, DWELT, EATER, ELATE, HADAL, HELOT, HOLED, HONDA, LATED, LATER, LOTAH, LOTTO, LOWED, NODAL, OWLET, PARLE, PURDA, RELET, TALER, TALON, TELAE, THETA, THOLE, THONG, TOLED, TONDI, TONGA, TOWED, TOWEL, TRUER, VIAND