Daily challenge: Thursday, April 23, 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 (183 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| S | B | N | D |
| E | S | A | T |
| E | W | O | H |
| E | F | A | S |
All 183 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
BATHOSES
7-letter words (1)
WESSAND
6-letter words (10)
BATHOS, HANSES, HAWSES, SANTOS, SEESAW, SEWANS, SNATHS, SOWANS, SWATHS, TAWSES
5-letter words (32)
AWASH, BASES, BATHS, BESOT, DATOS, FESSE, FOSSE, HANSE, HAWSE, HOSES, HOWES, NABES, OASES, OATHS, SABES, SAFES, SANTO, SEWAN, SHAWS, SHOAT, SHOWS, SNATH, SOFAS, SOTHS, SWABS, SWASH, SWATH, TABES, TASSE, TAWSE, THAWS, THOSE
4-letter words (73)
AWEE, AWES, BAHT, BAND, BANS, BASE, BASS, BATH, BEEF, BEES, DABS, DAHS, DATO, DAWS, ESES, EWES, FASH, FEES, FESS, FOSS, HAND, HANT, HAWS, HOSE, HOWE, HOWF, HOWS, NABE, NABS, NAOS, OATH, OSES, OWES, OWSE, SABE, SABS, SAFE, SAND, SAWS, SEES, SEWS, SHAD, SHAT, SHAW, SHOT, SHOW, SNAW, SOFA, SOTH, SOWS, SWAB, SWAN, SWAT, SWOT, TABS, TANS, TAOS, TASS, TAWS, THAN, THAW, TOAD, TOSH, TOSS, TOWS, WABS, WAND, WANS, WANT, WASH, WEBS, WEES, WOAD
3-letter words (66)
ABS, AHA, AND, ANT, ASH, ASS, AWA, AWE, BAD, BAH, BAN, BAS, BAT, BEE, DAB, DAH, DAW, ESS, EWE, FAS, FEE, FEW, FOH, HAD, HAO, HAS, HAT, HAW, HOT, HOW, NAB, NAH, NAW, NTH, OAF, OAT, OHS, OSE, OWE, SAB, SAD, SAT, SAW, SEE, SEW, SHA, SOS, SOT, SOW, TAB, TAD, TAN, TAO, TAS, TAW, THO, TOW, WAB, WAD, WAN, WAS, WAT, WEB, WEE, WOS, WOT
5x5 grid (242 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | A | D | I | O |
| N | V | E | M | E |
| S | L | A | E | Y |
| X | S | S | L | R |
| E | H | O | K | E |
All 242 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
EYELASHES
8-letter words (1)
IDEALESS
7-letter words (11)
AMYLOSE, ASSHOLE, DEASHES, EYELASH, LEASHES, MEASLED, RELEASE, SAMIELS, SEALERY, SLASHES, SLEAVED
6-letter words (29)
ADMASS, DEALER, IDEALS, LAMELY, LASHES, LAVEER, LEASER, LEAVED, MASHES, MASKER, MEASLE, MEASLY, MERELY, MESHES, NAVELS, REAMED, REAVED, RESALE, RESHES, RESOLE, SALVED, SAMIEL, SEALED, SEALER, SEAMED, SEEMED, SLAVED, SLEAVE, VEALER
5-letter words (76)
ADEEM, AMEER, AMIDE, AMYLS, ANLAS, ASHES, ASKER, ASKOS, DEALS, DEANS, DEASH, DEMES, DEVAS, DIMER, DIMES, EASEL, EAVED, ELEMI, EMEER, EMERY, ESKER, EYRES, HOLES, HOLEY, HOLKS, HOSEL, IDEAL, IDEAS, KOLAS, LAMED, LAMER, LAMES, LASER, LASSO, LAVED, LEANS, LEASE, LEASH, LEAVE, LEERY, LOSER, LYRES, MALES, MASER, MASSE, MEALS, MEALY, MEANS, MERKS, MERLE, MERLS, MESAS, NAVAL, NAVEL, REALS, REAVE, REELS, SALES, SALVE, SAVED, SEALS, SEAMY, SEELS, SKOSH, SLASH, SLAVE, SLOSH, SLYER, SOLES, VALES, VALSE, VEALS, VEALY, VEERY, YELKS, YERKS
4-letter words (124)
AERY, ALEE, ALES, ALSO, AMID, AMIE, AMYL, DEAL, DEAN, DEEM, DEER, DEES, DELS, DEME, DEMO, DEMY, DEVA, DEVS, DIEL, DIME, EASE, EAVE, EELS, EELY, EERY, EIDE, ELKS, ELSE, EMES, EYER, EYES, EYRE, HOKE, HOLE, HOLK, HOLS, HOLY, HOSE, IDEA, IDEM, KOLA, KOSS, LAME, LASE, LASH, LASS, LAVA, LAVE, LAVS, LEAD, LEAL, LEAN, LEAS, LEER, LEES, LEKS, LESS, LEVA, LOSE, LOSS, LYES, LYRE, MAES, MALE, MASH, MASK, MASS, MEAD, MEAL, MEAN, MEED, MELS, MERE, MERK, MERL, MESA, MESH, MESS, NANS, NAVE, OLEA, OLES, OMER, OSSA, REAL, REAM, REED, REEL, RELY, RESH, RYES, SALE, SALS, SAME, SASH, SASS, SAVE, SEAL, SEAM, SEAS, SEED, SEEL, SEEM, SEME, SEMI, SERE, SHES, SLAM, SLED, SOKE, SOLA, SOLE, SOLS, VALE, VANS, VASE, VEAL, VEER, VEES, VELA, YEAS, YELK, YERK, YLEM
6x6 grid (238 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| R | L | E | C | S | H |
| S | T | D | E | N | O |
| C | R | O | I | K | U |
| G | A | H | A | S | W |
| D | R | C | N | D | I |
| R | T | T | C | F | E |
All 238 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
GARDENIAS, ROADSIDES
8-letter words (7)
ARCHINES, CHORTLED, GARDENIA, HORDEINS, RACHIDES, ROADSIDE, TRACTORS
7-letter words (36)
ACAROID, ACHIOTE, ANCHORS, ARCHINE, CACTOID, CARDIAC, CARDIAS, CAROACH, CARTELS, CASINOS, CHAINED, CHAINES, CHARTED, CHINKED, CHORTLE, CROAKED, DAIKONS, DARTLED, DETRACT, GARDENS, GAROTED, GROINED, HAGRODE, HARDENS, HARDIES, HARSLET, HOIDENS, HONKIES, HORDEIN, ORDINES, SCARTED, SEIDELS, SENIORS, TRACTOR, TROAKED, TROIKAS
6-letter words (58)
ACTORS, ANCHOR, ARCADE, ARTELS, ASIDES, CARDIA, CARTED, CARTEL, CASINO, CASKED, CHAINE, CHAINS, CHARTS, CHIDES, CHINED, CHINES, CHINKS, CHINOS, CROAKS, DACHAS, DAIKON, DARTED, DARTLE, DISKED, EIKONS, ENOKIS, GARDEN, GAROTE, GROANS, GROINS, HARDEN, HOIDEN, HONIED, HONKED, HONKIE, HORDES, HORSTE, HOTELS, KNEELS, OINKED, OUNCES, RACHIS, RHINOS, ROADIE, SAINED, SEIDEL, SENIOR, SKEETS, SKEINS, SLEEKS, SNAKED, SNAKES, STEEKS, STRODE, TODIES, TRACTS, TROAKS, TROIKA
5-letter words (135)
ACTED, ACTOR, AIDES, ANTRA, AROID, ARTEL, ASIDE, ASKED, ASKOS, CACAO, CACAS, CADIS, CAINS, CAKED, CAKES, CARTE, CARTS, CEDES, CEDIS, CELTS, CHADS, CHAIN, CHANT, CHARD, CHARR, CHARS, CHART, CHIAO, CHIAS, CHIDE, CHINE, CHINK, CHINO, CHINS, CHORD, CROAK, DACHA, DARTS, DEETS, DEFIS, DIKES, DINES, DINKS, EIKON, ENOKI, GROAN, GROIN, GROTS, HAIKS, HAIKU, HAKES, HANDS, HARTS, HIDES, HIKED, HIKES, HOARD, HOARS, HOKED, HOKES, HONED, HONES, HONKS, HORDE, HORST, HOSED, HOSEN, HOTEL, IKONS, INKED, KADIS, KAINS, KEELS, KEETS, KENOS, KINES, KINOS, KNEED, KNEEL, LEEKS, NACHO, NAKED, NIDES, NIECE, NOSED, NUKED, NUKES, OAKEN, OHIAS, OINKS, ORACH, OUNCE, RHINO, ROACH, ROADS, ROANS, ROTLS, SACRA, SAINS, SAKES, SCART, SCRAG, SCROD, SEELS, SHONE, SIDES, SIDLE, SIKES, SINCE, SINES, SINHS, SKEED, SKEET, SKEIN, SKIED, SKIES, SKINS, SKOSH, SLEEK, SNAKE, SNIDE, SOUKS, STEED, STEEK, STOAI, STOAS, TEENS, TOADS, TORAH, TORCS, TRACT, TROAK, TRODE, TROIS, WIFED