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)

SBND
ESAT
EWOH
EFAS

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)

NADIO
NVEME
SLAEY
XSSLR
EHOKE

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)

RLECSH
STDENO
CROIKU
GAHASW
DRCNDI
RTTCFE

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