Daily challenge: Friday, April 24, 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 (88 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ANEB
MNRE
DTTT
DEAI

All 88 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ANTEATER

7-letter words (2)

BERETTA, TRENDED

6-letter words (10)

BENDED, BETTED, ETERNE, MANNER, RENDED, RENTED, RETTED, TATTED, TATTER, TETTER

5-letter words (22)

ANENT, ANTAE, ANTED, ANTRE, ATMAN, BERET, BETTA, BRENT, DETER, EATER, ENDED, ENTER, ENTIA, MANTA, RENTE, RETIA, TATER, TERNE, TITER, TITRE, TREEN, TREND

4-letter words (24)

ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, ATMA, BEEN, BEER, BEET, BEND, BENT, BETA, BREE, BREN, ERNE, ETNA, MANE, REND, RENT, RETE, TATE, TEAT, TEEN, TERN, TREE, TRET

3-letter words (29)

AIT, AND, ANE, ANT, ATE, ATT, BEE, BEN, BET, EAT, END, ERE, ERN, ETA, MAN, NAM, NAN, NEB, NEE, REB, REE, RET, TAE, TAT, TEA, TED, TEE, TET, TIT

5x5 grid (154 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TDCAA
WOGTD
ATIEA
HLAOP
PTHNE

All 154 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DEALATION

8-letter words (2)

HALATION, PATAGIAL

7-letter words (9)

ADAGIAL, ALATION, ALTHAEA, APNOEAL, LIGATED, PATAGIA, PLAITED, PLATANE, TOGATED

6-letter words (17)

ACTION, ADAGIO, APNOEA, CATION, COITAL, DACOIT, DEPONE, DOITED, GITANO, GOALIE, HALITE, LATIGO, LIGATE, PLATAN, TALION, TOGATE, TOITED

5-letter words (38)

ACTED, ADAGE, ALANE, ALPHA, ALTHO, ATILT, CADET, CAGED, COALA, COATI, COTAN, DEALT, DEATH, DOGIE, DOTAL, ETAPE, GATED, HOPED, LAITH, LIANE, NATAL, OCTAD, PAEAN, PAEON, PATED, PATIO, PENAL, PETIT, PLAIT, PLANE, PLIED, TAIGA, TAPED, THANE, TILTH, TITAN, TOTAL, WODGE

4-letter words (87)

ACTA, AEON, AGED, AGIO, ALAE, ALAN, ALIT, ALTO, ANOA, APED, ATAP, CADE, CAGE, CATE, COAL, COAT, COIL, DAGO, DATA, DATE, DEAL, DEAN, DEIL, DOAT, DOGE, DOIT, DOTH, EATH, EGAD, GATE, GETA, GIED, GILT, GOAL, GOAT, GOWD, HAED, HAET, HAIL, HALT, HATH, HOED, HONE, HOPE, IOTA, LANE, LATH, LATI, LIED, LION, LITE, NAIL, NAOI, NOIL, NOPE, OATH, OPED, OPEN, PATE, PEAL, PEAN, PEAT, PEON, PHAT, PLAN, PLAT, PLIE, POET, PONE, TACO, TAIL, TALA, TALI, TAPE, TEAL, TEAT, TEPA, THAE, THAN, THAT, THAW, TIED, TILT, TOGA, TOIL, TOIT, TWAT

6x6 grid (186 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HIIVCH
HTNKHT
IEOTEH
LYENSM
NEOATT
CCKSOG

All 186 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SKELETONS

8-letter words (4)

CONTESTS, SKELETON, STOTINKI, TELEOSTS

7-letter words (13)

ANTHEMS, CONTEST, COYOTES, INTENSE, INTENTS, INTONES, INVITEE, KEENEST, LITOTES, SOCKEYE, STEELIE, TEETHES, TELEOST

6-letter words (49)

ANTHEM, ASHMEN, CHESTS, CHETHS, COASTS, CONTES, CONTOS, COSTAE, COYOTE, EYELET, INTENT, INTONE, INVITE, KETONE, KHETHS, LENTEN, LEONES, MENSAE, MENSAS, MESTEE, NEKTON, NITONS, NONETS, SANEST, SANTOS, SKEENS, SKEETS, SNAKEY, SNEAKS, STANES, STEAKS, STEEKS, STEELY, STENOS, STOATS, STONEY, TEETHE, TENETS, TENONS, TESTAE, TESTEE, TESTON, TOASTS, TOKENS, TOTEMS, TOYONS, YEASTS, YENTAS, YENTES

5-letter words (119)

AEONS, ANTES, ASHEN, CHEST, CHETH, COAST, COATS, CONES, CONEY, CONTE, CONTO, COSTA, COSTS, EASTS, ELITE, ENOKI, ETNAS, GOATS, HENTS, HESTS, HETHS, HINTS, IKONS, KANES, KAONS, KEENS, KEETS, KENOS, KETCH, KHETH, KHETS, KITHE, KNOTS, KOANS, LEETS, LENTO, LEONE, LITHE, MENSA, MENTA, MESAS, MESNE, METHS, NEATS, NECKS, NEONS, NESTS, NIHIL, NITON, NOCKS, NONAS, NONES, NONET, NOTES, OAKEN, OASTS, OKEHS, ONSET, SANES, SANTO, SENTE, SETON, SHENT, SKATS, SKEEN, SKEET, SNAKE, SNEAK, SONES, STAKE, STANE, STASH, STEAK, STEEK, STEEL, STENO, STOAE, STOAS, STOAT, STOKE, STONE, TAKEN, TANTO, TASTE, TEAKS, TEASE, TEATS, TEENS, TEENY, TEETH, TENET, TENON, TENSE, TENTH, TENTS, TESTA, TESTS, TETHS, THENS, THINE, THINK, TIKES, TINTS, TOAST, TOKEN, TOKES, TONES, TONEY, TOTEM, TOTES, TOYON, TOYOS, YEANS, YEAST, YENTA, YENTE, YOCKS, YOKEL, YOKES