Daily challenge: Monday, April 27, 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 (83 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	L	D	F
N	S	N	M
E	A	N	T
A	G	T	S

All 83 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

UNSEATS

6-letter words (4)

STAGES, STANDS, STANES, UNSEAT

5-letter words (15)

GENUS, GNATS, LUNAS, LUNES, NEATS, SANGA, SEATS, STAGE, STAND, STANE, STANG, ULNAE, ULNAS, USAGE, USNEA

4-letter words (32)

AGAS, AGES, ANDS, ANES, ANGA, ANTS, ANUS, ASEA, EATS, GAEN, GAES, GANE, GATS, GENS, GENU, GNAT, LUNA, LUNE, NANS, NEAT, SAGA, SAGE, SAND, SANE, SANG, SANS, SEAT, SNAG, STAG, TANG, TANS, ULNA

3-letter words (31)

AAS, AGA, AGE, AND, ANE, ANT, ATT, EAT, ENS, GAE, GAN, GAS, GAT, GEN, NAE, NAG, NAN, NUS, SAE, SAG, SAT, SEA, SEG, SEN, SUN, TAE, TAG, TAN, TAS, UNS, USE

5x5 grid (119 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

L	A	O	H	I
S	O	R	N	I
S	I	T	L	R
S	W	G	N	H
E	N	X	O	N

All 119 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

SOLARISE, TRIGNESS

7-letter words (3)

ASSIGNS, GIRASOL, LINTOLS

6-letter words (11)

ARISEN, ASSIGN, ASSORT, ENGIRT, ENSIGN, INTROS, LINTOL, SALOON, SOIGNE, TRIGON, TRIOLS

5-letter words (37)

ARISE, GIRON, GIROS, GLINT, HORAL, HORAS, INTIS, INTRO, LARIS, LASSO, LORIS, NIHIL, NORIS, OASIS, ORALS, RHINO, RISEN, ROTIS, SARIS, SAROS, SENGI, SIGNS, SISAL, SOLAR, SORAS, SWIRL, SWISS, TIGON, TIROS, TOLAS, TORAS, TRASS, TRIGO, TRIOL, TRIOS, TROIS, TWIRL

4-letter words (66)

ALSO, GIRL, GIRN, GIRO, GIRT, HILT, HINT, HOAR, HONG, HOOT, HORA, HORN, INRO, INTI, INTO, IRON, LARI, LASS, LINO, LINT, LOON, LORN, LOSS, LOTI, NESS, NEWS, NEWT, NORI, ONTO, ORAL, OSAR, OSSA, RIOT, RISE, ROOT, ROTI, ROTL, SARI, SEWN, SEWS, SIGN, SLOT, SOAR, SOLA, SOLS, SOON, SORA, SORI, SORN, SORT, SWIG, TIRL, TIRO, TOLA, TOON, TORA, TORI, TORN, TORO, TOSS, TRIG, TRIO, TWIG, WENS, WISE, WISS

6x6 grid (72 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

U	H	N	H	H	R
R	F	H	E	E	S
T	I	P	G	T	P
S	R	S	R	T	N
U	T	U	T	W	P
S	W	E	T	E	A

All 72 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

HIRSUTE, SURGERS

6-letter words (19)

ESTRUS, FIRSTS, PETERS, SPEERS, SPIRTS, SPRITS, STEEPS, STIRPS, STRIPE, STRIPS, STRUTS, STURTS, SURGER, SURGES, TRISTE, TRUSTS, TSURIS, URGERS, WURSTS

5-letter words (51)

EGERS, EGEST, FIRST, FISTS, FRITS, GEEST, GESTE, GHEES, HISTS, HURTS, NEEPS, PEEPS, PEERS, PETER, PISTE, RIFTS, RIPEN, RISUS, RUSTS, SEEPS, SHEEN, SHEEP, SHEER, SHEET, SIFTS, SPEER, SPIRT, SPITS, SPRIT, SPRUE, STEEP, STEER, STEPS, STETS, STEWS, STIPE, STIRP, STIRS, STRIP, STRUT, STURT, SUETS, SURGE, TRIPE, TRIPS, TRUST, TURPS, TUTUS, URGER, URGES, WURST