Daily challenge: Tuesday, April 28, 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)

T	A	T	U
B	I	N	N
I	E	M	N
E	O	O	T

All 88 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

NOMINEE, TOMENTA

6-letter words (2)

NOMINA, OMENTA

5-letter words (10)

ANIME, BIOME, ENTIA, MENTA, NOMEN, NOMOI, TAINT, TITAN, TONNE, UNTIE

4-letter words (30)

ANTI, BAIT, BANE, BANI, BENT, BINE, BINT, EMIT, MENU, MIEN, MINA, MINE, MINT, MOON, MOOT, NABE, NEON, NOME, OMEN, OMIT, TAIN, TIME, TINE, TINT, TOME, TOOM, TUNA, TUNE, UNAI, UNIT

3-letter words (44)

AIM, AIN, AIT, ANE, ANI, ANT, BAN, BAT, BEE, BEN, BIN, BIO, BIT, EON, INN, MEN, MIB, MON, MOO, MOT, NAB, NEB, NEE, NIB, NIM, NIT, NOM, NOO, NOT, NUN, NUT, OOT, TAB, TAN, TAT, TIE, TIN, TIT, TOE, TOM, TON, TOO, TUN, UTA

5x5 grid (163 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	S	T	E	L
I	O	L	T	P
C	A	T	E	Y
W	E	T	U	C
T	T	Z	L	H

All 163 words in this grid

7-letter words (13)

ACETOSE, ALTOIST, CALOTTE, CATECHU, CELOSIA, CUTLETS, ISOLATE, LACIEST, LETTUCE, PELTATE, STOICAL, TWATTLE, ZEALOTS

6-letter words (19)

CATTLE, COTTAE, CUTLET, CUTTLE, LOCATE, LUTEAL, PELOTA, PETALS, PETTLE, SLATEY, SOCIAL, SOLACE, SOLATE, STELAE, STELAI, TATTLE, TOTALS, WATTLE, ZEALOT

5-letter words (45)

AISLE, ALOES, ALTOS, CATTY, CELTS, CHUTE, COALS, COLTS, COSIE, COTTA, CUTEY, CUTTY, ELATE, ISLET, ISTLE, LATTE, LOTTE, LUTEA, PELTS, PETAL, PETTO, PETTY, SLATE, SLEPT, STELA, STELE, STOAE, STOAI, STOAT, STOIC, STOLE, TACET, TACOS, TATTY, TEALS, TELAE, TELOI, TELOS, TEUCH, TOTAL, TUTTY, WAIST, WEALS, YETTS, ZEALS

4-letter words (86)

ALEC, ALOE, ALSO, ALTO, ALTS, CALO, CATE, CELS, CELT, CEPE, CETE, CIAO, CIST, CLUE, COAL, COAT, COLA, COLE, COLS, COLT, COST, COTE, COTS, CULT, CUTE, ELSE, IOTA, ISLE, LACE, LAIC, LATE, LECH, LEPT, LETS, LOCA, LOCI, LOSE, LOST, LOTA, LOTS, LUCE, LUTE, LUTZ, PECH, PELE, PELT, PETS, SIAL, SICE, SLAT, SLAW, SLOE, SLOT, SOLA, SOLE, STEP, STET, STOA, TACE, TACO, TALE, TAOS, TATE, TEAL, TEAT, TELA, TELE, TELS, TETS, TOES, TOLA, TOLE, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TWAE, TWAT, TYPE, WALE, WATT, WEAL, YECH, YETT, YUCH, ZEAL, ZETA

6x6 grid (133 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

F	T	I	R	H	T
E	E	D	O	D	N
L	S	B	N	Y	R
A	N	G	D	O	T
P	O	O	W	D	E
T	N	O	I	T	H

All 133 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

NONBODIES

8-letter words (5)

DELETION, DOGSBODY, RONDELET, THORITES, WOODNOTE

7-letter words (11)

BORDELS, BORIDES, DOGSLED, DYNODES, LEFTIES, NONBODY, NORITES, RONDELS, THORITE, THRONGS, WONTONS

6-letter words (29)

BESNOW, BETELS, BODIES, BOITES, BORDEL, BORIDE, DIESEL, DOGNAP, DOITED, DORIES, DRONGO, DYNODE, GOALED, GODWIT, HORDES, NALEDS, NOPALS, NORITE, ORIELS, RONDEL, THEORY, THONGS, THROBS, THRONG, TONLET, TROWTH, WITHED, WONTON, YODELS

5-letter words (87)

BESET, BETEL, BODES, BOITE, BONDS, BONGO, BONGS, DELES, DITES, DOETH, DONAS, DONGS, DONOR, DORTY, DOTED, DOWDY, DRIED, DRIES, DROIT, EBONY, ELANS, FEEDS, FEELS, FETED, FETES, FETID, GOALS, GOODY, GOONS, HONGS, HONOR, HORDE, IRONY, LASED, NALED, NODDY, NODES, NONAS, NOONS, NOPAL, NOTED, OBESE, ONSET, OPALS, ORIEL, PALED, PALES, PALET, PANGS, PONGS, POONS, RIDES, RIELS, RITES, ROBED, ROBES, RONDO, ROWDY, ROWTH, RYNDS, SLANG, SLEET, SNOOD, SNOOP, SNOOT, TEDDY, TEELS, TELES, TESLA, THONG, THROB, TIDES, TODDY, TONAL, TONDI, TONDO, TONGS, TOONS, TOYON, TRODE, WIDDY, WIDTH, WITED, WITHE, WOODY, WORDY, YODEL