Daily challenge: Thursday, April 30, 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 (82 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

G	G	S	I
A	A	N	D
G	U	O	I
I	N	I	O

All 82 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

GANOIDS, UNDOING

6-letter words (6)

DOINGS, DONGAS, GANOID, IODINS, SIDING, UNIONS

5-letter words (15)

ANION, DINGS, DOING, DONAS, DONGA, DONGS, GANGS, GUANO, GUANS, INION, IODIN, NONAS, NOUNS, SANGA, UNION

4-letter words (33)

AGAS, AGIN, ANDS, ANGA, ANIS, ANON, DING, DINS, DONA, DONG, DONS, GAGA, GAGS, GANG, GAUN, GUAN, GUNS, IONS, NAGS, NAOI, NIDI, NODI, NODS, NONA, NOUN, NUNS, SAGA, SAND, SANG, SING, SNAG, SNUG, UNDO

3-letter words (26)

AAS, AGA, AND, ANI, DIN, DIS, DON, GAG, GAN, GAS, GIN, GNU, GUN, IDS, INS, ION, NAG, NOD, NOO, NUN, ODS, ONS, SAG, SAU, SIN, UNS

5x5 grid (236 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

A	N	O	E	E
S	A	N	R	O
D	E	C	E	C
E	H	A	C	I
F	M	A	T	A

All 236 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ANORECTIC, CICERONES

8-letter words (4)

CICERONE, CORONACH, MAENADES, REACCEDE

7-letter words (25)

CICOREE, COERCED, COERCES, COERECT, CORNEAS, CORONAE, CORONAS, CREAMED, CRECHES, EDEMATA, ENCASED, HEMATIC, MACRONS, MAENADS, ORECTIC, REACHED, REACHES, RECANED, RECANES, RECHEAT, RENNASE, ROACHED, ROACHES, TIERCED, TIERCES

6-letter words (43)

ACACIA, ACCEDE, ACHENE, ANADEM, CACHED, CACHES, CANNAS, CANNED, CANNER, CANONS, CICERO, COERCE, CORNEA, CORNED, CORONA, CRECHE, CRONES, DANCER, DANCES, DECANE, DECEIT, DECERN, DECREE, ENCASE, HENNAS, MACHES, MACRON, MAENAD, NACHES, NANCES, NONCES, OCREAE, REAMED, RECANE, RECCES, RECEDE, SACHEM, SEAMED, SEANCE, SECERN, SENECA, TACHES, TIERCE

5-letter words (79)

AAHED, ACHED, ACHES, ACNED, ACNES, ADEEM, AECIA, AHEAD, ANNAS, ANOAS, ANSAE, CACAO, CACAS, CACHE, CACTI, CADES, CAECA, CANED, CANER, CANES, CANNA, CANOE, CANON, CASED, CERCI, CHEAT, CREAM, CROCI, CRONE, DACES, DACHA, DANCE, DEANS, ECHED, ECHES, EDEMA, ERECT, ERNES, FEEDS, HEADS, HEEDS, HENCE, HENNA, MACED, MACER, MACES, MACHE, MACRO, MEEDS, NAANS, NACRE, NANAS, NANCE, NEEDS, NEONS, NONAS, NONCE, NONES, OCREA, ORCAS, REACH, REACT, REATA, RECCE, RECTA, RECTI, ROACH, ROADS, ROANS, SADHE, SANED, SANER, SEDAN, SENNA, SENOR, SNORE, TACES, TACHE, TAMED

4-letter words (83)

ACED, ACES, ACHE, ACNE, ACRE, ACTA, AERO, AHEM, AMAH, ANAS, ANES, ANNA, ANOA, ANON, ANSA, ASEA, CACA, CADE, CADS, CAME, CANE, CANS, CASA, CASE, CECA, CEDE, CERE, CERO, CHAM, CHAT, CHEF, CORE, CORN, CROC, DACE, DEAN, DEEM, DEES, DENE, EACH, ECHE, EONS, ERNE, FEDS, FEED, FEES, HAED, HAEN, HAES, HAME, HEAD, HEAT, HEED, MACE, MACH, MAES, MEED, NAAN, NANA, NANS, NEAT, NEED, NEEM, NEON, NONA, NONE, ONCE, ONES, ORCA, REAM, ROAD, ROAN, SADE, SANE, SEAM, SEAT, SEED, SEEM, SENE, TACE, TACH, TAME, TIER

6x6 grid (110 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

H	I	B	H	C	S
N	U	A	T	R	W
O	L	A	E	B	L
C	O	F	G	N	O
I	O	L	W	H	H
T	T	R	E	E	R

All 110 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

FLOATERS, GLOATERS

7-letter words (16)

CHAETAL, CHATEAU, COATERS, ENWHEEL, FLOATER, FOOTLER, GLOATER, GLOTTIC, HAULAGE, LAAGERS, LOAFERS, LONGERS, REFLOAT, ROLFERS, ROOFERS, UNLATCH

6-letter words (39)

BATEAU, BEAGLE, BEFLAG, BEFOOL, BEFORE, BERTHA, BONERS, BREATH, CHAETA, CITOLE, COATER, COLONI, COOLER, EROTIC, ETALON, FALCON, FOLATE, FOOTLE, GALOOT, GAOLER, GATEAU, HATERS, HEROIC, HIATAL, HONERS, LAAGER, LAGERS, LOAFER, LONERS, LONGER, OATERS, OBTAIN, REFLEW, RETAIN, ROLFER, ROOFER, TOOLER, WREATH, WRETCH

5-letter words (53)

AFOOT, AFORE, AGERS, AGLEE, ALATE, ALOOF, BATCH, BEGAT, BERTH, BONER, CHAIN, CLOOT, COALA, COLON, COLOR, EAGLE, FATAL, FETAL, FETCH, FLEER, FLOAT, FLOOR, GALAH, GLOAT, HATER, HELOT, HEWER, HONER, LAGER, LATCH, LATEN, LATER, LOATH, LONER, LONGE, LOOFA, LOTIC, NEATH, NGWEE, NUBIA, OATEN, OATER, OBEAH, REATA, REGAL, RETAG, RETCH, TABUN, TAHRS, TALON, TITLE, TITRE, WHEEL