Daily challenge: Friday, May 1, 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 (138 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	S	U	E
H	L	A	A
E	M	D	R
L	Y	T	E

All 138 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

TRAMELS

6-letter words (12)

ALMEHS, AULDER, ELYTRA, HOLARD, HOLDER, LAMELY, MARTED, MELDER, SOLDER, SOLELY, TRAMEL, ULEMAS

5-letter words (19)

ALDER, ALMEH, EARED, ELDER, EMYDE, ETYMA, HELOS, HEMAL, HOLEY, LADER, LARDY, MADRE, MAULS, OLDER, REDYE, SOLAR, TRADE, TRASH, ULEMA

4-letter words (57)

AALS, ALME, ALSO, AMYL, ARTY, AULD, DALE, DALS, DAME, DARE, DART, DASH, DRAM, ELMY, EMYD, ERAS, HELD, HELM, HELO, HOLD, HOLE, HOLM, HOLS, LADE, LADY, LAME, LARD, LASH, LUSH, MAAR, MADE, MALE, MARE, MART, MASH, MAUL, MELD, MELS, MHOS, OLDY, OSAR, RALE, RASH, SADE, SALE, SAME, SARD, SAUL, SLAM, SLUE, SOLA, SOLD, SOLE, TRAD, TRAM, YELD, YLEM

3-letter words (49)

AAL, AAS, ALE, ALS, ARE, ART, ASH, DAL, DAM, DYE, EAR, EAU, ELD, ELM, ELS, ERA, HEM, HEY, LAD, LAM, LAR, LAS, LEY, LYE, MAD, MAE, MAR, MAS, MEL, MHO, OHM, OHS, OLD, OLE, RAD, RAM, RAS, RED, RET, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAU, SHE, SOL, SUE, TED, TYE, YEH

5x5 grid (124 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	I	E	E	T
A	T	E	L	E
C	U	I	F	T
D	H	R	O	J
V	W	D	O	A

All 124 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

ACHIOTE, DUCTILE, ROOTLET, TELFORD

6-letter words (6)

CURITE, ETOILE, FLETCH, FLITCH, RUTILE, TOILET

5-letter words (42)

ACUTE, AITCH, ATILT, CHIEF, CHIEL, CHILE, CHIRO, CHUTE, CURIE, CURIO, CUTIE, DHUTI, DRIFT, DROIT, DUCAT, DUTCH, ELITE, FETCH, FETOR, FILET, FIORD, FITCH, FJORD, FLEET, FLITE, FORDO, FRUIT, LETCH, LIROT, LITAI, OORIE, ORIEL, RIFLE, RIOJA, TEACH, TEUCH, TOILE, UTILE, WHILE, WHITE, WRITE, WROTE

4-letter words (72)

CATE, CHIT, CUIF, CURD, CURF, CUTE, DOIT, DOJO, DOOR, DOTE, DUCT, DUEL, DUET, DUIT, DURO, EACH, ETCH, ETUI, EURO, FEEL, FEET, FELT, FETA, FETE, FEUD, FILE, FLEE, FLIT, FOIL, FOOD, FORD, FRIT, HILT, ITCH, LEET, LEFT, LEUD, LIEF, LIEU, LIFE, LIFT, LITE, LITU, ODOR, ORDO, RIEL, RIFE, RIFT, RILE, RIOT, RITE, ROIL, ROOD, ROOF, ROOT, ROTE, ROTL, TACH, TEEL, TELE, TILE, TILT, TIRO, TOIL, TOIT, TORI, TORO, TURD, TURF, WHIR, WHIT, WRIT

6x6 grid (182 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

P	E	V	E	N	U
N	R	I	E	N	R
L	O	A	R	F	N
S	D	E	A	I	N
E	F	H	W	T	H
P	D	T	T	T	T

All 182 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

INFERIOR, UNFEARED, WHEREVER

7-letter words (20)

AFEARED, ARENOSE, DERIVER, ENFEVER, ENNEADS, HAIRIER, NERVIER, ONERIER, PERIODS, READORN, REVERED, REVERIE, THINNER, TIARAED, TIRADES, UNFAITH, UNFIRED, UNREEVE, WAFERED, WEARIER

6-letter words (57)

ADHERE, AERIER, AIRIER, ARIOSE, DEAFEN, DEAFER, DEARIE, DEFEAT, DERIVE, EERIER, ENNEAD, ENROLS, ERODED, ERODES, EVENER, FAERIE, FAIRED, FARADS, FEARED, FEDORA, FERIAE, HAIRED, HEADED, INFARE, IRADES, LOADED, LOADER, NEARED, NEROLS, PERIOD, PROSED, REDONE, REIVER, RENNIN, REVERE, RIEVER, ROARED, RUNNER, SOARED, SOIREE, SOLDER, THAWED, THAWER, TINNER, TIRADE, UNEVEN, UNFAIR, UNFREE, UNREAD, VEERED, VENOSE, VERIER, VIREOS, WAIRED, WARIER, WINNER, WIRIER

5-letter words (102)

AAHED, ADORE, ADORN, AEDES, AERIE, AFIRE, AFRIT, AHEAD, AIRED, AIVER, AREAE, AROSE, ARPEN, DEAIR, DEATH, DEFER, DERAT, DEWAR, DOSED, EARED, EARLS, EERIE, ENOLS, ENROL, ERODE, EROSE, FAINT, FAITH, FARAD, FARED, FEODS, FERIA, FEVER, FIRED, FRIAR, FRIER, FRITH, FRITT, HARED, HAWED, HEADS, HEATH, HIRED, INFER, INFRA, INNER, IRADE, IRONE, LOADS, LODES, LONER, NEROL, NERVE, NEVER, NINTH, NODES, NORIA, NOSED, OARED, OLDER, PRAOS, PRIER, PRION, PRODS, PRONE, PROSE, RADON, RARED, RAWIN, READS, REDED, REDES, REDON, REDOS, REEVE, REFED, REFIT, REIVE, REWIN, RIVEN, RIVER, ROADS, ROSED, SEDER, TARED, TAWED, TAWER, THEFT, THERE, TIARA, TIRED, TWAIN, UNFIT, VIOLS, VIREO, VIRLS, WAFER, WARED, WHARF, WHEAT, WHERE, WIRED