Daily challenge: Saturday, May 2, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	O	T	T
B	L	T	C
F	N	I	T
S	S	O	N

All 98 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

NONTITLE

7-letter words (1)

LOTIONS

6-letter words (8)

BLOTTO, BOTTLE, CITOLE, LOTION, LOTTOS, NITONS, TITTLE, TONSIL

5-letter words (17)

BLISS, CIONS, ELINT, FLINT, LINOS, LIONS, LOTIC, LOTTO, NITON, OBELI, OLIOS, ONTIC, OTTOS, SONIC, TITLE, TOILE, TONIC

4-letter words (39)

BELT, BLIN, BLOT, BOLE, BOLT, BOTT, CION, FLIC, FLIT, FLOE, INTO, IONS, LINO, LINS, LINT, LION, LOBE, LOTI, NOIL, OLIO, ONTO, OTIC, OTTO, SILO, SILT, SINS, SNIT, SNOT, SOIL, SONS, TILE, TILT, TINS, TINT, TOIL, TOIT, TOLE, TONS, TOSS

3-letter words (32)

BEL, BOT, CIS, ELF, INS, ION, LIN, LIS, LIT, LOB, LOT, NIL, NIT, NOS, NOT, OBE, OIL, OLE, ONS, SIC, SIN, SIT, SON, SOT, TIC, TIL, TIN, TIS, TIT, TOE, TON, TOT

5x5 grid (261 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

H	T	I	E	I
P	H	N	A	N
T	W	R	E	T
N	S	S	R	L
L	C	O	A	T

All 261 words in this grid

8-letter words (10)

ALTERANT, ASSORTER, COATLESS, INERRANT, NEARNESS, NEATNESS, PHRATRAL, SENTIENT, TARLETAN, TARTNESS

7-letter words (23)

AEROSAT, ANTLERS, ARTLESS, COALERS, COARSEN, COARSER, EARNERS, ENTERAL, ERRHINE, INTERNE, LENIENT, OARLESS, RANTERS, SALTANT, SALTERN, SALTERS, SCORERS, SOARERS, SORTERS, TARTARS, TERRAIN, TERRANE, WHINERS

6-letter words (63)

ALTARS, ALTERS, ANTLER, ANTRAL, ANTRES, AORTAE, ARRANT, ASSORT, COALER, COARSE, CORERS, CORSET, COSSET, EARNER, EATERS, ENATES, ENTERA, ENTERS, ERRANT, ESCORT, INANER, INANES, INTENT, INTERN, INTERS, INTROS, LASERS, LEARNT, LESSOR, NEARER, NEATEN, NEATER, RANTER, RASERS, RATERS, RESORT, RETAIN, RETRAL, RETROS, SALTER, SCORER, SCORES, SOARER, SORREL, SORTER, TALENT, TALERS, TAROCS, TARRES, TARSAL, TARTAN, TARTAR, TARTER, TENANT, TENIAE, TENTIE, TERRAE, TERRAS, THREAT, TSORES, WHINER, WHINES, WRAITH

5-letter words (80)

ALERT, ALTAR, ALTER, ANENT, ANTES, ANTRA, ANTRE, AORTA, AREAE, ARENA, ARLES, AROSE, ARRAS, ARTEL, ATLAS, CORAL, CORER, CORES, CORSE, COSET, EATEN, EATER, ENATE, ENTER, ENTIA, INANE, INERT, INTER, INTRO, LARES, LASER, LASSO, LEANT, LEARN, LEARS, NARES, NATES, NEARS, ORLES, RALES, RASER, RATEL, RATER, RATES, REARS, RERAN, RETRO, ROSET, SAROS, SCORE, SEARS, SENTI, SERAI, SERAL, SETAE, SOARS, SORAS, SOREL, SORER, SORES, TAINT, TALER, TALES, TARES, TAROC, TAROS, TARRE, TEARS, TENIA, TENTH, TERAI, TERNE, TERRA, THINE, TINEA, TINES, TRASS, TREAT, TRESS, WHINE

4-letter words (85)

AERO, ALES, ANES, ANTE, ANTI, AREA, ARES, ARSE, ASEA, ATES, COAL, COAT, CORE, COSS, COST, EARN, EARS, ERAS, ERNE, EROS, ERRS, ERST, ETNA, HINT, LARS, LASE, LASS, LEAN, LEAR, LENT, LESS, NEAR, NEAT, NENE, NESS, OARS, ORAL, ORES, ORLE, ORRA, OSAR, OSSA, RAIN, RALE, RANI, RANT, RASE, RATE, REAR, RENT, ROCS, ROSE, SALE, SALT, SEAR, SEAT, SENE, SENT, SERA, SERS, SETA, SOAR, SORA, SORE, SORT, TAEL, TAIN, TALE, TAOS, TARE, TARN, TARO, TARS, TART, TASS, TEAR, TELA, TENT, TERN, THIN, TINE, TRET, WHIN, WHIT, WREN

6x6 grid (75 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 75 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

ANNULUS, NAILERS, UNFURLS, UNNAILS

6-letter words (17)

ANNULI, ANNULS, BURTON, CREELS, EOLIAN, NAILER, OILERS, RELOAN, STOURS, STRUTS, STULLS, STURTS, TRULLS, UNFITS, UNFURL, UNHURT, UNNAIL

5-letter words (54)

ALONE, ANNUL, ANOLE, BOOST, BOOTS, BOSUN, BOUTS, BULLS, BUOYS, BURLS, BURST, CREEL, ENOLS, FULLS, FURLS, HENNA, HULLS, HURLS, HURST, HURTS, LEERS, LIANE, LIERS, LULLS, LULUS, NAILS, NOILS, NOWTS, NULLS, OILER, REELS, SCORE, SCREE, SLIER, SLURS, SLUTS, SOULS, SOURS, STONY, STOUR, STOWS, STRUT, STULL, STURT, SULUS, SUNNA, SWOON, SWOTS, TOURS, TOWNY, TRULL, TRUST, UNFIT, YOURS