Daily challenge: Sunday, May 3, 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 (77 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	W	E	A
L	U	I	I
E	S	R	S
T	G	H	L

All 77 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

GRUELS, SIEURS, TSURIS

5-letter words (16)

AISLE, GRIST, GRUEL, GRUES, HURLS, HURST, ISLET, LWEIS, RULES, SHRIS, SIEUR, SLURS, SURGE, URGES, WEIRS, WURST

4-letter words (36)

AIRS, GELS, GEST, GETS, GRUE, HUES, HURL, HUSH, IRIS, ISLE, LEGS, LEST, LETS, LUES, LUSH, LUST, LWEI, RISE, RUES, RULE, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, SHRI, SIRS, SLUE, SLUR, SRIS, SUET, TEGS, TELS, URGE, WEIR, WISE, WISH, WIST

3-letter words (22)

AIR, AIS, ELS, GEL, GET, HUE, LEG, LET, LEU, RIA, RUE, SEG, SEL, SET, SIR, SIS, SRI, SUE, TEG, TEL, USE, WIS

5x5 grid (70 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	O	W	S	L
T	T	K	S	R
B	P	L	L	U
S	C	S	E	Y
S	C	T	R	I

All 70 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

TOOTLERS

7-letter words (2)

TOOTLER, TOOTLES

6-letter words (4)

RULERS, SLYEST, TOOTLE, ULSTER

5-letter words (21)

LYRES, RIELS, RUERS, RULER, RULES, RUSKS, SELLS, SLUES, SLURS, SLYER, SUERS, SUETS, SULKS, SURLY, TELLS, TELLY, TRIES, YELKS, YELLS, YELPS, YULES

4-letter words (42)

ELKS, ELLS, ERST, IRES, KOTO, LEST, LETS, LUES, LYES, LYRE, OTTO, RELY, REST, RETS, RIEL, RUER, RUES, RULE, RULY, RUSK, RYES, SELL, SELS, SLUE, SLUR, STEY, SUER, SUES, SUET, SULK, SWOT, TELL, TELS, TOOK, TOOT, TOWS, TREY, WOKS, YELK, YELL, YELP, YULE

6x6 grid (82 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	N	O	F	N	O
M	H	A	A	R	O
I	M	I	J	E	E
S	N	M	F	W	S
O	G	O	H	H	J
E	C	O	E	N	E

All 82 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

WHOOFING

7-letter words (10)

AMMONIA, COMINGS, CONIFER, FOAMING, FRESHEN, HAMMING, HOOFING, JAMMING, OOGONIA, REEFING

6-letter words (23)

AAHING, AFRESH, AIMING, AMMINO, AMMONO, COGONS, COHOGS, COMING, CONGOS, EONIAN, EONISM, FAMING, HOMING, HOOFER, ISOGON, MIMING, MINIMA, MINIMS, MONGOE, MONGOS, MONISM, NAMING, SIMIAN

5-letter words (48)

AMINO, AMINS, AMNIA, COGON, COHOG, COMMA, CONGE, CONGO, COONS, EOSIN, FARES, FERES, FEWER, FINIS, FINOS, FOAMS, FOEHN, FREES, FRESH, FROES, GOFER, GONIA, GONIF, GONOF, GOONS, HAJES, HINGE, HONGS, IMINO, JINGO, MAINS, MINIM, MINIS, MONGO, MONOS, NARES, NEONS, OHING, RAINS, RAJAH, RAJES, RESEW, SERAI, SEWER, SINGE, SWEAR, SWEER, WHOOF