Daily challenge: Monday, May 4, 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 (120 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NOOL
EMIX
IAEM
VSXP

All 120 words in this grid

6-letter words (10)

AXEMEN, EXAMEN, LIAISE, LOOIES, MISAIM, MOLIES, MOXIES, OXIMES, SEAMEN, SIMOON

5-letter words (20)

AMIES, LIMAS, LIMEN, LIMES, LOOIE, LOXES, MAVIE, MAVIS, MAXES, MIMEO, MIMES, MIXES, MOXIE, NEMAS, NOMAS, NOMES, NOMOI, OXIME, SEMEN, VIMEN

4-letter words (49)

AEON, AMEN, AMIE, AMIS, AXES, EASE, EMES, EXAM, LIES, LIMA, LIME, LIMN, LIMO, LIMP, LION, LOOM, LOON, MAES, MAIL, MAIM, MEMO, MENO, MESA, MIEN, MILO, MIME, MISE, MOIL, MOOL, MOON, NEMA, NOIL, NOMA, NOME, OLIO, OMEN, OXES, OXIM, PEAS, SAIL, SAME, SEAM, SEME, SEMI, SIMA, VAIL, VASE, VISA, VISE

3-letter words (41)

AIL, AIM, AIS, AMI, AXE, EME, EON, IMP, ION, LIE, LOO, LOX, MAE, MAS, MAX, MEM, MEN, MIL, MIM, MIS, MIX, MOL, MON, MOO, NOM, NOO, OIL, ONE, PEA, PES, SAE, SAX, SEA, SEI, SEX, SIM, VAS, VIA, VIE, VIM, VIS

5x5 grid (208 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SETEH
EEATS
ATALC
GEDEO
NEEAD

All 208 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

DEALATED, DEALATES, TESTATES

7-letter words (16)

CLEATED, DEALATE, DELATED, DELATES, ESTATED, ESTATES, LATENED, NEEDLED, NEGATED, NEGATES, OLEATES, SCOLDED, SETTEES, SETTLED, TATTLED, TESTATE

6-letter words (39)

ALATED, ALATES, ALTHEA, CLEATS, COLEAD, DAEDAL, DEADEN, DEATHS, DELATE, ECLATS, ELATED, ELATES, ESTATE, HEALED, HEATED, LATEEN, LATEST, LATHES, LATTES, LEADEN, LOADED, NEEDED, NEEDLE, NEGATE, OLEATE, SEALED, SEATED, SETTEE, SETTLE, SLATED, SLATES, STALED, STATAL, STATED, STATES, TALCED, TATTLE, TEATED, TESTAE

5-letter words (60)

AGENE, ALATE, ALECS, CELTS, CLADE, CLEAT, CODED, COLED, COLTS, DATES, DEALS, DEALT, DEATH, DEDAL, DELTA, DOLCE, DOLED, DOLTS, EATEN, ECLAT, ELATE, GATED, GATES, GENET, HEALS, HEATS, LADED, LADEN, LATED, LATEN, LATHE, LATHS, LATTE, NEATH, NEATS, OCTAD, OCTAL, OCTET, OLDEN, SCOLD, SEALS, SEATS, SETAE, SETAL, SETTS, SHEAL, SLATE, STADE, STALE, STATE, STEAL, TAELS, TALCS, TATES, TEALS, TEATS, TESLA, TESTA, TETHS, THETA

4-letter words (90)

AALS, AGED, AGEE, ALAE, ALEC, ALEE, ALOE, ALTS, ATES, CEDE, CELS, CELT, CLAD, CLOD, CODA, CODE, COED, COLA, COLD, COLE, COLS, COLT, DADA, DADO, DALE, DALS, DATA, DATE, DEAD, DEAL, DECO, DEED, DEET, DELS, DENE, DOCS, DOLE, DOLS, DOLT, EATH, EATS, EELS, ELSE, ETHS, GAED, GAEN, GAES, GATE, GEED, GENE, GETA, HEAL, HEAT, HEST, HETS, LADE, LATE, LATH, LATS, LEAD, LOAD, LODE, NEAT, NEED, ODEA, OLEA, SEAL, SEAT, SETA, SETT, SHEA, SLAT, SLED, SLOE, STAT, STET, TAEL, TALA, TALC, TALE, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAT, TEED, TEEN, TEES, TEST, TETH, TETS

6x6 grid (225 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AGCEIN
TSOTNO
NRHCAN
HRIOAL
YNIRII
HNEACE

All 225 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

NONETHICAL

9-letter words (3)

LANTHORNS, NONACTORS, TRICOTINE

8-letter words (11)

CALATHOS, COCINERA, ENACTORS, ENCHORIC, INCHOATE, IRENICAL, LANTHORN, NATIONAL, NICOTINE, NONACTOR, THORACAL

7-letter words (32)

ACANTHI, ACARINE, ACTINAL, ACTINON, ALATION, ANCHORS, ASTRICT, ATHIRST, CALATHI, CANTORS, CARACAL, CARIOCA, CAROACH, CHORIAL, CHORINE, CINERIN, COENACT, COHORTS, CROCINE, EIRENIC, ENACTOR, ENATION, ETHICAL, GASTRIC, GASTRIN, INTORTS, NICOTIN, OSTRICH, SHINIER, SORRIER, TALARIA, THINNER

6-letter words (71)

ACORNS, ACTION, ACTORS, AERIAL, ALANIN, ANCHOR, ANOINT, ASCENT, ASHCAN, ASHORE, CAIRNS, CAIRNY, CANNIE, CANNON, CANTHI, CANTOR, CANTOS, CAROCH, CATION, CENTAL, CENTOS, CHIRAL, CHIROS, CHIRRS, CHOANA, CHOICE, CHOIRS, CHORAL, CHOREA, CHORIC, COCHIN, COHOGS, COHORT, COHOST, COINER, CORRIE, ENCORE, ENRICH, GOTHIC, ICHORS, INCOGS, INNATE, INTORT, IRENIC, ITALIC, LANATE, LARINE, LATINO, NACHOS, NANNIE, NARINE, NATION, NINTHS, OCTANE, RACIAL, RICTAL, SCOTCH, SHINER, SHINNY, SHORAN, SHRINE, STRICT, TANNIN, THIRST, THORIA, THORIC, THORNS, TINCAL, TRICOT, TROCAR, TROTHS

5-letter words (107)

AALII, ACARI, ACINI, ACORN, ACTIN, ACTOR, AERIE, AIRNS, ALANE, ALANT, ALATE, ANION, ANNAL, ASCOT, CAIRN, CANAL, CANNA, CANON, CANTO, CENTO, CHINE, CHIRO, CHIRR, CHOIR, CHORE, CILIA, CIRCA, CIRRI, COALA, COATI, COCOA, COHOG, COHOS, COIRS, CORAL, CORIA, CORNS, COSTA, COTAN, CRAAL, CROCI, ENACT, ERICA, ETHIC, ETHOS, HINNY, HORAL, HORNS, HORST, HOSTA, ICHOR, ILIAC, INCOG, INNER, LAARI, LANAI, LATCH, LATEN, LATHI, LATHS, LIANA, NACHO, NAIRA, NARIC, NATCH, NINON, NINTH, NONET, OATEN, OATHS, OCHRY, OCTAL, OCTAN, ORACH, RAINY, RENIN, ROACH, ROTCH, SCENA, SCENT, SCORN, SHINE, SHINY, SHIRE, SHIRR, SHIRT, SHOAL, SHOAT, SHORE, SHORN, SHORT, SHOTE, SORRY, TACHS, TACOS, TALAR, TENCH, TENON, THINE, THORN, THROE, TOGAS, TORIC, TORII, TORTS, TRINE, TROTH