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)
| N | O | O | L |
| E | M | I | X |
| I | A | E | M |
| V | S | X | P |
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)
| S | E | T | E | H |
| E | E | A | T | S |
| A | T | A | L | C |
| G | E | D | E | O |
| N | E | E | A | D |
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)
| A | G | C | E | I | N |
| T | S | O | T | N | O |
| N | R | H | C | A | N |
| H | R | I | O | A | L |
| Y | N | I | R | I | I |
| H | N | E | A | C | E |
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