Daily challenge: Tuesday, May 5, 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 (84 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TSGO
WDEN
ZTEG
HNEK

All 84 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

KEENEST, KETENES

6-letter words (6)

DETEST, GENTES, GONGED, KEDGES, KEENED, KETENE

5-letter words (9)

DENES, EDGES, EGEST, GEEST, GENES, GENET, KEDGE, NEEDS, SEGNO

4-letter words (40)

DEES, DEET, DEKE, DENE, DENT, EDGE, EKED, ENGS, GEDS, GEED, GEEK, GEES, GENE, GENT, GEST, GOES, GONE, GONG, KEEN, KEET, KENO, KENT, NEED, NENE, NEST, NOES, NOGS, OGEE, ONES, SEED, SEEK, SEEN, SEGO, SENE, TEDS, TEED, TEEN, TEES, TEGS, TEST

3-letter words (27)

DEE, DEN, EGO, EKE, ENG, EON, ETH, GED, GEE, GEN, GET, KEG, KEN, NEE, NET, NOG, NTH, OES, ONE, SEE, SEG, SEN, SET, TED, TEE, TEG, TEN

5x5 grid (218 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ARNNE
EKRSI
SSATD
NATTA
HMLPT

All 218 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ASTATINES, RATAPLANS

8-letter words (6)

ASTATINE, MALTASES, MATTRASS, RATAPLAN, RESTARTS, STARKEST

7-letter words (17)

ATLASES, ERRATAS, INSTARS, LATTINS, MALTASE, MATTINS, PATINES, PATTIES, RATINES, RATTANS, RESTART, SANSARS, STARKER, STRAKES, STRATAL, STRATAS, TATTIES

6-letter words (36)

ALTARS, ARREST, ARSINE, ATMANS, ATTARS, ERRATA, ESKARS, HANSAS, HANSES, INSTAR, LATTIN, MANSES, MASKER, MASSAS, MATTIN, PATINE, PATINS, PATTIE, RATANS, RATINE, RATTAN, SANSAR, SARSEN, SATINS, SITARS, STAKES, STARTS, STASES, STATAL, STRAKE, STRASS, STRATA, TARRES, TARSAL, TATARS, TATTIE

5-letter words (71)

ADITS, ALTAR, ARRAS, ARSES, ASKER, ATLAS, ATMAN, ATMAS, ATTAR, DINES, DITAS, EARNS, ESKAR, HAARS, HALTS, HANSA, HANSE, KARNS, KARST, KARTS, KATAS, KERNS, KRAAL, LASER, LASES, MAARS, MALTS, MANSE, MASER, MASKS, MASSA, MASSE, MATTS, NEIST, PADIS, PATIN, PLANS, PLATS, RAKER, RAKES, RASER, RASES, RATAL, RATAN, SAKER, SAKES, SALPA, SALTS, SARKS, SASIN, SATIN, SATIS, SITAR, SKATS, STAKE, STARK, STARS, START, STATS, TAKER, TAKES, TARNS, TARRE, TARSI, TARTS, TASKS, TASSE, TATAR, TINES, TRASS, TSARS

4-letter words (86)

ADIT, ALTS, ANSA, ARES, ARKS, ARSE, ARTS, ASEA, ASKS, ATAP, ATMA, DATA, DIES, DINE, DINS, DITA, DITS, EARN, ERNS, ERRS, HAAR, HALM, HALT, HAST, HATS, INNS, KAAS, KAES, KARN, KART, KATA, KATS, KERN, LASE, LASS, LAST, LATS, MAAR, MALT, MANS, MASK, MASS, MAST, MATS, MATT, NEST, NITS, PADI, PADS, PATS, PLAN, PLAT, RAKE, RASE, RATS, REST, SAKE, SALP, SALT, SANS, SARK, SASS, SATI, SEAR, SERA, SINE, SKAS, SKAT, SNIT, STAR, STAT, TADS, TAKA, TAKE, TANS, TARN, TARS, TART, TASK, TASS, TATS, TIES, TINE, TINS, TSAR, TSKS

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

IHRIUA
TECASL
UENEHH
WDAATR
EAZANW
RNAEID

All 225 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

EUTHERIAN, ITERANCES

8-letter words (14)

AETHERIC, ANTECEDE, CANEWARE, DENARIUS, DEUTERIC, ETHERISH, INTENDER, ITERANCE, NAUSEANT, NEATENED, RICHENED, SACHETED, SARCENET, SECRETED

7-letter words (25)

ACHENES, CHERISH, CRENATE, DECANES, DECIARE, ETHENES, ETHERIC, RECANED, RECANES, RENEWED, RENEWER, RETENES, SECEDER, SECRETE, SLUICED, TEACHER, TECHIER, TENACES, THERIAC, TIERCED, TIERCES, WEAZAND, WENCHER, ZANANAS, ZENANAS

6-letter words (81)

ACHENE, ACHIER, ADNATE, AETHER, ANARCH, ARISEN, CAREEN, CASUAL, CAUSAL, CEDARN, CERIAS, CERISE, CETANE, CRANED, CRANES, DANCER, DANCES, DECANE, DECARE, DECEIT, ENATES, ENCASE, ENCASH, ENDEAR, ERICAS, ETHANE, ETHENE, HANCES, HAUSEN, HEADER, HEATHS, HEEDER, INANER, INANES, INTEND, NANCES, NAUSEA, NEATEN, NEEDER, NETHER, NEUTER, RACHET, RANCES, RANDAN, RECANE, RECEDE, RENDER, RETENE, RICHEN, SACHET, SANDER, SEANCE, SEARCH, SECEDE, SECRET, SENDER, SENECA, SHEATH, SLUICE, TECHIE, TENACE, TENANT, TENDER, TERAIS, TERCES, TERCET, THANES, THECAE, THENAR, THENCE, THRASH, THRICE, TIERCE, USANCE, WARNED, WEANER, WETHER, WUTHER, ZANANA, ZANDER, ZENANA

5-letter words (103)

ACETA, ACNED, ACNES, AECIA, AHEAD, ANEAR, ANTAE, ANTES, ARCED, ARENA, ARETE, ARISE, ASANA, ASHEN, CANED, CANER, CANES, CARET, CAULS, CAUSE, CEDAR, CEDER, CERIA, CRANE, CRASH, CREED, DANCE, DAWEN, DENES, DETER, DEWAN, DEWAR, DWINE, EATEN, ENATE, ENDER, ENDUE, ERASE, ERICA, ETHER, ETUDE, HANCE, HATES, HAULS, HAZAN, HEATH, HENCE, HETHS, INANE, ITHER, LAUAN, NACRE, NANAS, NANCE, NARIC, NARIS, NASAL, NATES, NEATH, NEWER, RACED, RACES, RAISE, RANCE, RANCH, RANEE, REDAN, RENEW, REWAN, REWED, REWET, RHEAS, RICED, RICES, RISEN, SAICE, SANED, SANER, SAREE, SETAE, SHARE, SHAUL, SHEAR, SHEND, SIREE, SIREN, TEACH, TENCH, TENET, TERAI, TERCE, TESLA, TEWED, THANE, THECA, THREE, TWINE, UTERI, WADER, WANED, WARED, WECHT, WENCH