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)
| T | S | G | O |
| W | D | E | N |
| Z | T | E | G |
| H | N | E | K |
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)
| A | R | N | N | E |
| E | K | R | S | I |
| S | S | A | T | D |
| N | A | T | T | A |
| H | M | L | P | T |
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)
| I | H | R | I | U | A |
| T | E | C | A | S | L |
| U | E | N | E | H | H |
| W | D | A | A | T | R |
| E | A | Z | A | N | W |
| R | N | A | E | I | D |
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