Daily challenge: Wednesday, May 6, 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 (132 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| H | N | E | O |
| R | A | O | I |
| T | I | C | R |
| E | I | E | P |
All 132 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
PRONATE
6-letter words (9)
ARTIER, CATION, ECARTE, ENATIC, RACIER, RATION, RECANE, RECITE, TRACER
5-letter words (26)
CAIRN, CANOE, CARTE, COATI, CRONE, ENATE, ERICA, ICIER, IRATE, IRONE, NACRE, NARIC, OORIE, PECAN, PRICE, PRION, PRONE, RACER, RACON, RATIO, RECON, RICER, TRACE, TRIAC, TRICE, TRIER
4-letter words (45)
ACRE, AEON, AIRN, AIRT, CANE, CARN, CART, CATE, CERO, CIAO, CION, CIRE, CITE, COAT, COIR, CONE, CORE, EARN, ETIC, HAEN, HAIR, HART, HATE, ICON, IRON, NAOI, NEAR, NEAT, NOIR, NORI, ORCA, PERI, PROA, RACE, RATE, RICE, RITE, ROAN, ROAR, TACE, TACO, TAHR, TARN, TIER, TRIO
3-letter words (51)
ACE, AIR, AIT, ANE, ART, ATE, CAN, CAR, CAT, CEP, CON, COO, COR, EAR, EAT, EON, ETA, HAE, HAO, HAT, ICE, ION, IRE, NAE, NAH, NOO, NOR, OAR, OAT, OCA, ONE, ORC, ORE, PEC, PER, PRO, RAH, RAN, RAT, REC, REI, REP, RIA, ROC, ROE, TAE, TAN, TAO, TAR, TIC, TIE
5x5 grid (560 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| H | U | N | D | E |
| S | A | N | E | O |
| M | E | T | P | R |
| E | E | Y | S | A |
| W | A | R | I | T |
All 560 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
UNDERSTEER
9-letter words (1)
PRETERITS
8-letter words (17)
AIRSPEED, AMENDERS, ANTEPAST, EMENDERS, HAUNTERS, MAUNDERS, MEANDERS, PENNAMES, PRENAMES, PRETERIT, REENTERS, REMANENT, REMANNED, SAUNTERS, SHANTEYS, SHUNNERS, SHUNTERS
7-letter words (64)
AMENDER, ARISTAE, ARISTAS, ARPENTS, ASUNDER, EMENDER, EMERITA, EYEWEAR, HAUNTED, HAUNTER, HUNTERS, MANNERS, MAUNDER, MEANDER, MEANERS, MEETERS, MENDERS, METEORS, METEPAS, PARENTS, PENATES, PENNAME, PENNATE, PRENAME, PRETEEN, PRETEND, REENTER, REMATED, REMATES, REMEETS, RENAMES, RENNASE, RENNETS, RENTERS, REPAIRS, RETEAMS, RETEARS, RETENES, RETYPED, RODENTS, SANDERS, SAUNTER, SEAMERS, SEATERS, SEEMERS, SENDERS, SENNETS, SHANTEY, SHUNNED, SHUNNER, SHUNTED, SHUNTER, STANDEE, STANDER, STEAMER, SUNDERS, TANNERS, TAPSTER, TEEMERS, TEENERS, TENDERS, TENNERS, UNDOERS, UNEATEN
6-letter words (118)
AMEERS, AMENTS, ANTEED, APNEAS, ARENAS, ARETES, ARISTA, ARPENT, DERATS, DETERS, DOPERS, EATERS, EATERY, EMEERS, ENATES, ENDERS, ENEMAS, ENTERA, ENTERS, HANTED, HATERS, HAUNTS, HAUSEN, HUNTED, HUNTER, MANNED, MANNER, MANTES, MATERS, MATEYS, MEANER, MEATED, MEETER, MENDER, MERITS, METEOR, METEPA, METERS, NAMERS, NEATEN, NEATER, OPERAS, PARENT, PASTAS, PASTED, PASTER, PASTES, PENNAE, PETERS, PETSAI, RASPED, RASTER, REMAND, REMATE, REMEET, REMEND, RENAME, RENNET, RENTER, RENTES, REPAIR, REPAST, RETEAM, RETEAR, RETEMS, RETENE, RETYPE, RODENT, SANDER, SARODE, SATEEN, SATIRE, SATYRS, SEAMER, SEATED, SEATER, SEEMER, SENATE, SENDER, SENNET, SHANTY, SHUNTS, SIREES, SMEARS, SMEARY, SPARED, SPEEDO, SPORED, SPRENT, STAMEN, STANED, STANES, STARED, STEAMS, SUNDER, SUNNAH, SUNNED, SUNTAN, TAMERS, TANNED, TANNER, TAPERS, TAPETA, TASTED, TASTER, TASTES, TEEMER, TEENER, TENDER, TENNER, TERAIS, UNDOER, UNTAME, WEENED, WEETED, YEANED, YENNED, YENTAS
5-letter words (168)
AMEER, AMEND, AMENT, ANENT, ANTED, ANTES, ANTSY, APERS, APNEA, APTER, ARENA, ARETE, ARIAS, ARPEN, ASPEN, ASPER, ASTER, ASTIR, AUNTS, AUNTY, DEEPS, DEERS, DEETS, DENES, DENTS, DERAT, DETER, DOERS, DOPAS, DOPER, DORPS, DORSA, EATEN, EATER, EMEER, EMEND, EMERY, ENATE, ENDER, ENEMA, ENTER, EPODE, ERODE, ETNAS, EWERS, EYERS, HAEMS, HAETS, HAMES, HANTS, HATED, HATER, HATES, HAUNT, HUNTS, MANED, MANES, MANUS, MATED, MATER, MATES, MATEY, MAUND, MEANT, MEATS, MEATY, MEETS, MENTA, MENUS, MERIT, METED, METER, METES, NAMER, NAMES, NATES, NEATS, NEEMS, NEMAS, OPERA, OPTED, PAIRS, PARED, PAREO, PASTA, PASTE, PASTY, PATSY, PENES, PENNA, PENNE, PETER, POETS, PORED, PRATS, PREED, RAPED, RASPY, REMAN, REMET, RENTE, RENTS, RETEM, ROPED, SANED, SANER, SAPOR, SAREE, SAROD, SATED, SATEM, SATYR, SEATS, SEERS, SENNA, SENTE, SHAME, SHUNT, SIREE, SITAR, SMEAR, SPAIT, SPARE, SPEED, SPEND, SPENT, SPODE, SPORE, SPRAT, SPREE, STAIR, STAND, STANE, STARE, STASH, STEAM, STEED, STEER, STEMS, STYES, SUNNA, TAMER, TAMES, TAPED, TAPER, TARED, TARPS, TARSI, TASTE, TASTY, TEAMS, TEARS, TEARY, TEEMS, TEPAS, TERAI, TYEES, TYERS, TYPED, UNDEE, UNDER, UNPEN, WEARS, WEARY, WEETS, YEARS, YENTA, YENTE
4-letter words (191)
AERY, AIRS, AIRY, AITS, AMEN, ANES, ANTE, ANTS, ANUS, APED, APER, APOD, ARIA, ATES, AUNT, AWEE, AYES, DEEP, DEER, DEET, DENE, DENT, DOER, DOPA, DOPE, DOPY, DORE, DORP, DORS, EARS, EATS, EERY, EMES, ERAS, ERST, ETAS, ETNA, EWER, EYEN, EYER, EYES, EYRA, EYRE, HAEM, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HAME, HAMS, HAND, HANT, HATE, HATS, HUNT, MAES, MANE, MASH, MATE, MATS, MAUN, MEAN, MEAT, MEET, MEND, MENU, MESA, MESH, META, METE, NAME, NEAT, NEED, NEEM, NEMA, NENE, NETS, OPED, OPEN, OPTS, PAIR, PARE, PARS, PAST, PATS, PEED, PEND, PENT, PETS, POET, PORE, PRAT, PREE, PROD, PYES, PYRE, RAPE, RAPS, RAPT, RASP, RATS, RAYS, REDE, REDO, REED, REES, REMS, REND, RENT, REPO, REPS, RETE, RETS, RIAS, RODE, ROPE, ROPY, RYES, SAME, SAND, SANE, SATE, SATI, SEAM, SEAT, SEEM, SEER, SEME, SEND, SENE, SENT, SETA, SETS, SHAM, SHAT, SHUN, SIRE, SMEW, SPAR, SPAT, SPED, STAR, STEM, STEP, STEW, STEY, STIR, STYE, SUNN, TAME, TAMS, TAPE, TAPS, TARE, TARO, TARP, TARS, TAUS, TEAM, TEAR, TEAS, TEED, TEEM, TEEN, TEES, TEND, TEPA, TIRE, TSAR, TYEE, TYER, TYES, TYPE, TYPO, TYRE, UNDE, UNDO, WARE, WARS, WARY, WAYS, WEAR, WEEN, WEER, WEES, WEET, WETS, YARE, YEAH, YEAN, YEAR, YEAS
6x6 grid (205 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
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| E | E | A | T | S | E |
| M | E | C | I | U | I |
| O | R | L | M | A | M |
| R | E | A | X | E | E |
| T | I | M | N | T | C |
All 205 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
ENAMELIST
8-letter words (7)
CEORLISH, CERAMIST, ENAMELER, MAIEUTIC, MANTEAUS, MORALISE, MORALIST
7-letter words (24)
AILMENT, ALIMENT, CLAIMER, ELECTEE, ITERANT, MAILMAN, MAILMEN, MALEATE, MANTEAU, MARLITE, MISTIME, NARCIST, ORALIST, REALISE, REALIST, RECLAIM, RECLAME, RECLEAN, RELICTS, REMEETS, RETRIAL, TELERAN, TERRANE, TIERCEL
6-letter words (57)
AECIUM, AMERCE, AMUSIA, ANEMIA, ANEMIC, AXEMAN, CAIMAN, CEMENT, CEREAL, CLARET, CLEATS, CLEOME, CLIMAX, CREATE, ECLAIR, ELECTS, ENAMEL, ERECTS, ERRANT, ESTEEM, IMARET, IRREAL, LAMENT, LAMIAE, LIAISE, LISTEE, MAILER, MAIMER, MALICE, MAMIES, MARCEL, MAUMET, MEATUS, MORALE, MUSTEE, OMELET, QUAERE, REACTS, REALER, REALIA, RECITE, RECTUM, RECTUS, RELICT, RELISH, RELIST, REMEET, RETIAL, RETRIM, SILANE, TAILER, TEEMER, TELIUM, TERCEL, TERMOR, TIERCE, TRIMER
5-letter words (116)
AECIA, AIMER, AIRER, ALERT, ALIST, AMENT, AMICE, AMIES, AMUSE, AREAE, ARECA, ARMOR, AXMAN, AXMEN, CEORL, CIMEX, CLAIM, CLARO, CLEAN, CLEAR, CLEAT, CLIME, CRANE, CREAM, CREME, CRORE, ELECT, ELEMI, ELITE, EMCEE, EMEER, EMITS, ERECT, ETUIS, HEIST, ICTUS, ILEAC, IMAUM, LAMER, LAMIA, LAREE, LEANT, LEMAN, LIMAN, LIMEN, LITHE, MAILE, MAIST, MALIC, MAMIE, MAUTS, MEANT, MEATS, MEETS, MELEE, MELIC, MERER, MERIT, MERLE, METRO, MICRA, MICRO, MILER, MITER, MITRE, MORAE, MORAL, MOREL, MUSIC, MUSTH, NAMER, OATHS, ORIEL, QUAIL, QUAIS, QUATE, RAMEE, RAMET, RAMIE, RAMUS, RANEE, REACT, REALM, REARM, RECTA, RECTI, RELAX, RELET, RELIC, RELIT, REMAN, REMIT, RERAN, RETIA, RETRO, RIANT, RIMER, ROMEO, SIMAR, SQUAT, STILE, STIME, SUITE, TELIA, TELIC, TERAI, TERCE, TERRA, THESE, TILER, TIMER, TRIAL, TRIER, UMIAC, USQUE, UTILE