Daily challenge: Thursday, May 7, 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 (158 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

XESM
NSAH
UOIT
KTHX

All 158 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

HOUSESAT

7-letter words (2)

TONUSES, UNSEAMS

6-letter words (13)

HOISES, HOUSES, NOISES, NOUSES, ONUSES, OUTHIT, SEASON, SIXTHS, TOUSES, TUSSAH, UNSEAM, UNSEAT, USNEAS

5-letter words (31)

HOISE, HONES, HOSEN, HOSES, HOUSE, MASON, MASSE, MATHS, NEATH, NOISE, NOSES, OASES, OATHS, OHIAS, SAITH, SATIS, SEAMS, SENSA, SIXTH, SNOUT, SONES, SOUTH, TASSE, THOSE, THOUS, TONES, TONUS, TOUSE, TUNES, UNSEX, USNEA

4-letter words (54)

EATH, HAEN, HAES, HAMS, HATH, HISN, HISS, HONE, HONS, HOSE, IONS, KOAS, KOSS, MAES, MASH, MASS, MATH, NEAT, NESS, NOSE, NOUS, OATH, OHIA, ONES, ONUS, OSES, OSSA, SASH, SATI, SEAM, SEAS, SEAT, SHAM, SHAT, SHIT, SITH, SNOT, SONE, SOTH, SOUK, TAMS, TAOS, TASS, THAE, THIO, THIS, THOU, TOIT, TONE, TONS, TOSS, TUNE, TUNS, USES

3-letter words (57)

AIS, AIT, ASH, ASS, EAT, ENS, ESS, HAE, HAM, HAO, HAS, HAT, HIS, HIT, HON, HOT, ION, KOA, KOI, KOS, MAE, MAS, MAT, NOH, NOS, NOT, NUS, NUT, OAT, ONE, ONS, OSE, OUT, SAE, SAT, SEA, SEN, SEX, SHA, SIT, SIX, SON, SOT, SOU, SUN, TAE, TAM, TAO, TAS, THO, TIS, TIT, TON, TUN, UNS, USE, XIS

5x5 grid (144 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SOSWO
TOEAR
OCSPH
EMDNE
BYYKO

All 144 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

ASPECTS, OSTOSES, PEAHENS, PHRASES

6-letter words (13)

ARPENS, ASCOTS, ASPECT, COOMBE, ESCOTS, HAWSES, OSTOMY, PASEOS, PEAHEN, PHASES, PHRASE, PRASES, SCOOTS

5-letter words (44)

APSES, ARPEN, ASCOT, ASPEN, COMBE, COOEY, COOMB, COOTS, COSES, EMYDS, EPHAS, ESCOT, HARPS, HAWSE, MOOSE, MOOTS, OASES, PASEO, PASES, PENDS, PEONS, PEONY, PESOS, PHASE, PRASE, PROAS, PROWS, RAPES, RAPHE, RASES, SCOOT, SCOTS, SECTS, SEWAR, SOOEY, SOOTS, SPAES, SPEAR, SPEND, SPEWS, SWAPS, SWEAR, WARPS, WRAPS

4-letter words (83)

APES, APSE, AWES, CEPE, CEPS, COMB, COME, COOS, COOT, COST, COTS, DYKE, DYNE, EMYD, ENDS, EONS, EPHA, HAES, HAPS, HARP, HASP, HAWS, HENS, KENO, KENS, KEPS, MOCS, MOOS, MOOT, MOTS, OKEH, OOTS, OSAR, OSES, OWES, OWSE, PASE, PAWS, PEAR, PEAS, PECS, PEND, PENS, PEON, PESO, PEWS, PRAO, PROA, PROW, RAPE, RAPS, RASE, RASP, RAWS, ROWS, SAPS, SAWS, SCOT, SEAR, SEAS, SECS, SECT, SEWS, SOOT, SOTS, SPAE, SPAR, SPAS, SPEC, SPEW, SWAP, TOEA, TOES, TOMB, TOME, TOMS, TOOM, WAES, WAPS, WARP, WASP, WEAR, WRAP

6x6 grid (219 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

RCAETO
ASOFYA
MAEFOH
DTTERA
EROWNA
UTSTOE

All 219 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

HORNWORTS, STONEWORT

8-letter words (10)

AMATEURS, CASEATED, FOREWORD, FRETTERS, HORNWORT, RETORTED, SMATTERS, STRETTAS, TONETTES, TWEETERS

7-letter words (40)

AMATEUR, CASEATE, CASETTE, COATEES, COATERS, COFFEES, COFFRET, DROWNER, FETTERS, FOETORS, FORWENT, FRETTED, FRETTER, MATTERS, NETTERS, REDATES, RETEAMS, RETORTS, ROTATED, ROTATES, SCOFFER, SEATERS, SETTERS, SMATTER, STRETTA, STRETTE, STRETTO, SWEETER, SWOTTED, SWOTTER, TEETERS, TONETTE, TOTTERS, TOWNEES, TROTTED, TROTTER, TWEETED, TWEETER, WETTERS, WORSTED

6-letter words (71)

ARETES, ASRAMA, ATTENT, CASEFY, COATED, COATEE, COATER, COFFEE, COFFER, DAMARS, DATERS, DATTOS, EATERS, EFFETE, ETERNE, FEATER, FETORS, FETTED, FETTER, FOETOR, FRAENA, HORNET, MATERS, MATTED, MATTER, MATTES, NETTED, NETTER, OATERS, OTTERS, RAMATE, RANEES, REDATE, RETEAM, RETORE, RETORT, RETROS, RETTED, REWORD, ROTATE, ROTTED, ROTTEN, ROTTER, ROTTES, SAFETY, SATEEN, SEATED, SEATER, SETTER, SOFTEN, SOFTER, SORTED, SORTER, SOTTED, STONER, STORED, STROWN, TATERS, TEATED, TEETER, TETTER, TORTEN, TORTES, TOTERS, TOTTED, TOTTER, TOWNEE, WEETED, WETTED, WETTER, WOTTED

5-letter words (96)

AFORE, ANEAR, ARENA, ARETE, ARHAT, ATMAS, CAFES, CAMAS, CARSE, COSET, CRAMS, DAMAR, DATER, DATES, DATOS, DATTO, DROWN, EATEN, EATER, ENOWS, ESCAR, EUROS, FEASE, FETAS, FETED, FETES, FETOR, FOAMS, FREES, FRENA, HANTS, MAARS, MADRE, MARCS, MARSE, MATED, MATER, MATES, MATTE, NEWTS, NOWTS, OATEN, OATER, OFFER, OFTEN, OFTER, OTTER, OWNER, RANEE, RANTS, REEFY, RENTS, RETRO, REWON, RHYTA, ROTAS, ROTES, ROTTE, ROWEN, ROWER, SACRA, SATED, SCOFF, SCRAM, SOFTA, SOFTY, SOWER, STOAE, STONE, STORE, STROW, STURT, SWEET, SWORD, SWORE, TATER, TATES, TEAMS, TEASE, TENTS, TERNE, TONER, TORTE, TORTS, TOTED, TOTER, TOTES, TOWER, TRETS, TROTS, TROWS, TRUED, TWEET, WONTS, WORST, WORTS