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)
| X | E | S | M |
| N | S | A | H |
| U | O | I | T |
| K | T | H | X |
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)
| S | O | S | W | O |
| T | O | E | A | R |
| O | C | S | P | H |
| E | M | D | N | E |
| B | Y | Y | K | O |
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)
| R | C | A | E | T | O |
| A | S | O | F | Y | A |
| M | A | E | F | O | H |
| D | T | T | E | R | A |
| E | R | O | W | N | A |
| U | T | S | T | O | E |
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