Daily challenge: Friday, May 8, 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 (137 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	E	I	E
C	E	E	I
L	S	N	H
I	I	A	T

All 137 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

THEELINS

7-letter words (5)

ENTAILS, SILENCE, TAHINIS, THEELIN, THEINES

6-letter words (15)

ASCENT, CLINES, ENISLE, ENSILE, ENTAIL, HANSEL, LIANES, SENILE, SILENI, SILENT, SNATHE, TAHINI, THANES, THEINE, THEINS

5-letter words (33)

AISLE, ANILE, ANILS, ANISE, CENSE, CLINE, ELINT, HAILS, HANSE, HEELS, LENES, LENIS, LENSE, LIANE, LINEN, LINES, NAILS, NISEI, SAINT, SCENA, SCENE, SCENT, SEINE, SNAIL, SNATH, TAILS, TAINS, THANE, THEIN, THENS, THESE, THINE, THINS

4-letter words (47)

AILS, AINS, ANES, ANIL, ANIS, CEES, CELS, CENT, EELS, ELSE, HAIL, HANT, HEEL, HENS, HENT, HIES, HINS, HINT, ILIA, INIA, ISLE, LEES, LENS, LENT, LINE, LINS, LINT, NAIL, NENE, NILS, NISI, SAIL, SAIN, SANE, SEEL, SEEN, SENE, SENT, SINE, SINH, TAIL, TAIN, TANS, THAN, THEE, THEN, THIN

3-letter words (36)

AIL, AIN, AIS, ANE, ANI, ANT, CEE, CEL, EEL, ELS, ENS, HAS, HAT, HEN, HES, HIE, HIN, INS, LEE, LEI, LIN, LIS, NAH, NEE, NIL, NTH, SAT, SEC, SEE, SEI, SEL, SEN, SIN, TAN, TAS, THE

5x5 grid (78 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	T	G	H	N
H	L	B	R	Y
I	D	O	I	B
T	I	E	A	I
U	P	O	F	A

All 78 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

FIBROID, GLORIED

6-letter words (8)

AEDILE, BOLIDE, ELODEA, GLORIA, LOAFED, PIOLET, RIBLET, UPTILT

5-letter words (20)

AIOLI, BAIRN, BIBLE, BRIEF, DEAIR, DOBIE, EDILE, ELIDE, FAIRY, GLIDE, GLORY, GRIEF, OLDIE, ORIBI, ROBLE, RODEO, TELOI, TILDE, TILTH, UTILE

4-letter words (48)

ABRI, AIRN, AIRY, BLET, BODE, BOLD, BOLE, BOLT, BORN, BRIE, BRIO, DEAF, DEFI, DIOL, DIPT, DOIT, DOLE, DOLT, DORY, EDIT, ELHI, FAIR, FEOD, GLOB, HELD, HELO, HIDE, HILT, IDEA, IDLE, IDOL, LIDO, LITU, LOAF, LODE, LORN, LORY, OBIA, ODEA, OPED, ORBY, PIED, RODE, ROLE, TIDE, TIED, TILE, TILT

6x6 grid (56 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	N	I	R	H	E
D	M	D	H	H	C
L	G	E	F	H	A
A	V	D	T	D	A
F	N	G	E	O	T
S	S	M	N	F	O

All 56 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

METHADONE, TOOTHACHE

8-letter words (1)

METHADON

7-letter words (2)

DENOTED, RIMLAND

6-letter words (19)

ATONED, DENOTE, FANGED, FOOTED, GANGED, HEDGED, HEFTED, LANDED, MIDGET, MINDED, NIDGET, RIDGED, RINDED, TONGED, TOOTED, TOTEMS, VANMEN, VEGANS, VETOED

5-letter words (32)

ALMEH, ATONE, CADET, DACHA, DOETH, DONGS, DOTED, EDGED, FANGS, FETED, GANGS, GENOA, GLAND, GLANS, HADED, HEDGE, HEMIN, HIDED, LAVED, METED, MIDGE, NIDED, NOTED, RIDGE, RIMED, TONED, TONGS, TOOTH, TOTED, TOTEM, VANGS, VEGAN