Daily challenge: Saturday, May 9, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TNWO
NDMT
ETTN
YARO

All 98 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

ARNOTTO, NOTATED, ROTATED

6-letter words (13)

ATTEND, ATTENT, ATTORN, NOTATE, ORATED, RATTED, RATTEN, RATTON, ROTATE, ROTTED, ROTTEN, TARTED, TORTEN

5-letter words (12)

MOTTO, ORATE, OTTAR, RATED, RATTY, RAYED, ROTTE, TAROT, TARTY, TORTE, YEARN, YENTA

4-letter words (32)

ARTY, DEAR, DENT, EARN, MOTT, MOWN, NEAR, NEAT, NETT, NOTA, ONTO, OTTO, RATE, RATO, ROTA, TARN, TARO, TART, TATE, TEAR, TEAT, TEND, TENT, TORA, TORN, TORT, TOWN, TRAY, TROT, YARN, YEAR, YETT

3-letter words (38)

ART, ATE, ATT, AYE, DEN, DEY, EAR, EAT, END, ETA, MOT, MOW, NET, NOR, NOT, ORA, ORT, OWN, RAT, RAY, ROT, TAE, TAR, TAT, TEA, TED, TEN, TOM, TON, TOR, TOW, TWO, TYE, WOT, YAR, YEA, YEN, YET

5x5 grid (428 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

DPOBS
IEDRS
GETIE
LYSEM
MUSEN

All 428 words in this grid

9-letter words (5)

DEPORTEES, GEODESIES, MULETEERS, POETISERS, SEEDTIMES

8-letter words (21)

DEEDIEST, DEPORTED, DEPORTEE, DIGESTED, DIPODIES, DISTRESS, EDITRESS, GLEETIER, MISTRESS, MULETEER, POETISED, POETISER, POETISES, POETRIES, RESISTED, SEEDTIME, SIDESTEP, TRIMNESS, TRISEMES, YESTREEN, YULETIDE

7-letter words (48)

BORIDES, DEEDIER, DEPORTS, DESIRES, DIMNESS, DOPIEST, EMERIES, ENEMIES, GEODESY, LESSEES, LUSTIER, LUSTRES, MERISES, MERITED, MESSIER, MESTEES, METEORS, METIERS, METISSE, MUSSIER, MUSTEES, MUSTIER, NEMESIS, OREIDES, PEGLESS, PIETIES, PIGLETS, PODITES, POETESS, POETISE, REEMITS, REESTED, REMEETS, REMISED, REMISES, RESIDED, RESIDES, RESITED, RESITES, ROPIEST, SEEDIER, SEEDPOD, SEEMERS, SEISERS, SEMISES, TEEMERS, TRIENES, TRISEME

6-letter words (84)

BODIES, BORDEL, BOREEN, BORIDE, BRIDES, DEPORT, DESIRE, DIENES, DIESEL, DIESES, DIESIS, DIETED, DIGEST, DIMERS, DISUSE, DORIES, DRIEST, EDITED, EMEERS, EMEROD, EMESES, EMESIS, ENMITY, EPODES, ERODED, ERODES, ESTEEM, GEODES, GESTES, GLEETS, GLEETY, LESSEE, LESSEN, LUSTED, LUSTRE, MERDES, MERITS, MESSED, MESTEE, METEOR, METIER, METRES, MISERS, MISSET, MISTED, MISUSE, MITRES, MULEYS, MUSSED, MUSSEL, MUSTED, MUSTEE, NESTED, OREIDE, PIGLET, PODITE, PORTED, REEMIT, REMEET, REMISE, REMISS, REMITS, RESIDE, RESIST, RESITE, SEEMER, SEIDEL, SEISED, SEISER, SEISES, SERIES, SIREES, STEELY, STEERS, STIMES, STRESS, STRIDE, STRODE, STYLED, STYLUS, SYSTEM, TEEMER, TIMERS, TRIENE

5-letter words (126)

BODED, BODES, BORES, BORTS, BORTY, BREES, BRIDE, BRIES, BRITS, DEETS, DIENE, DIETS, DIMER, DIMES, DIRTS, DIRTY, DITES, DITSY, DOPED, DORTY, DREES, DRESS, DRIES, EDITS, EGEST, EMEER, EMIRS, EMITS, EPODE, ERODE, GEESE, GEEST, GEODE, GESTE, GLEDE, GLEED, GLEET, GLEYS, IGLUS, LEETS, LUSTY, LYSED, LYSES, LYSIS, MEETS, MERDE, MERIT, MESSY, METED, METES, METIS, METRE, METRO, MIRES, MISER, MISES, MISSY, MISTY, MITES, MITRE, MULED, MULES, MULEY, MUSED, MUSES, MUSSY, MUSTY, MYSID, NEIST, ODIST, PEDES, PEDRO, PIETY, POETS, PORES, PORTS, REEST, REMET, REMIT, RESID, RIDES, RIMES, RISEN, RISES, RISUS, RITES, ROPED, SEERS, SEISE, SEMEN, SEMES, SEMIS, SIDED, SIDES, SIREE, SIRES, SISES, SISSY, SITED, SITES, STEED, STEEL, STEEP, STEER, STIES, STIME, STIRS, STROP, STYED, STYLE, TEPID, TIDED, TIDES, TIERS, TIMER, TIMES, TIRES, TREEN, TREES, TRESS, TRIES, TRODE, TROPE, YESES, YETIS, YULES

4-letter words (144)

BODE, BORE, BORT, BREE, BRIE, BRIM, BRIS, BRIT, DEED, DEEP, DEES, DEET, DEYS, DIED, DIEL, DIES, DIET, DIME, DIRE, DIRT, DISS, DITE, DITS, DOPE, DORE, DORS, DREE, DROP, EDIT, EELY, EIDE, ELMY, EMES, EMIR, EMIT, ESES, GEED, GEES, GEST, GETS, GIED, GIES, GLED, GLEE, GLEY, GLUM, IDES, IGLU, IRES, ITEM, LEET, LESS, LEST, LETS, LEYS, LUST, LYES, LYSE, MEET, MESS, METE, MIEN, MIRE, MIRS, MISE, MISS, MIST, MITE, MITY, MULE, MUSE, MUSS, MUST, NEEM, NESS, NEST, NETS, ODES, OPED, ORBS, ORES, ORTS, PEED, PEEL, PEES, PETS, PIED, PIES, POET, PORE, PORT, REES, REIS, RIDE, RIME, RISE, RITE, ROBS, RODE, ROPE, SEED, SEEM, SEEN, SEEP, SEER, SEES, SEIS, SEME, SEMI, SENE, SERS, SETS, SIDE, SIRE, SIRS, SITE, SITS, SRIS, STEM, STEP, STEY, STIR, STYE, TEED, TEEL, TEEM, TEEN, TEES, TIDE, TIER, TIES, TIME, TIRE, TIRO, TREE, TRIM, TROD, TROP, TYEE, TYES, USED, USES, YETI, YULE

6x6 grid (68 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HEHAAO
FPSSYP
STRSAO
TIVUUE
TWODAO
HRSUHC

All 68 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

USURIOUS

7-letter words (4)

AURISTS, CHADORS, ESPRITS, STIRPES

6-letter words (19)

ASSAYS, AURIST, CHADOR, ESPRIT, ESSAYS, ESTRUS, PASHAS, PASHES, POYOUS, PRIORS, SASHAY, SASHES, SPRITS, STIRPS, SUDORS, THROWS, TWIRPS, TWISTS, USURPS

5-letter words (44)

ASHES, ASSAY, ASTIR, AURIS, AYAHS, CHADS, DOITS, DURST, EPHAS, ESSAY, HASPS, HEFTS, HESTS, PASHA, PASSE, PESTS, PHASE, POYOU, PRIOR, ROWTH, SASSY, SEPTS, SHAYS, SOURS, SPRIT, STIRP, STIRS, SUDOR, SWITH, THROW, TRIOS, TROIS, TROWS, TRUSS, TWIRP, TWIST, TWITS, URSAE, USURP, VIRUS, WISPS, WISTS, WORTH, YAUDS