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