Daily challenge: Sunday, May 10, 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 (80 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

SBSO
VUBT
IPAO
WUSQu

All 80 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

QUOTAS, SABOTS, SQUABS, SQUATS

5-letter words (12)

BOATS, BOTAS, QUOTA, SABOT, SPATS, SPIVS, SQUAB, SQUAT, STOAS, SUBAS, TABUS, TSUBA

4-letter words (31)

ABOS, BAPS, BATS, BOAS, BOAT, BOTA, BOTS, BUBO, BUBS, BUST, OATS, PATS, PUBS, SABS, SOAP, SOBS, SOTS, SPAT, SPIV, STAB, STOA, STOB, SUBA, SUBS, SUPS, TABS, TABU, TAOS, TAPS, TAUS, UPAS

3-letter words (33)

ABO, ABS, ASP, BAP, BAS, BAT, BOA, BOS, BOT, BUB, BUS, OAT, PAS, PAT, PIU, PUB, PUS, QUA, SAB, SAP, SAT, SAU, SOB, SOT, SPA, SUB, SUP, TAB, TAO, TAP, TAS, TAU, UPS

5x5 grid (228 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EALAC
TEEWA
LHUDN
AEREO
DNNTI

All 228 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

LEATHERED, WEATHERED

8-letter words (6)

AWEATHER, LANNERET, LATHERED, LEATHERN, THRENODE, WANDERED

7-letter words (12)

ADRENAL, ALERTED, CANDELA, CANDENT, DEALATE, ENDURED, LADENED, LEATHER, LETHEAN, THEREON, THERETO, WEATHER

6-letter words (45)

AETHER, ALTHEA, CADENT, CANOED, DALETH, DELATE, DELETE, DENNED, DENTED, DOTIER, DUELED, DUELER, DUENNA, DURNED, ENDUED, ENDURE, ENNEAD, ETHANE, ETHENE, HALERU, HEALED, HEEDER, HEELED, HEELER, HENTED, HEREON, HERETO, LANDER, LANNER, LATHED, LATHER, LENTEN, LETHAL, LEWDER, REHEAT, REHEEL, RENNET, RENTED, TELEDU, TENNER, THALER, THENAL, THREAD, TIERED, WANDER

5-letter words (57)

ALATE, ALERT, ANELE, ANENT, ANODE, AWNED, CADET, CADRE, CANED, CANER, CANOE, CAWED, DEALT, DEATH, DELTA, DEWAN, DOTER, DREAD, DURED, ELAND, ELATE, ENDUE, ENTER, ETHER, HALED, HALER, HEDER, HENNA, LADEN, LADER, LATHE, LAWED, LENTO, LETHE, NALED, NOTED, NOTER, REDAN, REDON, RELET, RENAL, RENTE, TELAE, TERNE, THANE, THERE, TONED, TONER, TREAD, TREND, TRUED, UHLAN, UREAL, UREDO, WADER, WALED, WANED

4-letter words (106)

ALAE, ALEE, AWED, AWEE, CADE, CANE, DAHL, DALE, DAWN, DEAL, DEAN, DEET, DELE, DENE, DENT, DERE, DOER, DOIT, DONA, DONE, DOTE, DUEL, DUET, DURE, DURN, EATH, ELAN, ERNE, HADE, HAED, HAEN, HALE, HALT, HAND, HEAD, HEAL, HEAT, HEED, HEEL, HENT, HERD, HERE, HERN, HEWN, HUED, HURT, LADE, LAND, LANE, LATE, LATH, LAWN, LEAD, LEAL, LEAN, LEET, LEHR, LEND, LENT, LEUD, LEWD, NENE, NEON, NERD, NODE, NOTE, ODEA, READ, REAL, REDE, REDO, REND, RENT, RHEA, RUDE, RUED, TAEL, TALA, TALE, TEAL, TEED, TEEL, TELA, TELE, TEND, TERN, THAE, THAN, THEE, THEN, THEW, THRU, THUD, TIED, TIER, TOED, TONE, TRUE, UREA, WADE, WALE, WAND, WANE, WEAL, WEEL, WEET

6x6 grid (376 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HHEROH
LIAITI
ETTNDE
LWAUTS
SMTSEN
OEBEDS

All 376 words in this grid

9-letter words (11)

ATTAINTED, AUDITORIA, BEDSTANDS, DIETITIAN, EARTHIEST, HEARTIEST, INTESTATE, STATELIER, TITANATES, TITANITES, UNTIDIEST

8-letter words (27)

ANTIHERO, AROINTED, ATTAINTS, BEDSTAND, DETESTED, DETINUES, DETRITUS, DIORITES, DIRTIEST, HANDIEST, HANDSETS, HEARTIES, HIATUSES, MAUNDIES, NUDITIES, RANDIEST, SANDIEST, SANITATE, SANITIES, STATUTES, TITANATE, TITANITE, TITRANTS, UNTASTED, UNTESTED, UNTIDIER, UNTIDIES

7-letter words (67)

ANTHOID, ANTIAIR, ARIDEST, AROINTS, ARTIEST, ATELIER, ATTAINT, AUDITOR, AUNTIES, BESTUDS, DESANDS, DETINUE, DETRAIN, DIORITE, DIRTIES, DUENDES, DUNITES, DUSTMAN, EMANATE, HANDIER, HANDSET, HEARTED, INDITES, INTENDS, INTENSE, INTITLE, INTREAT, INUTILE, MANITUS, MANTIDS, NATTIER, NIDUSES, NITRATE, NITTIER, NUTATED, NUTATES, NUTTIER, OREIDES, RANDIES, RATITES, SANDIER, SATEENS, SATIATE, SAUTEED, SEESAWS, SESAMES, STATANT, STATUED, STATUES, STATUTE, STUDIER, STUDIES, STUNTED, TAINTED, TARTEST, TATTIER, TAUNTED, TAUTENS, TAUTEST, TESTATE, TESTEES, TIDIEST, TITANIA, TITRANT, TITRATE, TWATTLE, UNITIES

6-letter words (116)

AIRTED, ANTEED, ANTIAR, ANUSES, AROIDS, AROINT, ASTUTE, ATTAIN, ATTIRE, AUNTIE, BEMATA, BESETS, BESTED, BESTUD, DENTED, DESAND, DETEST, DIESES, DIETED, DINTED, DUENDE, DUNAMS, DUNITE, DUNTED, DUSTED, EDITOR, EMBEDS, ESTATE, ETUDES, HANTED, HEARTH, HERIOT, HEROIN, HIATUS, INDIES, INDITE, INDUED, INDUES, INTEND, LIANAS, LITTLE, MANITO, MANITU, MANTES, MANTID, MANTRA, MASTED, MATTIN, MAUNDS, METATE, NESTED, NUDEST, NUDIES, NUTATE, OREIDE, RANIDS, RANTED, RATELS, RATITE, RATTAN, RATTLE, REATAS, RIATAS, RIOTED, SAMLET, SANTIR, SATEEN, SATIRE, SAUTED, SAUTES, SEESAW, SENSED, SESAME, SESTET, SOMATA, STANDS, STATUE, STEEDS, STUDIO, STUNTS, SUDSED, SUDSES, TAINTS, TANTRA, TARTED, TASTED, TASTES, TATTIE, TATTLE, TAUNTS, TAUTED, TAUTEN, TENSED, TESTED, TESTEE, TESTES, THORIA, TIDIER, TIDIES, TINTED, TITIAN, TITTIE, TITTLE, TSETSE, TUTEES, UNDIES, UNITED, UNITES, UNTAME, UNTIED, UNTIES, WANIER, WANTED, WASTED, WASTES, WATTLE

5-letter words (155)

AIDES, AIRTH, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTED, ANTES, ANTRA, ANTRE, AROID, ATILT, ATTAR, AUDIO, AUDIT, AUNTS, BEETS, BEMAS, BESET, BESOM, BESTS, BETAS, DEBTS, DEETS, DENSE, DENTS, DIETS, DINAR, DINTS, DITAS, DITES, DUETS, DUNAM, DUNTS, DUSTS, EARTH, EMBED, ETNAS, ETUDE, HANDS, HANTS, HEART, HIDES, HORAH, IDIOT, INDIE, INDUE, INTRO, IRATE, LIANA, LITAI, LITAS, MANIA, MANTA, MANUS, MASTS, MATED, MATES, MATIN, MATTE, MAUDS, MAUND, MAUTS, METED, METES, NAMES, NATES, NEEDS, NESTS, NIDES, NIDUS, NITES, NITID, NITRE, NITRO, NUDES, NUDIE, OIDIA, ORATE, RAIDS, RANDS, RANID, RANTS, RATAN, RATEL, RATIO, REATA, RIANT, RIATA, RIDES, RINDS, RITES, ROTES, SANDS, SANTO, SATED, SATEM, SATES, SATIN, SAUNA, SAUTE, SEEDS, SENDS, SENSE, SENTE, SNEDS, SOMAS, STAND, STATE, STEED, STEMS, STUDS, STUNT, SUEDE, SUETS, SUTTA, SWATS, TAINT, TAMES, TANTO, TAROT, TASTE, TATAR, TATES, TAUNT, TAUTS, TAWSE, TEENS, TELIA, TENDS, TENSE, TESTA, TESTS, TETRA, TIDES, TINTS, TITAN, TITLE, TITRE, TORAH, TRAIL, TRAIN, TRAIT, TREAT, TUNAS, TUTEE, TUTTI, TWATS, UNITE, UNTIE, UNTIL, UTILE, WAMES, WANDS, WANTS, WASTE, WASTS