Daily challenge: Monday, May 11, 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 (143 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| A | O | S | N |
| E | R | E | E |
| R | A | E | M |
| W | H | U | K |
All 143 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
KEROSENE
7-letter words (5)
HEARERS, HEAUMES, KEENERS, SNEERER, WARRENS
6-letter words (17)
EMEERS, HAERES, HAREEM, HEARER, HEARSE, HEAUME, HEROES, KEENER, NEARER, REROSE, RESEEK, SEARER, SEEMER, SOARER, WARREN, WHEENS, WHERES
5-letter words (27)
AREAE, AROSE, EMEER, EROSE, HAREM, HARES, HEARS, HEMES, HERES, HEROS, KEENS, MENSE, MERER, MERES, MESNE, NEARS, RARES, REARS, RESEE, RHEUM, SEMEN, SERER, SNEER, SORER, WARES, WHEEN, WHERE
4-letter words (51)
AERO, AHEM, AREA, ARES, ARSE, EARS, EMES, EMEU, EROS, ERRS, HAEM, HAEN, HAES, HARE, HEAR, HEME, HERE, HERO, HERS, KEEN, MEEK, MERE, NEAR, NEEM, OARS, ORES, ORRA, RARE, REAR, REEK, REES, RHEA, ROES, ROSE, SEAR, SEEK, SEEM, SEEN, SEER, SEME, SENE, SERA, SERE, SOAR, SORA, SORE, WAES, WARE, WARS, WAUK, WHEE
3-letter words (42)
ARE, ARS, AUK, EAR, EAU, EME, EMU, ENS, ERA, ERE, ERR, ERS, HAE, HAW, HEM, HER, HUE, HUM, KEA, KUE, MEN, NEE, OAR, OES, ORA, ORE, ORS, OSE, RAH, RAW, REE, REM, RES, ROE, SEA, SEE, SEN, SER, UKE, WAE, WAR, WHA
5x5 grid (75 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| U | T | F | L | A |
| E | T | L | T | O |
| U | M | M | A | E |
| I | F | E | G | O |
| G | E | E | O | N |
All 75 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
FLOATAGE
7-letter words (7)
FLOTAGE, GALLATE, GEMMATE, OATMEAL, TAGMEME, TALLAGE, TOLLAGE
6-letter words (7)
FLAGON, GEMMAE, GIMMAL, LAGOON, MALTOL, MEATAL, TAMMIE
5-letter words (10)
ALLOT, ATOLL, EMMET, FEMME, FLAME, FLOAT, FLOTA, FUMET, GEMMA, GIMME
4-letter words (50)
AEON, AGEE, AGON, ALME, ALOE, ALTO, ATMA, EGAL, EMEU, ETUI, FEAL, FEAT, FEME, FLAG, FLAM, FLAT, FLOE, FUME, GALL, GAME, GAOL, GATE, GETA, GOAL, GOAT, GOON, LAME, LATE, LOAM, LOTA, MAGE, MALL, MALM, MALT, MATE, MEAL, MEAT, MUTE, MUTT, OGAM, OGEE, OLLA, TALL, TAME, TEAL, TEAM, TOEA, TOLA, TOLL, TUTU
6x6 grid (269 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| T | E | D | U | U | E |
| O | P | E | I | R | I |
| U | M | R | H | T | S |
| V | B | E | S | E | I |
| E | A | U | S | B | O |
| E | O | Y | E | T | R |
All 269 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
HEREDITIES
9-letter words (6)
DEPRESSES, EMPRESSES, HEIRESSES, PEERESSES, SHIRTIEST, SUBMERSES
8-letter words (13)
BESTRIDE, BUSTIERS, BUSTIEST, DEMERITS, DIERESES, DIRTIEST, DITSIEST, IRITISES, PREEDITS, RHESUSES, STRIDERS, SUBMERSE, TRIREMES
7-letter words (36)
ABUSERS, BEHESTS, BESTIRS, BESTRID, BUMPERS, BUSBIES, BUSHIER, BUSTIER, DEITIES, DEMERIT, DEPRESS, DIRTIES, DITHERS, DITSIER, EMERITI, EMPRESS, ERUDITE, HEIRESS, MESHIER, ORBIEST, OYESSES, PEERESS, PREEDIT, PREMEET, PRESETS, PRESSES, PRITHEE, REBUSES, REEDITS, STRIDER, STROBES, TEEMERS, THERMES, TRIREME, UMBERED, USHERED
6-letter words (78)
ABUSER, ABUSES, AERIED, BAYOUS, BEHEST, BESETS, BESTIR, BETIDE, BISTRE, BOITES, BUMPED, BUMPER, BUSHED, BUSHER, BUSHES, BUSSES, DEMOTE, DEPERM, DIREST, DITHER, EITHER, EMBAYS, EMBERS, EMESES, EMOTED, ETHERS, HEISTS, HERESY, HIDERS, IRISES, IRITIS, MEREST, MERITS, MESHED, MESHES, MESSES, MOPERS, OMBERS, OMBRES, ORBITS, PERSES, PREMED, PRESET, PRESTO, PRESTS, REBUYS, REEDIT, REHIRE, REMEET, REMOTE, RESETS, RESHES, REUSES, RHESUS, RIDERS, SEMPRE, SHEAVE, SHIRES, SHIRTS, STRIDE, STROBE, SUBERS, TEEMER, THEIRS, THEMED, THEMES, THERES, THERME, THESES, THREEP, TOBIES, TOPERS, TOUPEE, TRIERS, TSETSE, UMBERS, UVEOUS, YESSES
5-letter words (135)
ABUSE, AERIE, BAYOU, BEAUS, BERME, BESET, BESTS, BETHS, BISES, BITES, BOITE, BORTS, BREDE, BREED, BRIDE, BRITS, BUOYS, BUSES, BUSTS, DEERS, DEMES, DEPOT, DIRTS, DITES, DUITS, DURST, EDITS, EMBAY, EMBER, EMEUS, EMOTE, ERSES, ESSES, ETHER, HEAVE, HEBES, HEIRS, HEIST, HEMES, HERES, HESTS, HIDER, HIRED, HIRES, ITHER, MERES, MERIT, MESSY, MOPED, MOPER, OBESE, OBEYS, OBITS, OMBER, OMBRE, OMERS, OPTED, ORBIT, OUSTS, PEERS, PEREA, PERSE, POMES, PREED, PRESE, PRESS, PREST, PRIDE, PRIED, PUBES, REAVE, REBUS, REBUY, REHEM, REPOT, RESET, RESTS, REUSE, RIDER, RISES, RITES, ROBES, ROTES, RUDER, RUERS, SEBUM, SERED, SHEEP, SHEET, SHIED, SHIER, SHIRE, SHIRT, SHITS, SHRED, SHRIS, SIEUR, SITES, STIED, STIES, STIRP, STIRS, STOBS, SUAVE, SUBER, SUERS, SUETS, SUSHI, THEBE, THEIR, THEME, THERE, THERM, THESE, THREE, TIERS, TIRED, TIRES, TOITS, TOMES, TOPED, TOPEE, TOPER, TRIED, TRIER, TROIS, TRUED, TRUER, TSUBA, UMBER, UMPED, USERS, USHER, YESES, YOUSE