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)

AOSN
EREE
RAEM
WHUK

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)

UTFLA
ETLTO
UMMAE
IFEGO
GEEON

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)

TEDUUE
OPEIRI
UMRHTS
VBESEI
EAUSBO
EOYETR

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