Daily challenge: Tuesday, May 12, 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 (56 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	S	S	A
E	O	I	H
W	E	E	E
F	I	I	N

All 56 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

SHEENIE

6-letter words (2)

WEENIE, WIENIE

5-letter words (5)

ASHEN, HOISE, HOWES, OSSIA, SHEEN

4-letter words (17)

EWES, FEES, HISS, HOES, HOSE, HOWE, HOWF, NEIF, OSSA, OWES, SHEW, SHOE, SHOW, WEEN, WEES, WIFE, WOES

3-letter words (31)

AIS, ASH, ASS, ESS, EWE, FEE, FEW, FIE, HAS, HEN, HES, HEW, HIE, HIS, HOE, HOW, NEE, OES, OHS, OSE, OWE, SEE, SEW, SHA, SHE, SIS, SOS, SOW, WEE, WOE, WOS

5x5 grid (256 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

T	Y	T	T	B
D	E	S	I	E
D	E	O	I	M
N	N	L	E	I
A	D	S	H	I

All 256 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

DANDELIONS

9-letter words (2)

DANDELION, DELIMITED

8-letter words (10)

ANDESITE, ANDESYTE, BEMISTED, DELIMITS, DELISTED, ELISIONS, ENLISTED, ITEMISED, NOISETTE, STEELIES

7-letter words (14)

BETIMES, DELIMES, DELIMIT, ELISION, EMITTED, HEISTED, ITEMISE, LESIONS, LIMITED, LIMITES, SIMILES, SOLDANS, STEELIE, STIMIES

6-letter words (36)

ANELES, ANOLES, BEMIST, BETIME, BETISE, BETTED, BISONS, BITTED, DELIME, DELIST, ELEMIS, ENLIST, HEILED, HELIOS, LEONES, LESION, LIMITS, LISTED, LISTEE, MELEES, MELONS, MESNES, MISTED, NESTED, NOISED, SEISED, SENDED, SHIELD, SILOED, SIMILE, SLEETS, SLEETY, SOILED, SOLDAN, STEELS, STIMES

5-letter words (78)

ANELE, ANOLE, BISON, BITES, BITSY, BITTS, BITTY, DEEDY, DEETS, DELES, DELIS, DENSE, ELEMI, EMITS, ENDED, ENOLS, HEILS, HEIST, HELIO, HELOS, LEETS, LENDS, LENOS, LENSE, LEONE, LIMES, LIMIT, LIONS, MELDS, MELEE, MELON, MESNE, METIS, MILES, MILOS, MISTY, MITES, MITTS, NEEDY, NEONS, NOELS, NOILS, NOISE, NOISY, NOSED, NOSEY, OILED, SEEDY, SEELS, SEISE, SEMIS, SENDS, SENNA, SENSE, SHEOL, SHIEL, SILDS, SITED, SLEET, SLIME, SLOES, SOILS, SOLED, SOLEI, SOLES, SONDE, STEED, STEEL, STIME, STYED, TEDDY, TEELS, TEENS, TESTY, TIMES, TYEES, YETIS, YETTS

4-letter words (115)

ANDS, ANES, BETS, BIOS, BISE, BITE, BITS, BITT, DEED, DEES, DEET, DELE, DELI, DELS, DENS, DEYS, DYED, DYES, EDDY, EELS, ELDS, ELHI, ELSE, EMES, EMIT, ENDS, ENOL, EONS, HEIL, HELD, HELO, HEME, HIES, IONS, ITEM, LEES, LEET, LEIS, LEND, LENO, LENS, LEST, LIES, LIME, LION, LIST, LONE, LOSE, LOST, MELD, MELS, MESH, MILD, MILE, MILO, MILS, MISE, MISO, MIST, MITE, MITT, MITY, NANS, NEED, NEON, NEST, NOEL, NOES, NOIL, NOSE, NOSY, OILS, OLDS, OLES, ONES, SEED, SEEL, SEEN, SEIS, SELS, SEME, SEMI, SEND, SETT, SHIM, SILD, SILO, SITE, SLED, SLIM, SLOE, SNED, SOIL, SOLD, SOLE, SOLI, SOLS, SONE, SONS, STEM, STET, STEY, STYE, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TEST, TETS, TIME, TITS, TYEE, TYES, YETI, YETT

6x6 grid (39 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	K	Qu	N	E	S
G	N	C	G	W	N
W	T	E	O	G	V
A	N	O	O	I	G
A	F	O	G	A	O
W	U	R	H	S	A

All 39 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

COIGNES, FORGONE, FOURGON

6-letter words (10)

COGENT, COIGNE, COIGNS, FORGOT, GENTOO, OCTANE, ORGONE, SOIGNE, TENOUR, VIGOUR

5-letter words (26)

AFOOT, AGIOS, AGONE, ANENT, ATONE, CENTO, COIGN, FORGO, FROGS, FRONT, GIGAS, GIGOT, GONOF, GOWNS, OCTAN, OWSEN, RUANA, SENGI, SHONE, SHOON, SHOOT, SWOON, TENOR, TOGAS, VIGAS, VIGOR