Daily challenge: Wednesday, May 13, 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)
| W | S | C | R |
| O | O | U | D |
| G | T | N | U |
| H | A | D | O |
All 143 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
CONATUS
6-letter words (3)
CONTOS, SCOUTH, SWOUND
5-letter words (25)
CONDO, CONTO, CONUS, COTAN, COUNT, COUTH, DAGOS, DATOS, DONUT, GONAD, GOURD, OUTDO, OUTGO, SCOOT, SCOUR, SCOUT, SCUTA, SOOTH, SOUND, SOUTH, SWOON, SWOUN, TONDO, TONUS, WOUND
4-letter words (49)
AGON, ANUS, COOS, COOT, COWS, CRUD, CRUS, CUNT, CURD, DAGO, DATO, DONA, DUNT, DUOS, GHAT, GOON, GOOS, GOUT, HAND, HANT, NOTA, NOUS, NOWS, NURD, ONTO, ONUS, RUNT, RUTH, SCOT, SCOW, SCUD, SCUT, SOON, SOOT, SOTH, SOUR, SURD, SWOT, THAN, TOGA, TOON, TOUR, TOWS, TUNA, TURD, UNDO, UNTO, WONT, WOOS
3-letter words (65)
ADO, AGO, AND, ANT, COG, CON, COO, COS, COT, COW, CUD, CUR, CUT, DAG, DAH, DON, DUD, DUN, DUO, GAD, GAN, GAT, GOO, GOT, HAD, HAG, HAT, NAG, NAH, NOD, NOG, NOO, NOS, NOT, NOW, NTH, NUS, NUT, OOT, OUD, OUR, OUT, RUN, RUT, SON, SOT, SOU, SOW, SUN, TAD, TAG, TAN, TOG, TON, TOO, TOW, TUN, UDO, URD, UTA, WOG, WON, WOO, WOS, WOT
5x5 grid (160 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| V | O | F | I | E |
| M | E | G | T | A |
| D | D | E | D | O |
| L | O | N | I | S |
| R | D | E | F | M |
All 160 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
MISDATED, SMIDGEON
7-letter words (7)
DEFINED, IODATED, MISDATE, MISDEED, MISDEEM, SMIDGEN, TOADIED
6-letter words (28)
DEFIED, DEFINE, DENIED, DENIMS, DOATED, DODGED, DODGEM, DRONED, EONISM, FENDED, FIDGED, FIDGET, FIENDS, GIFTED, INDEED, IODATE, LODGED, MIDGET, MINDED, NIDGET, NODDED, RODDED, RONDOS, SIEGED, SMIDGE, TEINDS, TENDED, VEGETE
5-letter words (55)
ADEEM, ADIOS, DATED, DATOS, DEEDS, DEFIS, DEFOG, DEISM, DENIM, DIENE, DINED, DODGE, DONEE, DOTED, DRONE, EATEN, EDGED, EIDOS, ENDED, FEEDS, FENDS, FIDGE, FIDOS, FIEND, FINDS, FINED, FOGIE, GENIE, GEODE, INDOL, LODEN, LODGE, MEEDS, MIDGE, MINDS, MINED, MINOR, MISDO, MOVED, NEIFS, NIDED, OATEN, ODEON, OFTEN, OLDEN, RODEO, RONDO, SIDED, SIEGE, TEIND, TENDS, TENOR, TOADS, VEGIE, VOGIE
4-letter words (68)
ADOS, DATE, DATO, DEED, DEEM, DEET, DEFI, DEFT, DEMO, DENE, DIED, DIET, DIMS, DINE, DOAT, DONE, DOTE, EDDO, EDGE, EIDE, ENDS, ENOL, FEED, FEET, FEND, FEOD, FIAT, FIDO, FIDS, FIND, FINE, FINO, GEDS, GEED, GENE, GETA, GIFT, IOTA, LODE, LONE, LORD, MEED, MEET, MIDS, MIEN, MIND, MINE, MISO, MOVE, NEED, NEEM, NEIF, NIDE, NIMS, NODE, OGEE, RODE, SIDE, SINE, SODA, TADS, TAOS, TEDS, TEED, TEEM, TEND, TOAD, TODS
6x6 grid (180 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| H | E | S | T | N | N |
| H | T | I | N | I | P |
| U | R | A | H | O | S |
| I | V | U | A | O | E |
| I | O | P | E | C | T |
| N | D | A | T | V | E |
All 180 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
POINTIEST
8-letter words (12)
COONTIES, HESITANT, HOSPITIA, NATURIST, OVARITIS, PURITANS, SPINIEST, SPINNIES, TINNIEST, URANITES, URINATES, VANITIES
7-letter words (23)
ACETOSE, ANOINTS, ARTIEST, ATHEIST, COONTIE, HAVIOUR, HINNIES, IRATEST, NINNIES, OVARIES, PINIEST, PINITES, PINNATE, PINNIES, PURITAN, SPINATE, TAHINIS, TINIEST, TRANSIT, TRUANTS, URANITE, URINATE, URINOSE
6-letter words (45)
ANOINT, ARTIST, AURATE, AURIST, CAHOOT, DIVANS, DOURAH, EOSINS, ESTRIN, INNATE, INSTAR, IODATE, IONISE, IRITIS, OPSINS, PEACES, PINITE, PITIES, POINTS, PONIES, POSITS, PURINS, PURIST, RUTINS, SNATHE, SONSIE, STRAIN, STRAIT, TAHINI, TAINTS, TANIST, TANNIN, TESTIS, THEINS, THEIST, TITANS, TITHES, TOECAP, TRAINS, TRAITS, TRUANT, UPDATE, URATES, VARIES, VETOES
5-letter words (99)
ACETA, ADOPT, AIRTH, AIRTS, ANISE, ANTIS, APACE, ARISE, AURIS, AVION, AVOID, CAPON, CETES, COAPT, COHOS, COONS, COOPS, COSET, COTES, DIVAN, DOURA, EOSIN, EPACT, HANSE, HANTS, HARTS, HATES, HEIST, HINTS, HOISE, HOOPS, HURTS, INSET, INTIS, IODIN, IRATE, NARIS, NATES, NITES, NOISE, NOOSE, OCTAD, ONSET, OPSIN, OURIE, OVATE, PACES, PEACE, PINNA, PINTS, PIONS, POIND, POINT, POISE, POSIT, PSOAE, PURIN, PURIS, RAINS, RAISE, RANIS, RANTS, RATES, RATHE, RAVIN, RIANT, RINSE, RITES, RUTIN, SIRUP, SITAR, SNATH, SNIPS, SNOOT, SONAR, SPINS, SPITS, STAIN, STAIR, STEIN, STINT, STRIA, TAINS, TAINT, TAUPE, TECTA, THEIN, THEIR, TINTS, TITAN, TITHE, TITIS, TOONS, TRAIN, TRAIT, TRANS, TRIES, URATE, VIRTU