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)

WSCR
OOUD
GTNU
HADO

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)

VOFIE
MEGTA
DDEDO
LONIS
RDEFM

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)

HESTNN
HTINIP
URAHOS
IVUAOE
IOPECT
NDATVE

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