Daily challenge: Thursday, May 14, 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 (60 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NOPI
NHOL
LEHE
IMFN

All 60 words in this grid

5-letter words (3)

HELIO, LIMEN, PHONE

4-letter words (26)

HEIL, HELM, HELO, HELP, HOLE, HOLP, HONE, HOOP, LENO, LIEF, LIEN, LIME, LOON, LOOP, MENO, MIEN, MILE, NONE, PHON, PILE, POEM, POLE, PONE, POOH, POOL, POON

3-letter words (31)

ELM, EMF, FEH, FEM, FEN, HEH, HEM, HEN, HOE, HON, HOP, LEI, LIE, LIP, LOO, LOP, MEL, MEN, MHO, MIL, NOH, NOO, OHM, OHO, OIL, OLE, ONE, OOH, POH, POI, POL

5x5 grid (103 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

HLNTE
DSUKP
TONTR
DMOCN
IMUAJ

All 103 words in this grid

7-letter words (6)

CANTONS, COMMONS, MIDMOST, MOUTONS, OUTKEPT, UNKNOTS

6-letter words (12)

CANTON, CANTUS, COMMON, COMOUS, CONSUL, DIMOUT, MOULDS, MOUTON, SUNKET, TOUCAN, UNKEPT, UNKNOT

5-letter words (25)

ANCON, CANTO, CONUS, COONS, COOTS, DONUT, KNOTS, KNOUT, MONOS, MOODS, MOONS, MOOTS, MOULD, MOUNT, MUONS, NOMOS, NOUNS, SLUNK, SNOOD, SNOOT, SNOUT, STOUT, TONUS, TOONS, TOOTS

4-letter words (60)

CANT, CONK, CONS, COON, COOS, COOT, DONS, DOOM, DOST, DOTS, KEPT, KNOT, LUNK, LUNT, LUSH, LUST, LUTE, MOAN, MODI, MODS, MOMI, MONK, MONO, MONS, MOOD, MOON, MOOS, MOOT, MOST, MOTS, MUON, NODI, NODS, NOSH, NOUN, NOUS, NUKE, NUNS, ONTO, ONUS, OOTS, OUST, SLUT, SNOT, SOON, SOOT, SOUK, SOUL, SUNK, TODS, TONS, TOOM, TOON, TOOT, TOSH, TOUT, TUNS, TUSH, UNCO, UNTO

6x6 grid (278 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

UDSNTH
GTENQuA
LMESNI
TFLMEG
NDATRO
RHTRNE

All 278 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ENTREMETS

8-letter words (7)

DALESMEN, FLATTENS, MARTLETS, REINSMEN, SLATTERN, TALESMEN, TARTLETS

7-letter words (42)

DARTLES, DEMESNE, FALSEST, FATTENS, FLAMENS, FLATTEN, FLATTER, FLENSED, FLENSER, FLENSES, GERMENS, HALTERE, HAMLETS, INMATES, LATTENS, LENSMEN, MARTENS, MARTLET, NEMESES, NORMALS, RAMENTA, RATTENS, RATTLES, REMEETS, RENNETS, RENTALS, RESEEDS, RESMELT, SEMEMES, SENNETS, SMARTEN, SMARTER, SMATTER, SMELTER, STUDENT, TAMEINS, TANGIER, TANNEST, TARTLET, TENNIES, TENSEST, TRAMELS

6-letter words (97)

AIGRET, ALMNER, DAMNER, DAMSEL, DARNER, DARTER, DARTLE, DEMENT, DENSER, DESERT, DETENT, ELATER, ELATES, EMESES, ETUDES, FALSER, FALTER, FATTEN, FATTER, FLAMEN, FLAMER, FLAMES, FLEETS, FLENSE, GERENT, GERMEN, GINNED, HALTER, HAMLET, HANGER, HANSEL, HANSES, HATTER, INMATE, INSERT, INSETS, LAMENT, LATENS, LATTEN, LATTER, LATTES, LENSED, LENSES, MARRON, MARTEN, MATRES, MATRON, MATTER, MATTES, MELTER, MENSED, MENSES, MESNES, METALS, NORMAL, ORGIES, QUANGO, RAMEES, RAMETS, RATTEN, RATTER, RATTLE, REGINA, REIGNS, REMEET, REMELT, RENNET, RENTAL, RENTES, RESEED, RESEEN, RESEES, RESENT, RESETS, RETRAL, SEEMER, SEMEME, SEMENS, SENNET, SENSED, SLATER, SLEETS, STEELS, STELAR, TALENT, TAMEIN, TANNED, TARRES, TARTER, TEEMER, TENNER, TENSED, TENSER, TENSES, THANES, TMESES, TRAMEL

5-letter words (131)

ALMES, ALTER, AMENS, AMENT, AMNIA, ANGER, DALES, DAMES, DAMNS, DATER, DATES, DEEMS, DEETS, DEMES, DENES, DENSE, DHALS, ELATE, ENEMA, ENORM, ENTER, ETUDE, FALSE, FAMES, FATES, FEEDS, FEMES, FETED, FETES, FLAME, FLAMS, FLEES, FLEET, GERMS, GONER, GORES, GUDES, HALES, HALMS, HAMES, HANSE, HATER, HATES, INERT, INNED, INSET, LAMER, LAMES, LATEN, LATER, LATTE, LEETS, LENES, LENSE, MALES, MATER, MATES, MATTE, MEEDS, MEETS, MENSE, MENTA, MESNE, METAL, METED, METES, METRE, METRO, NEEDS, NEEMS, NORMS, OGRES, QUIET, QUINS, RALES, RAMEE, RAMET, RATER, RATES, REGNA, REIGN, REINS, REMET, RENIG, RENTE, RESEE, RESET, SEEDS, SEELS, SEEMS, SEGNI, SELAH, SEMEN, SEMES, SENGI, SENNA, SENSE, SETAL, SLATE, SLEET, SMALT, SMART, SMELT, SNATH, SNEDS, SQUAT, STEED, STEEL, STELA, STEMS, TAINS, TALES, TAMER, TAMES, TANGO, TARRE, TATER, TATES, TEELS, TEEMS, TEENS, TENIA, TENSE, TENTH, TERMS, TERNE, TERRA, TESLA, THANE, TRAMS, TRONE