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)
| N | O | P | I |
| N | H | O | L |
| L | E | H | E |
| I | M | F | N |
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)
| H | L | N | T | E |
| D | S | U | K | P |
| T | O | N | T | R |
| D | M | O | C | N |
| I | M | U | A | J |
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)
| U | D | S | N | T | H |
| G | T | E | N | Qu | A |
| L | M | E | S | N | I |
| T | F | L | M | E | G |
| N | D | A | T | R | O |
| R | H | T | R | N | E |
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