Daily challenge: Friday, May 15, 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 (111 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	N	L	A
P	F	M	G
O	Y	S	E
R	T	D	T

All 111 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

INFLAMED, INFLAMES

7-letter words (3)

DESTROY, INFLAME, TRYSTED

6-letter words (7)

FLAMED, FLAMES, GAMEST, LAMEDS, LAMEST, TROPIN, TRYSTE

5-letter words (24)

ALMES, EMYDS, ESTOP, FLAGS, FLAME, FLAMS, FLAMY, FORTS, FORTY, GAMED, GAMES, LAMED, LAMES, MAGES, PORTS, POTSY, RYOTS, STORY, STROP, STROY, TESTY, TROYS, TRYMA, TRYST

4-letter words (43)

AGED, AGES, ALME, ALMS, DEMY, EGAL, EMFS, EMYD, FLAG, FLAM, FORT, FOYS, GAME, GAMS, GAMY, GEDS, GEMS, GEST, GETS, INFO, LAGS, LAME, LAMS, MAGE, MAGS, ORTS, PORT, POTS, ROPY, ROTS, RYOT, STEM, STOP, TEDS, TEGS, TEST, TOPI, TORY, TOYS, TROP, TROY, TYPO, TYRO

3-letter words (32)

AGE, EMF, EMS, FIN, FOP, FOR, FOY, GAL, GAM, GED, GEM, GET, IFS, LAG, LAM, MAG, MED, MET, NIP, ORT, PIN, POT, ROT, SEG, SET, STY, TED, TEG, TOP, TOR, TOY, TRY

5x5 grid (100 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	E	R	R	I
E	F	I	C	E
U	N	M	D	L
N	W	V	M	E
E	N	C	S	T

All 100 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

FERRELED, FUNICLES, INFERRED, STEMMIER

7-letter words (9)

DECRIER, DIMMEST, FERRIED, FIERCER, FUNICLE, FUNNIER, REFIRED, UNFIRED, WENNIER

6-letter words (18)

CLERID, DECREE, DICIER, ELDEST, FEIRIE, FERINE, FERREL, FERRIC, FIERCE, IDLEST, IRIDES, MELDER, NIMMED, REFINE, REFIRE, RELETS, RIMMED, UNFREE

5-letter words (29)

CEDES, CIDER, CIRRI, CRIED, CRIER, DELES, DICER, EIDER, ELDER, ERRED, FIRED, ICIER, IDLER, IDLES, INFER, MEDIC, MIRED, NICER, NIDES, REDES, RELET, RICED, RICER, RICIN, RIDER, RIDES, RIFER, SEDER, STELE

4-letter words (40)

CEDE, CEDI, CINE, CIRE, DELE, DICE, DINE, DIRE, EIDE, ELMS, FICE, FINE, FIRE, FREE, ICED, IDEM, IDES, IDLE, INFO, IRED, IRID, LEST, LETS, MELD, MICE, MINE, MIRE, MIRI, NICE, NIDE, REDE, REEF, REIF, REIN, RICE, RIDE, RIEL, RIFE, STEM, TELE

6x6 grid (156 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	N	E	I	H	E
O	S	U	A	N	C
N	S	O	K	A	N
I	O	E	L	L	E
E	Qu	E	H	T	O
K	I	H	A	R	N

All 156 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

HEARTLESS, HEATHLESS, SELACHIAN

8-letter words (9)

CANNELON, HEATLESS, ISSUANCE, LEAKLESS, NONISSUE, OOLACHAN, QUINONES, SEQUELAE, UNSONSIE

7-letter words (18)

ARTLESS, CALLOSE, CALLOUS, CHANNEL, ENCHAIN, HATLESS, HEARTEN, INKLESS, INSOLES, IONONES, KACHINA, LESIONS, NETLESS, QUINOAS, QUINONE, SEQUELA, SEQUINS, TENNIES

6-letter words (43)

ALKANE, ALLEES, ALTHEA, ANKLES, ANKLET, ANNEAL, AUKLET, CALLET, CANNEL, CANNIE, CHAINE, CHIAUS, ENLACE, EOSINS, ESSOIN, HAOLES, HAUSEN, HEARTH, INKLES, INSANE, INSOLE, IONONE, KOUSSO, LEARNT, LESION, LESSEN, LESSON, LETHES, LOUIES, NONUSE, NUANCE, OLEATE, OSSEIN, QUINOA, QUOINS, RHESUS, SEANCE, SEQUEL, SEQUIN, SOLACE, SONSIE, TENACE, TOLANE

5-letter words (83)

AEONS, AKELA, ALLEE, ALLOT, ALOES, ALTAR, ANKLE, ANKUS, ANNAL, ARTEL, ATOLL, CAKES, CANNA, CHAIN, CHAOS, CHIAO, CHINA, CHINE, CHINK, EARTH, EATEN, EOSIN, HAKES, HANCE, HAOLE, HEART, HEATH, HELLO, HELOS, HENNA, INANE, INKLE, ISSEI, ISSUE, KALES, KUSSO, LAKES, LANAI, LANCE, LEACH, LEARN, LETHE, LOESS, LOOIE, LOONS, LOOSE, LOTAH, LOUIE, LOUSE, NANCE, NISUS, NOISE, NONAS, NONES, NOOSE, NORTH, NUKES, OLEOS, ORATE, OUSEL, QUELL, QUINS, QUOIN, RATEL, RATHE, SEINE, SELLE, SNEAK, SNOOK, SNOOL, SOKES, SOLAN, SOLEI, SOLES, SONES, SOUSE, TEACH, TENCH, THROE, TOLAN, TORAH, TROLL, USNEA