Daily challenge: Saturday, May 16, 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 (104 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

F	M	O	L
R	E	S	C
T	Z	S	C
N	E	T	E

All 104 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ENTRESOL

7-letter words (2)

CLOSEST, FRESCOS

6-letter words (12)

CLOSER, CLOSES, CLOSET, COSSET, FRESCO, MOSSER, RESECT, RESENT, RETEST, SECCOS, SESTET, TENTER

5-letter words (22)

CETES, CLOSE, COMER, COMES, COMET, COSES, COSET, ENTER, FESSE, FETES, FEZES, LOESS, LOSER, LOSES, METES, MEZES, RESET, SECCO, SENTE, SLOES, TERMS, TRESS

4-letter words (39)

CESS, CETE, COLS, COME, COSS, ESES, FEMS, FESS, FETE, FRET, LOSE, LOSS, MESS, METE, MEZE, MOCS, MOLS, MOSS, NESS, NEST, NETS, OMER, OSES, REMS, REST, RETE, SECS, SECT, SENT, SERF, SLOE, SOME, STET, TENT, TERM, TEST, TETS, TREF, ZEST

3-letter words (28)

COL, COS, EMF, EMS, ESS, FEM, FER, FET, FEZ, MET, MOC, MOL, MOS, NET, OES, OMS, OSE, REF, REM, RES, RET, SEC, SEN, SER, SET, SOL, TEN, TET

5x5 grid (204 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	I	E	P	E
D	H	H	N	L
I	Y	D	G	A
A	L	E	E	D
F	L	S	B	A

All 204 words in this grid

7-letter words (16)

ALLEGED, ALLEGES, ALLSEED, ALPHYLS, BEDELLS, DANDLES, DIALLED, FAILLES, FALSELY, FLAILED, FLEDGED, FLEDGES, GLANDES, ILLEGAL, PELAGES, SLEDGED

6-letter words (37)

ABELIA, ADAGES, AGEDLY, ALLEES, ALLEGE, ALPHYL, ANGELS, BADGED, BADGES, BEAGLE, BEDELL, BEDELS, BEGLAD, DANDLE, DANGED, DANGLE, DIALED, DILLED, EDILES, FAILED, FAILLE, FLAILS, FLAYED, FLEDGE, GELDED, GHYLLS, GLADES, HILLED, IDYLLS, LANDED, LEDGES, PELAGE, PENDED, PLAGES, SEABED, SLAYED, SLEDGE

5-letter words (62)

ADAGE, AEDES, AILED, ALEPH, ALLEE, ALLEY, ANGEL, ANGLE, BADGE, BEDEL, BEGAN, BELAY, BELLS, BELLY, DANDY, DEDAL, DEEDY, DELAY, DELLS, DELLY, DIALS, DIENE, DILLS, EAGLE, EDGED, EDGES, EDILE, ELAND, ELIDE, ENDED, FAILS, FALLS, FALSE, FAYED, FLAIL, FLEES, GELID, GHYLL, GLADE, GLAND, HILLS, IDYLL, IDYLS, LADED, LADES, LAYED, LEDGE, LEGAL, LEGES, PENAL, PHYLA, PHYLE, PLAGE, PLANE, PLENA, SEDAN, SEDGE, SEEDY, SEELY, SLIDE, YELLS, YILLS

4-letter words (89)

ABED, AGED, AGEE, AGES, AIDE, AILS, ALEE, ALES, ALLS, ALLY, AYES, BADE, BEAD, BEAN, BEES, BELL, BELS, DABS, DALE, DANG, DEAD, DEAL, DEAN, DEBS, DEED, DEES, DELF, DELI, DELL, DELS, DIAL, DILL, DYED, DYES, EDGE, EELS, EELY, EGAD, EGAL, EIDE, ELAN, ELLS, ELSE, FAIL, FALL, FLAY, FLED, FLEE, FLEY, GAED, GAES, GALE, GANE, GEED, GEES, GELD, GELS, GLAD, GLEN, HIDE, HIED, HILA, HILL, HYLA, IDYL, ILLS, LADE, LAID, LAND, LANE, LANG, LEES, LEND, LYES, NADA, PEND, PLAN, SEAL, SEED, SEEL, SELF, SELL, SLAY, SLED, SLID, YALD, YELD, YELL, YILL

6x6 grid (109 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	L	D	E	R	R
F	Y	R	R	N	V
M	N	L	E	G	A
E	I	O	W	E	A
D	P	I	R	R	E
N	T	N	Qu	O	A

All 109 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

MIDPOINT

7-letter words (11)

ANGERED, ANGERLY, EAGERER, EAGERLY, ELOINED, LOWERED, POWERED, RELINED, RENEGER, RENEWER, RIPIENO

6-letter words (29)

DIPOLE, ELOPED, EPONYM, FLYMEN, GARRON, IRONED, LAYMEN, LIMNED, LOWERY, NEONED, OPENLY, OPINED, ORIOLE, OROIDE, PENILE, PINOLE, PONIED, REDREW, REGEAR, REGREW, RELIED, RELINE, RENEGE, REOPEN, REWIRE, ROPILY, WEANED, WEANER, WEENED

5-letter words (68)

AGENE, AGREE, ALDER, ANGEL, ANGER, AREAE, ARROW, DENIM, DERRY, EAGER, EAGRE, EDILE, ELIDE, ELOIN, ELOPE, EMYDE, ERRED, GELID, GENRE, GEOID, INEPT, IRONE, IRONY, LEGER, LEONE, LIMED, LIMEN, LINED, LIPIN, LOPED, LOWER, MEDII, MEINY, MILER, MINED, MINOR, NERDY, NEWER, NEWLY, NGWEE, NOILY, OILER, OPINE, PINED, POINT, POLER, POWER, QUINT, QUIRE, RAGEE, REDLY, REDRY, REGNA, RENEW, REOIL, REWIN, REWON, RIPED, RIPEN, ROILY, ROPED, ROWEL, ROWEN, ROWER, VANED, WIPED, WIRER, WIRRA