Daily challenge: Sunday, May 17, 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 (112 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	C	A	S
T	N	L	H
O	A	R	N
O	N	I	N

All 112 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CANTONAL, INHALANT, SANTONIN

7-letter words (2)

LACUNAR, NONCASH

6-letter words (11)

ALANIN, ASHLAR, ASLANT, ATONAL, CANALS, CANTON, LACUNA, RATOON, SANCTA, TARNAL, UNLASH

5-letter words (19)

ALANT, ANLAS, CANAL, CANON, CANTO, CLASH, LANAI, NANAS, NINON, NONAS, NOTAL, RIALS, RIANT, SANTO, SLAIN, SLANT, TALAS, TONAL, TUNAS

4-letter words (38)

ACTA, AIRN, ALAN, ALAR, ALAS, ANAL, ANAS, ANOA, ANON, ANTA, CANT, CASH, CLAN, CUNT, HANT, LAIN, LAIR, LARI, LASH, NANA, NONA, NOON, NOTA, RAIN, RANI, RANT, RATO, RIAL, SHRI, SLAT, TAIN, TALA, TALC, TARN, TOON, TUNA, UNAI, UNTO

3-letter words (39)

ACT, AIN, AIR, ALA, ALS, ANA, ANI, ANT, ASH, CAN, CUT, HAS, INN, LAC, LAR, LAS, LAT, NAH, NAN, NOO, NOT, NUT, OAR, OAT, OOT, RAN, RAT, RIA, RIN, SAC, SAL, SHA, TAN, TAO, TAR, TON, TOO, TUN, UTA

5x5 grid (75 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	S	H	A	Y
C	D	W	C	Y
E	C	O	G	N
I	E	A	A	T
L	M	O	A	O

All 75 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

AGAMIC, CODECS, COGWAY, DECILE, DOCILE

5-letter words (17)

AMICE, CAMEL, CAMEO, CHAWS, CODEC, DECOS, DEICE, GAMIC, GOWDS, ILEAC, IMAGO, MACED, MEEDS, MELIC, MEOWS, TANGO, TANGY

4-letter words (53)

ACED, AMIE, ANGA, ANTA, CAGY, CAME, CAWS, CECA, CEIL, CHAW, CHAY, COAT, COCA, CODE, CODS, COSH, COWS, DECO, DEEM, DEIL, DOAT, DOCS, DOGY, DOWS, EDHS, EMIC, GAME, GNAT, GOAT, GODS, GOWD, HAWS, ICED, ILEA, LICE, LIED, LIMA, LIME, LIMO, MACE, MEED, MEOW, MICA, MICE, MILE, MOAN, MOAT, OGAM, SHAW, SHAY, SWAY, TANG, YAWS

6x6 grid (226 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

S	L	H	D	E	T
N	A	E	S	S	U
T	S	T	D	H	I
W	C	H	I	O	L
E	N	I	T	T	R
O	B	E	I	C	O

All 226 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

CENOBITIC, SHORTLIST

8-letter words (6)

CENOBITE, IDOLISED, IDOLISES, NICTATED, NICTATES, OTITIDES

7-letter words (21)

ASCITIC, BETIDED, BETIDES, EBONITE, ECTASES, ETHNICS, HANSELS, HASLETS, HOISTED, IDOLISE, NICTATE, OCTROIS, OROIDES, SHEATHS, SHORTIE, SHOTTEN, STALEST, TINCTED, TITLIST, TOROIDS, TSETSES

6-letter words (71)

BETIDE, BETTOR, BONITO, CHIDED, CHIDES, CHITAL, CHITIN, DEATHS, DOITED, EDITOR, ETHICS, ETHNIC, HALEST, HANSEL, HANSES, HASLET, HASTED, HASTES, HEATHS, HISSED, HISSES, HISTED, HOISED, HOISES, HOLIST, IDEALS, LASTED, LATEST, LEASTS, LISTED, NALEDS, OCTROI, OROIDE, OTITIC, ROTTEN, SELAHS, SHALED, SHALES, SHEALS, SHEATH, SHUTED, SHUTES, SLANTS, SLATCH, SLATED, SLATES, SNATCH, SNATHS, STALED, STALES, STATED, STATES, STEALS, SUEDED, SUEDES, TASTED, TASTES, TEIIDS, TESTAE, TESTED, TESTES, TINCTS, TITANS, TITTIE, TOITED, TOROID, TOROTH, TROTHS, TSETSE, TUSSEH, WECHTS

5-letter words (126)

AEDES, BENCH, BETHS, CHIDE, CHINE, CHINO, CHITS, DEALS, DEANS, DEASH, DEATH, DHALS, DHOTI, DITAS, DITCH, DITES, DITTO, DOITS, EASTS, EDITS, ELANS, ESSES, ETHIC, ETUIS, HAETS, HALED, HALES, HANSE, HANTS, HASTE, HATCH, HATED, HATES, HEALS, HEATH, HEATS, HESTS, HETHS, HIDED, HIDES, HITCH, HOISE, HOIST, ICTIC, IDEAL, IDEAS, LASED, LASES, LASTS, LATCH, LATED, LATHI, LATHS, LEANS, LEANT, LEASH, LEAST, LETCH, LODES, LOTIC, LOTTE, LOTTO, NALED, NATCH, NATES, NEWTS, NITID, ROTTE, SALES, SATED, SATES, SCENE, SEALS, SEATS, SELAH, SETAL, SHALE, SHEAL, SHEAS, SHEDS, SHINE, SHIST, SHITS, SHORL, SHORT, SHOTE, SHOTT, SHUTE, SHUTS, SLANT, SLASH, SLATE, SLATS, SLEDS, SNASH, SNATH, STALE, STASH, STATE, STATS, STEAL, STELA, SUEDE, TAELS, TALES, TASTE, TATES, TEALS, TEATS, TEIID, TENCH, TESTA, TESTS, THINE, THIOL, TIDED, TIDES, TINCT, TITAN, TOITS, TOROT, TRODE, TROIS, TROTH, WECHT, WENCH