Daily challenge: Monday, May 18, 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 (100 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	T	N	O
O	Y	E	F
H	R	N	G
S	D	L	T

All 100 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

FOETORS, SHOUTER

6-letter words (6)

FETORS, FOETOR, HORNET, OUTERS, TOYERS, TUYERS

5-letter words (23)

FENDS, FERNY, FETOR, GENRO, HORNY, NERDS, ONERY, OUTER, OYERS, RENDS, ROUTE, RYNDS, SHORE, SHORL, SHORN, SHOTE, SHOUT, SHOYU, SHYER, TENDS, TOYER, TUYER, TYERS

4-letter words (31)

DREG, ENDS, FEND, FERN, FONT, GENT, HORN, HYTE, NEON, NERD, ONTO, OYER, REND, RENT, ROTE, ROUT, RYND, RYOT, SHOT, TEND, TENT, TERN, TORE, TORN, TORS, TORY, TYER, TYNE, TYRE, TYRO, YORE

3-letter words (38)

DRY, END, ENG, EON, ERN, ERS, FEN, FER, FET, FEY, FOE, FON, GEN, GET, GEY, HOT, HOY, NET, OHS, ONE, ORE, ORS, OUT, REF, REG, RET, RHO, ROT, RYE, SHY, TEG, TEN, TOR, TOY, TYE, YEN, YET, YOU

5x5 grid (142 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	R	O	E	T
P	N	Y	T	I
A	F	S	A	A
O	O	D	N	Y
E	U	I	S	D

All 142 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

DYNASTY, SINSYNE, SOUDANS

6-letter words (19)

ADNATE, ANSATE, APRONS, ASTONY, ATONER, DANIOS, DYNAST, IODATE, NAIADS, NAPERY, PROTEI, SATAYS, SOAPER, SOUDAN, STANDS, STONER, TETANY, TITANS, TSADIS

5-letter words (39)

ADIOS, APERY, APRON, ATONE, ATONY, DANDY, DANIO, DYADS, FOINS, FOODS, FYTTE, INDUE, NAIAD, NASTY, ONERY, OSTIA, PANSY, PRONE, ROTAS, ROTTE, RYOTS, SADIS, SANDS, SANDY, SATAY, SATYR, SNORE, STAND, STAYS, STONE, STONY, STORE, STORY, SYREN, TANSY, TITAN, TONER, TSADI, YETTS

4-letter words (81)

ADOS, AITS, ANAS, ANDS, ANIS, ANSA, APER, DATA, DATE, DATO, DAYS, DINS, DOST, DUOS, DYAD, EONS, ERNS, ETAS, EYAS, EYNE, EYRE, FANE, FANO, FANS, FOIN, FOOD, NAOI, NAOS, NAPE, NAYS, NOTA, NOTE, OAFS, OUDS, PANE, PANS, PENS, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, ROTS, RYAS, RYOT, SADI, SAND, SANS, SATE, SATI, SAYS, SINS, SNAP, SNOT, SNYE, SOAP, SODA, SODS, SOFA, STAY, STET, STEY, STYE, SYNE, TADS, TANS, TETS, TITS, TONE, TONS, TONY, TORE, TORN, TORY, TOYS, TYNE, TYRE, TYRO, UDOS, YAYS, YETI, YETT, YORE

6x6 grid (25 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	F	E	O	T	L
E	E	C	I	T	T
E	L	E	V	T	S
J	L	T	L	W	H
G	D	H	H	E	Qu
F	O	R	D	E	E

All 25 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

SHELTIE, VITTLED

6-letter words (7)

DELTIC, SHELVE, TITHED, TITLED, TITTLE, TWELVE, VITTLE

5-letter words (16)

CELTS, CIVET, DELVE, HELVE, HORDE, LETHE, STOIC, SWEDE, THEWS, TITHE, TITLE, TOITS, TWEED, VELDT, WELTS, WHEEL