Daily challenge: Tuesday, May 19, 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 (109 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	R	E	E
E	D	E	O
E	K	C	M
E	S	N	A

All 109 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CANKERED

7-letter words (2)

CAMEOED, SNACKED

6-letter words (14)

ACKEES, CANKER, DECKER, DRECKS, MERDES, MOCKED, MOCKER, OEDEMA, RECKED, REDEEM, REEKED, REMANS, SEEDER, SEEKER

5-letter words (30)

ACKEE, AMEER, CAMEO, CEDER, CEDES, CERED, COMER, DECKS, DEKES, DRECK, DREES, DREKS, EDEMA, ESKER, MACED, MACER, MACKS, MANSE, MERDE, MOCKS, NAMED, NAMER, OCKER, RECKS, REDES, REEKS, REMAN, SEDER, SKEED, SNACK

4-letter words (44)

ACED, ACME, CAME, CANS, CEDE, CERE, COED, COMA, COME, DECK, DECO, DEEM, DEER, DEES, DEKE, DEMO, DERE, DESK, DREE, DREK, EKED, EKES, MACE, MACK, MACS, MANS, MEED, MERE, MOCK, MOCS, NAME, OMER, RECK, RECS, REDE, REED, REEK, REES, SCAM, SCAN, SEED, SEEK, SEER, SKEE

3-letter words (18)

ACE, CAM, CAN, CEE, DEE, EKE, ERE, MAC, MAN, MED, MOC, NAM, OCA, REC, RED, REE, REM, SEE

5x5 grid (163 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

T	T	T	E	E
T	R	A	G	G
L	A	I	P	N
S	E	I	H	H
H	T	O	U	L

All 163 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

APIARIES, PARTLETS, STEARATE, TARTLETS, TEARIEST

7-letter words (5)

PARTLET, RAPHIAS, RATTLES, TARTLET, TATTLES

6-letter words (22)

ARIELS, ATRIAL, HOTELS, LARIAT, LATRIA, PARIES, PARLES, PATTEE, PHIALS, PIRATE, RAGGEE, RAPHIA, RATTLE, SAITHE, SATRAP, SHELTA, STELAI, STELAR, TATTLE, TRAITS, TRIAGE, TRIALS

5-letter words (49)

ARIAS, ARIEL, ARLES, ARTAL, ATRIA, ATRIP, ATTAR, EARLS, EGGAR, GIRLS, HEALS, HEART, HOTEL, IRATE, LAARI, LAITH, LEASH, LEAST, OHIAS, PARAS, PARLE, PHIAL, PHOTS, PITHS, RAGEE, RAIAS, RALES, RIALS, RIELS, SAIGA, SAITH, SHEAL, SHEAR, STEAL, STELA, TAELS, TAIGA, TALES, TAPIR, TASTE, TEALS, TESLA, THEIR, TIARA, TRAGI, TRAIT, TRASH, TRIAL, TRIES

4-letter words (82)

AALS, AGEE, AIRT, AITS, ALES, ARIA, EARL, EAST, ETHS, GATE, GEAR, GETA, GIES, GIRL, GIRT, HEAL, HEAR, HEAT, HEIR, HEST, HETS, HIES, HITS, HOES, HOTS, LAIR, LARI, LASE, LASH, LAST, LEAR, LEAS, LEST, LETS, OHIA, PAGE, PAIR, PARA, PART, PATE, PHOT, PIAL, PIAS, PIES, PITH, PITS, RAGE, RAGI, RAIA, RALE, RASE, RASH, RATE, RIAL, RIAS, RIEL, SALE, SALT, SARI, SEAL, SEAR, SEAT, SHEA, SLAT, TAEL, TALE, TART, TATE, TEAL, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT, TELA, TELS, TIES, TIPI, TOEA, TOES, TRAP, TRIG, TRIP, TSAR

6x6 grid (131 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

X	T	H	Qu	T	N
E	T	I	M	E	S
E	S	C	D	I	E
E	H	X	N	P	E
N	E	H	H	H	O
T	N	A	S	O	A

All 131 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

EPIDEMICS, EPISTEMIC, INCIDENTS, INDICTEES

8-letter words (7)

EPIDEMIC, HASHEESH, INCIDENT, INDICTEE, MISEDITS, QUITCHES, TIMIDEST

7-letter words (19)

DITCHES, EPEEIST, EQUITES, EXCIDES, EXCITES, HEIMISH, HEISTED, HITCHES, INCITES, INDENTS, INDICTS, INDITES, MISEDIT, PINCHES, QUICHES, STIMIED, STIMIES, TEASHOP, TIDIEST

6-letter words (33)

CHEESE, DEMIES, DEMISE, DEMITS, EDICTS, EPHAHS, ETCHES, ETHICS, EXCIDE, EXCISE, EXCITE, HENNAS, IMIDES, INCHES, INCISE, INCITE, INDENT, INDICT, INDITE, ISTHMI, ITCHES, MEDICS, MICHES, MISTED, PEISED, QUICHE, QUITCH, SENNAS, SENNET, SETTEE, STIMES, TESTEE, TIDIES

5-letter words (68)

ANENT, ANNEX, ASHEN, CHEST, CHETH, CITES, DEIST, DEMIT, DENSE, DENTS, DIETS, DIMES, DITCH, DITES, EDICT, EDITS, EMITS, EPEES, EPHAH, EPHAS, EQUID, ETHIC, ETNAS, HEIST, HENNA, HIDES, HITCH, HOPES, IMIDE, MEDIC, MENSE, MICHE, MIDIS, MIENS, MITES, MITTS, NEIST, NIDES, PEENS, PEISE, PINCH, PISTE, POOHS, QUEST, QUITE, QUITS, SEMIS, SENNA, SENTE, SHEAS, SHEEN, SHEEP, SHEET, SHENT, SIDES, SINHS, STEEP, STEIN, STICH, STIME, TEETH, TEIND, TENSE, TEXTS, TIDES, TIMED, TIMES, TIMID