Daily challenge: Wednesday, May 20, 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 (172 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

REDC
ESAT
GDOU
NWIR

All 172 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

REDACTOR

7-letter words (4)

CADGERS, REACTOR, READOUT, SAUTOIR

6-letter words (13)

CADGER, CADGES, DEADER, REDACT, REDOUT, RESEAT, RESEAU, RESEDA, RESOWN, RIDERS, RIDGES, SATORI, WODGES

5-letter words (34)

ACTOR, ADIOS, ADOWN, AUTOS, CADES, CADGE, CASED, DADOS, DATOS, DEADS, DEEDS, DEERS, DOSED, DOSER, EASED, IOTAS, REACT, READS, REDOS, REEDS, RESOD, RESOW, RIDER, RIDES, RIDGE, ROADS, ROSED, ROTAS, SERED, TOADS, WIDER, WIDES, WOADS, WODGE

4-letter words (61)

ADOS, AUTO, CADE, CADI, CADS, CASE, DADO, DADS, DATO, DAUT, DEAD, DEED, DEER, DEES, DERE, DOAT, DOSE, DOUR, DOWN, EASE, GEDS, GEED, GEES, IDES, IOTA, ODES, READ, REDO, REDS, REED, REES, REGS, RIDE, RIDS, RIOT, ROAD, RODE, RODS, ROSE, ROTA, ROUT, SADE, SADI, SEAT, SEED, SEER, SERE, SODA, SORI, SOUR, SOWN, TADS, TAOS, TOAD, TODS, TORI, TOUR, TOWN, UTAS, WIDE, WOAD

3-letter words (59)

ACT, ADO, ADS, CAD, CAT, DAD, DEE, DOR, DOS, DOT, DOW, EAT, EAU, ERE, ERS, GED, GEE, IDS, OAT, ODE, ODS, OSE, OUR, OUT, OWN, RED, REE, REG, RES, RID, ROD, ROT, ROW, RUT, SAC, SAD, SAE, SAT, SAU, SEA, SEE, SEG, SER, SOD, SOT, SOU, SOW, TAD, TAE, TAO, TAS, TAU, TOD, TOR, TOW, TUI, UTA, WOS, WOT

5x5 grid (189 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NAGRY
AESFS
TUIEE
RSSHC
EOEED

All 189 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

OESTRUSES

8-letter words (6)

ECESISES, ESTRUSES, NEUROSES, NEUROSIS, SEISURES, TUSSISES

7-letter words (17)

CHEESED, CHEESES, CHESSES, DESSERT, FISSURE, NATURES, OESTRUS, RUSHEES, RUSSIFY, SEISORS, SEISURE, TRESSED, TRESSES, TRUSSED, TRUSSES, TUSHIES, TUSSORE

6-letter words (44)

AGEIST, CHEESE, CHEESY, CHIEFS, DESIST, EASIES, ECESIS, EROSES, ESTRUS, FISHED, FISHES, GASIFY, HISSED, HISSER, HISSES, ISSUES, NATURE, NAUSEA, OSSIFY, RESEED, RESEES, RUANAS, RUSHED, RUSHEE, RUSHES, SEISED, SEISER, SEISES, SEISOR, SIEURS, SOREST, STANES, SUREST, SUSHIS, SUSSED, SUSSES, TEASES, TUSHED, TUSHES, TUSHIE, TUSSEH, TUSSER, TUSSIS, TUSSOR

5-letter words (46)

AURES, CHEFS, CHESS, CHEST, CHIEF, EASES, ECHED, ECHES, EROSE, ERSES, ESSES, ETUIS, EUROS, FECES, FEIST, FESSE, GASES, HEIST, ISSUE, NATES, NEATS, NEIFS, NEIST, RESEE, ROSED, ROSES, RUANA, RUSES, SEATS, SEIFS, SEISE, SHIES, SHIST, SIEUR, SISES, SORES, SORTS, SORUS, STANE, SUETS, SUSHI, TEASE, TRESS, TRUES, TRUSS, USAGE

4-letter words (75)

AGES, ANAS, ANES, ASEA, ATES, CEES, CESS, CHEF, CHIS, DEES, EASE, EATS, ECHE, EDHS, EROS, ERST, ESES, ETUI, EURO, FEES, FEHS, FESS, FISH, FIST, GAEN, GAES, GANE, GETA, GETS, HEED, HEST, HIES, HISS, HIST, NAGS, NEAT, NEIF, NETS, ORES, ORTS, OSES, REST, ROES, ROSE, RUES, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, RUTS, SAGE, SANE, SEAT, SEED, SEES, SEIF, SEIS, SETA, SETS, SHED, SHES, SORE, SORT, SUES, SUET, SURE, SUSS, TAUS, TEAS, TEGS, TRUE, TUIS, TUSH, USED, USER, USES

6x6 grid (154 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OEZTYA
NPHORD
YPRNOS
ADCOAE
WRIRSD
TLIDRY

All 154 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ARTHROSES, NEPHROSES

8-letter words (5)

NARCOSES, SARCOIDS, SONHOODS, TORSADES, ZOONOSES

7-letter words (13)

CORONAE, CORONAS, DEODARS, HOTRODS, NARCOSE, NEPHRON, ROADEOS, SARCOID, SONHOOD, TOROIDS, TORSADE, TRICORN, TRIOSES

6-letter words (43)

ARIOSE, AROIDS, COARSE, CORONA, CORSES, CRAPPY, CRASES, DEODAR, DONORS, DORSAD, EPHORS, HONORS, HOORAY, HORSED, HORSES, HOTROD, IRADES, NARCOS, NOOSED, NOOSES, NORDIC, OILWAY, PHONOS, PROSED, PROSES, RADIOS, RANCID, RANCOR, RAPPEN, ROADEO, ROOSED, ROOSES, SEASON, SONARS, SOOTHE, SORDID, THORON, THORPE, TOROID, TOROSE, TORSES, TRIOSE, TRONAS

5-letter words (91)

ADIOS, ADORN, APRON, AROID, AROSE, ARSES, ARSON, ASDIC, COIRS, COOED, CORDS, CORSE, COSES, CRAWL, CROON, CROZE, DARIC, DEARS, DONAS, DONOR, DOORS, DORSA, DORTY, DOSED, DOSES, DRAWL, EPHOR, HONOR, HOODS, HOODY, HORSE, IRADE, IRIDS, LIDAR, LIRAS, NARCO, NARDS, NARIC, NOIRS, NOOSE, NORTH, NOSED, NOSES, OASES, ORDOS, ORTHO, PADRI, PARDI, PARDY, PEONY, PHONO, PROAS, PROSE, PROSY, RADII, RADIO, RADON, RAPHE, RASED, RASES, RAYON, ROADS, ROARS, ROODS, ROOSE, ROOTY, ROSED, ROSES, SADES, SARDS, SAROS, SEARS, SEDAN, SOARS, SONAR, SOOTH, SOOTY, SORAS, SORRY, THORN, THORO, THORP, TOROS, TORSE, TORSO, TRAWL, TRIOS, TRONA, TROOZ, TYROS, YARDS