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)
| R | E | D | C |
| E | S | A | T |
| G | D | O | U |
| N | W | I | R |
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)
| N | A | G | R | Y |
| A | E | S | F | S |
| T | U | I | E | E |
| R | S | S | H | C |
| E | O | E | E | D |
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)
| O | E | Z | T | Y | A |
| N | P | H | O | R | D |
| Y | P | R | N | O | S |
| A | D | C | O | A | E |
| W | R | I | R | S | D |
| T | L | I | D | R | Y |
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