Daily challenge: Thursday, May 21, 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 (53 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

OHEF
NNEE
EERN
ALHA

All 53 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

FENNEL, REFEEL

5-letter words (4)

AREAE, AREAL, HONER, RANEE

4-letter words (23)

ALEE, AREA, ERNE, FEEL, FERE, FERN, HARE, HARL, HEAL, HEEL, HERE, HERL, HERN, HONE, LEER, LEHR, LENO, NENE, NONE, REAL, REEF, REEL, RHEA

3-letter words (24)

ALE, ANE, ARE, EEL, ERA, ERE, ERN, FEE, FEH, FEN, FER, HEN, HER, HON, LEA, LEE, NAH, NEE, NOH, ONE, RAH, RAN, REE, REF

5x5 grid (200 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

AFAOG
RDTMH
LHAIE
NOSEA
FNRDC

All 200 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ATOMISED, ATOMISER, DRAFTIER

7-letter words (8)

AEROSAT, ATOMIES, ATOMISE, FOAMIER, GOATISH, HEADERS, LOAMIER, MISREAD

6-letter words (22)

AHORSE, AMEERS, ASHORE, CADRES, DEATHS, DREAMT, FAMISH, HAMADA, HEADER, HOMIER, HORDES, HORSED, HOSIER, MISEAT, NOSIER, OREADS, REASON, REEMIT, RESOLD, SHORED, SNORED, THORNS

5-letter words (55)

ADEEM, AHOLD, AMAHS, AMEER, AMIAS, AMIES, ARHAT, ATMAS, CADES, CADRE, CEROS, DACES, DEASH, DEATH, DRAFT, DREAD, DREAM, FORDS, FORES, GHEES, HEADS, HEEDS, HORDE, HORNS, HORSE, HOSED, LOATH, LORDS, LORES, LOSER, MASER, MASON, MATHS, MEADS, MEEDS, MISER, MOTHS, NOSED, OATHS, OHIAS, OREAD, OSIER, READS, REATA, ROSED, SAITH, SHAME, SHOAT, SHORE, SHORN, SNORE, TAMIS, THORN, THOSE, TIERS

4-letter words (112)

ACED, ACES, AERO, AFAR, AMAH, AMAS, AMIA, AMIE, AMIS, ASEA, ATMA, ATOM, CADE, CADS, CERO, DACE, DAFT, DAHL, DAHS, DAIS, DAME, DASH, DATA, DATO, DEAD, DEEM, DREE, EATH, EMIT, ERNS, EROS, FAME, FARD, FARL, FOAM, FOHN, FOLD, FONS, FORD, FORE, GHEE, GHIS, GOAD, GOAT, HAED, HAES, HAME, HEAD, HEED, HIED, HIES, HISN, HOLD, HOME, HONS, HORN, HOSE, LOAD, LOAM, LORD, LORE, LORN, LOSE, MAES, MASH, MATH, MEAD, MEED, MISE, MISO, MOAT, MOTH, NOSE, NOSH, OATH, OHIA, OMIT, ORES, RAFT, READ, REAM, REDS, REIS, RESH, RHOS, ROAD, ROAM, ROSE, SAME, SATI, SEAM, SEAT, SEEM, SHAD, SHAM, SHAT, SIMA, SITH, SOLD, SORD, SORE, SORN, TAHR, TAME, TAOS, THAE, TIED, TIER, TIES, TIME, TOAD, TOME

6x6 grid (223 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EFFASG
HIOTAT
EOKNAE
ACENMH
SRSBNI
SICOPM

All 223 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ANAMNESIS

8-letter words (5)

ANNOTATE, ARSENATE, IMPOSERS, NAMETAGS, STOOKERS

7-letter words (33)

AMNESIC, ANANKES, ASCENTS, ASCESIS, ATONERS, BEKNOTS, CISCOES, COARSEN, CONNATE, CONNERS, COOKERS, CRENATE, EIKONES, GATEMAN, HANKERS, HOARSEN, HOCKERS, HOOKERS, IMPOSER, MANNERS, MANNOSE, MEANERS, NAMETAG, PINNATE, PINNERS, SACKERS, STOKERS, STONERS, STOOKER, TANKERS, TANNATE, TANNERS, TONNERS

6-letter words (77)

AMBERS, ANANKE, ARENAS, ARISEN, ARSENO, ASCENT, ATONER, ATONES, BECKON, BEKNOT, BENAME, BONNES, CASSIS, CERCIS, COARSE, COIFFE, CONNER, COOKER, COOKIE, COSECS, CRASIS, CRISSA, ECESIS, EMBERS, ESCARS, ETAMIN, HAEMIN, HANKER, HANKIE, HEARSE, HIKERS, HOARSE, HOCKER, HOOKER, IMPOSE, INMATE, INNATE, INNERS, MANNAS, MANNER, MANTAS, MEANER, NATANT, NEKTON, NOTATE, OCKERS, PINNAE, PINNER, POSERS, RACOON, RECKON, RECOOK, RENAME, SACKER, SARSEN, SCARES, SCENAS, SCENTS, SCOOTS, SENATE, SENNAS, SERACS, SIRENS, SOBERS, STANES, STOKER, STOKES, STONER, STONES, TANKER, TANNER, TATAMI, TOKENS, TOKERS, TONERS, TONNER, TONNES

5-letter words (107)

ACRES, AMBER, AMBOS, AMINO, ANENT, ANNAS, ANOAS, ANTAE, ANTAS, ARENA, ARISE, ARSIS, ARSON, ASANA, ATONE, BENNI, BENTS, BONNE, CARES, CARSE, CENTO, CENTS, CERCI, CERIC, CIRCA, CIRES, CISCO, COKES, CONNS, COOTS, COSEC, CRACK, CRASS, EIKON, EMBER, ENATE, ENOKI, ESCAR, FONTS, GANOF, HAETS, HANSE, HANTS, HEARS, HEATS, HEMIN, HIKER, HIKES, HOARS, HOERS, HOKES, HOOTS, INNER, IOTAS, KNOTS, MANAS, MANES, MANNA, MANSE, MANTA, MEANS, MEANT, MEATS, NAANS, NANAS, OASIS, OCKER, PINNA, POSER, RACES, REBOP, RENTS, RISEN, SANER, SANES, SANTO, SARIS, SATEM, SCARE, SCARS, SCENA, SCENT, SCOOT, SENNA, SERAC, SIREN, SIRES, SNECK, SOBER, STAFF, STANE, STANK, STATE, STEAM, STOKE, STONE, STOOK, TANTO, TASTE, TEATS, TOAST, TOKEN, TOKER, TOKES, TONER, TONES, TONNE