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)
| O | H | E | F |
| N | N | E | E |
| E | E | R | N |
| A | L | H | A |
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)
| A | F | A | O | G |
| R | D | T | M | H |
| L | H | A | I | E |
| N | O | S | E | A |
| F | N | R | D | C |
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)
| E | F | F | A | S | G |
| H | I | O | T | A | T |
| E | O | K | N | A | E |
| A | C | E | N | M | H |
| S | R | S | B | N | I |
| S | I | C | O | P | M |
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