Daily challenge: Friday, May 22, 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 (55 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

PRGO
HNYI
KUTY
PAOE

All 55 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

HUNGRY

5-letter words (7)

AUNTY, KAPUT, PATIO, PUNKA, PUNTO, PUNTY, YOUNG

4-letter words (16)

AUNT, AUTO, HUNG, HUNK, HUNT, PATE, PATY, PHUT, PUNG, PUNK, PUNT, PUNY, TUNG, UNTO, YETI, YOGI

3-letter words (31)

ATE, AUK, ETA, GIT, GNU, GOY, HUN, HUP, HUT, KAT, NUT, OAK, OAT, OUT, PAT, PRY, PUN, PUT, TAO, TAP, TAU, TOE, TOY, TUN, TUP, TYE, UTA, YET, YOU, YUK, YUP

5x5 grid (145 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

IRHBG
RCNET
ONRTE
SRMTE
KFESE

All 145 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

RESETTER, RETRENCH

7-letter words (12)

BETTERS, ENCORES, FRETTER, GETTERS, NETTERS, SETTERS, STRETTE, TEETERS, TERMERS, TERRETS, TESTERS, TETTERS

6-letter words (35)

BERMES, BETTER, CHERTS, CONNER, CRORES, ENCORE, ENRICH, ESTERS, FERRET, FETTER, GENTES, GETTER, MESTEE, NETTER, RENTES, RETEST, RICHEN, RICHER, ROCHET, SETTEE, SETTER, SMERKS, SNORES, SONNET, SOREST, STERNS, STREET, TEETER, TERMER, TERRET, TERROR, TESTEE, TESTER, TETTER, TRENCH

5-letter words (40)

BEETS, BENCH, BERME, BERMS, CHERT, CORES, CORKS, CORMS, CORNS, CRORE, ERROR, ESTER, FERNS, FETES, FRETS, FRONS, GERMS, HERMS, HERNS, ICONS, IRONS, MERKS, METES, METRE, NERTS, NETTS, NORMS, OCHER, RENTE, RESEE, RESET, SERFS, SMERK, SNORE, SORES, STEER, STERN, TENCH, TERMS, TERNS

4-letter words (56)

BEET, BENT, BERM, CONN, CONS, CORE, CORF, CORK, CORM, CORN, EMFS, ERNS, EROS, ERRS, FEMS, FERN, FETE, FETS, FRET, GENT, GERM, HENT, HERM, HERN, ICON, IRON, MERK, METE, NETT, NORI, NORM, ORES, REFS, REMS, RENT, REST, RETE, RETS, RICH, SERF, SERS, SETT, SORE, SORI, SORN, STEM, STET, TEEN, TEES, TENT, TERM, TERN, TEST, TETS, TREE, TRET

6x6 grid (330 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NATIAC
ALLTAR
TEUSIL
EEENEE
NGNLNR
EAUAAT

All 330 words in this grid

9-letter words (5)

ANALITIES, ITINERANT, NULLITIES, SULTANATE, TELLTALES

8-letter words (15)

ACARINES, AGENESIA, ANNULATE, ATTAINER, CARLINES, INSULATE, LATEENER, TEENIEST, TEENSIER, TELLTALE, TITANATE, TUNNAGES, TUNNELER, UNGENIAL, UNSILENT

7-letter words (46)

ACARINE, ACRASIN, ALIENEE, ALIENER, ANGULAR, ANNULET, ATLATLS, ATRESIA, ATTAINS, ATTUNES, CARITAS, CARLINE, CARLINS, CASERNE, ELASTIN, GENERAL, GENITAL, GUNNIES, INSTILL, INUTILE, LAITIES, LATEENS, LATTINS, LENIENT, LIERNES, LUNGEES, LUNIEST, LUSTIER, NANNIES, NATTIER, NUTSIER, RATINES, RELINES, SALIENT, SEGETAL, STAINER, STUNNER, SULTANA, TANNEST, TEENAGE, TEENIER, TEGULAR, TENNIES, TENNIST, TRESTLE, TUNNAGE

6-letter words (116)

AENEUS, AGENES, ALIENS, ALINER, ALINES, ALLEES, ALULAE, ANELES, ANENST, ANNULI, ANNULS, ANTRAL, ANTRES, ARISEN, ARISTA, ATLATL, ATTAIN, ATTUNE, CARATS, CARIES, CARLES, CARLIN, CASEIN, CASERN, CASITA, CASTLE, CATTLE, CRISTA, EGESTA, ELAINS, ELUANT, ENISLE, ENSILE, GELANT, GENERA, GENIAL, GENIES, GUNNEL, GUNNEN, GUNNER, INSERT, INSTAL, INSTAR, INSTIL, INSULT, LANATE, LANNER, LAREES, LARINE, LATEEN, LATTIN, LIAISE, LIENAL, LIERNE, LINNET, LITTLE, LUNGAN, LUNGEE, LUNGES, LUNIER, LUNIES, NANNIE, NEREIS, NESTLE, NUTLET, RAILER, RAISER, RANEES, RATINE, RATTAN, RATTLE, RELENT, RELIES, RELINE, RELIST, RENEGE, RENEST, RENNET, RENTAL, RESAIL, RESALE, RESEEN, RESILE, RESULT, RINSER, SAILER, SALINE, SENEGA, SENILE, SENITI, SENNET, SENNIT, SEREIN, SIENNA, SILENT, SINNER, STALER, SULTAN, TAILER, TAILLE, TALENT, TALLIT, TANNER, TARNAL, TEENER, TELIAL, TENANT, TENNER, TENNIS, TIARAS, TINNER, TINSEL, TREENS, TUNNEL, UNSEEN, UNSENT

5-letter words (148)

ACARI, AGENE, AISLE, ALANE, ALANG, ALANT, ALATE, ALERT, ALIAS, ALIEN, ALINE, ALIST, ALLEE, ALTAR, ALULA, ANELE, ANGEL, ANNUL, ANTRA, ANTRE, ARENA, ARIAS, ARIEL, ARISE, ARLES, ASTIR, ATILT, ATTAR, CAINS, CARAT, CARLE, CRAAL, CRIER, CRIES, EATEN, EGEST, ELAIN, ELATE, ENSUE, ERNES, GEESE, GEEST, GELEE, GENES, GENET, GENIE, GENUA, GENUS, GULAR, GULES, ILEAL, ILEUS, INERT, INNER, ISLET, ISTLE, LAARI, LANES, LAREE, LARES, LARIS, LASER, LATEN, LAUAN, LENES, LENIS, LENSE, LIENS, LINEN, LINER, LINES, LIRAS, LISLE, LITAI, LITAS, LUGES, LUNES, LUNET, LUNGE, NARES, NEIST, NULLS, RAIAS, RAILS, RAINS, RAISE, RALES, RANEE, RASER, RATAL, REEST, REINS, RELIT, RENAL, RESEE, RESIN, RIATA, RILES, RINSE, RISEN, RISER, SACRA, SARIN, SATIN, SEINE, SENNA, SERAL, SITAR, SLEET, SNEER, STAIN, STAIR, STALE, STILE, STILL, STILT, STULL, SUNNA, SUTTA, TAELS, TAILS, TAINS, TALER, TALES, TALUS, TARES, TEELS, TEENS, TEGUA, TELIA, TELLS, TIARA, TILER, TILES, TILTS, TINES, TITAN, TITIS, TITLE, TREEN, TREES, TULLE, TUNER, TUNES, ULNAE, ULNAR, UNITS, UTILE