Daily challenge: Sunday, May 24, 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 (101 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

OTNF
MBSD
WISE
DEET

All 101 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DEWIEST

6-letter words (16)

DESIST, DIESES, DIETED, DISSED, MISSED, MISSET, MISTED, SEISED, STEEDS, TOBIES, TSETSE, WEETED, WIDEST, WISEST, WISSED, WISTED

5-letter words (17)

BIDES, BISES, DEETS, DEIST, DIETS, MISES, SEEDS, SEISE, SIDES, STEED, STOBS, TOMBS, WEEST, WEETS, WIDES, WISED, WISES

4-letter words (38)

BIDE, BISE, BOTS, DEES, DEET, DIBS, DIES, DIET, DISS, EIDE, ESES, IDES, MIBS, MISE, MISS, MIST, MOBS, MOTS, OBIS, SEED, SEES, SEIS, SETS, SIBS, SIDE, STOB, TEDS, TEED, TEES, TEST, TOMB, WEES, WEET, WEST, WIDE, WISE, WISS, WIST

3-letter words (29)

BID, BIS, BOT, DEE, DEW, DIB, DIE, DIM, DIS, ESS, MIB, MID, MIS, MOB, MOT, OBI, SEE, SEI, SET, SEW, SIB, SIM, SIS, TED, TEE, TOM, WED, WEE, WIS

5x5 grid (172 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

HIETM
MICLL
SFRTT
WSAEE
ILHIW

All 172 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

SWISHIER

7-letter words (9)

CRISSAL, FISSATE, HATTERS, SHARIFS, SHATTER, SHERIFS, SWISHER, TRISMIC, WETTERS

6-letter words (29)

AFREET, ASHIER, CREATE, CRISSA, FAERIE, FARCIE, FATTER, HATERS, HATTER, IATRIC, LASHER, LASSIE, LATTER, MICELL, MISSAL, RATTLE, RICTAL, SHARIF, SHEAFS, SHERIF, SLATER, TAHSIL, TASSIE, TECTAL, TERCEL, TERCET, TETRAS, WETTER, WISHER

5-letter words (51)

AERIE, AFIRE, ARETE, ARIEL, CRASH, CRASS, CRATE, EERIE, EWERS, FARCE, FARCI, FARLE, FRASS, HAFIS, HATER, HEALS, HEARS, HEART, IRATE, LAREE, LARIS, LATER, LATTE, MICRA, REALS, REWET, SAREE, SARIS, SHARE, SHEAF, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHEET, SHIER, SIREE, SLATE, SWISH, TARSI, TEALS, TEARS, TECTA, TERAI, TERCE, TETRA, TRASH, TRASS, TRICE, TRIMS, WEALS, WEARS, WISHA

4-letter words (82)

ARFS, CELL, CELT, CIRE, CREW, CRIS, EARL, EARS, ERAS, ETAS, EWER, FARE, FARL, FART, FASH, FATE, FICE, FIRE, FIRS, FRAE, FRAT, FREE, FRET, HAET, HARE, HARL, HART, HATE, HEAL, HEAR, HEAT, HERL, HERS, HIRE, HISS, LARI, LARS, LASH, LASS, LATE, LEIS, MICE, MIRE, MIRS, MISS, RASH, RATE, REAL, RETE, RICE, RIEL, RIFS, RIMS, SARI, SATE, SHAT, SHEA, SHEW, SICE, SIRE, SIRS, SLAT, SRIS, TALI, TARE, TARS, TASS, TEAL, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT, TELL, TREE, TRET, TRIM, WEAL, WEAR, WEER, WEET, WERT, WISH, WISS

6x6 grid (181 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NLYLAC
PEILAN
QuOTLTH
OERROT
AATNTN
LPTEEB

All 181 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

ALLITERATE, TEETOTALLY

9-letter words (3)

ALITERATE, BETROTHAL, NATROLITE

8-letter words (9)

ALLOTTEE, CALLIOPE, LANTHORN, LITERATE, PAROQUET, PATENTOR, PLIOTRON, TEETOTAL, TORTILLA

7-letter words (25)

ALIENLY, ALTHORN, APTERAL, BENTHAL, BETROTH, CALLANT, CALOTTE, CALTRAP, CALTROP, CANTHAL, ENTENTE, ENTERAL, ENTREAT, ITERATE, LITERAL, LITORAL, PATTERN, PENLITE, PLATTER, PORTENT, RATTEEN, ROLLTOP, TONETTE, TORTILE, TOTALLY

6-letter words (61)

AERATE, ANALLY, ANATTO, ARTILY, ATTENT, ATTORN, BETTOR, CALLAN, CANTON, CANTOR, ENRAPT, ENROLL, ENTERA, ENTRAP, ETERNE, ETOILE, HALITE, HALLOT, HALTER, HOLILY, HORNET, LALLAN, LATEEN, LATENT, LATTEN, LATTER, NATRON, NETTER, OPENLY, PALATE, PARLOR, PARROT, PARTLY, PATENT, PATROL, PATRON, PATTEE, PATTEN, PATTER, PELITE, PETROL, PLATEN, PLATER, PORTAL, PORTLY, QUOTER, RATTEN, REOPEN, RETENE, RETILE, ROQUET, ROTTEN, TALLIT, TARTLY, TEETER, TENTER, TETTER, THALLI, TOQUET, TORTEN, TROLLY

5-letter words (81)

ALANT, ALATE, ALIEN, ALLOT, ALLYL, ALONE, ALTER, ALTHO, APART, APTER, AREAL, ARETE, ARTEL, ATOLL, ATONE, BETON, CALLA, CANAL, CANTO, EATEN, ELITE, ENROL, ENTER, HALLO, HOLLA, HOLLY, HOTLY, LATEN, LATER, LATTE, LILAC, LITER, LITRE, LOTAH, LOTTE, NETOP, NONET, NORTH, NOTAL, OATEN, OATER, ORATE, PAREO, PATEN, PATER, PETER, PLATE, PORNO, QUERN, QUOIT, QUOTE, REOIL, RETIE, RETRO, ROILY, ROPEY, ROQUE, ROTTE, TALLY, TALON, TAROT, TATER, TENET, TENON, TENOR, TENTH, TERNE, TETRA, THORN, TILTH, TOILE, TOLAN, TOQUE, TORTE, TOTAL, TRAPT, TREAT, TROLL, TRONE, TROPE, TROTH