Daily challenge: Tuesday, May 26, 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 (94 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

CMBU
ETOA
PYEA
YONR

All 94 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

NEOTYPE

6-letter words (5)

EMOTER, MOANER, PECTEN, PEYOTE, RETYPE

5-letter words (11)

ARETE, EMOTE, METER, MOTEY, PETER, POYOU, RETEM, TEPOY, TOYER, TOYON, YEARN

4-letter words (33)

AEON, AREA, BOAR, BOYO, BUOY, CETE, EARN, EYEN, EYER, EYNE, METE, MOAN, MOTE, NEAR, NOPE, OYER, POET, PONE, PONY, RETE, TEAR, TERN, TOEA, TOMB, TOME, TOYO, TYER, TYNE, TYPE, TYPO, TYPY, YEAN, YEAR

3-letter words (44)

ABO, ANE, ANY, ARE, BAA, BOA, BOT, BOY, CEP, EAR, EAU, EON, ERA, ERN, EYE, MET, MOA, MOB, MOT, NAE, NET, OAR, ONE, OPE, OPT, PEC, PET, PYE, RAN, RET, TEA, TEN, TOE, TOM, TOY, TYE, YEA, YEN, YEP, YET, YOB, YOM, YON, YOU

5x5 grid (103 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OERNN
BIGBB
THOPX
NSNSI
TRGUD

All 103 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

GHOSTIER

7-letter words (2)

BRIGHTS, REGIONS

6-letter words (10)

BIGHTS, BOSUNS, BRIGHT, DIPSOS, EIGHTS, GRITHS, REGION, RIGHTS, THONGS, TIGONS

5-letter words (31)

BIGHT, BOGIE, BONGS, BONUS, BOSUN, BRIBE, BRIOS, BRITS, DIPSO, DUNGS, EIGHT, GHOST, GIBER, GONGS, GRITH, GRITS, GUIDS, HONGS, OBITS, PISOS, PONGS, REIGN, RIGHT, SHIER, SHIRE, SHOPS, SNUGS, SONGS, THONG, TIGER, TIGON

4-letter words (59)

BERG, BIER, BIOS, BITS, BONG, BOPS, BOSH, BRIE, BRIG, BRIO, BRIT, DIPS, DUGS, DUNG, DUNS, EGOS, ERGO, GIBE, GIRN, GITS, GNUS, GONG, GOSH, GRIT, GUID, GUNS, HIRE, HITS, HONG, HONS, HOPS, HOST, IONS, NOIR, NOSH, OBIT, OGRE, ONUS, PISO, PONG, PONS, POSH, POST, SHIT, SHOG, SHOP, SNOB, SNOG, SNUG, SONG, SONS, SOPS, STIR, SUNG, SUNS, THIO, THIR, TIER, TIRE

6x6 grid (292 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

CILTLE
VTEDEW
IRMEHH
ERSESR
LREATE
EEEGNY

All 292 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

SHELTERERS

9-letter words (5)

DERRIERES, DETERRERS, RESMELTED, SHELTERER, WHEEDLERS

8-letter words (14)

DERRIERE, DETERRER, ESTEEMED, ETAGERES, RESTAGES, RETIREES, RETIRERS, SEMESTER, SHEETERS, SHELTERS, STEERERS, TERRIERS, TIREDEST, WHEEDLER

7-letter words (51)

DEMERIT, EAGERER, EMERITI, EMERSED, ENTASES, ESTEEMS, ETAGERE, GNASHED, GNASHES, HEATERS, HEEDERS, LEERIER, LIVIERS, MEANERS, MEANEST, MEETERS, MERRIER, MESTEES, METAGES, METIERS, REDEEMS, REELERS, REMEETS, RESEATS, RESMELT, RESTAGE, RETIREE, RETIRER, RETIRES, RIVIERE, SANGERS, SEATERS, SEEDERS, SEEMERS, SENATES, SHEERER, SHEETED, SHEETER, SHELTER, SMELTED, STAGERS, STEERER, TEEMERS, TERRIER, TERSEST, TILTERS, WEEDERS, WELDERS, WELTERS, WHEATEN, WHEEDLE

6-letter words (89)

AERIER, ANGERS, ANTEED, ANTRES, CITERS, DELICT, DELTIC, DEMEAN, DESERT, DETERS, EAGERS, EASTER, EATERS, EERIER, ELDERS, ELDEST, EMEERS, EMESES, EMETIC, ENATES, ESTEEM, GASHED, GASHES, GASTER, HEATER, HEDERS, HEEDER, ITEMED, LITERS, LIVIER, MEAGER, MEANER, MEETER, MELTED, MESHED, MESHES, MESTEE, METAGE, METERS, METIER, METRES, REDEEM, REELER, RELICT, REMEET, RENTES, RESEAT, RESEED, RESEES, RESETS, RESHES, RETEMS, RETIRE, SANEST, SANGER, SASHED, SEATER, SEDERS, SEEDER, SEEMED, SEEMER, SENATE, SHEERS, STAGER, STAGES, STEERS, TEASED, TEASER, TEASES, TEEMED, TEEMER, TERMED, TERRIT, TERSER, TIERED, TILDES, TILERS, TILTED, TILTER, TMESES, TRIERS, WEEDER, WEETED, WELDER, WELTED, WELTER, WHEATS, YENTAS, YENTES

5-letter words (132)

AERIE, AGERS, ANGER, ANTES, ANTRE, ASHED, ASHES, ASTER, CITED, CITER, CIVIE, DEEMS, DEERS, DEETS, DEMES, DERMS, DETER, EAGER, EASED, EASES, EATEN, EATER, EERIE, EGERS, ELDER, EMEER, ENATE, ERRED, ERSES, ERVIL, ESTER, ETNAS, GASES, GATES, GEESE, GEEST, GERMS, GNASH, GNATS, HEATS, HEDER, HEMES, ITEMS, IVIED, LEERS, LEHRS, LIERS, LITER, LITRE, LIVRE, MEANT, MEANY, MEATS, MEATY, MEETS, MELIC, MERER, MERIT, MESAS, METED, METER, METES, METRE, NASTY, NATES, NERTS, REDES, REEST, REGES, REGNA, RELIC, RELIT, REMET, RENTE, RENTS, RESEE, RESET, RETAG, RETEM, RETIE, RHEAS, SAGER, SAGES, SANER, SANES, SATEM, SATES, SEATS, SEDER, SEEMS, SEERS, SEMES, SENTE, SERER, SETAE, SHEAS, SHEER, SHEET, SMELT, STAGE, STANE, STANG, STEED, STEER, STEMS, TEASE, TEEMS, TELIC, TERMS, TERSE, TIERS, TILDE, TILED, TILER, TIRED, TIRES, TREED, TREES, TRIER, TYERS, TYNES, VIERS, VILER, VIRES, WEDEL, WEEST, WHEAT, WHEEL, WHETS, YENTA, YENTE, YESES