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)
| C | M | B | U |
| E | T | O | A |
| P | Y | E | A |
| Y | O | N | R |
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)
| O | E | R | N | N |
| B | I | G | B | B |
| T | H | O | P | X |
| N | S | N | S | I |
| T | R | G | U | D |
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)
| C | I | L | T | L | E |
| V | T | E | D | E | W |
| I | R | M | E | H | H |
| E | R | S | E | S | R |
| L | R | E | A | T | E |
| E | E | E | G | N | Y |
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