Daily challenge: Wednesday, May 27, 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 (253 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ACSO
RTOO
NSEN
EIAR

All 253 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

OSTRACON, RATOONER

7-letter words (13)

ARENOSE, ARTSIER, CARNIES, CARTOON, CATENAS, CATERAN, COSTARS, INSANER, INTONER, INTONES, RESENTS, SOONEST, TARSIER

6-letter words (46)

ARSENO, ARSINE, ASTERN, ATONER, ATONES, CARNIE, CARTER, CARTES, CARTON, CATENA, COSETS, COSIER, COSINE, COSTAR, COSTER, CRATER, CRATES, CRATON, ENTERA, EOSINE, INSANE, INSETS, INSTAR, INTERN, INTONE, NESTER, NOOSER, NOSIER, NOSTOC, RACOON, RATOON, REASON, RESENT, SAINTS, SCARTS, SCONES, SCOTER, SINTER, SOONER, STEINS, STENOS, STERNA, STONER, STONES, TARSIA, TERAIS

5-letter words (66)

ARSON, ASTER, ATONE, CARNS, CARSE, CARTE, CARTS, CATER, CATES, CONES, COOER, COSET, COSIE, COSTA, COSTS, COTES, CRATE, EASTS, ENTER, EOSIN, ERASE, ESTER, INSET, INTER, NARES, NEIST, NESTS, NOOSE, NOTER, NOTES, OSIER, RACON, RAINS, RAISE, RATER, RATES, RATOS, REINS, RESIN, RESTS, SAINT, SANER, SCARS, SCART, SCATS, SCONE, SCOTS, SEINE, SENTE, SERAI, SETON, SONAR, SONES, SOOTS, STARS, STEIN, STENO, STERN, STONE, TACOS, TARNS, TARSI, TEASE, TERAI, TONER, TONES

4-letter words (72)

ACTS, AEON, AINS, ANES, ARCO, ARCS, ARES, ARSE, ARTS, ATES, CARN, CARS, CART, CATE, CATS, CONE, COON, COOS, COST, COTE, COTS, EARN, EASE, EAST, ERAS, INTO, NEAR, NEST, NETS, NOES, NOSE, NOTA, NOTE, ONES, OOTS, OSAR, RAIN, RASE, RATE, RATO, RATS, REIN, REIS, REST, RETS, SAIN, SANE, SCAR, SCAT, SCOT, SEAR, SENT, SERA, SETA, SETS, SINE, SONE, SOON, SOOT, SOTS, STAR, TACO, TARN, TARS, TEAR, TEAS, TERN, TOEA, TOES, TONE, TOON, TSAR

3-letter words (54)

ACT, AIN, AIS, ANE, ARC, ARE, ARS, ART, ATE, CAR, CAT, CON, COO, COS, COT, EAR, ENS, EON, ERA, ERN, ETA, INS, NAE, NET, NOO, NOS, NOT, OCA, OES, ONE, OOT, OSE, RAN, RAS, RAT, REI, RES, RET, SAE, SEA, SEI, SEN, SER, SET, SIN, SON, SOS, SOT, TAR, TEA, TEN, TOE, TON, TOO

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

ITIES
IODFT
IORHT
WBOON
HNEOI

All 103 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

BROODIEST

8-letter words (7)

DETHRONE, HOODIEST, INTHRONE, NOBODIES, ROOTIEST, WOODIEST, WORDIEST

7-letter words (5)

BOOTIES, DOTIEST, HOODIES, OROIDES, WOODIES

6-letter words (17)

BODIES, BOOHOO, BOOTIE, EDITOR, HOODIE, HORDES, HOTTED, OROIDE, ROTTED, ROTTES, THORON, THRONE, THROWN, TODIES, TOROID, TOROTH, WOODIE

5-letter words (24)

BODES, BOOTH, BORON, BROOD, BROTH, BROWN, DHOBI, DIETS, DROIT, DRONE, DROWN, FIORD, FRONT, FROTH, FROWN, HORDE, OOTID, ROTTE, THORO, THROB, THROE, THROW, TIDES, TOROT

4-letter words (49)

BODE, BONE, BOON, BOOR, BOOT, BROO, BROW, DEFI, DEFT, DIES, DIET, DOIT, DOOR, DOWN, EBON, EDIT, EFTS, FETS, FIDO, FROE, FROW, HOBO, HONE, HOOD, HOOT, IDES, INTO, NEON, NOON, OBOE, ODES, ODOR, ONTO, ORDO, ROBE, RODE, ROOD, ROOT, ROTI, SEIF, SETT, THRO, TIDE, TIED, TIES, TOON, TORO, WOOD, WORD

6x6 grid (152 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TCGIYA
AVFSQuF
NLHAIH
NTISRA
FFEENR
PEEYOO

All 152 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

AQUARIANS, CANTHARIS, SQUASHIER, SQUISHIER

8-letter words (6)

ALFAQUIS, ANTISERA, AQUARIAN, CANTEENS, SAILFISH, SQUARISH

7-letter words (13)

ALFAQUI, ALIENOR, ANTIAIR, ANTIARS, AQUARIA, CANTEEN, FAQUIRS, FISHIER, SERRANO, SHAIRNS, SIERRAN, SQUARES, SQUIRES

6-letter words (45)

ALIENS, ANTIAR, ARISEN, ARSENO, ASHIER, CANTHI, FAITHS, FAQUIR, FETISH, FILTHS, FLIERS, FLITES, HANSAS, LIAISE, NOESIS, QUIRES, RAISER, RANEES, RARIFY, RESAIL, RESIFT, RESITE, RISHIS, SARANS, SAREES, SARSEN, SENORA, SERAIL, SERAIS, SHAIRN, SHARES, SHARIF, SHARNS, SHARNY, SHIERS, SIERRA, SILVAN, SIREES, SIRENS, SIRRAH, SQUARE, SQUASH, SQUIRE, SQUISH, VALISE

5-letter words (84)

AFIRE, AIRNS, ALFAS, ALIAS, ALIEN, ANTES, ANTIS, AQUAS, ARENA, ARIAS, ARISE, ARRAS, ARRIS, ARSIS, CALFS, CALIF, ERASE, EYERS, FAIRS, FAITH, FARES, FEYER, FIARS, FILTH, FIRES, FIRNS, FLIER, FLIES, FLITE, HAFIS, HAIRS, HANSA, HANSE, HARES, HARSH, HIRES, LIARS, LIENS, LIERS, NAIRA, NARES, NARIS, ONSET, ORRIS, OYERS, QUAIL, QUAIS, QUARE, QUASH, QUASI, QUAYS, QUIRE, RAIAS, RAISE, RANEE, RARES, RESEE, RESET, RISEN, RISHI, SAITH, SARAN, SAREE, SARIS, SENOR, SERAI, SERIF, SHARE, SHARN, SHIER, SHIES, SHIFT, SILVA, SIREE, SIREN, SIRES, SIRRA, SNARE, TEENS, TEENY, THIEF, TIARA, TIERS, YETIS