Daily challenge: Thursday, May 28, 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 (60 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EEOX
MTHF
LTID
SHCC

All 60 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

EMETIC, FOETID, THETIC

5-letter words (10)

CHITS, DHOTI, DITCH, DITTO, ETHIC, FITCH, HITCH, STICH, THEME, TITHE

4-letter words (22)

CHIC, CHID, CHIT, CITE, DITE, DITS, ETIC, FITS, HEME, HITS, ICHS, ITCH, ITEM, MEET, METE, METH, OTIC, SHIT, TEEM, THEE, THEM, TITS

3-letter words (25)

CHI, DIT, EME, ETH, FID, FIT, FOE, FOH, FOX, HEM, HET, HIC, HID, HIT, HOE, HOT, ICH, ITS, MET, TEE, THE, THO, TIC, TIT, TOE

5x5 grid (270 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NIRTA
ODEEL
ETIOO
TSOTT
TAVAO

All 270 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ETIOLATED

8-letter words (10)

ASTONIED, ATTESTED, ATTESTER, ELATERID, ELATERIN, ETIOLATE, SIDEREAL, TATTOOED, TATTOOER, TOASTIER

7-letter words (21)

ALERTED, ALTERED, AVOIDER, INDITER, INDITES, LEISTER, OSTEOID, OSTIOLE, OTTAVAS, REEDITS, RELATED, SOOTIER, STONIER, TASTIER, TATTIER, TESTIER, TOASTED, TOASTER, TOOTSIE, TRIODES, VASTIER

6-letter words (55)

AERIED, ATTEST, AVOSET, DETEST, DIETER, DOTIER, ELATED, ELATER, IDIOTS, INDITE, IODISE, LOITER, LOOSED, LOOTED, LOOTER, LOTTOS, OLEATE, OTIOSE, OTTAVA, REDOES, REEDIT, RELATE, RETEST, RETOOL, RETTED, RIOTED, SETTEE, SETTER, SOTTED, STATED, STEREO, TASTED, TASTER, TATTED, TATTER, TATTIE, TATTOO, TEREDO, TERETE, TESTED, TESTEE, TESTER, TESTON, TIDIER, TIERED, TOITED, TONIER, TOOLER, TOOTED, TOOTER, TOTTED, TRIODE, VASTER, VATTED, VOIDER

5-letter words (80)

AERIE, ALERT, ALTER, ASIDE, ASTER, AVAST, AVOID, DEIST, DETER, DIETS, DITES, DITTO, DOEST, DOTER, DOTES, EATER, EDITS, EIDER, ELATE, ESTER, IDIOT, INDIE, LATED, LATER, LEETS, LOOED, LOOIE, LOOSE, LOOTS, LOTOS, LOTTO, NIDES, NODES, NOTED, NOTER, NOTES, ODIST, OOTID, OSIER, OTTOS, OVATE, REDES, REDON, RETIE, RIDES, RIOTS, SATED, SEDER, SETON, SITED, SOTOL, STATE, STEEL, STEER, STEIN, STERE, STIED, STOAT, STOOL, TALER, TASTE, TATES, TEIND, TELOI, TESTA, TIDES, TITER, TOAST, TOITS, TONDI, TOOTS, TOTED, TOTER, TOTES, TREED, TRETS, TRIED, VOTED, VOTER, VOTES

4-letter words (103)

ALEE, ALOE, ATES, AVOS, DEER, DEET, DERE, DIEL, DIET, DIOL, DIRE, DIRT, DITA, DITE, DITS, DOES, DOTE, DOTS, DREE, EDIT, EIDE, ETAS, IDES, IOTA, IRED, LATE, LEER, LEET, LEIS, LOOS, LOOT, LOTA, LOTI, NIDE, NIDI, NODE, NODI, NOES, NOIR, NOTE, OAST, OATS, ODES, OLEA, OLEO, OOTS, OTTO, REAL, REDE, REDO, REED, REEL, REIN, REIS, RETE, RETS, RIDE, RIND, RIOT, SATE, SETA, SETT, SIDE, SITE, SOOT, STAT, STET, STOA, TAEL, TALE, TAOS, TATE, TATS, TAVS, TEAL, TEED, TEEL, TELA, TEST, TETS, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TITS, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOIT, TOLA, TOLE, TOOL, TOOT, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TREE, TRET, TRIO, VASE, VAST, VATS, VOID, VOTE

6x6 grid (158 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

RUHLTS
RECHTE
ESDUWH
CGOSNA
NSEQuDA
OBESDE

All 158 words in this grid

9-letter words (5)

REDOUNDED, RESOUNDED, SOUTHWEST, SQUEEGEED, SQUEEGEES

8-letter words (5)

DOUCEURS, REDOUNDS, RESOUNDS, SQUEEGEE, TESTUDOS

7-letter words (15)

BONGOES, CHURRED, DOUCEUR, DOUCHES, ESCUDOS, HEDGERS, NUDGERS, RECUSES, REDOUND, REDOUTS, RESCUED, RESCUER, RESOUND, SOUNDED, TESTUDO

6-letter words (51)

ANUSES, BONGOS, CHEERS, CHURRS, CHUTES, CURERS, CURRED, CURSED, CURSER, CUTEST, DEDANS, DOUCHE, DOUSES, EDGERS, ESCUDO, ETUDES, GEODES, GNOSES, HANDED, HANSES, HAWSES, HEDGER, HEDGES, NUDGER, NUDGES, OUCHED, OUCHES, OUTSET, RECURS, RECUSE, RECUTS, REDOES, REDOUT, RESCUE, RESODS, RUCHED, RUCHES, SCUTES, SECUND, SECURE, SEDGES, SEGNOS, SEWANS, SOUNDS, SOUSES, SQUEGS, SUDSER, SUNDAE, UNDEAD, UREDOS, USQUES

5-letter words (82)

BONGO, BONGS, CERED, CERES, CHEER, CHURR, CHUTE, CURED, CURER, CURES, CURRS, CURSE, CUTES, DAWNS, DAWTS, DEADS, DEANS, DEERS, DOGES, DOSER, DOSES, DOUCE, DOUSE, DUCES, EBONS, EDGER, EDGES, EGERS, ERRED, ETUDE, GEODE, GOUTS, HADED, HANDS, HANSE, HAWSE, HEDGE, HERES, HEUCH, NOSES, NUDER, NUDES, NUDGE, OBESE, OGEES, QUODS, RECUR, RECUT, REDOS, REEDS, REGES, RESOD, RUCHE, RUERS, SCHWA, SCUDO, SCUDS, SCUTE, SCUTS, SEDGE, SEEDS, SEGNO, SEGOS, SERED, SERER, SEWAN, SONGS, SOUND, SOUSE, SOUTH, SQUEG, STEWS, STUDS, STUNS, THAWS, THEWS, THUDS, UREDO, USQUE, WADED, WANDS, WHETS