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