Daily challenge: Friday, May 29, 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 (126 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TAID
DSOR
LRLP
GVAP

All 126 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PARODIST

7-letter words (1)

AIRPOST

6-letter words (10)

ALODIA, AORIST, DORSAD, GROATS, PARLOR, PAROLS, POLARS, PRIORS, VALORS, VAPORS

5-letter words (29)

AROID, DIOLS, DIRLS, DOATS, DORSA, GROAT, IDOLS, LARDS, LOADS, LORDS, LORIS, ODIST, OPALS, ORALS, PARDS, PAROL, PODIA, POLAR, PRIOR, PROAS, PROST, ROADS, ROAST, SLOID, SOLAR, STAID, STAIR, VALOR, VAPOR

4-letter words (46)

ALSO, APOD, DAIS, DIOL, DIRL, DOAT, DOLS, DOPA, DORP, DORS, DOST, DROP, IDOL, LARD, LARS, LOAD, LORD, LOST, OAST, OATS, OPAL, ORAL, PALP, PALS, PARD, PARS, PLOD, PLOP, POIS, POLS, POST, PROA, PROD, PROS, RIAS, ROAD, SAID, SLAP, SLOP, SOLA, SORA, SORD, SORI, TADS, TAOS, VARS

3-letter words (39)

ADS, AID, AIR, AIS, ALP, ALS, ARS, DIS, DOL, DOR, DOS, LAP, LAR, LAV, LOP, OAT, ORA, ORS, PAL, PAP, PAR, POD, POI, POL, PRO, RAP, RIA, RID, ROD, SAD, SAT, SIR, SOD, SOL, SOP, TAD, TAO, TAS, VAR

5x5 grid (75 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ERENE
IRETE
AHNCQu
AINTB
UHABG

All 75 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

BANNERET, INCENTER, INHERENT, NINETEEN, RECENTER

7-letter words (7)

CENTNER, ENTERER, ERECTER, ERRHINE, HAIRNET, TERRAIN, TERRENE

6-letter words (15)

BANNER, BANNET, CENTER, EERIER, ENTERA, ETERNE, HERNIA, HINTER, INHERE, RECENT, REHIRE, RENTER, RETENE, TANNER, TEENER

5-letter words (22)

AIRER, ARETE, CERIA, EERIE, ENTER, ERECT, HANCE, HENCE, HENNA, HIRER, INNER, INTER, QUEEN, RECTA, RENIN, RENTE, TAINT, TECTA, TENIA, TERAI, TERNE, TERRA

4-letter words (26)

AIRN, BANI, CENT, CERE, CETE, ERNE, HAAR, HAHA, HAIR, HANT, HARE, HENT, HERE, HERN, HINT, HIRE, NENE, NINE, RAIA, RAIN, RENT, RETE, TAIN, TEEN, TENT, TERN

6x6 grid (129 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OOMAPR
NRAOIA
OYIIIN
HERSSE
IETLNN
SOISRD

All 129 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ENLISTEES, ENLISTERS

8-letter words (9)

AMORISTS, ARMOIRES, ENLISTEE, ENLISTER, HEISTERS, INSISTER, MOIETIES, PIANISTS, ROMAINES

7-letter words (18)

AMORIST, AORISTS, ARISTOS, ARMOIRE, ENLISTS, HEISTER, INSISTS, LISTEES, LISTERS, MOISTER, MOORIER, PIANIST, RAISINS, RAPINES, RETSINA, ROMAINE, SENARII, STEREOS

6-letter words (29)

ANENST, AORIST, ARISTO, ENLIST, HEISTS, HEREON, HERETO, INSIST, LISTEE, LISTER, LITERS, LITRES, MAISTS, MAROON, MOIRAI, MOIRES, OPINES, OSIERS, PRAISE, RAISIN, RAPINE, RAPINI, REOILS, RETIES, SIREES, SISTER, STEERS, STEREO, STERES

5-letter words (71)

AIRTS, AMAIN, ANISE, APIAN, AROMA, EYRES, EYRIR, HEILS, HEIRS, HEIST, HERES, HERLS, HOERS, HONOR, HORNY, IRONY, ISSEI, LIERS, LISTS, LITER, LITRE, MAINS, MAIRS, MAIST, MAYOR, MOIRA, MOIRE, MOIST, MOONY, MOORY, MORAY, MORON, NEIST, NOMOI, NORIA, NORIS, OORIE, OPINE, OSIER, OYERS, PAINS, PAISE, PANES, PIANS, PINES, POISE, RAINS, RAISE, RANIS, RAYON, REOIL, RETIE, RINSE, RISEN, SEERS, SILTS, SINES, SIREE, SIRES, SITES, SLIER, SLITS, SOILS, STEER, STERE, STIES, STRIA, TIERS, TOILS, TREES, YETIS