Daily challenge: Monday, June 1, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ARMI
WRHB
AAIT
YPMR

All 98 words in this grid

6-letter words (6)

AIRWAY, PARIAH, PIRAYA, THAIRM, THIRAM, WRAITH

5-letter words (13)

AIRTH, ARRAY, AWAIT, BIMAH, BIRTH, IHRAM, MBIRA, MIRTH, RAYAH, THARM, THRAW, THRIP, TIARA

4-letter words (30)

AIRT, AMIR, ARIA, AWAY, AYAH, BIMA, BIRR, HAAR, HAIR, HARM, MAAR, MAIR, MAYA, PAIR, PARA, PARR, PIMA, PITH, RAMI, RAMP, RAYA, THAW, THIR, TRIM, TRIP, WAIR, WAIT, WARM, WRAP, WRIT

3-letter words (49)

AAH, AIM, AIR, AIT, AMI, AMP, ARM, AWA, BIT, HAM, HAP, HAW, HAY, HIM, HIP, HIT, IMP, MAP, MAR, MAW, MAY, MIB, MIR, PAH, PAM, PAR, PAW, PAY, PIA, PIT, PYA, RAH, RAM, RAP, RAW, RAY, RIA, RIB, RIM, RIP, TIP, WAP, WAR, WAY, YAH, YAM, YAP, YAR, YAW

5x5 grid (82 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

GLNHO
RDTIL
SVIEC
LOCET
EOUFU

All 82 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

DIETETIC, LECITHIN

7-letter words (2)

DITHIOL, FUCOIDS

6-letter words (7)

CLITIC, ETHNIC, FUCOID, INDITE, SOVIET, TEIIDS, TEINDS

5-letter words (26)

COOLS, DIOLS, ELINT, ELOIN, ETHIC, HINDS, INDIE, LITHO, LOCOS, LOOIE, NIECE, NITID, OLEIC, OLEIN, OLEOS, SLOID, TEETH, TEIID, TEIND, TELIC, TELOI, THIOL, THOLE, VIOLS, VOICE, VOIDS

4-letter words (45)

CEIL, CETE, CITE, COLE, COLS, COOL, COOS, DICE, DIEL, DIET, DIOL, DITE, ELHI, ETIC, FEEL, FEET, FETE, FUCI, HIND, HINT, HOLE, INTI, LEET, LICE, LINT, LITE, LOCI, LOCO, LOIN, LOOS, NICE, NITE, OLEO, SLOE, SOLE, SOLO, TEEL, TETH, THIN, THIO, TILE, VICE, VIOL, VOID, VOLE

6x6 grid (202 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

IKPEIT
TRSLIB
RHEIHA
NNINDF
YSURIA
WAAOEA

All 202 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

SPLENDROUS

9-letter words (3)

ORDAINERS, REINHABIT, UNREADIER

8-letter words (12)

DISHERIT, FINISHER, ORDAINER, PRESIDIA, PRESIDIO, REINSURE, ROUNDISH, SARDINES, SPLENIUS, SUNDRIES, TRENDIER, URIDINES

7-letter words (29)

ADHIBIT, BAILERS, BAILIES, DAILIES, DAIRIES, DISHIER, ENDRINS, FAERIES, FAIRIES, FIERIER, HAILERS, INHABIT, INHERIT, INHIBIT, LEISURE, ORDINES, PLENISH, READIER, READIES, RESPLIT, RUINERS, SARDINE, SAURIES, SEISURE, SHINIER, SILENUS, SPLENIA, SPLENII, URIDINE

6-letter words (57)

AERIER, AERIES, AIRIER, ARIELS, AROUND, BAILER, BAILIE, DIESEL, DINERS, DISPEL, DRIERS, ENDRIN, ENISLE, ENSURE, ESPRIT, FAERIE, FAINER, FINISH, HABILE, HAILER, HEINIE, HERPES, INDIES, INDRIS, INSURE, KITHES, LINENS, LINENY, LINERS, LINIER, LININS, NIHILS, NISEIS, ORDAIN, ORIELS, PLEIAD, PLIERS, REHIRE, RELIES, RELISH, RENINS, RESILE, RUINER, RUSINE, SENILE, SENIOR, SHINER, SHINNY, SILENI, SPLINE, SUNDAE, SYNURA, THEINS, TILERS, UNDIES, UNREAD, URINES

5-letter words (100)

AERIE, AFIRE, ARIEL, AROID, AURAS, AUREI, AURIS, BAILS, BILES, DAHLS, DINER, DINES, DRIER, DRIES, ENURE, ERNES, FAILS, FINER, FINES, FINIS, FIORD, HABIT, HAILS, HEILS, HELPS, HINNY, ILIAD, INDIE, INDRI, INERT, INURE, INURN, ITHER, KITHE, KITHS, LEHRS, LENIS, LIENS, LIERS, LINEN, LINER, LINES, LININ, NIHIL, NINES, NINNY, NISEI, OREAD, ORIEL, ORNIS, OURIE, PELES, PLIER, PLIES, PRESE, REINS, RELIT, RENIN, RESID, RESIN, RIELS, ROUND, RUINS, RUNES, RUNNY, SARIN, SENSA, SHEND, SHIEL, SHIER, SHINE, SHINS, SHINY, SHIRE, SHTIK, SINES, SINHS, SINUS, SKIRR, SKIRT, SLIER, SPEIL, SPLIT, SPRIT, SUNNY, THEIN, THEIR, THENS, THESE, THINE, THINS, THIRD, TIBIA, TILER, TILES, TIRES, TREND, UNSAY, URINE, WYNNS