Daily challenge: Thursday, June 11, 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 (87 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TNTI
ORNL
NHGU
EDOT

All 87 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DEHORTING

7-letter words (3)

TINHORN, TOUGHED, TOUGHEN

6-letter words (5)

DEHORN, DEHORT, HOGNUT, HORNED, INTRON

5-letter words (16)

DOUGH, GHOUL, GLINT, HONED, INGOT, INTRO, LINGO, NITRO, RONDO, TONDO, TONED, TOUGH, TRONE, UNGOT, UNLIT, UNTIL

4-letter words (20)

GLUT, GOUT, GROT, HONE, HORN, INRO, LING, LINN, LINT, LUNG, LUNT, NONE, OHED, TING, TONE, TORN, TORT, TROT, TUNG, UNIT

3-letter words (42)

DEN, DOG, DOT, EDH, END, GNU, GOD, GOT, GUL, GUN, GUT, HEN, HOD, HOG, HON, HOT, INN, LIN, LIT, LUG, NIL, NIT, NOH, NOR, NOT, NUT, ODE, OHO, ONE, ORT, OUT, RHO, ROT, TIL, TIN, TOD, TOG, TON, TOR, TUG, TUN, UGH

5x5 grid (340 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

RAEHK
GETNH
GSLUR
RHRAI
YEPEN

All 340 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ESTUARINE

8-letter words (5)

EPAULETS, GESTURAL, GESTURER, REPEALER, TENURIAL

7-letter words (17)

EPAULET, GESTURE, GREATEN, GREENTH, HEPARIN, NEAREST, PANIERS, PEARLER, REALEST, REALTER, REAPERS, REPEALS, RUINERS, RUNLETS, STAGGER, UNEAGER, URINALS

6-letter words (61)

ALEGAR, ALTHEA, EAGRES, ENTERA, ERGATE, GRATES, GREATS, GREETS, HEATER, HEREIN, HUNTER, HURLER, KNEELS, KNURLS, LARINE, LEGATE, LUNETS, LURERS, NAPERY, NEARER, NEATER, NURSER, PALEAE, PALEST, PALETS, PALTER, PANIER, PARERS, PARLES, PARSER, PARURE, PEARLS, PENIAL, PEREIA, RAGGEE, RAPERS, RATELS, REALER, REALES, REAPER, REGGAE, REPAIR, REPEAL, RETAGS, RETUNE, RETURN, RUINER, RUNLET, SEGGAR, SHERPA, SHRUNK, STAGER, STELAE, STELAI, STELAR, TAGGER, TARGES, TENURE, ULSTER, URIALS, URINAL

5-letter words (113)

AGGER, AGREE, ALTAR, ALTER, APERS, APERY, ARETE, ARLES, ARPEN, AUNTS, AUREI, EAGER, EAGRE, EARLS, EATEN, EATER, EGGAR, ELAIN, ELUTE, ENTER, ENURE, GATES, GELTS, GESTE, GRATE, GREAT, GREEN, GREET, HEATS, HEELS, HENTS, HERLS, HUNTS, HURLS, HURST, KHETS, KNEEL, KNEES, KNURL, KNURS, LEETS, LETHE, LUNET, LUNTS, LURER, LUTEA, LUTES, NEARS, NEATH, NEATS, NURLS, NURSE, PALEA, PALER, PALES, PALET, PARER, PARLE, PARSE, PEALS, PEARL, PEARS, PENAL, PEREA, PERSE, PRUNE, PRUTA, RAGEE, RAGES, RALES, RAPER, RAPHE, RARER, RATEL, RATES, RATHE, REALS, RENAL, RERAN, RERUN, RETAG, RIALS, RULER, RULES, RUNTS, RURAL, SETAE, SHYER, SLAIN, SLEET, SLUNK, SLURP, STAGE, STARE, STEEL, STEER, STELA, STUNK, TAELS, TARES, TARGE, TEELS, TELAE, TERGA, TESLA, TULES, UNLET, URAEI, URARE, URARI, UREAL, URIAL, URINE

4-letter words (143)

AGEE, AGER, AGES, AIRN, ALEE, ALES, ALTS, APER, ARES, ARSE, ATES, AUNT, EARL, EARN, EARS, EATH, EATS, EELS, EGGS, ELAN, ERGS, ERST, ETUI, GAEN, GAES, GATE, GATS, GEAR, GELS, GELT, GEST, GETA, GETS, GRAT, GREE, GREY, HEAR, HEAT, HEEL, HENT, HERE, HERL, HERS, HETS, HULA, HUNH, HUNK, HUNT, HURL, HUTS, KHET, KNEE, KNUR, LAIN, LAIR, LANE, LARI, LARS, LEAR, LEET, LEGS, LEST, LETS, LUNE, LUNK, LUNT, LURE, LUTE, NAPE, NEAP, NEAR, NEAT, NETS, NURL, NUTS, PAIN, PAIR, PALE, PALS, PANE, PARE, PARS, PEAL, PEAN, PEAR, PEHS, PEIN, PRAU, PREY, RAGE, RAGS, RAIN, RALE, RANI, RAPE, RARE, RATE, RATH, RATS, REAL, REAP, REAR, REGS, REIN, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, RIAL, RUIN, RULE, RUNE, RUNT, RUTH, RUTS, SEAR, SEAT, SEEN, SERA, SETA, SLAP, SLUR, SLUT, STAG, STAR, STUN, TAEL, TAGS, TARE, TEAR, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TEGS, TELA, TELS, THEE, THEN, TULE, TUNE, TURN, ULAN, UREA

6x6 grid (156 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

UNMHLO
SSRACT
EOEEYT
UICAIH
THLDHR
TUMNNU

All 156 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

DIAERESES, RHAMNUSES

8-letter words (6)

CORNUSES, COTTIERS, COUTHIER, DIERESES, LUTHIERS, MACHREES

7-letter words (14)

ACEROSE, CAHIERS, CLAROES, CLAYIER, COERECT, COTTIER, COUTHIE, LUTHIER, MACHREE, MUHLIES, OCHREAE, RHAMNUS, SECERNS, UNHITCH

6-letter words (43)

ACHIER, ACORNS, CAECAL, CAHIER, CARESS, CAROCH, CARSES, CEREAL, CHALOT, CHARES, CHARMS, CLAROS, CLOTTY, CORNUS, CORSES, DACOIT, ECLAIR, EROSES, HADITH, HAERES, HAYERS, LACERS, LACIER, LAREES, LAYERS, MACERS, MARSES, OCHREA, OCHRES, REALTY, RECESS, RECLAD, RECOIL, SECERN, SMALTO, TULADI, ULCERS, UNHAIR, UNREAD, UNREAL, UNSEAL, UNSEAM, YEARNS

5-letter words (91)

ACORN, AITCH, AREAE, AREAL, ARECA, AREIC, AROSE, ARSES, CAECA, CAIRN, CARES, CARNS, CARSE, CECAL, CERES, CEROS, CHAMS, CHARE, CHARM, CHARS, CHILD, CLAMS, CLARO, CORAL, CORES, CORMS, CORNS, CORNU, CORSE, COSES, COUTH, DACES, DITCH, DITTO, DITTY, EARNS, ERECT, EROSE, ERSES, HARES, HARMS, HAYER, HILUM, HITCH, LACER, LACES, LACEY, LAITH, LAITY, LAREE, LARES, LAYER, LICHT, LIERS, MACER, MALTY, MARES, MARSE, MULCH, OCHRE, ORACH, OREAD, RAYAH, REACH, REACT, REALM, REAMS, RECTI, RECTO, REOIL, RIYAL, ROSES, ROUES, ROUTH, SERAC, SERAL, SMALT, SORES, SORNS, SOUTH, TICAL, TIDAL, TIERS, TYEES, TYERS, ULCER, URIAL, YACHT, YARNS, YEARN, YEARS