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)
| T | N | T | I |
| O | R | N | L |
| N | H | G | U |
| E | D | O | T |
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)
| R | A | E | H | K |
| G | E | T | N | H |
| G | S | L | U | R |
| R | H | R | A | I |
| Y | E | P | E | N |
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)
| U | N | M | H | L | O |
| S | S | R | A | C | T |
| E | O | E | E | Y | T |
| U | I | C | A | I | H |
| T | H | L | D | H | R |
| T | U | M | N | N | U |
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