Daily challenge: Friday, June 12, 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 (152 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	N	C	E
A	S	T	R
L	L	N	O
T	I	R	B

All 152 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LANTERNS

7-letter words (3)

LANCETS, LANTERN, SALTERN

6-letter words (12)

ASTERN, BRILLS, HALTER, LANCER, LANCET, LASTER, LINTER, RECTOR, RETORN, SALTER, TILTER, TINTER

5-letter words (38)

ALTER, ANTRE, ASTER, BORTS, BRILL, BRINS, ETNAS, HALLS, HALTS, HANCE, HANTS, HASTE, INTER, INTRO, IRONS, LANCE, LILTS, LINTS, LIROT, NILLS, NOTER, RECTO, RILLS, ROTLS, SANTO, SHALL, SHALT, SLANT, SNORE, SNORT, STERN, STORE, TERNS, TILLS, TILTS, TINTS, TIRLS, TORCS

4-letter words (62)

ALIT, ALLS, ALTO, ALTS, ANTE, ANTS, BORE, BORN, BORT, BOTS, BRIN, BRIT, CERO, ERNS, ETNA, HALL, HALT, HANT, HAST, ILLS, INRO, INTO, IRON, LASH, LAST, LILT, LINO, LINS, LINT, NILL, NILS, NORI, NOTE, ORCS, ORTS, RECS, RETS, RILL, RINS, ROTE, ROTL, ROTS, SALL, SALT, SLIT, SNIT, SNOB, SNOT, STOB, TERN, TILL, TILS, TILT, TINS, TINT, TIRL, TIRO, TONS, TORC, TORE, TORI, TORN

3-letter words (36)

ALL, ALS, ALT, ANT, ASH, BOT, BRO, ERN, HAS, ILL, INS, LAS, LIN, LIT, NAH, NIL, NIT, NOB, NOR, NOT, ONS, ORB, ORC, ORE, ORT, REC, RET, RIN, ROB, ROT, SAL, SHA, TIL, TIN, TON, TOR

5x5 grid (165 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

T	N	I	I	E
O	T	T	S	R
W	K	N	O	L
N	E	E	G	N
E	U	E	U	T

All 165 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

ENTITIES, EUGENOLS, RONTGENS, TWENTIES, WEENSIER

7-letter words (11)

ENTIRES, EUGENOL, GLORIES, GLOTTIS, GORIEST, NEKTONS, NITTIER, RISOTTO, RONTGEN, UNKNOTS, WONTONS

6-letter words (17)

ENTIRE, GUENON, INTONE, INTOWN, LORIES, NEKTON, NEWTON, NITONS, NOSIER, OTITIS, TOKENS, TONGUE, TORIES, TOWNEE, UNKENT, UNKNOT, WONTON

5-letter words (48)

ENOLS, EOSIN, GENTS, GLOST, GORES, GORSE, INTIS, IRONE, IRONS, KEENS, KENOS, KNOTS, LONGE, LORES, LORIS, LOSER, LOTTO, NISEI, NITON, NORIS, OSIER, OTTOS, RESIN, ROGUE, ROSIN, ROTIS, SNORE, STINT, STONE, STORE, TIERS, TINTS, TIRES, TIRLS, TIROS, TITIS, TOGUE, TOKEN, TORES, TORII, TORSE, TORSI, TWEEN, UNGOT, UNWON, WEENS, WOKEN, WONTS

4-letter words (84)

EGOS, ENOL, EONS, EROS, ERST, GEEK, GENE, GENS, GENT, GONE, GORE, INTI, INTO, IRES, IRON, KEEN, KENO, KENS, KENT, KNEE, KNEW, KNOT, LOGE, LONE, LONG, LORE, LOSE, LOST, LOTI, LOTS, NENE, NEON, NEWT, NISI, NITS, NONE, NORI, NOSE, NOWT, OGEE, ONTO, ORES, OTTO, REIS, REST, RISE, ROSE, ROTI, ROTS, SIRE, SLOE, SLOG, SLOT, SNOG, SNOT, SONE, SONG, SORE, SORI, STIR, TIER, TIES, TINT, TIRE, TIRL, TIRO, TITI, TITS, TOKE, TONE, TONG, TONS, TORE, TORI, TORS, TOWN, TUNG, TWEE, WEEK, WEEN, WENS, WENT, WOKE, WONT

6x6 grid (47 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	X	T	S	W	U
L	P	Y	R	T	T
M	E	S	I	I	B
E	F	Z	N	U	H
E	T	M	D	D	R
O	U	A	W	T	B

All 47 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

BRUNIZEM, UNITIZES

7-letter words (5)

OUTFEEL, TEMPLES, TRISEME, TRYPSIN, UNITIZE

6-letter words (11)

BINITS, BRUINS, BRUISE, BRUITS, HIRSEL, INMATE, OUTADD, PELMET, TEMPLE, TEMPTS, TINSEL

5-letter words (29)

ADZES, BINIT, BIRSE, BITSY, BITTS, BRUIN, BRUIT, BUNDT, DAMNS, DATUM, DUITS, EMPTY, FEMES, PYINS, RINSE, RUINS, SEPTS, SNITS, STIRS, STYES, TEMPS, TEMPT, TITIS, TRYST, TYPES, UNITS, WRITS, XYSTI, YELPS