Daily challenge: Monday, June 15, 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 (88 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	Y	R	O
C	H	T	E
H	E	E	N
C	E	C	A

All 88 words in this grid

6-letter words (13)

CANTER, CANTHI, CANTOR, CENTER, CENTRE, CHEERO, CHEERY, ETHENE, HETERO, TEENER, TENACE, THECAE, THENCE

5-letter words (17)

ANTRE, CANER, CANTO, CANTY, CENTO, CHEER, CHETH, ENTER, ENTRY, ETHIC, HENCE, RENTE, TECHY, THECA, THREE, THROE, TREEN

4-letter words (26)

ACNE, ANTE, CANE, CANT, CECA, CENT, CETE, ECHE, EERY, ETNA, HENT, HETH, HYTE, RENT, RETE, RHEA, ROTE, TEEN, THEE, THEN, THRO, TORE, TORY, TREE, TYRE, TYRO

3-letter words (32)

ACE, ANE, ANT, CAN, CEE, CHI, ETH, HEH, HEN, HET, HIC, ICE, ICH, ICY, NAE, NEE, NET, NTH, ORE, ORT, REE, RET, ROE, ROT, TEA, TEE, TEN, THE, THY, TOE, TOR, TRY

5x5 grid (187 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	O	T	Y	T
T	M	R	H	O
A	L	D	A	R
C	S	S	C	E
I	I	U	Y	N

All 187 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

MASSACRE, RECUSALS

7-letter words (4)

AMTRACS, DHARMAS, RECUSAL, THREADS

6-letter words (19)

ADMASS, AMTRAC, AROMAS, CLAMOR, CLASSY, CRASIS, CREASY, DHARMA, EARTHY, HOARDS, HORARY, METALS, MORASS, OREADS, SCALDS, SCAREY, THREAD, TOTALS, TRACER

5-letter words (59)

AMORT, ARCUS, ARMET, AROMA, ASCUS, CAMEO, CARDS, CARLS, CAROM, CASUS, CISSY, CLASS, CRASS, EARLS, EARTH, HARDS, HARLS, HOARD, HOARY, HORAS, MASSA, MASSY, METAL, MORAE, MORAS, MOTHY, OASIS, ORCAS, OREAD, ORTHO, RACER, READS, REARM, ROADS, ROTAS, ROTLS, SALSA, SARDS, SATEM, SCADS, SCALD, SCARE, SCART, SCARY, SISAL, SLATE, SUCRE, TALCS, THARM, THROE, TOADS, TORAH, TORAS, TORCS, TOTAL, TOTEM, TRACE, TRASS, YUCAS

4-letter words (103)

ACNE, ACRE, AERO, AHOY, ALME, ALTO, ARCS, ARTY, ASCI, ATOM, CADS, CALM, CAME, CARD, CARE, CARL, CART, CATE, CERO, CLAM, CUSS, DACE, DARE, DART, EARL, EASY, ECUS, ERAS, ETAS, HAEN, HARD, HARE, HARL, HARM, HART, HOAR, HORA, LACS, LAME, LASS, LATE, MACS, MALT, MASS, MATE, META, MORA, MORT, MOTE, MOTH, NEAR, ORAD, ORCA, ORCS, RACE, RACY, RADS, RARE, READ, REAR, RECS, ROAD, ROAR, ROTA, ROTE, ROTL, RYOT, SALS, SALT, SAME, SARD, SATE, SCAD, SCAM, SCAR, SCAT, SICS, SLAM, SLAT, SYCE, SYNC, SYNE, TALC, TAME, TASS, THAE, THRO, TOAD, TOME, TORA, TORC, TORE, TORT, TORY, TOTE, TRAD, TROT, TYRO, YEAH, YEAR, YEAS, YORE, YUCA

6x6 grid (68 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	E	R	N	P	F
L	T	A	H	H	A
I	M	V	Y	I	I
A	I	A	D	O	R
E	O	I	H	I	O
Y	L	M	D	W	O

All 68 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

HAMARTIA

7-letter words (5)

HAVARTI, RAVIOLI, REAVAIL, ROWDILY, TRAVAIL

6-letter words (11)

HAMATE, HAMLET, HARTAL, IMARET, MAILER, MAYHAP, MILTER, NAVAID, RAMTIL, REALIA, WHILOM

5-letter words (51)

AIOLI, ALERT, ALMAH, ALTAR, ALTER, APHID, AREAL, ARTAL, ARTEL, ATMAN, AVAIL, DAILY, DAMAN, DAMAR, DIMLY, HAOLE, HATER, HYOID, IDIOM, IHRAM, IODID, LATER, LEARN, LEAVY, LIMAN, LITER, LITRE, MAILE, MATER, MAVIE, MAYAN, MAYOR, MILER, MITER, MITRE, NATAL, OIDIA, RAMIE, RATAL, RATEL, RAYAH, REALM, REATA, RELIT, RETIA, TALER, TELIA, TILER, WHILE, WOODY, YAHOO