Daily challenge: Tuesday, June 16, 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 (103 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

MACE
STPT
UTRT
AAII

All 103 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CASTRATI

6-letter words (6)

EPACTS, STACTE, STRAIT, STRATA, STRATI, TRAITS

5-letter words (24)

AIRTS, ASTIR, ATRIA, ATTAR, EPACT, MATTS, PACTS, PASTA, PETTI, PRATS, PRAUS, RIATA, STAIR, START, STIRP, STRIA, SUTRA, SUTTA, TACET, TARTS, TAUTS, TECTA, TEPAS, TRAIT

4-letter words (35)

ACTS, AIRT, AITS, ARTS, CAMS, CAPE, CAST, CATS, MACE, MAST, MATS, MATT, PACE, PACT, PAMS, PAST, PATS, PRAT, PRAU, RATS, STAR, STIR, TACE, TACT, TAMS, TAPE, TARP, TART, TAUS, TAUT, TEPA, TITI, TITS, TUTS, UTAS

3-letter words (37)

ACE, ACT, AIR, AIT, APE, APT, ART, ATT, CAM, CAP, CAT, CEP, ITS, MAC, MAP, MAS, MAT, PAC, PAM, PAS, PAT, PEC, PET, RAT, RIA, SAC, SAP, SAT, TAM, TAP, TAR, TAS, TAU, TIT, TUT, UTA, UTS

5x5 grid (190 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TANEH
BLMSD
POTRN
SHTNH
MFOTA

All 190 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

OTTOMANS

7-letter words (4)

LAMEDHS, OTTOMAN, SMALTOS, TOLANES

6-letter words (24)

ABOHMS, ALMEHS, BLAMED, BLAMES, BLOTTO, DESMAN, ESTOPS, LAMEDH, LAMEDS, LAMEST, PHOTON, PHOTOS, PLANED, PLANES, POTMAN, POTMEN, SHOTTS, SMALTO, SOLANS, STOMAL, TAMEST, TOLANE, TOLANS, TOMANS

5-letter words (64)

ABOHM, ALMEH, ALMES, ALTHO, ALTOS, AMENS, BALMS, BANED, BANES, BLAME, BLAMS, BLOTS, BOLTS, BOTTS, DEMOB, DEMOS, ESTOP, FONTS, HANTS, HEMAL, HOLMS, HOLTS, HOMED, HOMES, LAMED, LAMES, LANES, LOTTO, MALTS, MANED, MANES, MANSE, MOLTS, MOTHS, MOTTO, MOTTS, NAMED, NAMES, OMENS, OTTOS, PHOTO, PHOTS, PLANE, PLANS, PLOTS, POMES, POTTO, SHOTS, SHOTT, SMALT, SMOLT, SOLAN, SPLAT, SPOTS, STOMA, STOPS, TAHRS, TAMED, TAMES, TANTO, TOLAN, TOMAN, TOMES, TOPHS

4-letter words (97)

ABOS, ALME, ALMS, ALPS, ALTO, ALTS, AMEN, ANES, ANTS, BALM, BAMS, BANE, BANS, BLAM, BLAT, BLOT, BOLA, BOLT, BOPS, BOSH, BOTH, BOTS, BOTT, DEMO, DENS, EDHS, FONT, HANT, HEMS, HENS, HEST, HOLM, HOLP, HOLT, HOME, HOPS, HOTS, LAME, LAMS, LANE, LOPS, LOTH, LOTS, MALT, MANE, MANS, MESH, MHOS, MOLA, MOLT, MOPS, MOTH, MOTS, MOTT, NAME, NEMA, NEST, NOTA, OHMS, OMEN, ONTO, OTTO, PHON, PHOT, PLAN, PLAT, PLOT, POME, POMS, POSH, POTS, SHED, SHOP, SHOT, SNED, SOLA, SOMA, SOME, SOPH, SOTH, SOTS, SPOT, STOB, STOP, TAHR, TAME, TAMS, TANS, THAN, TOFT, TOLA, TOME, TOMS, TOPH, TOPS, TOSH, TOTS

6x6 grid (283 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

MDUNST
AUARFG
FESUTI
SATNIW
TSWACE
PESAOS

All 283 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

INTRASTATE, TRANSFUSES

9-letter words (10)

ANTIFRAUD, EUSTACIES, FRUTICOSE, NAUSEATES, TESTACIES, TRANSFUSE, TRUNCATES, TUNICATES, URTICANTS, URTICATES

8-letter words (16)

CITRUSES, INSTATES, INTRUSTS, NAUSEATE, RUINATES, SCANTEST, SEAWANTS, STATUSES, TACITURN, TRUNCATE, TUNICATE, TWINSETS, UNSTATES, URTICANT, URTICATE, USAUNCES

7-letter words (35)

ANTIFUR, ANURANS, AUNTIES, CASSATA, DAUTIES, ESTATES, FASTEST, FEATEST, INCASES, INSTATE, INSTEAD, INTRUST, INTURNS, NAUSEAS, NUTATES, RUINATE, SANSARS, SANTURS, SATANIC, SATSUMA, SEAWANS, SEAWANT, SECANTS, SEPTATE, STANCES, STATANT, TANTRAS, TASSETS, TAWNIES, TSETSES, TWINSET, UNCASES, UNSEATS, UNSTATE, USAUNCE

6-letter words (76)

ACINUS, AMUSES, ANSATE, ANTICS, ANURAN, ANUSES, ASSETS, ATWAIN, AUNTIE, CANTUS, CITRUS, DAUNTS, DAUTIE, ESTATE, FATWAS, FEASES, FEASTS, FESSES, FEUARS, FRUSTA, FURANS, INCASE, INSEAM, INSETS, INTURN, INURNS, NAUSEA, NURSES, NUTATE, RUTINS, SAFEST, SAICES, SAINTS, SANIES, SANSAR, SANTUR, SASSES, SAUNAS, SAUTES, SCANTS, SEAWAN, SECANT, SEWANS, STAINS, STANCE, STASES, STATES, STATUS, SUINTS, SWAINS, TANTRA, TASSES, TASSET, TASTES, TAWSES, TEASES, TESTAE, TESTES, TRAUMA, TRUSTS, TSETSE, TUNICA, TUNICS, TWAINS, UNCASE, UNSAFE, UNSEAM, UNSEAT, UNSETS, UNTIES, UNWEPT, URAEUS, URASES, URUSES, WASTES, WINCES

5-letter words (144)

ADUST, AMUSE, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTES, ANTIC, ANTRA, ARSES, ASSAI, ASSES, ASSET, AUNTS, AWAIT, CAINS, CANST, CANTS, CASES, CATES, COATS, DARNS, DAUNT, DAUTS, DUETS, DURAS, DURNS, DURST, DUSTS, EARNS, EASES, EASTS, ESSES, ETNAS, FASTS, FATES, FATWA, FAWNS, FEARS, FEASE, FEAST, FEATS, FESSE, FETAS, FETUS, FEUAR, FRAUD, FRUIT, FURAN, FUSES, GIFTS, INSET, INURN, MUSES, MUSTS, NATES, NURSE, OASES, PESTS, RASES, RUINS, RUNIC, RUNTS, RUSES, RUSTS, RUTIN, SAFES, SAICE, SAINS, SAINT, SATES, SAUNA, SAUTE, SCANS, SCANT, SCATS, SEARS, SEATS, SEPTA, SEPTS, SETAE, SEWAN, SNAWS, SPEWS, STAIN, STATE, STATS, STEAD, STEAM, STEPS, STEWS, STUNS, STUNT, STURT, SUETS, SUINT, SURFS, SUTRA, SWAIN, SWANS, SWATS, SWEPT, TACES, TACIT, TACOS, TAINS, TAINT, TASSE, TASTE, TATES, TAWSE, TEARS, TEASE, TEATS, TESTA, TESTS, TINTS, TRANS, TRUST, TSARS, TUFTS, TUNAS, TUNIC, TURFS, TURNS, TWAES, TWAIN, TWATS, TWICE, TWIGS, TWINS, UNAUS, UNCIA, UNCOS, UNFIT, UNSET, UNTIE, URASE, URSAE, WAINS, WANTS, WASTE, WASTS, WESTS, WINCE