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)
| M | A | C | E |
| S | T | P | T |
| U | T | R | T |
| A | A | I | I |
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)
| T | A | N | E | H |
| B | L | M | S | D |
| P | O | T | R | N |
| S | H | T | N | H |
| M | F | O | T | A |
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)
| M | D | U | N | S | T |
| A | U | A | R | F | G |
| F | E | S | U | T | I |
| S | A | T | N | I | W |
| T | S | W | A | C | E |
| P | E | S | A | O | S |
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