Daily challenge: Wednesday, June 17, 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 (93 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	E	T	N
C	N	U	N
E	R	R	K
R	S	S	A

All 93 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

CEINTURES

8-letter words (2)

CEINTURE, SARSENET

7-letter words (4)

ARSENIC, NURSERS, TENURES, TURNERS

6-letter words (12)

ASSENT, ENURES, INTURN, INURES, NIECES, NURSER, RECENT, SARSEN, TENREC, TENURE, TUNERS, TURNER

5-letter words (21)

CINES, CRESS, CRUET, CRURA, ENURE, INURE, INURN, KNURS, NEUKS, NICER, NIECE, NURSE, RENTE, RERUN, RUNES, RUNIC, SENTE, TUNER, TUNES, TUNIC, TURKS

4-letter words (26)

ARKS, ARSE, CENT, CESS, CINE, ECRU, ERNE, ERRS, ICES, KARN, KNUR, NESS, NEUK, NICE, RENT, RUNE, RUNT, SARK, SENE, SENT, SERS, TUNE, TURK, TURN, UNCI, URSA

3-letter words (27)

ARK, ARS, ASK, ASS, ERN, ERR, ERS, ESS, ICE, KAS, KUE, NET, NUN, NUT, RAS, REC, RES, RUE, RUN, RUT, SEC, SEN, SER, SKA, TEN, TUN, URN

5x5 grid (87 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

D	L	A	L	T
S	H	W	R	N
A	O	P	T	A
H	F	F	O	N
B	E	I	E	I

All 87 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

NARWHALS

7-letter words (7)

BEHOWLS, ENTRANT, INTRANT, NARWALS, NARWHAL, SOPRANI, SOPRANO

6-letter words (8)

ANTRAL, ASHLAR, BEHOWL, DHARNA, NARWAL, TANTRA, TARPON, TRAWLS

5-letter words (16)

ANTRA, ATONE, DHALS, FEINT, FOWLS, HOWLS, POINT, SHALT, SHARN, SHARP, SHAWL, SOFTA, SOWAR, TOPHS, TOPOS, TRAWL

4-letter words (55)

ALSO, ATOP, AWLS, DHAL, DHOW, FASH, FIEF, FIFE, FOIN, FONT, FOWL, HAHA, HAHS, HALT, HARL, HARP, HART, HASH, HEFT, HOWL, INTO, IOTA, NAOI, NEIF, NOTA, OWLS, PFFT, PONE, POSH, PRAO, PRAT, RANI, RANT, RATO, SAFE, SHAH, SHAW, SHOP, SHOW, SLAW, SOFA, SOFT, SOPH, TARN, TARP, TART, TOFF, TONE, TOPH, TWOS, WARN, WARP, WART, WHOA, WHOP

6x6 grid (200 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 200 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

LOADSTONE

8-letter words (3)

MISTAKEN, MISTAKES, SHLEMIEL

7-letter words (18)

ATONICS, DEODARA, DEODARS, DOODLES, DOOLEES, ELMIEST, HELIAST, HELOTRY, INSTARS, INVESTS, IONONES, KNEELED, LEANEST, MEANEST, MISTAKE, NOVENAE, NOVENAS, SRADHAS

6-letter words (62)

AEONIC, ARSONS, ASCOTS, ASTRAY, ATONIC, CONINE, COSTAR, DEMEAN, DEMIES, DEMISE, DEODAR, DOODLE, DOOLEE, EASELS, ELEMIS, ESCOTS, ESTRAY, HAKEEM, HEELED, HELMED, HELOTS, INSTAR, INVEST, IONONE, KEELED, KNEELS, LIANES, LOADED, MELDED, MELEES, MESIAN, MISEAT, NIEVES, NOTARY, NOVENA, OCTADS, OODLES, OSCINE, SADHES, SANEST, SCIONS, SEELED, SEEMED, SHAKEN, SHANKS, SHEEVE, SLEEKS, SLEEVE, SONICS, SOTOLS, SRADHA, STAKES, STANES, STOICS, STOLED, STOLES, TOLEDO, TONICS, TRADED, VENINS, VESTAS, VESTRY

5-letter words (116)

ADEEM, AEONS, AIMED, AKEES, ARSON, ASCOT, ATONE, CIONS, COINS, CONIN, COSTA, COSTS, DARTS, DATOS, DEEDS, DELES, DEMES, DHAKS, DOATS, DOLED, DOLES, EASEL, ELEMI, ESCOT, EVENS, HAKES, HANKS, HEATS, HEEDS, HEELS, HEIST, HELOT, HESTS, ICONS, IOTAS, KANES, KEELS, KNEEL, KNEES, LEAKS, LEAST, LEEKS, LIANE, LIMED, LIMES, LOADS, LOOED, LOOIE, LOTAS, LOTOS, MEATS, MEEDS, MELDS, MELEE, MILES, NEATS, NEONS, NESTS, NEVES, NIEVE, NINON, NONAS, NONES, OASTS, OCTAD, OVENS, RAIAS, RATOS, RAYAS, SADHE, SAKES, SANES, SCION, SCONE, SCOTS, SEATS, SEVEN, SHAKE, SHANK, SHEAS, SHEEN, SKEAN, SLEEK, SLOTS, SNOTS, SONIC, SOTOL, STADE, STAKE, STANE, STANK, STARS, STOAI, STOAS, STOIC, STOLE, STONE, STOOD, STRAY, TAELS, TAKEN, TAKES, TANKS, TOADS, TODAY, TOLED, TOLES, TONIC, TONNE, TRADE, TSADE, VEINS, VENAE, VENIN, VESTA, VESTS