Daily challenge: Thursday, June 18, 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 (84 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

YEAB
EIAA
ENER
EITU

All 84 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

RETINAE, TRAINEE, URANITE

6-letter words (7)

BANTER, ENTERA, RETINA, RETINE, TENIAE, TINIER, URANIA

5-letter words (19)

ANEAR, ANTRA, ANTRE, AREAE, ARENA, ENTER, INERT, INTER, NITER, NITRE, RANEE, RETIE, RUTIN, TENIA, TERAI, TINEA, TRAIN, URAEI, YENTE

4-letter words (25)

ANTE, ANTI, AREA, BANE, BANI, BARE, ETNA, EYEN, INIA, INTI, NEAR, NITE, RAIA, RAIN, RANI, RANT, REIN, RENT, TEAR, TIER, TINE, TRUE, UREA, YEAN, YEAR

3-letter words (30)

ABA, AIN, ANE, ANI, ANT, ARE, ART, BAA, BAN, BAR, EAR, ERA, EYE, NAB, NAE, NEE, NET, NIT, RAN, REI, RET, RUE, RUT, TEA, TEN, TIE, TIN, YEA, YEN, YIN

5x5 grid (267 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OYALS
VSERA
IEEAL
HTOEN
NSSHM

All 267 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ESTERASE, REALNESS, TEARLESS

7-letter words (15)

EARLESS, LEANEST, LEASERS, MESTEES, MESTESO, NESTERS, OARLESS, REALEST, RESEALS, SEETHES, SHMEARS, SOVIETS, TERAOHM, VETERAN, VETOERS

6-letter words (41)

ARETES, ESTERS, EVITES, LAREES, LASERS, LAYERS, LEASER, MESTEE, NESTER, OSTEAL, RANEES, REALES, REESTS, RELAYS, RESALE, RESEAL, RESEEN, RESEES, RESETS, RESITE, RETIES, SAREES, SAYERS, SEETHE, SETOSE, SHEARS, SHEERS, SHEETS, SHIVES, SHMEAR, SHOERS, SHOTES, SLAYER, SLEETS, SOVIET, STEELS, STEERS, STERES, TOSHES, VETOER, VETOES

5-letter words (83)

ALANE, ANLAS, AREAE, AREAL, AREAS, ARETE, ARLES, EARLS, ERASE, ESTER, EVITE, HEARS, HEELS, HESTS, HIVES, HOARS, HOERS, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSTS, LANES, LAREE, LARES, LASER, LAYER, LEARS, LEASE, LEERS, LEETS, MEETS, NARES, NEARS, NESTS, OYERS, RALES, RANEE, REALS, REELS, REEST, RELAY, RESAY, RESEE, RESET, RETIE, SALAL, SALES, SALSA, SARAN, SAREE, SAYER, SEALS, SEARS, SEELS, SEERS, SERAL, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHEER, SHEET, SHIES, SHITS, SHIVE, SHIVS, SHOAL, SHOER, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, SLAYS, SLEET, SOARS, SOTHS, STEAL, STEEL, STEER, STERE, STIES, STOAE, TEARS, TEELS, THESE, VEERS, YEARS

4-letter words (125)

AALS, ALAE, ALAN, ALAR, ALAS, ALEE, ALES, ANES, AREA, ARES, ASEA, AYES, EARL, EARS, EASE, EASY, EELS, ELAN, ERAS, ETHS, EYAS, HEAL, HEAR, HEEL, HEST, HETS, HIES, HITS, HIVE, HOAR, HOER, HOES, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, LANE, LARS, LASE, LAYS, LEAL, LEAN, LEAR, LEAS, LEER, LEES, LEET, LESS, LEST, LEYS, MEAL, MEAN, MEET, MESH, MESS, MHOS, NAOS, NEAR, NESS, NEST, OARS, OSAR, OYER, OYES, RALE, RASE, RAYS, REAL, REEL, REES, RETE, RETS, SALE, SALS, SEAL, SEAR, SEEL, SEEM, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SELS, SERA, SERE, SERS, SETS, SHEA, SHES, SHIT, SHIV, SHOE, SHOT, SITE, SITH, SITS, SLAY, SOAR, SOTH, SOTS, SOYA, STOA, TEAL, TEAR, TEEL, TEEM, TEEN, TEES, THEE, THIS, TIES, TIVY, TOEA, TOES, TOSH, TOSS, VEER, VEES, VETO, VETS, VIES, VISA, VISE, YARE, YEAN, YEAR, YEAS

6x6 grid (43 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EMGTIL
HHNLIM
PNRYUE
WTTTRT
VRODRE
ETNNHN

All 43 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

GLUTTON, MILTIER

6-letter words (11)

GLUIER, GLUTEI, GLUTEN, LIMIER, LIMULI, MILIEU, MITIER, MUTTON, TROTYL, TURRET, URETER

5-letter words (30)

DORTY, DOTER, DOTTY, GLIME, GLUER, GLUME, HERRY, ILIUM, LIMIT, LURER, MERER, METER, METRE, MURRE, MUTER, MUTON, NOTER, NOTUM, REMIT, RETEM, RETRY, RUTTY, TERRY, TIMER, TORTE, TOTER, TRULY, TUTOR, TUTTY, WROTE