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