Daily challenge: Saturday, June 20, 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 (70 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

AEEN
FISQu
CRTT
CCWL

All 70 words in this grid

6-letter words (8)

AFRITS, FRITTS, RIFEST, RISQUE, STRIAE, STRIFE, TRIENS, WRIEST

5-letter words (18)

AFRIT, AIRTS, CRIES, FAIRS, FEIST, FIRST, FRIES, FRISE, FRITS, FRITT, NEIST, QUEST, RISEN, STRIA, TRIES, WRIES, WRIST, WRITS

4-letter words (20)

AIRS, AIRT, AITS, CIST, CRIS, FAIR, FEES, FIRS, FIST, FITS, FRIT, NEIF, NEST, RIFE, RISE, SEEN, SEIF, STIR, TIES, WRIT

3-letter words (24)

AIR, AIS, AIT, CIS, ENS, FEE, FIE, FIR, FIT, ITS, NEE, RIA, RIF, SEA, SEE, SEI, SEN, SIC, SIR, SIT, SRI, TIC, TIE, TIS

5x5 grid (310 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ENEMQu
TSWAE
INESW
HEORT
NNTHI

All 310 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

STREWMENTS

9-letter words (6)

EASEMENTS, ENTHRONES, INTENSEST, MESTINOES, STREWMENT, THIRTEENS

8-letter words (12)

EASEMENT, ENTHRONE, ESTRONES, HORSEMEN, INTENSER, MESTINOS, RESEASON, SEASONER, SENTIENT, TENONERS, THIRTEEN, TREASONS

7-letter words (17)

ESTRONE, ETHOSES, INSERTS, INTENSE, IRONIST, MAESTRI, MAESTRO, MESTINO, NEMESES, REASONS, SEROSAE, SESTINE, TENONER, TENSEST, THRONES, TREASON, WEASONS

6-letter words (56)

AMENTS, EMESES, ENEMAS, HONERS, HONEST, HORSES, INERTS, INSEAM, INSERT, IRONES, MASONS, MENSES, MESNES, MESONS, NEWEST, NEWSIE, REASON, RENTES, RESAWN, RESAWS, RESENT, RESEWN, RESEWS, RESITE, SEAMEN, SEASON, SEMENS, SENORS, SEROSA, SESAME, SEWERS, SINEWS, SNEERS, SNORES, SNORTS, SONNET, SONSIE, SOREST, STREAM, STREET, STREWN, STREWS, TENONS, TENORS, TENSER, TENSES, THIRST, THROES, THRONE, TINEAS, TONERS, TORSES, TREENS, TRONES, TSORES, WEASON

5-letter words (96)

AEONS, AMENS, AMENT, ASTIR, EASES, ENEMA, EROSE, ETHOS, EWERS, HEIST, HENTS, HINTS, HIRES, HOERS, HONER, HONES, HORSE, HORST, HOSEN, HOSES, INERT, INSET, IRONE, IRONS, MASER, MASON, MENSE, MESNE, MESON, NEIST, NEMAS, NEONS, NERTS, NEWER, NITES, NONES, NONET, NORTH, NOSES, ONSET, QUEST, RENTE, RENTS, RESAW, RESET, RESEW, RESIN, ROSES, SAWER, SEMEN, SEMES, SENOR, SENSE, SENTE, SENTI, SEWER, SINES, SINEW, SNEER, SNORE, SNORT, SONES, SORES, STREW, SWEET, TEENS, TENON, TENOR, TENSE, TENTS, THOSE, THREE, THREW, THROE, TINEA, TINES, TIRES, TIROS, TONER, TONES, TONNE, TORES, TORSE, TORTS, TREEN, TREWS, TRONE, TROTH, TWAES, WAMES, WEENS, WRENS, WREST, WRITS, WROTE, WROTH

4-letter words (122)

AEON, AERO, AMEN, AWEE, AWES, AWNS, EASE, EAST, EMES, EONS, EROS, ERST, ESES, EWER, EWES, HENS, HENT, HETH, HINS, HINT, HIRE, HISN, HIST, HITS, HOER, HOES, HONE, HONS, HOSE, HOST, IRES, IRON, MAES, MAST, MAWN, MAWS, MESA, MEWS, NEMA, NENE, NEON, NEST, NETS, NEWS, NITE, NITS, NOES, NONE, NORI, NOSE, NOTE, ONES, ORES, ORTS, OSES, REAM, RENT, REST, RHOS, ROES, ROSE, ROTE, SAME, SAWN, SAWS, SEAM, SEAS, SEEN, SEME, SENE, SENT, SERS, SEWN, SEWS, SINE, SINH, SITE, SNIT, SNOT, SONE, SONS, SORE, SORI, SORT, SOTH, STIR, SWAM, TEEN, TEES, TENS, TENT, THIR, THRO, TINE, TINS, TIRE, TIRO, TOEA, TOES, TONE, TONS, TORE, TORI, TORS, TORT, TOST, TREE, TROT, TWAE, TWAS, WAES, WAME, WAST, WAWS, WEEN, WEET, WENS, WENT, WERT, WEST, WREN, WRIT

6x6 grid (50 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ODGISA
IRCBGI
EAEFIH
HAKEYS
EUEXPR
ENANRU

All 50 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

BEEFCAKE

7-letter words (1)

FISHGIG

6-letter words (9)

BERAKE, CREEPS, CREEPY, FERIAE, HAIRDO, KAHUNA, PEERIE, REKEYS, SPURRY

5-letter words (39)

ACRID, AERIE, AKENE, AREAE, AROID, BEARD, BEEFY, BEEPS, CAIRD, CAKEY, CERIA, CRAKE, CREAK, CREEK, CREEP, DRAKE, EERIE, FERIA, FIBER, FISHY, GIBER, GIGAS, GRACE, GREEK, HACEK, HEARD, KEEPS, NEEPS, ORGIC, PURRS, PURSY, RAKEE, REEFY, REKEY, RUPEE, SIGHS, SPEER, SPURN, SYRUP