Daily challenge: Sunday, June 21, 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 (92 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

WEEI
VHRT
HTOI
OTWU

All 92 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

THERETO, THORITE, WHERETO

6-letter words (5)

HERETO, HERIOT, TOTHER, TROWTH, VERITE

5-letter words (16)

ORTHO, OTHER, ROWTH, THEIR, THERE, THREE, THREW, THROW, TORTE, TOTER, TRITE, TROTH, WHERE, WHORE, WHORT, WORTH

4-letter words (39)

HEIR, HERE, HERO, OTTO, RIOT, RITE, ROTE, ROTI, ROTO, THEE, THEW, THOU, THRO, TIER, TIRE, TIRO, TOIT, TORE, TORI, TORT, TOTE, TREE, TRET, TRIO, TROT, TROW, TWIT, VEER, VERT, WEER, WEET, WERE, WERT, WHEE, WHET, WIRE, WITE, WORE, WORT

3-letter words (29)

ERE, HER, HET, HEW, HOT, HOW, IRE, ORE, ORT, REE, REI, RET, REV, RHO, ROT, ROW, TEE, THE, THO, TIE, TOR, TOT, TOW, TWO, VEE, WEE, WHO, WIT, WOT

5x5 grid (196 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EETEV
CDSHN
IHCED
TAHTG
TLNSU

All 196 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DESCANTED

8-letter words (4)

DESCANTS, LATTICED, LATTICES, SHITTAHS

7-letter words (13)

ACHENES, CHANTED, CHESTED, CHICEST, DECANTS, DESCANT, DESCEND, ETHENES, LATICES, LATTICE, SCANTED, SECANTS, SHITTAH

6-letter words (33)

ACHENE, CANTED, CANTUS, CHANTS, CHETHS, CHIDES, CHITAL, DECANT, DEGUST, ETCHES, ETHENE, GENETS, GUSHED, GUSHES, GUSTED, HANTED, LACHES, LAICHS, NACHES, NESTED, SCANTS, SECANT, SENECA, SNATHS, TACHES, TENETS, TESTED, TESTEE, THECAL, TUSHED, TUSHES, VESTED, VESTEE

5-letter words (54)

ACHED, ACHES, ACTED, AIDES, ANTED, ANTES, ATTIC, CAIDS, CANST, CANTS, CEDES, CETES, CHANT, CHEST, CHETH, CHIDE, DECAL, DEETS, DENES, DICES, ECHES, GENES, GENET, GESTE, HANTS, HETHS, HIDES, LACED, LACES, LAICH, LAITH, LATHI, LATHS, NEGUS, SCANS, SCANT, SCATT, SCEND, SCENE, SECTS, SHAHS, SHALT, SHEND, SNATH, STEED, TACES, TACET, TACHE, TACHS, TACTS, TENET, THECA, THESE, TIDES

4-letter words (91)

ACED, ACES, ACHE, ACTS, AIDE, AIDS, ANTE, ANTS, CAID, CANS, CANT, CEDE, CEDI, CEES, CETE, CHAT, CHIA, CHIC, CHID, CHIT, DEES, DEET, DENE, DHAL, DIAL, DICE, DITA, ECHE, EDHS, EDIT, ETCH, ETHS, ETNA, GENE, GEST, GETS, GUSH, GUST, GUTS, HAHS, HALT, HANT, HATH, HEHS, HEST, HETH, HETS, HIDE, ICED, ICES, ICHS, IDES, LACE, LACS, LAIC, LAID, LATH, LATI, NEST, NETS, SCAN, SCAT, SECT, SEED, SEGS, SEND, SENE, SETS, SHAH, SHAT, SHED, SHES, SHIT, TACE, TACH, TACT, TANS, TEDS, TEED, TEGS, TEND, TEST, THAN, THAT, THEN, TIDE, TUGS, TUSH, VEND, VEST, VETS

6x6 grid (186 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

LRMIMA
HLOHEN
NOGEEL
TASROR
RPQuOHT
SAEEES

All 186 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SHOETREES

8-letter words (3)

OREGANOS, ROOTAGES, SHOETREE

7-letter words (20)

ESPANOL, ESPARTO, GASOHOL, GREENER, HEELERS, LEANERS, MEANERS, ONAGERS, OREGANO, PARAGON, PARASOL, QUARTAN, QUARTOS, RHETORS, ROOTAGE, SAPSAGO, SATRAPS, SOOTHES, SPARTAN, TOREROS

6-letter words (44)

AGREES, AMEERS, ENAMEL, HEELER, HELOTS, HEROES, LEANER, LOOSER, MEANER, MELEES, ONAGER, PAGERS, PANTOS, PARTAN, PARTON, QUARTO, REELER, REHEEL, RENAME, REROSE, RHETOR, ROGERS, ROOSER, SANTOL, SARAPE, SATRAP, SERENE, SHOERS, SHORES, SONARS, SOOTHE, SOOTHS, SORGHO, SPEARS, SPRAGS, STOLEN, STORES, STREEL, THREES, THROES, TORERO, TOROSE, TORQUE, TRAPAN

5-letter words (118)

AGERS, AGREE, AMEER, ANELE, ANTRA, APART, AQUAE, AQUAS, ATOLL, ELEMI, ENEMA, ERGOT, EROSE, ETHOS, GASPS, GHEES, GLOAT, GLOOM, GOERS, GOOSE, GREEN, GREES, GROTS, HELOT, HERES, HEROS, HOARS, HOERS, HOGAN, HOOTS, HORSE, LEERS, LEMAN, LOGAN, LOGES, LOGOI, LOGOS, LOOIE, LOOSE, LORES, LOSER, LOTAS, MELEE, MOHEL, MOOSE, NEROL, NERTS, OGRES, ORGAN, ORTHO, PAGER, PAGES, PANTO, PARAS, PASEO, PEARS, PEART, PRAOS, PRASE, QUAGS, QUANT, QUART, RAGEE, RAGES, RASER, RASPS, RATOS, REHEM, ROGER, ROOSE, ROOTS, ROQUE, ROTES, SAGER, SANTO, SARAN, SERER, SHEEP, SHEET, SHOER, SHOES, SHOOL, SHOOS, SHOOT, SHORE, SHORL, SHORT, SHOTE, SOAPS, SOARS, SONAR, SOOTH, SOOTS, SOREL, SORER, SORGO, SPARS, SPEAR, SPRAG, SPRAT, SQUAT, STOLE, STORE, TAPAS, TARPS, THOLE, THORO, THOSE, THREE, THROE, TOGAS, TORES, TOROS, TORSE, TORSO, TRAPS, TREEN, TREES