Daily challenge: Monday, June 22, 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 (53 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	O	Y	U
H	A	W	V
H	A	B	H
A	N	O	O

All 53 words in this grid

5-letter words (4)

ABOON, BWANA, NAWAB, NOWAY

4-letter words (10)

AHOY, ANOA, AWAY, BOON, HAHA, HOBO, HOYA, HWAN, NAAN, WHOA

3-letter words (39)

AAH, ABA, ABO, AHA, ANA, AWA, BAA, BAH, BAN, BAY, BOA, BOO, HAH, HAO, HAW, HAY, HOB, HON, HOW, HOY, NAB, NAH, NAW, NAY, NOB, NOH, NOO, NOW, OHO, OOH, WAB, WAN, WAY, WHO, WON, YAH, YAW, YON, YOW

5x5 grid (164 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	A	U	P	N
F	E	O	I	I
N	D	T	U	O
D	T	S	A	C
T	T	S	R	O

All 164 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SATINPODS

8-letter words (2)

CUSTODES, SATINPOD

7-letter words (7)

COASTED, COUTEAU, OUTDOES, PINITES, PITEOUS, ROASTED, SARCOUS

6-letter words (21)

ACUTES, AUTOED, CASTES, COASTS, COATED, COITUS, CRATED, CRATES, ORATED, ORATES, OUSTED, PINITE, POTENT, POUTED, ROASTS, SAUTED, SAUTES, SETOUS, SUITED, SUITES, TUSSAR

5-letter words (53)

ACUTE, ARCUS, CASTE, CASTS, CATES, COAST, COATI, COATS, CRASS, CRATE, CUTES, CUTIN, DENTS, DOITS, DOTES, FENDS, FEODS, FETAS, FETUS, IOTAS, NETOP, NETTS, NITES, OASTS, OATEN, ORATE, ORCAS, OUSTS, OUTDO, OUTED, PIOUS, PITAS, POETS, POUTS, RATED, RATES, RATIO, ROAST, SATED, SATES, SATIN, SAUTE, SENDS, SETTS, STARS, STOAE, STOAS, STOUP, SUITE, TAROC, TENDS, TENTS, TSARS

4-letter words (80)

ARCO, ATES, ATOP, AUTO, CARS, CAST, CATE, CATS, COAT, COIN, CUSS, CUTE, CUTS, DEAF, DENT, DOES, DOIT, DOTE, DOTS, ENDS, ETAS, ETUI, FEDS, FEND, FEOD, FETA, FETS, IOTA, NETS, NETT, NITE, NITS, OAFS, OARS, OAST, OATS, OCAS, ODEA, ODES, ORCA, OUST, OUTS, PITA, PITS, PODS, POET, POTS, POUT, RATE, RATO, RATS, SAFE, SATE, SATI, SEND, SENT, SETA, SETS, SETT, STAR, STOA, STOP, SUIT, TACO, TARO, TARS, TASS, TAUS, TEAS, TEDS, TEND, TENT, TIPI, TODS, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOPI, TSAR, UTAS

6x6 grid (163 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 163 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

AEROPLANES

9-letter words (2)

AEROPLANE, ANELASTIC

8-letter words (6)

ALPHORNS, APLASTIC, MALAPERT, PLASTRON, PREPLANS, TINHORNS

7-letter words (19)

ALARMED, ALPHORN, ARSENAL, CITRONS, ELASTIC, ELASTIN, HIRPLES, HORNILY, HORNITO, MARSALA, PLASTIC, PREPLAN, REPLANS, SEAPORT, SEAWARE, STIVERS, SWARMED, TINHORN, TOPPLES

6-letter words (42)

AERILY, ALARMS, ALPHYL, APPLES, ARTILY, ASWARM, CITRON, DEALER, DEMAST, DERMAL, DERMAS, EVICTS, HIRPLE, LEAPER, MALARS, MASTIC, NEARED, OVONIC, PAEANS, PAESAN, PHONIC, PHYLON, PLANES, PROPEL, REALER, REALES, REPLAN, SALPAE, SARANS, SARSEN, SEALER, SEARED, SMEARS, SNARED, SPRINT, STIVER, SWALES, TOPPLE, VEALER, VERSAL, VIVERS, WARMED

5-letter words (93)

ALANE, ALANS, ALARM, ALERT, ANELE, ANSAE, APORT, APPLE, AREAE, AREAL, AREAS, ARMED, AWARE, DEARS, DERMA, DERMS, EARED, EASEL, ELANS, ERASE, EVICT, HORNS, HORST, INTRO, IONIC, LAMED, LAMER, LANES, LEANS, LEARS, LIROT, LITRE, LOONS, MAARS, MALAR, MALES, MARSE, NASAL, NEARS, NITRE, NITRO, ONTIC, OPERA, OVOLI, PAEAN, PALEA, PALER, PALES, PALPS, PELES, PERIL, PHONO, PHONS, PLANE, PLANS, PLASM, PLEAS, PLENA, PRINT, RALES, RALPH, REAMS, REPOT, REPPS, SALEP, SALES, SALPA, SALPS, SARAN, SMEAR, SNARE, SNAWS, SNEAP, SNOOL, SNORT, SPRAT, SPRIT, STROY, SWALE, SWANS, SWARE, SWARM, TARPS, TOPER, TROPE, TSARS, VERSE, WALER, WALES, WANES, WARED, WARMS, YONIC