Daily challenge: Tuesday, June 23, 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 (104 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ADEI
ETYI
INOP
EETE

All 104 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

DETENTE, NEOTYPE

6-letter words (8)

ATONED, DENOTE, DETENT, PONIED, POTEEN, POTENT, TENTED, TENTIE

5-letter words (19)

ATONE, ATONY, ATOPY, DEITY, NETOP, NOTED, PEONY, PIETA, PIETY, TEENY, TENET, TENTY, TEPOY, TINEA, TINED, TONED, TOTED, TOYED, TYNED

4-letter words (38)

ATOP, DATE, DATO, DENE, DENT, DENY, DYNE, EYNE, INTO, IOTA, NEAT, NITE, NOPE, NOTA, NOTE, PEON, PIED, PION, POET, PONE, PONY, TEEN, TENT, TIED, TINE, TINT, TINY, TONE, TONY, TOPE, TOPI, TOTE, TYNE, TYPE, TYPO, YETI, YIPE, YONI

3-letter words (37)

ATE, DEN, DEY, DYE, EAT, EON, ETA, ION, NEE, NET, NIT, NOT, ONE, OPE, OPT, PET, PIE, POI, POT, PYE, TAD, TAE, TEA, TED, TEE, TEN, TIE, TIN, TOE, TON, TOP, TOT, TOY, TYE, YET, YIP, YON

5x5 grid (325 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

LETAO
DAENC
AISVF
KTTLA
EESEM

All 325 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ANTEDATES

8-letter words (7)

ANTEDATE, COAEVALS, CONTESTS, DIASTEMA, ENFLAMES, LEADIEST, MALTIEST

7-letter words (21)

ALSIKES, ANSATED, COAEVAL, COATEES, CONTEST, DELATES, DETESTS, DIASTEM, ENFLAME, ENTASIA, IDEATES, KETTLES, KITTLES, LATEENS, LATESTS, LEAVENS, NESTLES, SLEAVES, STADIAS, TESTEES, VESTEES

6-letter words (55)

AISLES, ALSIKE, ANSATE, ANTEED, CANTED, COATED, COATEE, CONTES, DELATE, DETEST, ELATES, FALSIE, FLAMES, IDEATE, ISLETS, ISTLES, ITSELF, KETTLE, KITTEL, KITTLE, LADIES, LAMEST, LATEEN, LATENS, LATEST, LEASTS, LEAVEN, LEAVES, MAVENS, MESTEE, NESTLE, ONSIDE, SATEEN, SEALED, SEATED, SEIDEL, SELVES, SENATE, SETTEE, SETTLE, SLAVES, SLEAVE, STADIA, STAKES, STEALS, TASTES, TESTEE, TESTES, TESTIS, TITLES, TSETSE, VALETS, VEALED, VENTED, VESTEE

5-letter words (102)

ACNES, ADITS, AISLE, AKEES, ALMES, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTED, ANTES, ASIDE, AVENS, CANES, CANST, CATES, CONES, CONTE, DATES, DIKES, DITES, EASTS, EATEN, EAVES, EDITS, ELATE, ELVES, ENATE, FALSE, FAMES, FAVES, FLAME, FLEAM, IDEAL, IDEAS, IKATS, ISLES, ISLET, ISTLE, KADIS, KEETS, KISTS, KITES, LAMES, LASTS, LATED, LATEN, LAVES, LEASE, LEAST, LEAVE, MALES, MALTS, MAVEN, MEALS, MELTS, METES, METIS, NATAL, NATES, NEIST, NESTS, OATEN, ONSET, SATED, SEALS, SELVA, SENTE, SETAE, SETAL, SETTS, SIDLE, SIKES, SITES, SLAVE, STADE, STAID, STAKE, STEAL, STEAM, STEEK, STELA, STETS, STIES, TAKES, TASTE, TEALS, TEASE, TEENS, TELAE, TESLA, TESTA, TESTS, TIDAL, TIKES, TITLE, TSADE, TSADI, VALES, VALET, VALSE, VESTA, VESTS

4-letter words (139)

ACNE, ADIT, AIDE, AITS, AKEE, ALEE, ALES, ALME, ALTS, ANES, ANSA, ANTA, ANTE, ASEA, ATES, AVES, CANE, CANS, CANT, CATE, COAT, CONE, CONS, DAIS, DALE, DATA, DATE, DEAL, DEES, DEET, DIAL, DIES, DIET, DIKE, DITA, DITE, DITS, EASE, EAST, EAVE, EDIT, EIDE, EKES, ELSE, ETAS, ETNA, FAME, FAVE, FLAM, FLEA, IDEA, IDLE, IKAT, ISLE, ITEM, KAAS, KADI, KATS, KEET, KIST, KITE, KITS, LADE, LAID, LAME, LASE, LAST, LATE, LAVE, LAVS, LEAD, LEAF, LEAS, LEES, LEET, LEST, LETS, MAES, MALE, MALT, MEAL, MELS, MELT, METE, NEAT, NEED, NEST, ONES, SADE, SADI, SAID, SALE, SATE, SEAL, SEAM, SEAT, SEED, SEEK, SEEL, SELF, SELS, SENT, SETA, SETS, SETT, SIAL, SIDE, SIKE, SITE, SITS, SLAM, STEM, STET, TACO, TAEL, TAKE, TALE, TANS, TEAL, TEAM, TEAS, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELA, TELS, TENS, TEST, TETS, TIDE, TIES, TIKE, TITS, VALE, VEAL, VENA, VENT, VEST

6x6 grid (307 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

PPTHRS
TOYECI
RTERTN
EDEADU
EARCDC
HEBIDC

All 307 words in this grid

9-letter words (5)

CAREERERS, ERYTHRITE, POTTERERS, PYRETHRIN, TOTTERERS

8-letter words (28)

BREADNUT, CAREERER, CATCHERS, CRATERED, CUTCHERY, DEAERATE, HEADRACE, HETAERAE, HETAERIC, INCREATE, ORDERERS, PORTERED, POTHERED, POTTERED, POTTERER, RETARDER, RETORTED, RETORTER, RETRACED, SINCERER, SINTERED, TEARDROP, TETRACID, TETRADIC, TOTTERED, TOTTERER, UNCREATE, UNTRACED

7-letter words (43)

ARCHERS, BEARCAT, BREEDER, CARABID, CAREERS, CARTERS, CATCHER, CATERED, CATERER, CERATIN, CHEERED, CHEERER, CRATERS, CREATIN, DARTERS, EARDROP, HARDTOP, HECTARE, HETAERA, ORDERER, POTHERS, POTTERY, PYRETIC, RATCHET, REARERS, RECRATE, REERECT, REORDER, RETRACE, RETREAD, SINCERE, TEARERS, TEREBIC, THEREAT, THERETO, TOTTERY, TREADER, TREETOP, UNCRATE, UNITARD, UNITARY, UNITERS, UNTREAD

6-letter words (99)

AERATE, ARABIC, ARCHER, BEARER, BEHEAD, BERATE, BIRDER, BRACED, BRACER, CARDER, CAREER, CARERS, CARIBE, CARTER, CATCHY, CATERS, CERATE, CERCIS, CHEERY, CITERS, CRATCH, CRATER, CREATE, CRETIN, CRYPTO, DARERS, DARTER, DATERS, DEARER, DECARE, DECREE, DERATE, DREARY, DRYERS, DUNITE, EATERS, EATERY, ECARTE, HARDER, HEADER, HEARER, HEEDER, HERDER, HEREAT, HERETO, HYPOED, INTERS, IRATER, NICETY, NITERS, NITERY, OTHERS, PORTED, PORTER, POTHER, POTTED, POTTER, PTERIN, RATERS, READER, REARED, REARER, REDEAR, REDEYE, REDTOP, REECHY, REREAD, RETARD, RETEAR, RETORE, RETORT, RHETOR, RICHER, RICRAC, RITARD, ROTTED, ROTTER, SCREED, SINTER, TEARED, TEARER, TEETER, TERBIC, TERCET, TERETE, TETCHY, TETRAD, THETIC, THRICE, TOTERS, TOTHER, TOTTED, TOTTER, TOYERS, TRACED, TRACER, TUNDRA, TUNICS, UNITER

5-letter words (132)

ACERB, ACRED, ACRID, ADUNC, ARCED, AREAE, ARECA, ARETE, BARDE, BARED, BARER, BARIC, BEARD, BERET, BRACE, BREAD, BREDE, BREED, CADRE, CARED, CARER, CARET, CARTE, CATCH, CATER, CEDAR, CEDER, CERCI, CERED, CHEER, CHERT, CITER, CRATE, CREED, CRYPT, CUTCH, CUTER, CUTEY, CUTIN, CUTIS, DARED, DARER, DARIC, DATER, DEARY, DEERS, DERAT, DETER, DICED, DICER, DIRER, DREAD, DREAR, DREED, DROPT, DRYER, DUNCE, DUNCH, DUTCH, EARED, EATER, ERECT, ERICA, EYERS, HARED, HEARD, HEDER, INTER, IRADE, IRATE, ITCHY, NICER, NICHE, NITER, NITRE, ORDER, OREAD, OTHER, OTTER, OYERS, PORED, POTTY, RABIC, RABID, RACED, RACER, RARED, RARER, RATCH, RATER, READD, REBID, RECTA, RECTI, REHAB, RETCH, RETRO, RETRY, RICED, RICER, ROTTE, SCREE, SINCE, SIREE, SITAR, TACET, TARED, TEARY, TECHY, TECTA, TEETH, TERCE, TETRA, THERE, THETA, THREE, TORTE, TOTED, TOTER, TOYED, TOYER, TRACE, TREAD, TREED, TROTH, TUNIC, TYERS, TYRED, TYTHE, UNITE, UTERI, YETIS