Daily challenge: Wednesday, June 24, 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)

KNSI
AVEE
ASAA
TUOS

All 104 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

OUTSEES

6-letter words (8)

KNAVES, KVASES, OUTSEE, SANSEI, SIESTA, SOAVES, SOUSES, STAVES

5-letter words (23)

AVAST, AVENS, EASES, EAVES, KANES, KAVAS, KNAVE, KNEES, NAVES, OASES, OAVES, SANES, SAVES, SEISE, SENSE, SOAVE, SOUSE, STAVE, SUAVE, VANES, VASES, VATUS, VESTA

4-letter words (42)

ANES, ASEA, AVES, EASE, EAST, EAVE, ESES, KAAS, KANE, KAVA, KNEE, KVAS, NAVE, NEST, OAST, OSES, OUST, OUTS, SANE, SANK, SANS, SAVE, SEAS, SEEN, SEES, SEIS, SOUS, TAUS, TAVS, USES, UTAS, VANE, VANS, VASA, VASE, VAST, VATS, VATU, VAUS, VEES, VENA, VEST

3-letter words (30)

AAS, ANE, AVA, AVE, EAU, ENS, KAS, NEE, OSE, OUT, SAE, SAT, SAU, SEA, SEE, SEI, SEN, SOS, SOU, TAS, TAU, TAV, USE, UTA, UTS, VAN, VAS, VAT, VAU, VEE

5x5 grid (281 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

RARAT
WRDSK
DEENT
BESEH
CIAOO

All 281 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

TENDEREST

8-letter words (4)

BEDWARDS, ESTHESIA, SEEDBEDS, TENDERED

7-letter words (18)

ARRASED, BEDWARD, BEWARED, BEWARES, DRAWEES, ETHOSES, RESEDAS, RESEEDS, RESENDS, RESENTS, REWARDS, SEEDBED, SNEERED, STARRED, STEERED, TENSEST, WARDENS, WARRENS

6-letter words (58)

ARDENT, ARREST, BESETS, BEWARE, BIASED, BIASES, CEASED, CEASES, DENSER, DEWARS, DRAWEE, DRAWER, HEEDED, HEEDER, NEEDED, NEEDER, RADARS, RAREST, REDRAW, REEDED, RENDED, RENTES, RESEDA, RESEED, RESEEN, RESEES, RESEND, RESENT, RESETS, REWARD, SARDAR, SEEDED, SEEDER, SENDED, SENDER, SENSED, SERENE, SEREST, SEWARS, STADES, TARRED, TARRES, TASTES, TEASED, TEASER, TEASES, TENDED, TENDER, TENSED, TENSER, TENSES, THESES, TSADES, WARDED, WARDEN, WARDER, WARRED, WARREN

5-letter words (99)

AEDES, ARAKS, ARDEB, ARRAS, ARSES, BEDEW, BESET, BICES, BISES, CEASE, CEDED, CEDER, CEDES, DARED, DARES, DAWED, DEEDS, DEETS, DENES, DENSE, DENTS, DEWAR, DRATS, DREED, DREES, DREST, DWEEB, EASED, EASES, ENDED, ENDER, ESKAR, ETHOS, HEEDS, HENTS, HOSED, HOSEN, HOSES, KARST, KNEED, KNEES, NEEDS, NERDS, OASES, RADAR, RARED, RARES, RASED, RASER, RASES, RAWER, REBEC, REDED, REDES, REEDS, REEST, RENDS, RENTE, RENTS, RESEE, RESET, RESEW, SADES, SAICE, SEDER, SEEDS, SENDS, SENSA, SENSE, SENTE, SERED, SERES, SEWAR, SNEDS, SNEER, STADE, STEED, STEER, TARRE, TASTE, TEASE, TEENS, TENDS, TENSE, THENS, THESE, THOSE, TSADE, WADED, WADER, WADES, WARDS, WARED, WARES, WEEDS, WEENS, WEEST, WRENS, WREST

4-letter words (101)

ARAK, ARES, ARSE, AWED, AWEE, AWES, BEDS, BEEN, BEER, BEES, BIAS, BICE, BISE, CEDE, CEES, CIAO, DAKS, DARE, DEED, DEER, DEES, DEET, DENE, DENS, DENT, DERE, DESK, DRAT, DRAW, DREE, DREW, EASE, ENDS, ERRS, ESES, HEED, HENS, HENT, HETS, HOES, HOSE, ICED, ICES, KATS, KNEE, NEED, NERD, NEST, NETS, OSES, RADS, RARE, RASE, RATS, REDE, REDS, REED, REES, REND, RENT, REST, SADE, SARD, SEED, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SEND, SENE, SENT, SERA, SERE, SETS, SICE, SKAT, SNED, STAR, TADS, TARS, TASK, TEAS, TEED, TEEN, TEES, TEND, TENS, THEE, THEN, TSAR, WADE, WADS, WARD, WARE, WARS, WEDS, WEED, WEEN, WEER, WEES, WERE, WREN

6x6 grid (198 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ILMBHW
RENTHI
ORSOST
LDNDOI
EAUYAT
KTREOH

All 198 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

TOADSTONES

9-letter words (3)

RESONATED, TOADSTONE, WITHSTOOD

8-letter words (2)

HISTONES, RESONATE

7-letter words (20)

ADORERS, ADORNER, AERATED, DONATED, ENSNARE, HISTONE, ISODOSE, LORRIES, ODONATE, ORIENTS, RUNDLET, SOONERS, SOONEST, STONERS, TRUNDLE, UNDOERS, UNDREST, UNRESTS, WHISHTS, WHITISH

6-letter words (47)

ADNATE, ADORER, ADORES, ADORNS, AERATE, BHOOTS, DEKARE, DONATE, DORIES, DORSEL, DORSER, ELANDS, HONDLE, HONERS, HONEST, LANOSE, LENTOS, LORIES, NALEDS, NATURE, NONART, ORDEAL, ORDURE, ORIENT, ORNATE, OTITIS, RESODS, RUNDLE, SNAKED, SNOODS, SNOOTS, SOONER, SOOTHS, STONER, STONES, TONDOS, TONERS, TOOTHS, TREADS, UNDOER, UNDOES, UNDONE, UNRENT, UNREST, UNSENT, WHISHT, WHISTS

5-letter words (125)

ADORE, ADORN, ALOES, ARTEL, BHOOT, DANDY, DATOS, DEANS, DEARY, DOERS, DOEST, DOITS, DONUT, DORRS, DOSER, DREST, DUADS, DURAL, ELAND, ELANS, ENROL, ERODE, HADST, HAYER, HISTS, HONDA, HONER, HONES, HOODS, HOODY, HOOTS, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSTS, KAURY, LAKED, LANDS, LATED, LATKE, LAUDS, LEADS, LEANS, LEARY, LENOS, LENTO, LIENS, LIERS, LORDS, LORES, MERDE, MERLE, MESON, NAKED, NALED, NERDS, NEROL, NESTS, NONES, ORIEL, ORLES, OSTIA, RAKED, RANDS, RANDY, RATED, RATEL, READS, READY, RENTS, RESOD, RESTS, RILES, RYNDS, RYOTS, SHONE, SHOOT, SHOTS, SNAKE, SNARE, SNOOD, SNOOT, SNOTS, SONAR, SONDE, SONES, SOOTH, SOOTS, SOTHS, STOAE, STOAI, STOAT, STONE, STONY, STOOD, TEARY, THOSE, TITIS, TOADS, TOADY, TODAY, TOITS, TONAL, TONDO, TONER, TONES, TOONS, TOOTH, TOOTS, TOYER, TOYOS, TRADE, TRANS, TREAD, TREAT, TUYER, UNARY, URATE, WHISH, WHIST, WHITS, WHOSE, WHOSO, WISTS, YUANS, YURTA