Daily challenge: Thursday, June 25, 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 (159 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	N	T	L
E	O	O	I
T	A	P	O
H	Y	R	L

All 159 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

HARPOON, HYPONEA, TAPROOT

6-letter words (11)

ENTOIL, NOTARY, PATENT, PONTIL, POTEEN, POTENT, POTION, RATOON, TARPON, TEAPOT, TOOTHY

5-letter words (20)

ATONE, ATOPY, HARPY, LOATH, LOOPY, NEATH, NETOP, OATEN, ORATE, PAEON, PAROL, PATEN, PILOT, PITON, POLIO, PRATE, TEARY, TOOTH, TOPOI, YAPON

4-letter words (63)

AEON, ATOP, EARL, EATH, ENOL, HAEN, HAET, HARL, HARP, HATE, HYPO, HYTE, LION, LONE, LOON, LOOP, LOOT, LORY, LOTI, NEAP, NEAR, NEAT, NOIL, NOTA, NOTE, OATH, OLIO, ONTO, OPAH, PATE, PATH, PATY, PION, POET, PONE, POOL, POON, POOR, PRAO, PRAT, PRAY, RATE, RATH, RATO, ROIL, ROOT, ROPY, TARO, TARP, TEAR, TEEN, TENT, THAE, TOEA, TOIL, TONE, TOOL, TOON, TOOT, TOPI, TOTE, TYPO, TYRO

3-letter words (62)

ATE, EAR, EAT, EON, ETA, ETH, HAE, HAO, HAP, HAT, HAY, HYP, ION, LIP, LIT, LOO, LOP, LOT, NEE, NET, NOO, NOT, OAR, OAT, OIL, ONE, OOT, ORA, PAH, PAR, PAT, PAY, PIT, POI, POL, POT, PRO, PRY, PYA, RAH, RAP, RAT, RAY, RYA, TAE, TAO, TAP, TAR, TEA, TEE, TEN, THY, TIL, TIP, TOE, TON, TOO, TOP, TOT, YAH, YAP, YAR

5x5 grid (121 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	W	E	F	A
B	N	D	S	T
E	T	R	R	O
N	S	T	R	I
A	E	H	L	U

All 121 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ANESTRI, TENDRIL

6-letter words (8)

DEFATS, NESTOR, NEWEST, SATORI, TENETS, TORTEN, TORTES, TRIOSE

5-letter words (39)

ANENT, ANTES, ASHEN, BENDS, BENES, BENTS, BESET, DEFAT, DENES, DENTS, ETNAS, FATSO, FENDS, HENTS, IOTAS, LIROT, NETTS, RHEAS, RIOTS, ROSED, ROTAS, SENDS, SENTE, SHENT, SORTS, TEASE, TENDS, TENET, TENSE, TENTS, THENS, THESE, TORSE, TORTE, TORTS, TRIOS, TROTS, WEFTS, WENDS

4-letter words (72)

ANES, ANTE, ANTS, BEND, BENE, BENS, BENT, BEST, BETS, DEFT, DENE, DENT, EASE, EAST, EFTS, ENDS, ETHS, ETNA, EWES, FAST, FATS, FEDS, FEND, HENS, HENT, HEST, HETS, IOTA, NENE, NEST, NETS, NETT, ORTS, RHEA, RIOT, ROIL, ROSE, ROTA, ROTS, SAFE, SANE, SEND, SENE, SENT, SETT, SEWN, SHEA, SHRI, SOIL, SORD, SORI, SORT, TEAS, TEND, TENS, TENT, TEST, THEN, THRO, THRU, TOIL, TORI, TORR, TORS, TORT, TRIO, TROT, WEDS, WEFT, WEND, WENT, WEST

6x6 grid (81 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	A	O	O	O	H
A	I	R	Qu	P	S
S	I	D	N	S	N
A	T	T	T	K	E
I	O	S	N	V	R
Y	O	S	O	E	M

All 81 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

DIARISTS

7-letter words (7)

AORISTS, ARISTOS, DIARIST, OVERMEN, REVESTS, SPOROID, SQUOOSH

6-letter words (15)

AORIST, ARISTA, ARISTO, DITTOS, DROOPS, EVENTS, MEREST, NERVES, POORIS, REVEST, SERVOS, SEVENS, SOEVER, STOATS, TOASTS

5-letter words (58)

AIRNS, ARIAS, AROID, ASANA, ASTIR, DINAR, DITAS, DITTO, DRAIN, DROOP, DROPS, ENTIA, EVENS, EVENT, HOOPS, IOTAS, MERES, MERKS, NAIRA, NARIS, NERVE, NESTS, NEVER, NEVES, OASTS, OIDIA, OOTID, OSTIA, OVENS, POOHS, POORI, PORNS, POSSE, QUOIN, RAIAS, RANID, RANIS, RENTS, RESTS, SERVE, SERVO, SEVEN, SEVER, SHOPS, SOOTS, SOPOR, SPOOR, STAID, STAIR, STOAI, STOAS, STOAT, STOSS, TOAST, TOITS, TOYOS, VENTS, VESTS