Daily challenge: Saturday, June 27, 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 (55 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

K	D	E	T
C	U	E	U
D	A	I	T
A	T	U	M

All 55 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

DAUTED, DAUTIE, TAUTED, UMIACK

5-letter words (5)

DATUM, DUCAT, MUTED, TUTEE, UMIAC

4-letter words (19)

CUED, DATA, DAUT, DEAD, DEET, DUAD, DUCK, DUDE, DUET, DUIT, ETUI, MITE, MUTE, TACK, TAUT, TEAT, TEED, TIED, TUTU

3-letter words (27)

AIM, AIT, AUK, CAD, CAT, CUD, CUE, DEE, DUD, DUE, DUI, EAT, EAU, KUE, MUT, TAD, TAE, TAU, TEA, TED, TEE, TET, TIE, TIT, TUI, TUT, UTA

5x5 grid (145 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	H	S	M	T
D	O	I	T	N
C	G	W	A	P
B	R	T	D	Qu
E	L	E	E	C

All 145 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

COGITATED

8-letter words (1)

COGITATE

7-letter words (5)

COSTATE, EQUATED, ETATISM, RETWIST, TREBLED

6-letter words (12)

AIGRET, BELTED, BELTER, EQUATE, GIANTS, PATIOS, QUANTS, QUATRE, REDATE, STATED, STATER, TREBLE

5-letter words (48)

ANTIS, BERET, BLEED, BREDE, BREED, CEDER, COSTA, CREED, DATER, DAWTS, DELTA, DETER, DOITS, GIANT, GOWAN, GREED, GREET, HOIST, HOSTA, MISOS, OSTIA, PANTS, PATED, PATER, PATIO, QUAIS, QUANT, QUATE, QUEER, REDAN, RELET, SHIMS, SHIST, SHITS, STADE, STAIG, STATE, TATER, TREED, TWATS, TWIST, TWITS, WADER, WAIST, WAITS, WANTS, WATER, WITAN

4-letter words (78)

AIMS, AITS, ANTI, ANTS, BELT, BERG, BLED, BLET, BRED, BREE, CEDE, CETE, CODS, COSH, COST, DAIS, DATE, DAWT, DEER, DEET, DELE, DERE, DHOW, DOIT, DOST, ERGO, GIST, GITS, GODS, GOSH, GOWD, GREE, HIST, HITS, HODS, HOST, LEET, MISO, MIST, MITT, OGRE, OHIA, PANT, PATE, PATS, QUAD, QUAI, REDE, REED, RETE, SHIM, SHIT, SHOD, SHOG, SHOW, SMIT, SODS, STAT, STAW, TATE, TATS, TEED, TEEL, TELE, TREE, TWAT, TWIG, TWIT, TWOS, WADE, WAIT, WANT, WATS, WATT, WISH, WIST, WITS, WOST

6x6 grid (161 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	T	D	R	T	E
K	R	M	W	P	E
T	W	Y	T	S	S
W	R	T	E	E	E
A	D	I	S	E	B
E	R	S	D	I	O

All 161 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DREARIEST

8-letter words (9)

ARIETTES, ARTSIEST, BEDSTRAW, BESTRIDE, DREARIES, READIEST, SEEDIEST, STRIDERS, WARTIEST

7-letter words (27)

AERIEST, ARIDEST, ARIETTE, ARTIEST, BEDIRTY, BEDSIDE, BEDSITS, BESTIRS, BESTRID, DEARIES, DERIDES, DESIRED, OBESITY, READIES, REDRIES, SEPTETS, SESTETS, SETTEES, SIRDARS, STRIDER, TESTEES, TETRADS, TRADERS, TRITEST, TSETSES, WARDERS, WARIEST

6-letter words (49)

AERIES, ARIDER, ARISES, BEDSIT, BESETS, BESIDE, BESTIR, DEARIE, DERIDE, DESIRE, DIDIES, DIESES, DIESIS, DISSED, DISSES, DREARY, DRIEST, DRYEST, EIDERS, RARITY, REDRAW, RIDERS, SEISED, SEISES, SEPSES, SEPTET, SESTET, SETTEE, SIRDAR, SISTRA, STEEDS, STRIDE, TESTEE, TESTES, TESTIS, TETRAD, TIDIES, TIRADE, TRADER, TRISTE, TSETSE, WADERS, WADIES, WARDER, WRIEST, WRISTY, WRITES, WRYEST, YESSES

5-letter words (75)

ADITS, AERIE, ARISE, ARSIS, BEETS, BESET, BIDES, BISES, DARTS, DEARS, DEARY, DEETS, DEIST, DIDIE, DIDST, DIETS, DIRTS, DIRTY, DITES, DITTY, DREAR, DRIES, EDITS, EIDER, ESSES, EYRIR, IRADE, ISSEI, OBESE, PESTY, RARED, READS, REDID, REDRY, RIDER, RIDES, RISES, RITES, SEEDS, SEEPS, SEISE, SEPTS, SETTS, SIDES, SIRED, SISES, SITES, STEED, STETS, STIES, STIRS, STRAW, STYES, TESTY, TETRA, TIDES, TIRED, TRADE, TRIES, TRITE, TYEES, WADER, WADIS, WARDS, WARED, WARTS, WARTY, WRIES, WRIST, WRITE, WRITS, WYTES, YESES, YETIS, YETTS