Daily challenge: Sunday, June 28, 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 (226 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| T | T | R | O |
| R | A | E | D |
| E | U | C | T |
| D | A | A | S |
All 226 words in this grid
8-letter words (5)
DERATTED, DETRACTS, EDUCATED, REDACTED, RETRACTS
7-letter words (22)
AERATED, AURATED, AUREATE, CURATED, CURTATE, DERATED, DETRACT, DETRUDE, EDUCATE, ERUCTED, REACTED, REDACTS, REDUCED, REDUCER, RETRACT, RETREAD, RETREAT, SCARTED, SCATTED, SCATTER, TREATED, TREATER
6-letter words (39)
ACUATE, AERATE, ARECAS, AURATE, CARETS, CARTED, CARTER, CASTER, CATTED, CURARE, CURATE, CURTER, DECADE, DECARE, DERATE, DEUCED, DUCATS, DUCTED, EDUCED, EDUCTS, ERUCTS, ORATED, RATTED, RATTER, REACTS, REARED, RECAST, REDACT, REDUCE, SAUCED, SAUCER, SCARED, TARTED, TARTER, TEARED, TRACED, TRACER, TRACTS, TRUCED
5-letter words (56)
ACETA, ACTED, ARECA, ASTER, AURAE, AURAR, CARED, CARET, CARTE, CASTE, CATER, CURED, DERAT, DEUCE, DREAR, DUCAT, DUCTS, DUETS, EARED, EATER, EDUCE, EDUCT, ERUCT, ORATE, RACED, RACER, RARED, RATED, RATER, REACT, RECTA, RECUR, SATED, SAUCE, SCARE, SCART, SCATT, SCAUR, TACET, TACTS, TARDO, TARED, TATER, TECTA, TETRA, TRACE, TRACT, TREAD, TREAT, TRETS, TRODE, TRUCE, TRUED, TRUER, URARE, URATE
4-letter words (60)
ACED, ACTA, ACTS, AERO, AREA, AURA, CADE, CARD, CARE, CART, CAST, CATE, CATS, CERO, CUED, CURE, CURT, DACE, DEAR, DOER, DORE, DRAT, DUCE, DUCT, DUET, DURA, DURE, ETAS, ODEA, RACE, RARE, RATE, READ, REAR, RECS, REDO, RETS, RODE, RUDE, RUED, RUER, SATE, SCAD, SCAR, SCAT, SCUD, STET, TACE, TACT, TARE, TARO, TART, TATE, TEAR, TEAT, TETS, TRET, TROD, TRUE, UREA
3-letter words (44)
AAS, ACE, ACT, ARE, ART, ATE, ATT, CAD, CAR, CAT, CUD, CUE, CUR, DOE, DOR, DUE, EAR, EAT, EAU, ECU, ERA, ETA, ODE, ORA, ORE, ORT, RAT, REC, RED, RET, ROD, ROE, RUE, SAC, SAT, SAU, TAE, TAR, TAS, TAT, TAU, TEA, TED, TET
5x5 grid (98 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| I | A | H | A | Y |
| Y | U | C | L | N |
| H | C | O | I | Y |
| T | N | O | E | Y |
| A | D | H | T | A |
All 98 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
OCTANOL
6-letter words (8)
ALNICO, CONCHY, COOLIE, DHOOLY, DOOLIE, HOOLIE, LOCHAN, OILCAN
5-letter words (34)
ALIYA, ALOIN, ANION, CLOOT, COLIC, COLIN, CONCH, CONDO, COOCH, COOEY, COOLY, COUCH, DOETH, DOILY, DOOLY, HONDA, HOOCH, HOOEY, HOOLY, INLAY, LINAC, LOOEY, LOOIE, NATCH, NICOL, NOILY, NYLON, OCTAD, OCTAN, THEIN, THUYA, UHLAN, YUCCA, YUCCH
4-letter words (55)
AEON, ALOE, ANIL, AYIN, CALO, CHAY, CION, CLAN, CLAY, CLON, COCA, COCO, CODA, COIL, COIN, COLA, COLY, COOL, COON, COOT, COTE, DONA, DOTE, DOTH, DOTY, EATH, HALO, HEAT, HEIL, ICON, INLY, IOTA, LICH, LINY, LION, LOCA, LOCH, LOCI, LOCO, LOIN, LOON, LOOT, NOIL, NOTA, NOTE, OILY, OLIO, OUCH, THEY, TOEA, TOIL, TOOL, TOON, YUCA, YUCH
6x6 grid (158 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| T | L | Y | E | N | E |
| O | G | I | E | T | A |
| N | E | A | U | U | E |
| S | R | O | I | M | E |
| I | T | H | T | O | B |
| T | T | S | F | A | T |
All 158 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
MOTORISTS
8-letter words (6)
EARNESTS, ESTRAGON, MOTORISE, MOTORIST, OUTEARNS, STORAGES
7-letter words (14)
AORISTS, EARNEST, HOAGIES, HOARSEN, LOGIEST, LONGERS, LONGEST, LONGIES, NEAREST, OUTEARN, STORAGE, STOUTEN, STRAITS, TONGERS
6-letter words (38)
AGONES, ANEARS, AORIST, ARISEN, ARISTO, ARSENO, BEMEAN, EAGERS, EARTHS, EMEUTE, GARTHS, GONERS, HOAGIE, HOARSE, HORSTS, LIGERS, LOGIER, LONERS, LONGER, LONGES, MOTORS, NESTOR, REGILT, REIGNS, SERAIL, SHOERS, SHORES, SHORTS, STORES, STRAIT, THORNS, THROES, TITRES, TONERS, TONGER, TRAITS, TROTHS, YEARNS
5-letter words (99)
AEONS, AGERS, AGONE, AGONS, ANEAR, ARISE, BATHS, BOATS, EAGER, EARNS, EARTH, EATEN, EMITS, ENATE, GAILY, GAITS, GARTH, GEARS, GENRO, GESTS, GOERS, GONER, HOAGY, HOARS, HOERS, HORNS, HORSE, HORST, LIARS, LIENS, LIERS, LIGER, LOGES, LOGIA, LONER, LONGE, MEANT, MIAOU, MOATS, MOTHS, MOTOR, NEARS, NERTS, NESTS, NEUME, OATHS, OMITS, RAGES, REIGN, RESTS, RISEN, ROTIS, ROUEN, ROUTE, SEGNO, SENGI, SERAI, SHOER, SHOES, SHORE, SHORN, SHORT, SHOTS, SHOTT, SHOUT, SHRIS, SIREN, STIME, STIRS, STOAE, STOAI, STOAT, STORE, STOUT, TEARS, THORN, THROE, TIRES, TITRE, TOFTS, TOGAE, TOITS, TONER, TONES, TONGA, TORES, TORSE, TORSI, TORTS, TRAGI, TRAIL, TRAIT, TROTH, TROTS, TROUT, YEARN, YEARS, YENTA, YENTE