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)

TTRO
RAED
EUCT
DAAS

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)

IAHAY
YUCLN
HCOIY
TNOEY
ADHTA

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)

TLYENE
OGIETA
NEAUUE
SROIME
ITHTOB
TTSFAT

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