Daily challenge: Monday, June 29, 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 (134 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

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

All 134 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ANOLYTE, INERTIA

6-letter words (2)

AERILY, LOONEY

5-letter words (23)

AIOLI, ARENA, ATRIA, HATER, HONER, HONEY, HOOEY, HOOLY, INERT, LINER, LINEY, LONER, LOOEY, LOONY, LYART, NOILY, ONERY, RAYON, REOIL, RETIA, TERAI, TRAIL, TRIOL

4-letter words (49)

AEON, AERY, AIRT, AIRY, ANIL, AREA, ARIL, ARTY, ARYL, ENOL, EYRA, HAEN, HAET, HATE, HEAT, HOER, HOLY, HONE, HOYA, LIAR, LINE, LINO, LINY, LION, LIRA, LIRE, LONE, LOON, LYRE, NEAT, NOIL, NOIR, NOLO, OILY, OLIO, OYER, RAIL, TIER, TRAY, TREY, TRIO, TYER, TYNE, TYRE, YARE, YEAH, YEAN, YETI, YONI

3-letter words (58)

AIL, AIR, AIT, ANE, ANI, ANY, ARE, ART, ATE, AYE, EAT, EON, ERA, ETA, HAE, HAT, HEN, HER, HET, HEY, HIN, HOE, HON, HOY, ION, IRE, LIN, LOO, LYE, NAE, NAH, NET, NIL, NOH, NOO, OHO, OIL, ONE, OOH, RAY, REI, RET, RIA, RYA, RYE, TAE, TAN, TEA, TEN, TIE, TRY, TYE, YAR, YEA, YEH, YEN, YET, YON

5x5 grid (162 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

M	L	W	O	P
S	D	O	T	A
A	A	M	N	U
H	H	E	E	E
I	R	A	R	A

All 162 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HEREUNTO, NUTWOODS

7-letter words (8)

AUTOMEN, HEADMEN, LOMENTA, NUTWOOD, REMOLDS, UNMOLDS, WOODMEN, WOOMERA

6-letter words (18)

ATONER, DAEMON, DAMNER, ENEMAS, ERENOW, HAREEM, LOMENT, MEADOW, NEARER, NOMADS, OMENTA, POTMEN, REAMER, REMOLD, TONEME, UNMOLD, UNTOLD, WOMERA

5-letter words (46)

ADMEN, AHEAD, AMEER, AMENT, ANEAR, ANOAS, AREAE, AREAS, ARENA, ATMAS, ATONE, DONEE, DONUT, EMEER, ENEMA, ENOLS, HAHAS, HAREM, HEADS, HIRER, LOADS, LONER, MEADS, MENTA, MERER, MOLDS, NEMAS, NOMAD, NOMAS, OMASA, PANTO, POODS, POOLS, READS, RHEAS, SLOOP, TOADS, TONER, TOOLS, TUNER, UNAPT, WOADS, WOLDS, WOMEN, WOODS, WOOLS

4-letter words (88)

AHEM, AMEN, ANOA, AREA, ATMA, ATOM, ATOP, AUNT, AUTO, DAME, DAMN, DOLS, DOME, DONA, DONE, EMEU, ENOL, ENOW, HAEM, HAEN, HAHA, HAME, HARE, HEAD, HEAR, HEME, HENT, HERE, HIRE, LOAD, LOAM, LONE, LOOP, LOOT, LOTA, MADS, MEAD, MENO, MENU, MERE, MOAS, MODS, MOLD, MOLS, MOOT, NEAR, NEEM, NEMA, NODS, NOMA, NOME, NOTA, NOWT, OLDS, OMEN, OMER, ONTO, OWLS, PANE, PANT, POOD, POOL, POON, RARE, READ, REAM, REAR, RENT, RHEA, SAME, SLOT, SLOW, TOAD, TODS, TOLD, TOME, TONE, TOOL, TOOM, TOON, TUNA, TUNE, UNTO, WOAD, WOLD, WONT, WOOD, WOOL

6x6 grid (98 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	G	E	E	O	T
T	I	E	A	O	E
N	U	N	O	E	W
T	O	C	F	E	T
H	R	N	O	E	H
E	S	H	N	U	I

All 98 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

NONROUTINE

8-letter words (4)

CONTINUE, INTHRONE, NEUTRONS, UNTHRONE

7-letter words (14)

ANOTHER, CONTAIN, COUTHER, ENCORES, INCONNU, INTRONS, NEUTRON, ONSHORE, OUTGAIN, RESHONE, RONTGEN, ROUTINE, TONTINE, UNITAGE

6-letter words (24)

ANCONE, CONINE, COUTHS, ENCORE, HERONS, HONORS, INTONE, INTRON, NINONS, NINTHS, NORTHS, NOTHER, OTHERS, OUTAGE, RESHOE, RESHOT, ROUTHS, TEETHE, TENONS, THORNS, THRESH, THRONE, TUTORS, UNTORN

5-letter words (55)

ANCON, CONIN, CONNS, COOEE, CORES, CORNS, CORSE, COUNT, COUTH, CRONE, CUTIE, CUTIN, ETWEE, FOHNS, GENIE, GENOA, HERNS, HERON, HONOR, HORNS, HORSE, INTRO, NEONS, NINON, NINTH, NONET, NORTH, OTHER, OUTRE, ROUEN, ROUTH, SHONE, SHORE, SHORN, SHORT, SHOUT, SNORE, SNORT, SNOUT, TAINT, TEETH, TENON, THIEF, THORN, TINEA, TONNE, TORES, TORSE, TRONA, TRONE, TROUT, TUTOR, TWEEN, TWEET, UNTIE