ZigWord Daily Challenge — May 23, 2026

  • 6 words
  • 37 tiles
  • Puzzle #143

Answers for the ZigWord Daily Challenge on May 23, 2026. The hidden words complete a quote by Muhammad Ali.

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain.”

— Muhammad Ali

All answers

  • FRIENDSHIP10 letters
  • THE3 letters
  • HARDEST7 letters
  • THING5 letters
  • WORLD5 letters
  • EXPLAIN7 letters

Solved board

GEXPINNILAHTHEDRAWSTTORLHRFDSHEIENDIP

Lines trace each word from its dot.

Hints

The hidden words come from the quote, in order. Open one hint at a time.

Word 1: 10 letters

Starts with F and ends with P: F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Show the word

FRIENDSHIP

Word 2: 3 letters

Starts with T and ends with E: T _ _

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THE

Word 3: 7 letters

Starts with H and ends with T: H _ _ _ _ _ _

Show the word

HARDEST

Word 4: 5 letters

Starts with T and ends with G: T _ _ _ _

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THING

Word 5: 5 letters

Starts with W and ends with D: W _ _ _ _

Show the word

WORLD

Word 6: 7 letters

Starts with E and ends with N: E _ _ _ _ _ _

Show the word

EXPLAIN

Dates follow the Daily Challenge schedule bundled with ZigWord 1.5.0: the puzzle number is the day of the year. New players see welcome puzzles on their first days, and a game update can change the schedule. All 2026 daily answers.