Daily challenge: Tuesday, September 1, 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 (101 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ESLN
EHEP
NDTE
HVTO

All 101 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

SEETHED, TEETHED, TEETHES

6-letter words (6)

DEPTHS, LETHES, PETTED, SEETHE, SEPTET, TEETHE

5-letter words (19)

DEPTH, LETHE, PEDES, PEELS, PETTO, SHEEN, SHEEP, SHEET, SHEND, SHLEP, SLEEP, SLEET, SLEPT, TEELS, TEETH, TETHS, THESE, TOTED, TOTES

4-letter words (37)

DEEP, DEES, DEET, DELS, EDHS, EELS, ELSE, ETHS, HEED, HELP, LEET, LEPT, NEEP, NETT, PEED, PEEL, PEEN, PEES, PEHS, PLED, SEED, SEEN, SEEP, SEND, SEPT, SETT, SHED, SLED, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELS, TETH, THEE, THEN, TOTE

3-letter words (36)

DEE, DEL, DEN, EDH, EEL, ELS, END, ETH, HEN, HEP, HES, HET, LED, LEE, LET, NEE, NET, PED, PEE, PEH, PEN, PES, PET, SEE, SEL, SEN, SET, SHE, TED, TEE, TEL, TEN, TET, THE, TOE, TOT

5x5 grid (186 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OEINA
SEDER
EHFEA
EGAOT
CIPOS

All 186 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

REDEFEATS, SEEDEATER

8-letter words (6)

DEFEATER, FEDERATE, FOSTERED, HAEREDES, REDEFEAT, REDENIES

7-letter words (10)

AERATED, AFEARED, ANEARED, ARANEID, DEFEATS, POSTEEN, POSTERN, RANDIES, SEEDIER, TEREFAH

6-letter words (35)

AEDINE, AERATE, ATOPIC, DEAFEN, DEAFER, DEFEAT, DENIES, DERATE, DERATS, EARNED, ENDEAR, FEARED, FEATER, FEEDER, FENDER, FOOTED, FOOTER, FOSTER, HEEDER, IDEATE, NEARED, NEATER, POSTED, POSTER, POTEEN, REEFED, REFEED, SEEDER, SEINED, SEINER, SOARED, SOOTED, STARED, STERNA, TEARED

5-letter words (47)

AEDES, AFOOT, ANEAR, AREAE, ARENA, DEETS, DEFER, DERAT, DINAR, DINER, EARED, EATER, EIDER, ENDER, FEATS, FOOTS, GEESE, GHEES, HAETS, HEDER, NEATS, NIDES, OARED, OATER, OPAHS, PAGES, POETS, RANEE, RANID, RATED, RATOS, REDES, REFED, SEDER, SEINE, STARE, STEED, STEER, STERE, STERN, STOAE, STOAI, STOOP, TARED, TERNE, TOPIC, TOPOS

4-letter words (86)

AGEE, AGES, AREA, ATOP, CEES, CIAO, DEAF, DEAN, DEAR, DEER, DEES, DEET, DERE, DIES, DINE, EARN, EATS, EDHS, EIDE, ERNE, FEAR, FEAT, FEED, FEES, FEET, FEHS, FEND, FERE, FERN, FETA, FETS, FOOT, GAED, GEED, GEES, GHEE, HAED, HAET, HEED, IDEA, IDES, NEAR, NEAT, NEED, NIDE, OATS, OOTS, OPAH, PAGE, PICE, POET, POOF, POST, POTS, RAND, RANI, RATE, RATO, RATS, REAP, REDE, REED, REEF, REIN, REND, RETS, SEED, SHAG, SHED, SOAP, SOAR, SOFA, SOOT, STAR, STOA, STOP, TAOS, TARE, TARN, TEAR, TEED, TEEN, TERN, TOEA, TOED, TOPI

6x6 grid (279 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ONGRQuO
APIRHD
CEPCID
NISREG
LAGERY
LTLIHR

All 279 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

PILLAGERS, SPECIALER

8-letter words (14)

CANOPIES, CHIRPING, CHIRRING, ESPECIAL, GALLICAN, GRIDDERS, LEGALISE, PENALISE, PILLAGER, PILLAGES, PISCINAE, PRECIPES, RESPRING, SPILLAGE

7-letter words (45)

ANGRIER, ANISEED, CAPPING, CHIDERS, CHIRRED, CHIRRES, DECRIES, DEICING, DERRIES, GALLIES, GASPING, GIPPING, GLANCES, GRIDDER, GRIPPES, HERRIED, LAGERED, LINAGES, LIPPING, LISPING, NAPPIES, NIPPING, PAESANI, PILLAGE, PISCINA, PRECIPE, PRICERS, PRICIER, PRICING, RECIPES, REGINAL, REGINAS, REHIRED, RIDDERS, SCIRRHI, SERICIN, SERRIED, SIPPING, SPECIAL, SPICERY, SPICIER, SPINAGE, SPIRIER, TALIPES, TALLIES

6-letter words (81)

AECIAL, AGREED, AGREES, ALINES, ALLIES, CHIDER, CHIRPS, CHIRRE, CIDERS, CREESE, CRIERS, CRIPES, DICERS, DICING, DIRGES, ESPIAL, EYRIES, GALERE, GALLIC, GIEING, GLANCE, GRIGRI, GRIPES, GRIPPE, HEIRED, HERPES, HIDERS, HIRERS, HIRING, HIRSEL, LAGERS, LANCES, LIANES, LIENAL, LIGASE, LIGERS, LINAGE, LIPPEN, NAPPES, NAPPIE, PAESAN, PANICS, PENCIL, PENIAL, PEPSIN, PIEING, PIGPEN, PONIES, PRICED, PRICER, PRICEY, PRIERS, RECIPE, REECHO, REGAIN, REGILT, REGINA, REHIRE, RERIGS, RESAIL, RHODIC, RICERS, RICING, RIDDER, RIDERS, SAGIER, SALINE, SCREED, SCRIED, SILAGE, SILANE, SIPING, SPICAE, SPICED, SPICER, SPICEY, SPINAL, SPRIER, SPRING, TALERS, TALLIS

5-letter words (137)

ACNES, AECIA, AGERS, AGILE, AGLEE, AGREE, ALGIN, ALIEN, ALINE, ANISE, APING, ASPEN, ASPIC, CAPES, CAPON, CERES, CHIDE, CHIRP, CHIRR, CIDER, CINES, CIRES, CIRRI, CREED, CREEL, CRIED, CRIER, CRIES, CRIPE, DEERS, DERRY, DICED, DICER, DICEY, DIRER, DIRGE, ELAIN, EPICS, ERRED, EYRES, EYRIE, GALES, GEESE, GIPON, GLEED, GREED, GREES, GRIDE, GRIGS, GRIPE, GRIPS, GYRED, GYRES, HERRY, HIDER, HIRED, HIRER, HIRES, ICIER, ICING, IRING, LAGER, LANCE, LANES, LASER, LEECH, LEERS, LEERY, LEGAL, LIANE, LIERS, LIGAN, LIGER, LINES, LIPIN, NAPES, NAPPE, NICER, NISEI, ODDER, OPING, PACES, PANIC, PECAN, PEISE, PENAL, PENIS, PINAS, PINES, PIPES, PREED, PREES, PRESA, PRESE, PRICE, PRIDE, PRIED, PRIER, PRIES, REDID, REGAL, RERIG, RESIN, RICED, RICER, RICIN, RIDER, RIDGE, RIDGY, RILES, RIPEN, RIPES, SAGER, SAICE, SALIC, SCREE, SCRIP, SEPIA, SEPIC, SERED, SERER, SERGE, SERRY, SIGIL, SINCE, SPEAN, SPEIL, SPEIR, SPICA, SPICE, SPILL, SPILT, SPINE, SPREE, SPRIG, TALER, TALES