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)
| E | S | L | N |
| E | H | E | P |
| N | D | T | E |
| H | V | T | O |
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)
| O | E | I | N | A |
| S | E | D | E | R |
| E | H | F | E | A |
| E | G | A | O | T |
| C | I | P | O | S |
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)
| O | N | G | R | Qu | O |
| A | P | I | R | H | D |
| C | E | P | C | I | D |
| N | I | S | R | E | G |
| L | A | G | E | R | Y |
| L | T | L | I | H | R |
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