Daily challenge: Wednesday, September 2, 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 (137 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| T | H | S | I |
| E | O | E | I |
| O | N | S | H |
| O | L | S | E |
All 137 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
ENOSISES, NOESISES
7-letter words (2)
ETHOSES, LOOSENS
6-letter words (16)
ENOSIS, LOOSEN, LOOSES, NOESIS, NOOSES, NOSHES, SEISES, SENSES, SHEOLS, SHOOLS, SNOOLS, SONSIE, TENSES, THESES, THESIS, TOSHES
5-letter words (31)
ENOLS, ESSES, ETHOS, HONES, HOSEN, HOSES, LOONS, LOOSE, NOOSE, NOSES, SEISE, SENSE, SHEOL, SHIES, SHOES, SHONE, SHOOL, SHOON, SHOTE, SISES, SNOOL, SNOOT, SONES, SOTHS, TENSE, THENS, THESE, THOSE, TONES, TOOLS, TOONS
4-letter words (47)
ENOL, EONS, ESES, ETHS, HEHS, HENS, HIES, HISN, HISS, HOES, HONE, HONS, HOSE, LONE, LOON, LOOS, LOOT, NESS, NOES, NOLO, NOSE, NOSH, NOTE, ONES, OOHS, OSES, SEIS, SENE, SHES, SHOE, SHOO, SHOT, SLOE, SNOT, SONE, SONS, SOON, SOTH, TENS, THEN, TOES, TONE, TONS, TOOL, TOON, TOSH, TOSS
3-letter words (39)
ENS, EON, ESS, ETH, HEH, HEN, HES, HET, HIE, HIS, HOE, HON, HOT, LOO, NET, NOH, NOO, NOS, NOT, OES, OHS, ONE, ONS, OOH, OOT, OSE, SEI, SEN, SHE, SIS, SON, SOS, SOT, TEN, THE, THO, TOE, TON, TOO
5x5 grid (190 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | H | T | A | E |
| T | F | S | T | M |
| W | O | A | Y | T |
| X | T | S | G | A |
| R | E | T | H | N |
All 190 words in this grid
7-letter words (6)
ATAGHAN, METATES, RESTATE, RETASTE, TESTATE, TOASTER
6-letter words (27)
AFTOSA, AGATES, ESTATE, FASTER, FATSOS, FATTER, FOSTER, GASTER, GNATTY, METATE, MYSOST, RESAYS, RETAGS, SASHAY, SATAYS, SEXTOS, SOFTAS, STATER, STATES, STEAMY, STOATS, SYSTEM, TASTER, TATTER, TOASTY, TOTTER, YATTER
5-letter words (62)
AGATE, ANGAS, ANGST, ASTER, ATMAS, AYAHS, ETYMA, FATES, FATSO, FATTY, FOXES, GATES, HANGS, MATHS, MATTE, MATTS, MEATS, MEATY, NATTY, OATER, OFAYS, OTTER, OXTER, RESAY, RESOW, RETAG, SATAY, SATEM, SATES, SAYST, SEXTO, SHAYS, SOFAS, SOFTA, SOFTS, SOTHS, STAGS, STAGY, STASH, STATE, STATS, STAYS, STEAM, STOAS, STOAT, TANGS, TANGY, TASTE, TASTY, TATER, TATES, TATTY, TEATS, TESTA, TETHS, TEXTS, TOAST, TOFTS, TOTER, TOTES, TRETS, YANGS
4-letter words (95)
AGAS, AGHA, ANGA, ATES, ATMA, AYAH, EAST, EASY, EATH, EATS, ETAS, ETHS, FAGS, FASH, FAST, FATE, FATS, FAYS, GASH, GAST, GATE, GATS, GAYS, GHAT, GNAT, HAGS, HANG, HAYS, MASH, MAST, MATE, MATH, MATS, MATT, MEAT, META, NAGS, NAYS, OAFS, OAST, OATS, OFAY, OXES, RESH, REST, RETS, SAGA, SAGS, SAGY, SAME, SASH, SATE, SAYS, SETA, SETT, SEXT, SHAG, SHAT, SHAY, SOFA, SOFT, SOTH, SOTS, STAG, STAT, STAY, STEM, STET, STOA, STOW, TAGS, TAME, TANG, TAOS, TATE, TATS, TEAM, TEAS, TEAT, TEST, TETH, TETS, TEXT, THAN, THAT, TOFT, TOSH, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TRET, TWOS, WOST, WOTS, YANG
6x6 grid (135 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| O | C | C | T | M | O |
| S | H | N | H | E | M |
| L | I | V | U | T | A |
| E | E | M | I | A | O |
| B | I | L | A | S | T |
| J | U | S | K | K | H |
All 135 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
HUMILIATE
8-letter words (2)
BULIMIAS, MINUTIAL
7-letter words (16)
BULIMIA, CHIMLAS, CHUTIST, INUTILE, JUBILEE, KALMIAS, MINUTIA, MISKALS, MISLIVE, SAMIELS, SINUATE, STAITHE, STATIVE, STAUNCH, TEATIME, UNVEILS
6-letter words (34)
ALEVIN, BELIVE, BEMIST, CHIELS, CHIMLA, CHINCH, ELEMIS, HIEMAL, HUMVEE, INHUME, INVITE, JUBILE, KALIUM, KALMIA, LAMIAS, LIBELS, MINUET, MINUTE, MISATE, MISKAL, MISLIT, SAIMIN, SAITHE, SALMIS, SAMIEL, SAMITE, SHIELS, SIMILE, STATUE, THETAS, TILAKS, ULEMAS, UMIAKS, UNVEIL
5-letter words (82)
ALIAS, ALIST, ALIVE, AMIAS, AUTOS, BELIE, BEMAS, BILKS, BIMAS, BISKS, BULKS, BUSKS, CHEAT, CHEMO, CHIEL, CHILE, CHIME, CHIVE, CHUTE, COSIE, ELEMI, ELINT, ELITE, ETUIS, EVILS, EVITE, HUNCH, ILIUM, KAILS, LAITH, LAKHS, LAMIA, LEVIN, LIBEL, LIMAS, LIMIT, LINUM, LITAS, LITHE, MAILE, MAILS, MAIST, MASKS, METIS, MILIA, MILKS, MUNCH, MUNIS, OATHS, SAILS, SAITH, SALMI, SATEM, SAUTE, SHIEL, SHIVE, SIALS, SILKS, SIMAS, SLASH, SLIME, STATE, STOAE, STOAI, STOAT, SULKS, TAILS, TASKS, TAUNT, THETA, TILAK, TOAST, TOTEM, ULEMA, UMIAK, UNCOS, UTILE, VEILS, VIALS, VISAS, VISTA, VITAE