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)

THSI
EOEI
ONSH
OLSE

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)

THTAE
TFSTM
WOAYT
XTSGA
RETHN

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)

OCCTMO
SHNHEM
LIVUTA
EEMIAO
BILAST
JUSKKH

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