Daily challenge: Thursday, September 3, 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 (88 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	N	H	P
U	O	Y	N
Y	O	D	E
I	L	E	Qu

All 88 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

SNOOLED

6-letter words (6)

DOOLEE, HOYDEN, IODOUS, NODOUS, NOODLE, UNHOOD

5-letter words (19)

DOILY, DOOLY, DOYEN, HOODY, HOOLY, HOYLE, LODEN, LOONS, LOONY, NEEDY, OILED, OLDEN, PHONS, PHONY, QUEEN, SNOOD, SNOOL, YODEL, YODLE

4-letter words (20)

DELI, DENY, DOLE, DONS, DYNE, EELY, HONS, HOOD, LODE, LOON, LOOS, NEED, NODE, NOUS, OILY, OLDY, ONUS, PHON, QUEY, SNYE

3-letter words (42)

DEE, DEL, DEN, DEY, DOE, DOL, DON, DOS, DYE, EEL, ELD, END, HOD, HON, HOY, HYP, LED, LEE, LOO, NEE, NOD, NOH, NOO, NOS, NUS, ODE, OIL, OLD, OLE, ONS, OOH, PYE, SOD, SON, SOU, SOY, SUN, UNS, YEN, YOD, YON, YOU

5x5 grid (43 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	T	S	O	H
R	O	E	I	O
H	H	H	O	E
E	E	N	Y	E
H	E	E	U	I

All 43 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

HORSTES

6-letter words (5)

HEISTS, HOISTS, HORSTE, HORSTS, ROSETS

5-letter words (14)

HEIST, HESTS, HISTS, HOISE, HOIST, HONEY, HOOEY, HORST, HOSTS, NOISE, ROSET, ROTES, SOOEY, SORTS

4-letter words (23)

EYEN, EYNE, HEST, HETS, HIES, HIST, HOES, HONE, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, NOES, ORTS, RHOS, ROES, ROSE, ROTE, ROTS, SETS, SORT, SOTS, TOES, TORS

6x6 grid (104 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	R	L	C	E	U
R	A	Qu	L	E	K
T	E	H	N	E	S
P	Y	E	B	X	T
O	I	E	G	E	O
W	D	E	T	I	T

All 104 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

CELLARER, CELLARET, DIOPTRAL, DIPTERAL, STELLATE

7-letter words (12)

CELESTE, CLAQUER, DIOPTER, DIOPTRE, DIPTERA, EXEGETE, KEENEST, PEEBEEN, PEYTRAL, STELENE, STELLAR, TALLEST

6-letter words (26)

ALLEES, BEGETS, CELLAE, CELLAR, CESTOI, CLAQUE, CLARET, CLEEKS, DIENES, EKUELE, GENETS, HEARER, HEARTY, HEREAT, HYETAL, LATEEN, PEAHEN, QUAERE, QUARTE, QUATRE, SEXTET, STELLA, TEARER, TERRAE, TOITED, TREPID

5-letter words (61)

ALLEE, BEGET, BEIGE, BENES, BETEL, CELEB, CELLA, CLEEK, DIENE, DOPER, DOPEY, DOWIE, DOYEN, EATER, ECLAT, EPODE, EQUAL, GENES, GENET, HATER, HEART, HEBES, HYOID, HYPER, KEETS, LAREE, LATER, LEBEN, LEEKS, LEETS, LENES, NEUKS, OPERA, PEARL, PEART, PEATY, PEREA, PETAL, PYOID, QUARE, QUART, QUATE, QUEEN, RATER, SEXTO, SKEEN, SKEET, SKENE, STEEK, STEEL, STELE, TARRE, TELES, TEPID, TEPOY, TERRA, TEXTS, TOTES, TREEN, WIPER, YOWIE