Daily challenge: Friday, September 4, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| G | W | L | A |
| S | O | S | H |
| A | E | F | H |
| N | S | A | B |
All 98 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
SEAFOWLS
7-letter words (1)
SEAFOWL
6-letter words (2)
FAENAS, HALOES
5-letter words (19)
ALOES, ANSAE, BASES, FAENA, FOWLS, HALOS, LASES, LOANS, LOSES, LOWSE, OASES, OWSEN, SAFES, SANES, SENSA, SLOES, SLOGS, SLOWS, SOFAS
4-letter words (41)
ALOE, ALOW, ALSO, ANES, ANSA, ASEA, BASE, FENS, FOES, FOGS, FOWL, GOAS, GOES, GOSH, HAEN, HAES, HALO, HASH, LASE, LASH, LOAN, LOGS, LOSE, LOWS, NAOS, OSES, OWLS, OWSE, SAFE, SANE, SANS, SEAS, SLOE, SLOG, SLOW, SOFA, SOLA, SOLS, SOWS, WOES, WOGS
3-letter words (34)
ALS, ANE, ASH, BAH, BAS, EFS, ENS, FAS, FEN, FOE, FOG, GOA, HAE, HAS, LAS, LOG, LOW, NAE, OES, OSE, OWL, SAB, SAE, SAL, SEA, SEN, SHA, SHH, SOL, SOS, SOW, WOE, WOG, WOS
5x5 grid (202 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| O | Qu | W | W | A |
| A | T | M | A | S |
| S | F | H | E | R |
| S | E | H | O | T |
| O | W | L | E | T |
All 202 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
HAWSEHOLES
9-letter words (1)
HAWSEHOLE
8-letter words (1)
WHETTERS
7-letter words (8)
AREOLES, ASTHMAS, ESTHETE, FATHERS, LETTERS, METEORS, TOELESS, WHETTER
6-letter words (25)
AHORSE, AREOLE, ASTHMA, FATHER, FATWAS, HAWSER, HETERO, HOTTER, LETTER, LOTTES, MAHOES, METEOR, OTHERS, OTTERS, QUOTAS, QUOTHA, ROTTES, TASSEL, TETRAS, THOLES, TORTES, TOTERS, WARSAW, WHOLES, WHORES
5-letter words (66)
ARETE, ARTEL, ATMAS, AWARE, FATWA, HAMES, HAREM, HARES, HAWSE, HEARS, HEART, HEFTS, HELOT, HOERS, HOLES, HORAH, HORAS, HORSE, HOTEL, LEFTS, LORES, LOTTE, MAHOE, MARES, MARSE, MASER, METRO, OASES, OLEOS, OTHER, OTTER, OWLET, QUASS, QUOTA, QUOTH, RAMET, RESAW, ROLES, ROTES, ROTTE, SAFES, SWARE, SWART, TASSE, TEARS, TELES, TETRA, THAWS, THEWS, THOLE, TOLES, TORAH, TORAS, TORES, TORSE, TORTE, TOTEM, TOTER, TOTES, TWAES, WAMES, WARES, WEFTS, WHOLE, WHORE, WHORT
4-letter words (100)
AERO, AHEM, ARES, ARSE, ASEA, ATMA, EARS, EFTS, EMFS, ERAS, FAST, FATS, FESS, HAEM, HAES, HAET, HAME, HARE, HART, HAWS, HEAR, HEFT, HELO, HERO, HERS, HEST, HEWS, HOER, HOES, HOLE, HORA, LEFT, LESS, LEST, LORE, MAES, MARE, MARS, MART, MAWS, MESA, METE, OAFS, OAST, OATH, OATS, OLEO, OLES, ORES, OSES, OSSA, OWES, OWSE, RASE, RAWS, REAM, RETE, ROES, ROLE, ROTE, SAFE, SAME, SEAM, SEAR, SERA, SETT, SEWS, STOA, SWAM, TASS, TEAM, TEAR, TEAS, TELE, THAE, THAW, THEM, THEW, TOEA, TOES, TOLE, TORA, TORE, TORS, TORT, TOTE, TRAM, TROT, TWAE, TWAS, WAES, WAME, WARE, WARS, WART, WAWS, WEFT, WEST, WHET, WOES
6x6 grid (139 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| A | I | D | F | A | A |
| G | D | E | H | S | E |
| H | U | O | U | S | L |
| N | S | C | H | U | E |
| L | L | D | I | L | O |
| A | R | R | E | N | Qu |
All 139 words in this grid
8-letter words (6)
CHINLESS, DELOUSES, HIDELESS, HOUSELED, REINLESS, SLUSHIER
7-letter words (17)
CHOUGHS, CHOUSES, CUSHIER, DELOUSE, HOCUSES, HOUSELS, HUELESS, ILEUSES, IRELESS, LARDIER, LEASHED, SCOUSES, SELENIC, SHEUCHS, SHEUGHS, SHUSHED, SLUSHED
6-letter words (42)
ADIEUS, ALCIDS, ALDRIN, CHIDER, CHILES, CHINED, CHOUGH, CHOUSE, CHOUSH, CODEIA, COUGHS, CUDDIE, DOCILE, DOUGHS, DOUSES, DREICH, EDILES, ENOLIC, FASHED, HASSEL, HASSLE, HEUCHS, HEUGHS, HOUSEL, HOUSES, HUSHED, LARDER, LEAFED, LOUSES, LUSHED, NOUSES, OSCINE, OUSELS, RELICS, SCHULN, SCHUSS, SCOUSE, SHEUCH, SHEUGH, SHINED, SHINER, SOUSES
5-letter words (74)
AAHED, ADIEU, AIDED, ALCID, ALDER, ASHED, CHIDE, CHIEL, CHILE, CHINE, CHINO, CHIRR, CIDER, CODED, COUDE, COUGH, DELES, DIDOS, DINER, DIRLS, DOUGH, DOUSE, EDILE, EIDOS, ELIDE, GADDI, GADID, HEIGH, HEUCH, HEUGH, HIDER, HILUS, HIRED, HOCUS, HOUSE, ILEUS, LARDS, LEAFS, LEASH, LEONE, LINED, LINER, LOESS, LONER, LOUIE, LOUSE, LUSUS, NERDS, NOELS, NUDIE, OLEIC, OLEIN, OUSEL, RELIC, RILED, RILES, SCHUL, SCUDI, SCUDO, SHIED, SHIEL, SHIER, SHINE, SHIRE, SHIRR, SHOED, SHULN, SHULS, SHUSH, SLUES, SLUSH, SOUGH, SOUSE, SUSHI