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)

GWLA
SOSH
AEFH
NSAB

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)

OQuWWA
ATMAS
SFHER
SEHOT
OWLET

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)

AIDFAA
GDEHSE
HUOUSL
NSCHUE
LLDILO
ARRENQu

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