Daily challenge: Saturday, September 5, 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 (123 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| A | O | D | N |
| I | E | A | C |
| Y | H | R | O |
| H | L | C | A |
All 123 words in this grid
7-letter words (6)
CAROACH, CAROCHE, CHANCRE, COACHED, COACHER, ROACHED
6-letter words (13)
ACHIER, ARCADE, ARCHED, ARCHLY, CAHIER, CAROCH, CHARED, DEARLY, NACRED, OCHREA, OCHRED, ORACHE, ROADEO
5-letter words (20)
ACHED, ACRED, CARED, CHARE, CHIAO, COACH, CORED, CREDO, EARLY, HARED, NACRE, NARCO, OARED, OCHER, OCHRE, OCREA, ORACH, OREAD, REDAN, ROACH
4-letter words (47)
ACHE, ACHY, ACRE, AERO, ARCH, ARCO, AREA, CADE, CARE, CARL, CHAD, CHAO, CHAR, CHIA, COCA, CORE, CROC, DAHL, DARE, DEAN, DEAR, DOER, EARL, HADE, HAED, HAND, HARE, HARL, HEAD, HEAR, HERL, HERO, HIED, NAOI, NARC, ODEA, ORAD, ORCA, RAND, READ, REDO, RHEA, ROAD, ROAN, YEAH, YEAN, YEAR
3-letter words (37)
ADO, AND, ARC, ARE, CAD, CAN, CAR, CHI, COR, DAH, DEY, DOE, EAR, ERA, HAD, HAE, HAO, HER, HEY, HIE, LYE, NAE, NAH, OAR, OCA, ODE, ORA, ORC, ORE, RAD, RAH, RAN, RED, REI, ROC, YEA, YEH
5x5 grid (200 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| E | D | I | O | S |
| U | E | C | E | R |
| O | M | S | R | M |
| E | A | R | E | E |
| Y | O | O | E | P |
All 200 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
PERMEASES
8-letter words (6)
CREEPERS, DECREERS, DIOCESES, MEDIOCRE, PERMEASE, RESCORES
7-letter words (20)
CREEPER, CREESES, DECREER, DECREES, DEICERS, DIOCESE, EMEROID, EMERSED, ERASERS, MARRERS, MEDICOS, MEIOSES, MERCERS, MERCIES, OREIDES, PERCOID, RESCORE, SEEDIER, SEEMERS, SMEARER
6-letter words (40)
CORERS, CORSES, CREESE, CREMES, CREPES, DECORS, DECREE, DEICER, DEICES, DICERS, DIESES, EDEMAS, EMCEED, EMEERS, EMESES, ERASED, ERASER, ERASES, EYASES, MARRER, MARSES, MASERS, MAYORS, MEDICO, MEDICS, MEOUED, MERCER, OREIDE, ORMERS, PERMED, PERSES, RASERS, RECEDE, RESEED, ROAMED, SCORER, SCORES, SECEDE, SEEMER, SESAME
5-letter words (60)
ARMED, ARSES, CERES, CEROS, CORER, CORES, CORSE, COSES, CREEP, CREME, CREPE, DECOR, DECOS, DEEMS, DEICE, DICER, DICES, DUMAS, EASED, EASES, EDEMA, EMCEE, EMEER, EPEES, ERASE, ERSES, MARES, MARSE, MASER, MAYOR, MEDIC, MERER, MERES, MOUES, OASES, ORMER, PEERS, PERMS, PERSE, RAMEE, RASED, RASER, RASES, RESAY, RESEE, ROAMS, ROSES, SAREE, SCORE, SCREE, SEDUM, SEMES, SERER, SERES, SMEAR, SORER, SORES, YARER, YEARS, YORES
4-letter words (73)
ARES, ARMS, ARSE, ASCI, CEDE, CEDI, CERE, CERO, CORE, CORM, DECO, DEEM, DEES, DEME, DEMO, DICE, DIES, DUES, DUMA, EARS, EASE, EIDE, EMES, EMEU, EPEE, ERAS, EROS, ERRS, ESES, EYAS, ICED, ICES, IDEM, IDES, MARE, MARS, MAYO, MEED, MEOU, MERE, MESA, MOAS, MOUE, OARS, ORES, OSES, PEER, PEES, PERM, RAMS, RASE, RECS, REES, ROAM, ROCS, ROES, ROSE, SAME, SECS, SEED, SEEM, SEEP, SEER, SEME, SERA, SERE, SERS, SORE, YAMS, YARE, YEAR, YEAS, YORE
6x6 grid (309 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| C | N | A | O | H | E |
| I | M | O | E | T | O |
| S | S | N | R | E | R |
| T | I | F | E | C | H |
| I | O | E | A | R | I |
| N | L | N | T | E | I |
All 309 words in this grid
9-letter words (7)
CANOEISTS, HETEROSIS, ITINERANT, ITINERATE, RECENSION, RETREATER, SMOOTHENS
8-letter words (20)
CANOEIST, CANTEENS, CAREFREE, CROSSTIE, ELITISMS, INOSITOL, LEACHIER, MISINFER, MONITION, NECROSIS, OMISSION, RECANTER, RECREANT, RECREATE, REECHIER, SIMONIST, SMOOTHEN, SMOOTHER, TORCHERE, TORCHIER
7-letter words (47)
ACRONIC, ANOSMIC, CANTEEN, CATERER, CHEERER, CHEEROS, CHEROOT, ELITISM, ELOINER, ENTERER, ENTERIC, EONISMS, EROSION, HETEROS, INFANTE, LEACHER, MINORCA, MISFITS, MISSION, MISSORT, MONERAN, MONISTS, MOREENS, NITINOL, OLEFINE, OLEFINS, OSTIOLE, REACHER, RECRATE, RECROSS, REENTER, REFINER, RETEACH, RETEAMS, RETREAT, SNEERER, SNORTER, SOOTHER, TEACHER, TECHIER, TENSION, TERNION, THEREAT, TINFOIL, TOREROS, TREATER, TREFOIL
6-letter words (96)
ACHIER, ACROSS, AEONIC, AFREET, AMNION, ANOMIC, ARCHER, CANTER, CAREEN, CAREER, CARTEL, CENSOR, CERATE, CHEERO, CREAMS, CREATE, ECARTE, ELOINS, ENFACE, ENOSIS, ENROOT, ENTERA, ENTREE, EONISM, EOSINE, ETERNE, ETHENE, FACETE, FAERIE, FARCER, FARCIE, FEARER, FEATER, FEISTS, FOISON, FOISTS, FROSTS, HEREAT, HEREON, HERETO, HERONS, HETERO, INFANT, INFARE, INMOST, INSIST, INSTIL, MISFIT, MONIST, MOOTER, MOREEN, NEARER, NEATEN, NEATER, NOMINA, NONART, NONFAN, NONFAT, OLEATE, OLEFIN, OLEINE, OLEINS, RACHET, RECANE, RECANT, REFACE, REFINE, REFITS, REHIRE, RETEAM, RETENE, RETORE, RETROS, RHETOR, RICHER, RONION, ROOTER, SMOOTH, SNORER, SOOTHE, SORNER, SORTER, STOLEN, TEARER, TECHIE, TEENER, TENACE, TENREC, TENSOR, TERCET, TINMAN, TOILET, TONLET, TORERO, TRACER, TREENS
5-letter words (139)
AEONS, AERIE, AMINO, AMISS, AMNIC, AMORT, ANOLE, ANTRE, AREIC, ARETE, ARTEL, CANOE, CANON, CARER, CARET, CARTE, CATER, CEROS, CHEER, CHERT, CHETH, CISTS, CRANE, CRATE, CREAM, CREEL, CRONE, CROSS, EATEN, EATER, EERIE, ELOIN, ENATE, ENTER, EOSIN, ERICA, ETHER, FACER, FACET, FANON, FARCE, FARCI, FARER, FEIST, FELON, FERNS, FINER, FINOS, FISTS, FOINS, FOIST, FREER, FRERE, FRONS, FROST, HERNS, HERON, HEROS, HIRER, ILEAC, INERT, INFER, INLET, IRATE, LEACH, LEAFS, LEANT, LEECH, LOINS, MANIC, MANOR, MANOS, MINAE, MINOR, MISTS, MONIE, MORNS, MOSTS, NACRE, NARIC, NEIFS, NEIST, NITON, NONET, NORTH, OLEIN, ONION, ORNIS, ORTHO, OSMIC, OTHER, RACER, RANEE, RATEL, REACH, REAMS, REEFS, REFEL, REFIT, RERAN, RETRO, RICER, ROAMS, ROMAN, ROSIN, SNEER, SNITS, SNOOT, SNORE, SNORT, SONIC, SOOTH, SORER, STILE, STOLE, STONE, TACET, TACHE, TEACH, TEAMS, TEENS, TELOI, TENON, TENOR, TERCE, TERNE, TERNS, THENS, THERE, TINEA, TOILE, TOONS, TORCH, TRACE, TREAT, TREEN, TRICE, TRONA, TRONE