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)

AODN
IEAC
YHRO
HLCA

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)

EDIOS
UECER
OMSRM
EAREE
YOOEP

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)

CNAOHE
IMOETO
SSNRER
TIFECH
IOEARI
NLNTEI

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