Daily challenge: Monday, September 7, 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 (141 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

KRMW
EECR
SLNO
EUEF

All 141 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ENFORCER, ENFORCES

7-letter words (5)

CORMELS, CORNELS, CRENELS, ENFORCE, RECLUSE

6-letter words (19)

CORMEL, CORNEL, CORNER, CORNUS, CREELS, CREESE, CRENEL, CRONES, FENCER, FENCES, FORCER, FORCES, FORMEE, FORMER, FORMES, KERMES, LEONES, SERENE, UNCLES

5-letter words (28)

CERES, CLEEK, CLERK, CLUES, CONES, CONUS, CORNU, CREEK, CREEL, CRONE, ENORM, FENCE, FORCE, FORME, KEELS, LENES, LEONE, LUNES, MENUS, MERES, NOELS, ORMER, RECON, REELS, SENOR, SLEEK, ULCER, UNCLE

4-letter words (47)

CEES, CELS, CERE, CLEF, CLUE, CONE, CORM, CORN, EELS, EKES, ELSE, FEUS, FORM, KEEL, KEEN, KENO, LEEK, LEER, LEES, LEKE, LENO, LUES, LUNE, MEEK, MELS, MENO, MENU, MERE, MERK, NOEL, NORM, ONCE, ONES, ONUS, REEK, REEL, REES, SEEK, SEEL, SEEM, SEEN, SEER, SENE, SERE, SLUE, UNCO, USER

3-letter words (40)

CEE, CEL, CON, COR, CWM, EEL, EKE, ELS, EON, ERE, FEN, FEU, FOE, FON, FOR, KEN, LEE, LEK, LEU, MEL, MEN, NEE, NOR, NUS, ONE, ORC, REC, REE, REM, RES, ROC, ROE, SEC, SEE, SEL, SEN, SER, SUE, SUN, USE

5x5 grid (85 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TOITE
RWNME
UDTNT
HDUWO
BADSS

All 85 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

OINTMENT

7-letter words (4)

DUNNITE, MINNOWS, ONETIME, WINNOWS

6-letter words (8)

EMETIN, INTENT, MINNOW, TINMEN, TONEME, TOWNEE, UNMEET, WINNOW

5-letter words (13)

BAUDS, DAUNT, DROIT, DROWN, DUADS, ENOWS, HAUNT, MENUS, MINOR, RUDDS, TONNE, TONUS, UNMET

4-letter words (59)

ADDS, AUNT, BADS, BAUD, DADS, DAUT, DUAD, DUDS, DUNE, DUNT, DURO, EMIT, ENOW, HAUT, HURT, ITEM, MEET, MENO, MENU, METE, MIND, MINT, MITE, NEEM, NITE, NOTE, NOWS, NOWT, ONUS, RUDD, SONE, SOWN, SOWS, SUDD, SUNN, SWOT, TEEM, TEEN, TENT, TIME, TINT, TOIT, TONE, TOSS, TOWN, TOWS, TROW, TUNE, TWIN, TWIT, TWOS, UNTO, WIND, WINO, WITE, WONT, WORD, WORT, WUSS

6x6 grid (257 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OGTHSW
EOLMTE
POEAOR
EHNAES
SVOFET
UYPTIR

All 257 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

PHENOLATES

9-letter words (4)

EGLATERES, PHENOLATE, STANHOPES, TEAMSTERS

8-letter words (13)

EGLATERE, FOVEOLAE, GEOPHONE, LAMSTERS, LEAFIEST, PHENATES, PHONATES, SEAMSTER, STANHOPE, STEALTHS, TEAMSTER, TIRESOME, WESTMOST

7-letter words (32)

ELATERS, EMOTERS, ENAMORS, FOVEOLA, FOVEOLE, GLAMORS, HEALTHS, HEATERS, LAMSTER, LEAFIER, MAESTRI, MANHOLE, OLEATES, PHENATE, PHONATE, REFIRES, RESEATS, RESMELT, RESORTS, RETEAMS, RETIRES, RETRIES, ROSEATE, SHEATHS, STEALTH, STEREOS, STREETS, STROMAL, TITFERS, TOYSHOP, TREETOP, TRITONE

6-letter words (78)

ALMEHS, ALMOST, ANALOG, AORTAE, AORTAL, EATERS, ELATER, ELATES, ELOPES, EMOTER, EMOTES, ENAMOR, ENATES, ENVOYS, ETALON, FEATER, FESTER, GLAMOR, GLEAMS, GOLEMS, HEALTH, HEATER, HEATHS, MATERS, MATRES, MORTAL, NEATER, OATERS, OFTEST, OLEATE, OSTEAL, PHENOL, PHONAL, POTMAN, POTMEN, REALMS, REFERS, REFIRE, REFITS, RESEAL, RESEAT, RESORT, RESTER, RETEAM, RETIES, RETIRE, RIFEST, ROMANO, ROSTER, SEAMEN, SEATER, SEREST, SETOSE, SHEATH, SHMOES, SHOTES, SMALTO, SOREST, STAMEN, STEAMS, STEREO, STERES, STOMAL, STORES, STREAM, STREET, STRIFE, STROMA, TERETE, TERSER, TESTER, TITERS, TITFER, TITRES, TOLANE, TOPHES, TRITON, TSORES

5-letter words (129)

AFIRE, AFTER, ALMEH, ALOES, ALONE, AMORT, ANOLE, AORTA, ATOMS, EATER, ELATE, ELOPE, EMOTE, ENATE, ENVOY, EROSE, ESTER, FAENA, FEATS, FERES, FETES, FIRES, GLEAM, GLEAN, GOLEM, HEATH, HEATS, HELMS, HELOT, HEMAL, HOLMS, HOPES, LATER, LATHS, LEMAN, LOPES, MATER, MATES, MATHS, MEATS, MELON, MOATS, MORES, MORSE, MORTS, MOSTE, MOTES, MOTHS, NATES, NEATH, NEATS, NOTER, NOTES, OATER, OATHS, OFTER, PHONE, PHONO, POEMS, POESY, POOHS, REALM, REAMS, REEST, REFER, REFIT, RESET, RETIE, RIFER, RITES, ROAMS, ROMAN, ROMEO, ROSET, ROTES, SEAMS, SEATS, SERES, SERIF, SETAE, SETAL, SETON, SHEAF, SHEAL, SHEOL, SHONE, SHOOL, SHOOT, SHOTE, SHOVE, SHOYU, SMALT, SMELT, SMOTE, SORES, SORTS, SOTHS, STALE, STANE, STEAL, STEAM, STEER, STERE, STOAE, STOMA, STORE, STREW, TALON, TEAMS, TEATS, TERSE, TIRES, TITER, TITRE, TOLAN, TOMAN, TONAL, TOPES, TOPHE, TOPHS, TORES, TORSE, TREES, TRETS, TREWS, TRIES, TRITE, VOTER, VOTES