Daily challenge: Tuesday, September 8, 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)

E	D	S	O
H	D	R	N
E	P	I	H
Y	T	T	Y

All 123 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

EPHEDRINS

8-letter words (1)

EPHEDRIN

6-letter words (8)

NORITE, ORPINS, PEDROS, PITTED, PRIDED, RHINOS, SNIPED, THIRDS

5-letter words (27)

DEPTH, DITTY, DRIPT, HIDED, IRONS, NIDED, NITTY, ORPIN, PEDRO, PETIT, PETTI, PETTY, PIRNS, PITHY, PRIDE, RHINO, RIPED, SNIDE, SNIPE, TEPID, THINS, THIRD, THRIP, TIDED, TIROS, TYPED, YIRDS

4-letter words (42)

DINS, DIPT, DITE, DRIP, EDIT, HIDE, HINS, INRO, IRON, NIDE, NITE, NORI, PEDS, PINS, PIRN, PITH, PITY, PROS, RIDE, RIDS, RINS, RIPE, RITE, SNIP, SNIT, SORD, SORI, SORN, TEDS, THIN, THIR, THRO, TIDE, TINS, TIRO, TYPE, YETI, YETT, YIDS, YINS, YIPE, YIRD

3-letter words (44)

DEY, DIN, DIP, DIT, EDH, HEP, HET, HEY, HID, HIN, HIP, HIT, IDS, INS, NIP, NIT, NOR, NOS, ONS, ORS, PED, PEH, PET, PIN, PIT, PRO, PYE, RID, RIN, RIP, SON, SRI, TED, THY, TIN, TIP, TIT, TYE, YEH, YEP, YET, YID, YIN, YIP

5x5 grid (74 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	E	L	W	E
H	H	H	E	W
L	R	O	U	R
W	W	O	I	S
L	H	E	N	P

All 74 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

HEINOUS

6-letter words (8)

ENSURE, HOURIS, INSURE, ROWENS, RUSINE, SPINOR, URSINE, WOOERS

5-letter words (23)

EERIE, ENSUE, EWERS, HEIRS, HOERS, HOURI, HOURS, LWEIS, NOIRS, OURIE, PIONS, PIOUS, ROWEN, RUINS, SINEW, SIREE, SPINE, SPIRE, URINE, WEIRS, WHENS, WHORL, WOOER

4-letter words (42)

ENOW, EONS, EWER, HEIR, HENS, HERS, HOER, HONE, HONS, HOUR, HOWE, HOWL, IONS, LEHR, LWEI, NIPS, NOIR, NOUS, OURS, PINE, PINS, PION, RHUS, RINS, RIPS, ROUE, RUIN, SINE, SIRE, SNIP, SNOW, SPIN, SUER, SURE, WEEL, WEER, WEIR, WENS, WHEE, WHEN, WHEW, WONS

6x6 grid (231 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	I	E	O	R	U
D	E	R	A	N	E
O	M	D	O	N	S
M	H	R	C	U	T
A	A	N	I	T	A
D	R	N	F	I	M

All 231 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

OUTSNORED

8-letter words (8)

ENSNARED, ENSNARER, HARDCORE, INCONNUS, OUTSNORE, RANCORED, READOUTS, SENORITA

7-letter words (33)

AMANITA, ANCONES, ARENOUS, AROUSER, ATTUNES, CONSENT, CONTUSE, CORONAE, CORONER, CRAMMED, CRAMMER, DANSEUR, DRAMMED, EARNEST, ENCODED, ENCODER, ENCORED, ENSNARE, INARMED, INCONNU, MANITUS, NEURONS, NONSUIT, NONUSER, READORN, READOUT, REDOUTS, REEARNS, RUNOUTS, STUNNER, UNARMED, UNCODED, URANOUS

6-letter words (77)

ADORED, ADORER, ADRIFT, AERIED, AERIER, ANCONE, ANENST, ARIDER, AROUSE, ATTUNE, CONNER, CORDED, CORDER, CORONA, COUNTS, CRONES, CROUSE, CUNNER, DAMMED, DAMMER, DEDANS, DHARNA, DONUTS, DORMER, DOUSER, DRONER, DRONES, ENCINA, ENCODE, ENCORE, ERODED, FIRMED, FIRMER, HAMMED, HAMMER, HARDER, HARMED, HARMER, ICONES, INCUSE, INROAD, IRONER, IRONES, MANITU, MATTIN, NEURON, NONUSE, NORMED, OREIDE, RADONS, RAMMED, RAMMER, RANCOR, RAREST, READER, REDANS, REDONE, REDONS, REDOUT, REEARN, REREAD, RICTUS, ROADEO, ROARED, ROARER, ROUSER, RUNOUT, SENORA, SNARED, SNARER, SNORED, SNORER, STATIC, TAUNTS, UNRENT, UNREST, UNSENT

5-letter words (112)

ADORE, ADORN, AEONS, AERIE, ANCON, ANENT, ANODE, ARCUS, ARDOR, ARMED, ARMER, ATTIC, AUNTS, CODED, CODER, CONES, CONNS, CONUS, CORED, CORER, COUNT, CRONE, CRORE, CUNTS, CUTIN, DAMAN, DAMAR, DARED, DARER, DARES, DARIC, DARNS, DIRER, DOMED, DONNA, DONNE, DONOR, DONUT, DOUSE, DRAMA, DREAR, DREED, DRIED, DRIER, DRIFT, DRONE, EARED, EARNS, EIDER, ENNUI, ENORM, ERODE, FIATS, FICUS, HOMED, HOMER, ICONS, ICTUS, INARM, INCUS, IRADE, IRONE, IRONS, MAHOE, MANIC, MATIN, MATTS, MAUTS, MITTS, MODEM, NARCO, NARES, NARIC, NONES, NOUNS, OARED, ORCIN, ORDER, OREAD, ORMER, RADAR, RADON, RANTS, RARED, RARER, RARES, REDAN, REDON, RENTS, RERAN, RIDER, ROANS, RODEO, ROUSE, ROUST, ROUTS, RUNES, SENNA, SENOR, SNARE, SNORE, SNOUT, SUNNA, SUTTA, TAUNT, TAUTS, TUNER, TUNES, UNARM, URAEI, URARE, URARI