Daily challenge: Thursday, September 10, 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 (76 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	E	W	F
K	A	I	D
D	W	R	S
D	V	M	R

All 76 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

WEIRDS

5-letter words (11)

DRAKE, FIARS, FIRMS, KEIRS, RAIDS, WAIRS, WARDS, WARMS, WEARS, WEIRD, WEIRS

4-letter words (28)

AIDS, AIRS, ARID, ARMS, DAIS, DAWK, DRAW, EARS, FIAR, FIDS, FIRM, FIRS, KAIF, KEIR, OARS, RAID, RAKE, RIDS, WAIF, WAIR, WAKE, WARD, WARM, WARS, WEAK, WEAR, WEIR, WEKA

3-letter words (36)

ADD, AID, AIR, AIS, ARM, ARS, AWE, DAK, DAW, DIE, DIS, EAR, FID, FIE, FIR, IDS, ISM, KAE, KEA, KOA, OAK, OAR, OKA, OKE, RAD, RAW, RIA, RID, RIF, SIR, SRI, WAD, WAE, WAR, WAW, WIS

5x5 grid (135 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	I	G	R	E
H	M	A	D	R
A	I	C	A	E
G	G	O	E	E
O	E	B	R	A

All 135 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

REDAMAGE

7-letter words (6)

BOARDER, BREEDER, BROADER, BROCADE, HEMAGOG, REBOARD

6-letter words (23)

AEROBE, AGORAE, BEARER, BECAME, CARDER, CAREER, DAIMIO, DAMAGE, DEARER, EMCEED, EMIGRE, GARRED, GRADER, HAMADA, MAIGRE, MARRED, READER, REARED, REARER, REDEAR, REREAD, ROARED, ROARER

5-letter words (37)

ACERB, AECIA, AGORA, AMICE, AMIGA, AMIGO, AREAE, ARECA, BEARD, BOARD, BREAD, BREED, BROAD, CADRE, CARED, CARER, COBRA, DARER, DRAMA, EARED, EMCEE, ERRED, GAMIC, GRACE, GRADE, GRAMA, HEMIC, IMAGE, IMAGO, MACER, MADRE, MAGIC, OARED, OREAD, RACER, RADAR, RAMIE

4-letter words (68)

ACME, AERO, AGIO, AGMA, AGOG, AHEM, AMAH, AMIA, AMIE, AREA, BEAD, BEAR, BEER, BOAR, BORA, BORE, BRAE, BREE, CADE, CAME, CARD, CARE, CARR, CERE, CERO, CORE, DACE, DAME, DARE, DEAR, DEER, DERE, DRAG, DRAM, DREE, EMIC, GAGE, GAMA, GAME, GIGA, GOAD, GOER, GOGO, GORE, GRAD, GRAM, HAME, MAAR, MACE, MADE, MAGE, MAGI, MARE, MICA, MICE, MIGG, OGAM, RACE, RAGI, RAIA, RAMI, READ, REAR, REDE, REED, ROAD, ROAR, ROBE

6x6 grid (183 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	L	E	R	D	N
P	H	R	T	E	D
C	R	Y	H	R	S
I	C	V	F	O	I
N	T	N	I	N	A
A	N	E	P	S	A

All 183 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

ERYTHROSINS

10-letter words (1)

ERYTHROSIN

9-letter words (1)

ERYTHRONS

8-letter words (7)

DENDRONS, ERYTHRON, ETESIANS, RESINIFY, RESORTER, SAINFOIN, SINFONIA

7-letter words (23)

AIRTHED, DENDRON, ENDRINS, EPINAOI, EPINAOS, ETESIAN, HERDERS, HEROINE, HEROINS, HETEROS, IONISED, NORTHER, ORDERER, PENNANT, PINNATE, SNORTED, SNORTER, SPINORS, SPINOSE, TANNINS, TENANCY, TENPINS, THORIAS

6-letter words (55)

AIRTED, ANOINT, CHERRY, CHERTY, CHOLER, DEHORT, ENATIC, ENCINA, ENDRIN, ETHERS, FIORDS, FORDED, FORTES, HERDED, HERDER, HEROIN, HERONS, HETERO, HOISED, HORDED, HORDES, HORSED, INCITE, INNATE, IONISE, LETHES, NANNIE, NOISED, NORIAS, PENNIS, PINETA, RESINS, RESORT, RETROS, RICHER, ROSINS, SERINS, SIENNA, SNORED, SNORER, SNORES, SONSIE, SORTED, SORTER, SPINET, SPINOR, TANNIC, TANNIN, TENNIS, TENPIN, TERRIT, THORIA, TRENDS, TRIOSE, TRONAS

5-letter words (95)

AIRED, AIRER, AIRTH, ANENT, ANISE, ANOAS, ANTIC, ASPEN, CHERT, CHETH, DERRY, DETER, ERRED, ETHER, ETHOS, FINIS, FINOS, FIORD, FOINS, FORDS, FORES, FORTE, FORTH, FORTY, FRERE, FRISE, FRONS, HERDS, HERES, HERON, HEROS, HERRY, HOISE, HORDE, HORSE, HOSED, HOSEN, INANE, INFOS, IRONS, LETHE, NANCY, NERDS, NICHE, NOIRS, NOISE, NORIA, NORIS, NORTH, NOSED, ORDER, PEINS, PENIS, PENNA, PENNI, PIETA, PINAS, PINNA, PINTA, PIONS, POLER, PRICY, PRINT, REDDS, RENDS, RESIN, RETRO, RETRY, RISEN, RISER, ROANS, ROSED, ROSET, ROSIN, SERER, SERIN, SERRY, SIRED, SIREN, SNIPE, SNORE, SNORT, SORER, SPENT, SPINE, TENDS, TERRY, THERE, THOSE, TREND, TRIOS, TROIS, TRONA, VINAS, VINOS