Daily challenge: Friday, September 11, 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 (178 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IHGW
OYAL
WBSE
EISD

All 178 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

GLASSED, GLASSIE

6-letter words (8)

AWLESS, BAWLED, DELAYS, GASSED, HASSEL, LASSIE, WISSED, YAWLED

5-letter words (37)

ABYSS, BALED, BALES, BASED, BASES, BASIS, BASSI, BAWLS, BISES, BYSSI, DEALS, DELAY, ESSAY, GALES, GASES, GLASS, GLEDS, HALED, HALES, HOYAS, ISBAS, ISLED, ISLES, LASED, LASES, SALES, SEALS, SELAH, SISAL, SLABS, SLEDS, WALED, WALES, WISED, WISES, YAWLS, YOWIE

4-letter words (66)

ABYS, AHOY, ALES, AWLS, BALE, BALS, BASE, BASS, BAWL, BAYS, BISE, BOYS, DEAL, DELS, EASY, GABS, GABY, GAED, GAES, GALE, GALS, GAYS, GLED, GYBE, HAED, HAES, HALE, HAYS, HOBS, HOWE, HOYA, HOYS, ISBA, ISLE, LABS, LASE, LASS, LAYS, LEAS, LESS, OBIS, SABE, SABS, SAGY, SALE, SEAL, SEAS, SELS, SIBS, SLAB, SLAG, SLAW, SLAY, SLED, SYBO, WABS, WAES, WALE, WAYS, WEBS, WISE, WISS, YAWL, YOBS, YOWE, YWIS

3-letter words (65)

ABO, ABS, ABY, ALE, ALS, ASS, AWL, AYS, BAG, BAH, BAL, BAS, BAY, BIS, BOW, BOY, BYS, DEL, ELS, ESS, GAB, GAE, GAL, GAS, GAY, GHI, HAE, HAG, HAS, HAW, HAY, HOB, HOW, HOY, LAB, LAG, LAS, LAW, LAY, LEA, LED, OBE, OBI, OWE, SAB, SAE, SAG, SAL, SAW, SAY, SEA, SEL, SIB, SIS, WAB, WAE, WAG, WAS, WAY, WEB, WIS, YAH, YAW, YOB, YOW

5x5 grid (259 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

MPOEL
DAEDL
IDTEA
ITURF
SRHET

All 259 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

DITHERED, HERALDED, REFELLED, THRALLED, THREADED

7-letter words (13)

ALERTED, DELETED, DETRUDE, DUELLED, FEUDIST, IDEATED, MATURED, PETRALE, REEDITS, RETAPED, TREADED, TREADLE, TUTELAR

6-letter words (49)

AFREET, APODAL, DAEDAL, DAFTER, DAMPED, DARTED, DATURA, DEAFER, DEFTER, DELETE, DEODAR, DITHER, DOATED, DUELED, FARTED, FELLED, FEUDED, HERALD, HUTTED, IDEATE, LEADED, LEFTER, MADDED, MATURE, PADDED, PEDATE, PEDLAR, PEDLER, PEELED, PEELER, PETREL, REEDIT, REFALL, REFEED, REFELL, RETAPE, RETEAM, RITTER, RUTTED, SITTER, STRIDE, TAMPED, TEREDO, TERETE, THRALL, THREAD, THREEP, TRADED, TURFED

5-letter words (71)

ADDED, ADITS, AFTER, AIDED, ALDER, ALERT, ALLEE, ARETE, ARTEL, DATED, DATER, DEDAL, DEFER, DETER, DIRTS, DOPED, DURAL, DURED, DURST, EATER, EDITS, ELDER, EPODE, ETAPE, ETUDE, FADED, FADER, FARED, FERAL, FETED, FEUED, FREED, HURST, HURTS, ITHER, LADED, LADER, LADLE, LAREE, MATED, MATER, MATTS, OATER, PADIS, PATED, PATER, PEDAL, PETER, PETTI, REDED, REFED, REFEL, RURAL, SIDED, STRUT, STURT, TAPED, THEFT, THERE, THREE, TIDED, TRADE, TREAD, TREED, TRUED, TRUER, TRUTH, TUTEE, UREAL, UREDO, UTTER

4-letter words (121)

ADIT, AIDE, AITS, ALEE, ALEF, APED, APOD, DAFT, DALE, DAMP, DARE, DART, DATE, DEAD, DEAF, DEAL, DEAR, DEED, DEEP, DEER, DEET, DEFT, DELE, DELL, DERE, DIRT, DITS, DOAT, DOPA, DOPE, DUEL, DUET, DURA, DURE, EDIT, FADE, FADO, FALL, FARE, FART, FEAL, FEAR, FEED, FEET, FELL, FERE, FETA, FETE, FEUD, FRAE, FREE, FRET, HEFT, HERE, HUED, HURT, HUTS, IDEA, LADE, LEAD, LEAF, LEAR, LEET, LEFT, LEUD, MADE, MAID, MATE, MATT, ODEA, OPED, PADI, PAID, PATE, PEAT, PEED, PEEL, PEER, POET, RAFT, RALE, READ, REAL, REDE, REDO, REED, REFT, RETE, RIDE, RUDD, RUDE, RUED, RUER, RUTH, RUTS, SIDE, SITH, STIR, STUD, TAMP, TAPE, TEAL, TEAM, TEAR, TEED, TEEL, TELA, TELE, TELL, TEPA, THRU, THUD, TIDE, TRAD, TREE, TREF, TRET, TRUE, TURF, TUTS, UREA

6x6 grid (64 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OYGNSH
YBGXNT
AEEDEI
HWOITE
UNOTOT
CNEIQO

All 64 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DENTITION

8-letter words (1)

OBEDIENT

7-letter words (3)

EDITION, TIDEWAY, UNWOOED

6-letter words (19)

ENDITE, INDITE, IONONE, NETTED, NOODGE, NOTION, TENDON, TENTHS, TENTIE, TINEID, TINTED, TITTIE, TOITED, TOOTED, TOTTED, TOWHEE, WOODEN, WOODIE, WOTTED

5-letter words (40)

DEBYE, DENTS, DIETS, DITTO, DONNE, ENDOW, GEODE, GEOID, GYBED, HAWED, HEWED, INDEX, INDIE, INDOW, NITID, NONET, NOWAY, OBEAH, OOTID, STEIN, STIED, TEENS, TEETH, TEIND, TENON, TENTH, TENTS, TETHS, TINED, TINTS, TONNE, TOTED, TOWED, UNWED, UNWON, WEDGE, WEDGY, WODGE, WOOED, YAWED