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)
| I | H | G | W |
| O | Y | A | L |
| W | B | S | E |
| E | I | S | D |
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)
| M | P | O | E | L |
| D | A | E | D | L |
| I | D | T | E | A |
| I | T | U | R | F |
| S | R | H | E | T |
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)
| O | Y | G | N | S | H |
| Y | B | G | X | N | T |
| A | E | E | D | E | I |
| H | W | O | I | T | E |
| U | N | O | T | O | T |
| C | N | E | I | Q | O |
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