Daily challenge: Saturday, September 12, 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 (58 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

W	A	O	O
E	E	E	D
P	P	T	I
H	P	U	Qu

All 58 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

PEPTIDE

6-letter words (6)

DEPUTE, PEEPED, PEPTID, PUPPET, TUPPED, WEETED

5-letter words (5)

PEWEE, QUIET, QUITE, TEPEE, UPPED

4-letter words (21)

AWEE, DEEP, DEET, DIET, DITE, EDIT, EPEE, ETUI, IDEA, ODEA, PEED, PEEP, QUID, QUIT, TEED, TIDE, TIED, WEED, WEEP, WEET, WEPT

3-letter words (25)

AWE, DEE, DIE, DIT, DOE, EWE, ODE, PEA, PED, PEE, PEP, PET, PEW, PUP, PUT, TEA, TED, TEE, TEW, TIE, TUI, TUP, WAE, WEE, WET

5x5 grid (197 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

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

All 197 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

AIRBUSES, BITUMENS, TRIBUNES

7-letter words (13)

BESMUTS, BITUMEN, BUSBIES, BUSTICS, BUTANES, MUTASES, NUMBEST, NUTRIAS, SEMISES, SENARII, SUBDEBS, TRIBUNE, UNCASES

6-letter words (35)

AIRBUS, ANTICS, ANUSES, BESMUT, BESTIR, BIASES, BUSMEN, BUSTIC, BUTANE, CANTUS, CAUSED, CAUSES, CRANES, CRASES, DEBUTS, EMBEDS, ENATIC, IMBEDS, IMBUES, MENTUM, MUTASE, NUBIAS, NUMBED, NUTRIA, SANTIR, SCANTS, SEBUMS, SEISED, SEISES, SEISMS, STANES, STASES, SUBDEB, TRIACS, UNCASE

5-letter words (60)

ACNES, AIRTS, ANTIC, AUNTS, BISES, BRIAR, BRITS, BUNTS, BUSED, BUSES, CANES, CANTS, CASES, CAUSE, CRANE, DEBUT, EMBED, ENTIA, ESCAR, IMBED, IMBUE, MENSA, MENTA, MENUS, MIENS, MISES, MUSED, MUSES, NARCS, NARIC, NEUMS, NUBIA, NUMBS, RANTS, RASES, RIANT, SANES, SCANT, SCATS, SEBUM, SEISE, SEISM, SEMIS, SENSA, SENTI, SISES, SMUTS, SNUBS, STAIR, STANE, STRIA, STUBS, STUMS, STUNS, TRIAC, TUBED, TUBES, TUNAS, TUNES, UNCIA

4-letter words (86)

ACNE, AIRT, AITS, ANES, ANTI, ANTS, ANUS, ARCS, ASCI, AUNT, BEDS, BEST, BIAS, BISE, BITS, BRIT, BUBS, BUMS, BUNS, BUNT, BUST, BUTS, CANE, CANS, CANT, CASE, CATS, DEBS, EMUS, FEDS, ISMS, MEMS, MENU, MESA, MIBS, MIEN, MISE, MUNS, MUSE, MUST, MUTS, NARC, NEUM, NUBS, NUMB, NUTS, RANT, RASE, RATS, RIAS, RIBS, SANE, SARI, SATI, SCAN, SCAR, SCAT, SEIS, SEMI, SENT, SIBS, SIMS, SMUT, SNUB, STAR, STIR, STUB, STUM, STUN, SUBS, SUES, SUMS, SUNS, TANS, TAUS, TICS, TUBE, TUBS, TUNA, TUNE, TUNS, UNAI, UNCI, USED, USES, UTAS

6x6 grid (108 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

L	Qu	T	Y	R	S
U	O	T	O	U	N
E	T	B	O	O	M
S	R	N	T	T	P
T	L	T	B	E	F
Y	E	R	T	H	N

All 108 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

MOONLETS

7-letter words (18)

BOTTLER, MOONLET, MOTTLER, NETTLER, OUTSERT, PETRELS, QUOTERS, RESTYLE, ROTTERS, STERLET, STERNLY, STRETTO, SUNROOM, TONLETS, TOTTERS, TOUTERS, TRESTLE, UNMOORS

6-letter words (40)

BETONS, BETTER, BOTTLE, BOTTOM, BOURNS, FETTER, FETTLE, LOTTES, MOTTLE, MOURNS, NETTER, NETTLE, NETTLY, OBTEST, OTTERS, OUTERS, PETREL, PETTER, PETTLE, POTBOY, POTTER, POTTLE, QUOTER, QUOTES, RESTER, ROBOTS, ROTTER, ROTTES, SNOOTY, STYLER, STYLET, TESTER, TETTER, TONLET, TOTERS, TOTTER, TOUTER, UNMOOR, UNOPEN, UNROOT

5-letter words (49)

BETON, BOONS, BOORS, BOOTY, BOTTS, BOURN, BOUTS, ESTER, LOTTE, LOTTO, LOUTS, LUTES, MOORS, MOORY, MOTET, MOTTE, MOTTO, MOURN, MUONS, NETOP, NOONS, NOUNS, OBOES, OTTER, OUTER, OUTRE, PETTO, POTTO, POURS, QUOTE, ROBOT, ROOTY, ROTTE, SLYER, SNOOT, STERN, STYLE, TESTY, THEFT, TONUS, TOONS, TORUS, TOTER, TOTES, TOURS, TOUTS, TRETS, YOURN, YOURS