Daily challenge: Tuesday, September 15, 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 (70 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	G	C	T
R	L	T	N
I	H	E	V
R	I	S	R

All 70 words in this grid

5-letter words (9)

RILES, RISEN, RISER, RISHI, SHENT, SHIEL, SHIER, THEIR, THIRL

4-letter words (32)

ELHI, ETHS, GILT, GIRL, GLEN, HEIR, HENT, HERS, HIES, HILI, HILT, IRIS, LEHR, LEIS, LENT, LIRI, NETT, REIS, RENT, RESH, REVS, RIEL, RILE, RISE, SENT, SETT, SHRI, TENT, THEN, THIR, THIS, VENT

3-letter words (29)

ERS, ETH, HEN, HER, HES, HET, HIE, HIS, LEI, LET, LEV, NET, NTH, REI, RES, RET, REV, RIG, SEI, SEL, SEN, SER, SET, SHE, SIR, TEL, TEN, THE, VET

5x5 grid (159 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

Y	U	T	T	I
S	T	T	P	C
E	S	N	E	S
D	S	F	T	A
F	I	E	E	E

All 159 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SIDESTEPS

8-letter words (2)

CENTESES, SIDESTEP

7-letter words (10)

ASCENTS, ASEPTIC, FETUSES, SCENTED, SESTETS, SPENSES, STETTED, TENSEST, TESTEES, TSETSES

6-letter words (27)

ASCENT, ASPECT, ASPENS, CENSED, CENSES, DIESES, DISSES, FESSED, FESSES, FETTED, NETTED, PENSEE, PETTED, SCENTS, SENSED, SENSES, SEPTIC, SESTET, SPENSE, TENSED, TENSES, TENTED, TESTAE, TESTEE, TESTES, TSETSE, TUTTED

5-letter words (48)

ASPEN, ASPIC, CENSE, CENTS, CESTA, CETES, DIETS, EATEN, EPICS, ESSES, FEASE, FEAST, FEATS, FESSE, FETAS, FETES, FETUS, FIEFS, FIFES, NEATS, NETTS, NETTY, PEATS, PETTI, PETTY, SATES, SCENT, SEIFS, SENSE, SENTE, SEPIC, SEPTS, SETAE, SETTS, SIDES, SIFTS, SPENT, SPICE, STEPS, STETS, TEASE, TEATS, TENSE, TENTS, TENTY, TESTA, TUTTI, TUTTY

4-letter words (71)

ASCI, ATES, CENT, CEPS, CETE, DIES, DIET, DISS, EASE, EAST, EATS, EFTS, EIDE, EPIC, ESES, ETAS, FEAT, FEES, FEET, FENS, FESS, FETA, FETE, FETS, FIDS, FIEF, FIFE, ICES, IDES, NEAT, NEST, NETS, NETT, PEAS, PEAT, PECS, PENS, PENT, PEST, PETS, PICE, PICS, SATE, SEAT, SECT, SEIF, SENT, SEPT, SETA, SETS, SETT, SIDE, SIFT, SPEC, SPIC, SPIT, STEP, STET, TEAS, TEAT, TEDS, TEES, TENS, TENT, TEST, TETS, TICS, TIPS, TUTS, USED, USES

6x6 grid (171 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

G	O	O	N	R	T
K	L	R	P	A	I
E	S	D	D	T	T
I	I	H	E	I	H
E	E	O	T	T	Qu
L	L	F	R	S	I

All 171 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

FORTIETHS

8-letter words (11)

DIHEDRON, FORTIETH, POOLSIDE, PRONATED, QUIETIST, QUITTORS, SHIELDED, STITHIES, TADPOLES, TITRATED, TRADITOR

7-letter words (22)

DEHORTS, DITHIOL, DITTOED, EDITORS, FROTHED, HEDDLES, HELLOED, PADDIES, PADDLES, PARTITE, PRONATE, QUITTED, QUITTOR, RADDLES, SHEITAN, SHORTED, SHORTIE, SHOTTED, TADPOLE, TEDDIES, TITRATE, TROTHED

6-letter words (49)

ADDLES, ANOLES, APOLOG, DEHORT, DISHED, DROOLS, EDDIES, EDITOR, FELLOE, FOETID, FORTIS, FROTHS, HEDDLE, HEFTED, HELOTS, HORSTE, HOTTED, LOFTED, LORDED, LOTTED, OLDIES, OLDISH, ORNATE, OTITIS, PADDLE, PATTED, PATTIE, POLEIS, PRATED, PROLES, PROLOG, QUIETS, RADDLE, RATITE, RATTED, ROTTED, SHIELD, SHORTS, SHOTTS, STROLL, TARPON, TATTED, TATTIE, TIRADE, TITHED, TITIAN, TITTIE, TRADED, TROTHS

5-letter words (88)

ADDLE, ADITS, ANOLE, APRON, DATED, DHOLE, DHOTI, DIETS, DITTO, DROOL, DROOP, DROPT, EDITS, FORTE, FORTH, FORTS, FROTH, GOLDS, GORSE, HEFTS, HELLO, HELOT, HIDED, HOISE, HORST, IDLES, IRADE, IRATE, LEFTS, LOFTS, LOOKS, LORDS, LOTTE, NOOKS, OGLES, OLDIE, OPTED, ORLES, ORLOP, PATED, POLES, POOLS, PRATE, PROLE, QUIET, QUITE, QUITS, RATED, ROLES, ROOKS, ROTTE, SHELF, SHELL, SHEOL, SHIEL, SHOED, SHORT, SHOTE, SHOTS, SHOTT, SIDED, SIDLE, SITED, SLOOP, SQUID, STIED, STOLE, TETHS, THETA, THIEF, THIOL, THOLE, TIDED, TITAN, TITHE, TITIS, TORSI, TORTE, TORTS, TRADE, TRAIT, TRAPT, TRIAD, TRITE, TROIS, TROLL, TROTH, TROTS