Daily challenge: Wednesday, September 16, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	M	A	U
B	C	O	E
O	A	W	E
O	T	N	L

All 98 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

ATWEEN, CAEOMA, COMBAT, ENWOMB, WOMBAT

5-letter words (9)

ABACA, CANTO, COMAE, COMBO, COTAN, LENTO, MACAW, TABOO, TWEEN

4-letter words (29)

AMBO, ANEW, AWEE, BANE, BAWL, BOAT, BOOT, BOTA, CANE, CANT, COAT, COMA, COMB, COOT, COWL, LENT, MOAN, MOAT, MOUE, MOWN, NEWT, TACO, TWEE, WANE, WANT, WEEL, WEEN, WENT, WOMB

3-letter words (55)

ABA, ABO, AMA, ANE, ANT, AWE, AWL, AWN, BAM, BAN, BAT, BOA, BOO, BOT, CAB, CAM, CAN, CAT, CAW, COB, COO, COT, COW, EAU, EEL, EWE, LEE, MAC, MAE, MOA, MOC, MOW, NAB, NAW, NEE, NEW, OAT, OCA, OOT, OWE, OWL, OWN, TAB, TAN, TAO, TAW, TOO, TWA, TWO, WAB, WAN, WAT, WEE, WEN, WOE

5x5 grid (59 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

T	N	M	A	A
D	T	R	G	I
D	N	B	R	C
B	G	N	I	R
T	M	A	M	I

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

MAGICIAN

7-letter words (3)

GARBING, GARRING, MARRING

6-letter words (5)

AIRING, MIRING, RICING, RIMING, TRAGIC

5-letter words (16)

AGRIA, AMICI, AMNIC, ANIMI, BRIAR, BRING, CIGAR, CIRRI, GAMIC, GAMIN, ICING, IRING, MAGIC, MANIC, RICIN, TRAGI

4-letter words (34)

AGAR, AGMA, AIRN, AMIN, AMIR, BIMA, BIRR, BRAG, BRIG, BRIM, BRIN, BRRR, CRIB, GAIN, GAMB, GARB, GIRN, GRAM, GRIM, GRIN, IAMB, IMAM, MAGI, MAIM, MAIN, MAIR, MART, MINA, MIRI, RAGA, RAGI, RAIA, RING, TRAM

6x6 grid (289 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	T	H	E	D	S
V	L	A	R	T	T
B	E	L	N	Z	V
I	L	E	O	E	E
T	A	I	S	N	A
A	T	R	T	N	M

All 289 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

LIBELLANTS, RATIONALES

9-letter words (6)

ANTISOLAR, LIBELANTS, LIBELLANT, RATIONALE, SENTIENTS, TREHALOSE

8-letter words (12)

BITTIEST, ELATIONS, LEATHERN, LIBELANT, MANTILLA, RATIONAL, RATTIEST, SENTIENT, SILENTER, STERNEST, TALENTED, VENENOSE

7-letter words (46)

ALIENEE, ALLELES, AMNESIA, ANESTRI, ANTIARS, ARSENAL, ARTIEST, BELLIES, BILLONS, BLATHER, BLEARED, EARNEST, ELATION, ENTERAL, ENTREAT, ENTRIES, ESTRIOL, EVENEST, EVZONES, HALLOES, HERTZES, LEANEST, LEATHER, LIAISON, LISENTE, MAESTRI, MANNOSE, MANSION, NONARTS, NOSTRIL, RALLIES, RATIONS, RATTLES, REALEST, SILENTS, STEALTH, STERNAL, TAILLES, TALENTS, TALIONS, TALLEST, TALLIES, TITTLES, TRIENES, VENTRAL, VESTRAL

6-letter words (85)

ALBEIT, ALIBLE, ALLEES, ALLELE, ALLIES, ANEARS, ANENST, ANOLES, ANTIAR, ANTRAL, ARIOSE, ARISEN, ARSENO, ARTIST, ATRIAL, ATTARS, BEANOS, BEARDS, BELIES, BELLES, BIALIS, BILLON, BLARED, BLEARS, ENSILE, ENTERA, ESTRAL, EVENTS, EVZONE, HALEST, HALLEL, HALLOS, HALOES, HANTED, HEARTS, ILLEST, LANOSE, LATHED, LATHER, LEARNT, LEONES, LESION, LIAISE, LIENAL, LLANOS, MANTIS, MANTRA, NELLIE, NONART, NONMAN, RANTED, RATION, RATIOS, RATTLE, REALES, RILLES, SILENT, SONANT, STERNA, STRAIT, STRATA, STRATH, STRATI, STRIAE, TAILLE, TALENT, TALION, TALLIS, TALLIT, TALONS, TARTED, TATARS, TERNES, THALLI, THANES, THRALL, TITTIE, TITTLE, TRAITS, TRIENE, TRIOSE, VELARS, VENOSE, VENTED, VENTER

5-letter words (138)

AEONS, AIRTS, ALIEN, ALIST, ALLEE, ALOES, ALONE, ANEAR, ANELE, ANENT, ANOLE, ANTED, ANTIS, ANTRA, ANTRE, ARIEL, ARISE, ARLES, ARSON, ATILT, ATRIA, ATTAR, BEANO, BEARD, BELIE, BELLE, BIALI, BILES, BLARE, BLEAR, BLEAT, BLENT, BLEST, DEALT, DEATH, DERAT, EARED, ENTER, ENTIA, ERNES, EVENS, EVENT, HAETS, HALES, HALLO, HALOS, HALVE, HANTS, HARDS, HARED, HARTS, HEARD, HEART, HERDS, HERTZ, ILEAL, LAIRS, LANES, LARDS, LARIS, LATHE, LEANT, LEARN, LEARS, LENES, LENOS, LEONE, LIARS, LIBEL, LIONS, LITAI, LLANO, LOSEL, MANES, MANOS, MANSE, NARDS, NEARS, NEIST, NEONS, NEVES, NOIRS, NOISE, NONES, OSTIA, RAISE, RALES, RANEE, RANTS, RATHE, RATIO, RIATA, RILES, RILLE, RISEN, SELAH, SELLE, SENNA, SENTE, SENTI, SEVEN, SITAR, SOLAN, SOLAR, SOLEI, SONAR, STEAL, STERN, STILE, STILL, STILT, STRIA, TALES, TALON, TARED, TARSI, TARTS, TATAR, TERNE, THANE, TILES, TRAIL, TRAIT, TREAT, TRIAL, TRIES, TRILL, TRIOL, TRIOS, VEENA, VELAR, VENAE, VENAL, VENTS, ZOEAE, ZOEAL, ZONAL, ZONES