Daily challenge: Thursday, September 17, 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 (61 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

D	H	C	E
T	G	S	A
E	B	H	N
E	Q	E	S

All 61 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

CASHES

5-letter words (10)

ASHEN, ASHES, BETHS, CANES, HANSE, SANES, SCANS, SENSA, SENSE, SNASH

4-letter words (22)

ACES, ANES, BEET, BEGS, BENS, BETH, CANE, CANS, CASE, CASH, EACH, ETHS, HAES, HASH, HEBE, HENS, NEBS, SANE, SANS, SCAN, SHES, TEGS

3-letter words (28)

ACE, ANE, ASH, BEE, BEG, BEN, BET, CAN, ENS, ETH, GEE, GET, HAE, HAS, HEN, HES, NAE, NAH, NEB, SAC, SAE, SEA, SEC, SEN, SHA, SHE, TEE, TEG

5x5 grid (24 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

Y	Y	A	O	C
H	R	R	I	P
H	D	D	I	H
W	T	C	N	H
P	L	I	R	M

All 24 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

INDICT

5-letter words (6)

AROID, CORIA, DIARY, INDRI, RICIN, YAIRD

4-letter words (17)

AIRY, ARID, CIAO, COIR, CORD, CORY, DRAY, DRIP, DROP, HIND, IRID, NIDI, ORRA, RAID, RIND, ROAR, YARD

6x6 grid (107 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

N	H	G	T	Y	C
I	U	W	I	L	R
D	E	E	E	S	T
I	A	O	I	K	T
T	E	L	M	I	H
N	M	E	Y	E	T

All 107 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

MENTALIST, TIMELIEST

8-letter words (5)

IDEALISE, IDEALIST, MEALIEST, METALISE, METALIST

7-letter words (14)

DEWIEST, DIALIST, EELIEST, ELMIEST, EYELIKE, HEMIOLA, ITEMISE, KITTLES, MEALIES, MOISTLY, SKITTLE, TEALIKE, TITTLES, UNIDEAL

6-letter words (29)

CLEOME, CLEWED, DEWILY, ELEMIS, EYELET, IDEATE, KITTLE, LIKELY, LIKEST, LIMITS, MEALIE, MENTAL, MILADI, MISLIE, MISLIT, MOLIES, OILMEN, OMELET, SILENT, SILOED, SKEIGH, SKEWED, SLEIGH, SLEWED, TELOME, TIMELY, TITTLE, WESKIT, WISELY

5-letter words (57)

ADIEU, ALIKE, ALIST, ALMEH, ALOES, EATEN, ELATE, ELEMI, EMITS, ENTIA, GILTS, GUIDE, HIKES, IDEAL, ISTLE, KITHE, LATEN, LEWIS, LIKES, LIMEY, LIMIT, LISLE, MEALY, MENTA, METAL, MIKES, MITTS, MOIST, NIDAL, NUDIE, OATEN, OMITS, SEWED, SILTY, SKIEY, SKIMO, SKITE, STIME, STIMY, TELAE, TELOI, THEME, TIDAL, TIKES, TIKIS, TILES, TILTS, TITHE, TWEED, TWIST, WEEKS, WEEST, WEIGH, WELTS, WILES, WILTS, YIKES