Daily challenge: Friday, September 18, 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 (232 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| O | G | G | U |
| T | N | E | E |
| S | T | I | D |
| R | R | E | B |
All 232 words in this grid
8-letter words (5)
BERINGED, SNOTTIER, STRIDENT, STRINGED, TRIDENTS
7-letter words (10)
DENIERS, DETENTS, DIETERS, NEEDERS, NEEDIER, RETINTS, SNOGGED, STONIER, TONGUED, TRIDENT
6-letter words (44)
BETIDE, BIDERS, BIDETS, BINGED, BITERS, DEBITS, DENGUE, DENIER, DETENT, DETERS, DIETER, EIDERS, ENTERS, ENTIRE, ERINGO, GEEING, GONGED, GOTTEN, INGOTS, INTERS, NEEDER, NITERS, NOGGED, OTTERS, REDING, REINED, RETIED, RETINE, RETINT, RIDENT, RINGED, SNIDER, STINGO, STONED, STRIDE, STRING, TEEING, TINGED, TOGGED, TONGED, TONGUE, TONIER, TRIENS, TRINED
5-letter words (53)
BEING, BIDER, BIDET, BIERS, BINGE, BINGO, BINTS, BIRRS, BITER, BITTS, DEBIT, DEETS, DENTS, DETER, DIETS, DINGE, DINGO, DINTS, DIRTS, DITTO, EDITS, EGGED, EIDER, ENTER, GENIE, GENTS, INGOT, INTER, NETTS, NITER, NITRE, OTTER, REBID, REINS, RETIE, SNIDE, STEED, STEIN, STENO, STIED, STING, STINT, STONE, TENTS, TIERS, TINED, TINGE, TINTS, TIRED, TONED, TRIBE, TRIED, TRINE
4-letter words (70)
BETS, BIDE, BIER, BINE, BINS, BINT, BIRR, BITE, BITS, BITT, DEET, DENS, DENT, DIET, DINE, DING, DINS, DINT, DIRE, DIRT, DITE, DITS, EDIT, EIDE, ERRS, ERST, GEED, GENS, GENT, GETS, GONE, GONG, INTO, IRED, NEED, NETS, NETT, NIDE, NITE, NITS, NOGG, OGEE, REDE, REIN, RETE, RETS, RIDE, RING, RINS, RITE, SNED, SNIB, SNIT, SNOG, SNOT, STIR, TEED, TENS, TENT, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TINE, TING, TINS, TINT, TIRE, TONE, TONG, TONS
3-letter words (50)
BED, BET, BID, BIN, BIT, DEB, DEE, DEN, DIB, DIE, DIN, DIT, EGG, EGO, ENG, ENS, ERR, ERS, GED, GEE, GEN, GET, GOT, INS, IRE, ITS, NEE, NET, NIB, NIT, NOG, NOT, ONE, ONS, REB, RED, REI, RET, RIB, RID, RIN, SRI, TED, TEE, TEG, TEN, TIE, TIN, TOG, TON
5x5 grid (355 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| D | O | K | S | U |
| T | E | S | A | R |
| B | A | R | A | G |
| B | A | T | T | H |
| O | M | S | G | I |
All 355 words in this grid
8-letter words (7)
ARABESKS, HARASSED, HARASSER, MATTRASS, MATTRESS, SMARTASS, STABBERS
7-letter words (24)
ABATERS, ARABESK, ASSERTS, BABASSU, BERTHAS, GRASSED, KARATES, MATRASS, MOBBERS, RABATOS, REBATOS, SABBATS, SAMBAED, SAMBARS, SARSARS, SATARAS, STABBED, STABBER, STATERS, STRAKED, STRAKES, STRATAS, TABARET, TARTARS
6-letter words (65)
ABASED, ABASER, ABATED, ABATER, ABATES, ABBESS, ABOMAS, ASKERS, ASSERT, ATTARS, BASKED, BASKET, BERTHA, BOARTS, DEARTH, DEBARS, DERATS, DOTERS, ESKARS, GASKET, GASSED, GASSER, HARASS, HATRED, KARATE, KARATS, KEBARS, MATRES, MOBBED, MOBBER, RABATO, RABATS, RABBET, RAKERS, REATAS, REBATO, RUSSET, SABBAT, SABBED, SABERS, SAKERS, SAMBAR, SAMBAS, SARSAR, SATARA, STARED, STARES, STATED, STATER, STATES, STRAKE, STRASS, STRATA, STRATH, STRATI, STRESS, TABBED, TABERS, TARTAR, TASKED, TATARS, TATERS, TOKERS, TREATS, URARES
5-letter words (124)
AARGH, ABASE, ABATE, ABBAS, ABBES, ABOMA, AGARS, AGHAS, ARAKS, AREAS, ASKED, ASKER, ASKOS, ASSET, ATMAS, ATTAR, AURAR, AURAS, BAAED, BABAS, BABES, BARED, BARES, BASED, BASER, BASKS, BATED, BATES, BATTS, BEARS, BEATS, BERTH, BESOT, BETAS, BOARS, BOART, BOAST, BOATS, DEARS, DEBAR, DERAT, DESKS, DOERS, DOSER, DOTER, DOTES, EARTH, ESKAR, GARTH, GAURS, GAUSS, GHATS, GRASS, HAARS, HARED, HARES, HARTS, KARAT, KARTS, KEBAB, KEBAR, MAARS, MABES, MARES, MARSE, MARTS, MATTS, MOATS, OARED, RABAT, RAGAS, RAKED, RAKER, RAKES, RARED, RARES, RASED, RASER, RATED, RATES, RATOS, REATA, REDOS, RESOD, RUSKS, SABED, SABER, SABES, SAGAS, SAKER, SAKES, SAMBA, SAMBO, SATED, SEATS, SMART, STARE, STARS, START, STATE, SURAH, SURAS, TABER, TABES, TARED, TARES, TARTS, TASKS, TATAR, TATER, TATES, TEARS, TEATS, TOKED, TOKER, TOKES, TRAMS, TRASS, TREAT, TREKS, TRESS, TSARS, URARE, URASE
4-letter words (135)
ABAS, ABBA, ABBE, ABED, ABET, AGAR, AGAS, AGHA, AMBO, ARAK, AREA, ARES, ARSE, ARTS, ASEA, ASKS, ATES, ATMA, AURA, BAAS, BABA, BABE, BAMS, BARE, BARS, BASE, BASK, BASS, BAST, BATE, BATS, BATT, BEAR, BEAT, BETA, BOAR, BOAS, BOAT, DEAR, DEBT, DESK, DOER, DOES, DOSE, DOSS, DOTE, EARS, EATS, ERAS, ETAS, GARS, GATS, GAUR, GHAT, GITS, GRAT, HAAR, HARE, HART, HATS, HITS, KAAS, KART, KEAS, KETO, KOSS, MAAR, MABE, MARE, MARS, MART, MAST, MATS, MATT, MOAS, MOAT, OARS, OAST, OATS, ODEA, ODES, OKAS, OKES, OSAR, OSSA, RAGA, RAKE, RAMS, RARE, RASE, RATE, RATH, RATO, RATS, REDO, RUSK, SABE, SAGA, SAKE, SATE, SATI, SEAR, SEAT, SERA, SETA, SKAG, SKAS, SOKE, STAB, STAG, STAR, STAT, SURA, TAMS, TARE, TARS, TART, TASK, TASS, TATE, TATS, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT, THAT, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOKE, TOSS, TRAM, TREK, TRET, TSAR, URSA
6x6 grid (332 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| N | K | M | A | E | B |
| H | E | R | S | O | W |
| S | O | H | S | W | T |
| T | E | N | A | L | I |
| A | A | L | L | T | M |
| B | N | S | T | L | O |
All 332 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
MARSHALLS, TITANATES
8-letter words (16)
BOWSHOTS, EARSHOTS, LITTLEST, MARSALAS, MARSHALL, MARSHALS, NEONATES, RESONATE, ROSTELLA, SABATONS, SENATORS, SENHORAS, SLASHERS, TITANATE, TOESHOES, TWATTLES
7-letter words (46)
ABATORS, ASHRAMS, BANANAS, BOWSHOT, EARSHOT, HOSTELS, LALLANS, LASHERS, LITTLES, MARSALA, MARSHAL, MARSHES, MASHERS, MOLLAHS, MOTTLES, NEONATE, NESTORS, NOSHERS, OARSMEN, RASHEST, REHEATS, RESEALS, RESELLS, RESHONE, SABATON, SALLETS, SAMEKHS, SEAMERS, SEAREST, SENATOR, SENHORA, SENHORS, SENORAS, SHALLOT, SLASHER, SLASHES, STELLAS, SWASHER, SWASHES, TALLEST, TITTLES, TOESHOE, TWATTLE, WALLETS, WASHERS, WATTLES
6-letter words (89)
ABATES, ABATOR, AHORSE, ALATES, ANSATE, ASHORE, ASHRAM, ATOLLS, ATONAL, ATONES, BANANA, BATONS, BOSHES, HALEST, HALLOT, HERMAE, HEROES, HERONS, HONANS, HONEST, HOSELS, HOSTAS, HOSTEL, HOTELS, LALLAN, LANATE, LANOSE, LASHER, LASHES, LATENS, LITTLE, LLANOS, LOTAHS, MASHER, MASHES, MESONS, MOLLAH, MOTTLE, NESTOR, NOSHER, OSTEAL, RASHES, REHEAT, RESEAL, RESEAT, RESELL, RESHOE, RESHOT, SALALS, SALLET, SAMEKH, SANEST, SEAMEN, SEAMER, SELAHS, SENHOR, SENORA, SENORS, SETONS, SHALES, SHAWLS, SHEALS, SHELLS, SHOERS, SHORES, SHOTES, SLATES, SNELLS, SNORES, SONATA, SOWANS, STALLS, STEALS, STELLA, STORMS, SWALES, SWILLS, TALLIT, TENORS, TITANS, TITTLE, TORSOS, TOSHES, TWILLS, WALLAS, WALLET, WASHER, WASHES, WATTLE
5-letter words (179)
ABATE, AEONS, ALANE, ALANS, ALATE, ALLOT, ALTOS, ANLAS, ANSAE, ARHAT, AROSE, ASHEN, ASHES, ATILT, ATOLL, ATONE, BAALS, BALAS, BALES, BALLS, BANAL, BANES, BATES, BATON, BEAMS, BEARS, BESOT, BOARS, BOWLS, BOWSE, ELANS, ENORM, ERASE, EROSE, HALES, HALLO, HALLS, HALTS, HAWSE, HEALS, HEATS, HELLS, HERMA, HERMS, HERON, HEROS, HOERS, HONAN, HONES, HORAS, HORSE, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSTA, HOTEL, KRONA, KRONE, LALLS, LANES, LASSO, LATEN, LEANS, LEAST, LEHRS, LENOS, LITAS, LLANO, LOTAH, LOTAS, MARES, MARSE, MARSH, MASSA, MESON, MILLS, MITTS, MOLLS, MOLTS, MOTTS, NAANS, NANAS, NATAL, NATES, NEATS, NEMAS, NEONS, NOELS, NORMS, NOTAL, NOTES, OLLAS, RESET, RHEAS, ROSET, ROTAS, ROTES, SALAL, SALES, SALMI, SALSA, SALTS, SAMEK, SANES, SAROS, SATES, SEALS, SEARS, SELAH, SELLS, SENOR, SENSA, SETAL, SETON, SHALE, SHALL, SHALT, SHAWL, SHAWS, SHEAL, SHEAS, SHELL, SHOER, SHOES, SHONE, SHORE, SHOTE, SHOTS, SLASH, SLATE, SLATS, SLAWS, SMERK, SNAWS, SNELL, SNORE, SNOTS, SOARS, SORAS, STALE, STALL, STANE, STEAL, STELA, STENO, STONE, STORE, STORK, STORM, SWALE, SWANS, SWASH, SWILL, TAELS, TAHRS, TALAS, TALES, TASSE, TAWSE, TEALS, TELLS, TENOR, TILLS, TITAN, TOLLS, TONAL, TONES, TORAS, TORES, TORSE, TORSO, TWILL, WALES, WALLA, WALLS, WANES, WATTS, WEARS, WILLS, WITAN