Daily challenge: Saturday, September 19, 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 (148 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| E | P | N | S |
| N | N | E | E |
| D | I | T | Y |
| D | R | I | S |
All 148 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
PENTENES, SYENITES
7-letter words (12)
ENDITES, ENTRIES, INTENSE, PENNIES, PENNINE, PENTENE, SENNETS, SENNITS, STEEPEN, SYENITE, TENNIES, TRIENES
6-letter words (12)
DIENES, ENDITE, ENDRIN, INDRIS, NINETY, SENITI, SENNET, SENNIT, TRIENE, TRIENS, TRINES, YENTES
5-letter words (36)
DIENE, DIETS, DINES, DINTS, DIRTS, DIRTY, DITES, DITSY, DRIES, EPEES, INDRI, INTIS, NINES, NITES, PEENS, PENES, PENNE, PENNI, RITES, SEINE, SENTE, SENTI, SITES, STEEP, STEIN, STIES, STYES, TEENS, TEIND, TENSE, TINES, TRIES, TRINE, TYEES, YENTE, YETIS
4-letter words (51)
DIES, DIET, DINE, DINT, DIRT, DITE, DITS, EPEE, EYEN, EYES, INNS, INTI, IRID, IRIS, NEEP, NENE, NETS, NINE, NITE, NITS, PEEN, PEES, PEIN, PEND, PENS, PENT, PETS, RIND, RITE, SEEN, SEEP, SEND, SENE, SENT, SETS, SITE, STEP, STEY, STIR, STYE, TEEN, TEES, TEND, TENS, TIES, TINE, TYEE, TYES, YENS, YETI, YIRD
3-letter words (35)
DID, DIE, DIN, DIT, END, ENS, EYE, INN, ITS, NEE, NET, NIT, PEE, PEN, PES, PET, RID, RIN, SEE, SEI, SEN, SET, SIR, SIT, STY, TEE, TEN, TIE, TIN, TIS, TYE, YEN, YEP, YES, YET
5x5 grid (155 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | N | U | N | Y |
| O | R | Z | L | B |
| L | A | O | H | R |
| A | O | U | O | E |
| S | C | P | T | D |
All 155 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
UNROOTED
7-letter words (6)
CUPOLAS, OUTDOER, OUTDOOR, POLARON, SCOUTED, SCOUTER
6-letter words (29)
ACUTER, AUTOED, COALAS, COPTER, COUTER, CUPOLA, DEHORN, DEHORT, HOOPOE, HOOTED, HOOTER, LOOTED, LOOTER, LOUTED, POOHED, POUTED, POUTER, REDOUT, REDTOP, RETOOL, ROOTED, ROOTER, ROUTED, ROUTER, SCALAR, SOUTER, UNBRED, UNROOT, UPTORE
5-letter words (41)
ACUTE, BHOOT, BLOOD, BLOOP, BLUNT, BLURT, COALA, COLAS, COLON, COLOR, COOLY, CUTER, DERBY, DOOLY, DOTER, HERBY, HOOLY, HORAL, LOOED, LORAL, NOLOS, OOHED, OPTED, ORLOP, OUTDO, OUTED, OUTER, POLAR, PORED, ROUTE, SALON, SCOUT, SCUTE, SOLAR, SOLON, SOPOR, TOLAS, TOPOS, TROOP, TROUT, TRULY
4-letter words (78)
ALAR, ALAS, AUTO, BHUT, BLUR, BRED, BROO, CALO, COAL, COLA, COOL, COUP, CUTE, DOER, DOOR, DORE, DOTE, HERB, HERL, HERO, HOAR, HOED, HOER, HOLY, HOOD, HOOP, HOOT, HORA, HORN, LACS, LOCA, LOOP, LOOS, LOOT, LORN, LOUP, LOUT, LUNT, LUNY, NOLO, NURL, OCAS, OHED, ORAL, ORBY, ORZO, POET, POLO, POOH, POOL, POOR, PORE, POUT, REDO, RODE, ROOD, ROOT, ROTE, ROUP, ROUT, RULY, RUNT, SCOP, SCUP, SCUT, SOAR, SOLA, SOLO, SOUP, TOED, TOLA, TOOL, TORA, TORE, TORN, TORO, UNTO, ZOOS
6x6 grid (246 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| I | D | W | X | L | E |
| E | E | H | O | C | S |
| E | E | G | D | A | Y |
| C | U | D | S | R | T |
| E | E | I | A | B | E |
| G | B | L | O | T | H |
All 246 words in this grid
8-letter words (9)
BILOBATE, BLATHERS, BLOATERS, DILATERS, LOATHERS, LOCATERS, REBOILED, RETAILED, TERATOID
7-letter words (25)
ADDIBLE, BARYTAS, BATHERS, BETRAYS, BLATHER, BLOATER, BOATERS, BOTHERS, BRAILED, CATBOAT, COATERS, DILATER, DISRATE, ECLOGUE, ELATERS, GUISARD, LATERAD, LATHERS, LATHERY, LOATHER, LOCATER, SCARABS, TETRADS, TRADUCE, TRAILED
6-letter words (74)
ADDUCE, BADGED, BAILED, BAILEE, BARYTA, BARYTE, BATHER, BETRAY, BIOTAS, BOARDS, BOATER, BOILED, BOLIDE, BOTHER, BRACES, BRAIDS, BRASIL, CADDIE, CADDIS, CADGED, CARATE, CATERS, CEBIDS, CEDARS, COATER, DATERS, DELATE, DHOLES, DILATE, DISBAR, ECARTE, EDIBLE, ELATER, ESCARS, ETOILE, GELATE, GELATO, GUILED, HEDGED, HERBAL, HOARDS, HOWDIE, LABRET, LATHER, LIARDS, LIDARS, LOATHE, LOBATE, LOCATE, LODGED, OATERS, OTHERS, OXCART, RAILED, REBATO, REBOIL, RETAIL, SABRAS, SAILED, SATYRS, SCARAB, SCOWED, SLOWED, TABERS, TAILED, TARSAL, TARSIA, TERAIS, TETRAD, TETRAS, THETAS, TOILED, TRACES, WHOLES
5-letter words (138)
ABOIL, ADIEU, AILED, ASIDE, BADGE, BALED, BARDS, BASIL, BATHE, BETAS, BIOTA, BLABS, BLADE, BLARE, BLATE, BLOAT, BLOBS, BOARD, BOARS, BOART, BOLAR, BOLAS, BOTAS, BRACE, BRADS, BRAID, BRAIL, BRAYS, CADGE, CADRE, CARAT, CARBO, CARBS, CARDS, CARET, CARTE, CATER, CEBID, CEDAR, CEDIS, CLODS, CLOGS, CODAS, COLES, COWED, DACES, DARBS, DATER, DEEDS, DELIS, DEUCE, DHOLE, DIARY, DOLCE, DOLES, DOWED, DRABS, DRAIL, DRAYS, EDGED, EDILE, EDUCE, ELATE, ELIDE, ERASE, ESCAR, GELID, GOADS, GUIDE, GUIDS, GUILE, HEDGE, HEEDS, HERBS, HERDS, HOARD, HOARS, HOARY, HOLES, IOTAS, LABRA, LARDS, LATER, LATHE, LEDGE, LEUDS, LIARD, LIARS, LIDAR, LIEGE, LOADS, LOATH, LOBAR, LODGE, LOTAS, LOWED, OATER, OILED, OTHER, RACES, RADIO, RAIDS, RATHE, SABER, SABOT, SABRA, SABRE, SADHE, SARDS, SATYR, SCADS, SCARE, SCARS, SCART, SCARY, SIEGE, SLOGS, TABER, TACES, TARDO, TARSI, TARTY, TERAI, TETRA, THETA, TOADS, TOILE, TOLAS, TOLED, TRACE, TRADE, TRAIL, TRAYS, WEEDS, WHOLE, WOADS, WODGE, YARDS