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)

EPNS
NNEE
DITY
DRIS

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)

TNUNY
ORZLB
LAOHR
AOUOE
SCPTD

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)

IDWXLE
EEHOCS
EEGDAY
CUDSRT
EEIABE
GBLOTH

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