Daily challenge: Sunday, September 20, 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 (169 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| E | S | A | K |
| H | I | I | E |
| A | E | R | W |
| R | I | S | A |
All 169 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
SWISHIER, WIREHAIR
7-letter words (8)
AIRWISE, HAIRIER, KASHERS, RERAISE, SHARERS, SWISHER, WEAKISH, WISHERS
6-letter words (24)
AERIER, AERIES, AIRERS, AIRIER, ASHIER, EASIER, EASIES, ERASER, KASHER, RAISER, RAWISH, REHIRE, RERISE, SAKERS, SERAIS, SERIES, SHARER, SHARES, SHIERS, SHIRES, WARIER, WIRIER, WISHER, WISHES
5-letter words (45)
AERIE, AIRER, AREAS, ARIAS, ARISE, ASHES, ERASE, HAIRS, HARES, HEIRS, HIRER, HIRES, KASHA, KEIRS, KIERS, RAIAS, RAISE, RASER, RESAW, RISER, RISHI, SAKER, SARIS, SAWER, SEISE, SERAI, SHARE, SHEAR, SHEIK, SHIER, SHIES, SHIRE, SIKER, SIRES, SWARE, SWISH, WARES, WEIRS, WEKAS, WIRER, WIRES, WISHA, WREAK, WRIER, WRIES
4-letter words (52)
AIRS, AREA, ARES, ARIA, ARSE, ASEA, EASE, ERAS, HAES, HAIR, HARE, HEAR, HEIR, HERE, HERS, HIES, HIRE, IRES, IRIS, KEAS, KEIR, KIER, KIRS, RAIA, RASE, RAWS, REAR, REIS, RIAS, RISE, SAKE, SAKI, SARI, SEAR, SEIS, SERA, SERE, SHEA, SHES, SIKE, SIRE, SIRS, SRIS, WARE, WARS, WEAK, WEIR, WEKA, WERE, WIRE, WISE, WISH
3-letter words (38)
AIR, AIS, ARE, ARS, ASH, AWE, EAR, ERA, ERE, ERS, HAE, HER, HES, HIE, HIS, IRE, KAE, KAS, KEA, KIR, RAH, RAS, RAW, REI, RES, RIA, SAE, SAW, SEA, SEI, SER, SHA, SHE, SIR, SRI, WAR, WAS, WIS
5x5 grid (280 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | E | E | A | I |
| S | R | E | S | D |
| L | W | P | T | I |
| H | A | F | H | O |
| S | O | Y | P | C |
All 280 words in this grid
8-letter words (5)
DIASTERS, DISPERSE, HOISTERS, PRESIDIA, PRESIDIO
7-letter words (16)
ASPERSE, DIASTER, EASTERN, EASTERS, HAFTERS, HOISTER, LAPSERS, OPHITES, POISERS, POTEENS, PREWASH, SHAPERS, SOAPERS, TEASERS, WAFTERS, YAWPERS
6-letter words (48)
AFTERS, APHIDS, ASPERS, ASTERN, ASTERS, EASTER, ESTERS, FALSER, HAFTER, HAWSER, IDIOTS, LAPSER, LAPTOP, OPHITE, PAWERS, PETSAI, POISER, POTEEN, PREENS, PRESET, PRESTO, RESAID, RESEEN, RESEES, RESEWS, RESITE, REWASH, SAWERS, SEPALS, SEREST, SHAFTS, SHAPER, SHAPES, SHAWLS, SHOALS, SOAPER, SOFTER, SPEERS, SPREAD, SPREES, STEERS, STERES, STERNS, TEASER, TEPALS, TERNES, WAFTER, YAWPER
5-letter words (93)
ADITS, AFTER, APERS, APHID, APHIS, APRES, APTER, ASPER, ASTER, CHITS, COTES, DITES, ERNES, ESTER, ESTOP, FALSE, FOALS, HAFTS, HAWSE, HOISE, HOIST, HOYAS, IDIOT, LAPSE, NEEPS, OFTER, OIDIA, PAWER, PAWLS, PEASE, PEENS, PEERS, PEREA, PERSE, PESTO, PHOTS, POISE, PREEN, PREES, PRESA, PRESE, PREST, READS, REEST, REPAY, RESEE, RESET, RESEW, RESID, SAWER, SEEPS, SEERS, SEPAL, SERES, SHAFT, SHAPE, SHAWL, SHAWS, SHOAL, SLAPS, SLASH, SNEER, SOAPS, SOFTS, SPEER, SPEWS, SPREE, STEAD, STEER, STERE, STERN, STEWS, SWAPS, SWASH, SWEER, SWEPT, TEASE, TEENS, TEPAL, TEPAS, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE, TOPHI, TSADI, WAFTS, WEENS, WEEST, WHAPS, WRENS, WREST, YAWLS, YAWPS
4-letter words (118)
ADIT, AHOY, AIDS, APER, APES, APSE, AWEE, AWES, AWLS, CHID, CHIS, CHIT, CHOP, COPY, COTE, COTS, DAIS, DITE, DITS, EASE, EAST, ERNE, ERNS, FASH, FOAL, HAFT, HAPS, HAWS, HIST, HITS, HOTS, HOYA, HYPO, LAPS, LASH, LAWS, NEEP, OFAY, PALS, PASH, PAWL, PAWS, PEAS, PEEN, PEER, PEES, PEST, PETS, PEWS, PHIS, PHOT, POIS, POTS, PREE, PYAS, READ, REES, REPS, REST, RETS, SADI, SAID, SALS, SAPS, SAWS, SEEN, SEEP, SEER, SEES, SEPT, SERE, SERS, SEWS, SHAW, SHAY, SITE, SITH, SLAP, SLAW, SLAY, SOAP, SOFA, SOFT, SOYA, SPAS, SPAY, SPEW, STEP, STEW, STOP, SWAP, SWAY, TEAS, TEEN, TEES, TEPA, TERN, TEWS, THIO, THIS, TOPH, WAFT, WAPS, WASH, WEEN, WEER, WEES, WEPT, WERE, WEST, WETS, WHAP, WHOA, WREN, YAPS, YAWL, YAWP, YAWS
6x6 grid (52 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | H | F | A | D | U |
| H | C | F | T | O | J |
| E | E | U | I | E | O |
| A | N | T | E | H | Y |
| E | E | E | A | N | E |
| E | L | H | O | C | L |
All 52 words in this grid
7-letter words (7)
ANTIFAT, CATENAE, CHEETAH, CUNEATE, NEONATE, TAFFETA, UNEATEN
6-letter words (13)
CAHOOT, CATENA, CETANE, CHETAH, COATEE, HEUCHS, IODATE, LENTEN, NEATEN, SHEUCH, TENACE, TENUTI, TENUTO
5-letter words (32)
ANELE, ANTAE, CANOE, COATI, CONEY, CUTEY, CUTIE, EATEN, ENATE, HANCE, HENCE, HEUCH, HONEY, HOOEY, HYENA, LEANT, LEONE, OATEN, SCENA, SCENE, SCENT, SCUFF, SCUTA, SCUTE, SHEEN, SHEET, SHENT, TEENY, TEUCH, TITAN, TUTEE, UNTIE