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)

ESAK
HIIE
AERW
RISA

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)

NEEAI
SRESD
LWPTI
HAFHO
SOYPC

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)

SHFADU
HCFTOJ
EEUIEO
ANTEHY
EEEANE
ELHOCL

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