Daily challenge: Monday, September 21, 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 (128 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| E | O | I | S |
| E | U | G | S |
| R | E | M | T |
| N | A | O | R |
All 128 words in this grid
6-letter words (8)
AERUGO, EGOISM, EGOIST, ENAMOR, GEMOTS, MOANER, ROAMER, STROMA
5-letter words (28)
AEGIS, AMEER, AMORT, ARUMS, ERUGO, GEMOT, GENRE, GEUMS, GISMO, MORTS, NAMER, NEUMS, ORMER, RAMEE, RANEE, REAMS, REGMA, REMAN, ROAMS, ROMAN, RUMEN, RUMOR, SIGMA, SMEAR, STOAE, STOMA, STORM, TOMAN
4-letter words (46)
AMEN, ARUM, EARN, EGIS, ERNE, GEAR, GEMS, GEUM, GIST, GOER, GUMS, MANE, MARE, MEAN, MERE, MOAN, MORT, MOTS, MUGS, MURA, MURE, NAME, NEAR, NEMA, NEUM, OGEE, OMEN, OMER, ORTS, RAMS, REAM, REGS, REMS, ROAM, ROAN, ROAR, ROMS, ROTS, RUGS, RUMS, SMUG, STOA, TOEA, TOME, TOMS, UREA
3-letter words (46)
AMU, ANE, ARE, EAR, EGO, EMS, EMU, ERA, ERE, ERN, GEE, GEM, GEN, GUM, ISM, MAE, MAN, MAR, MEN, MOA, MOR, MOT, MUG, NAE, NAM, NEE, OAR, OMS, ORT, OUR, RAM, RAN, REE, REG, REM, ROE, ROM, ROT, RUE, RUG, RUM, SIS, TOE, TOM, TOR, URN
5x5 grid (161 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | H | P | T | E |
| X | S | N | N | T |
| F | E | L | U | G |
| D | Y | T | T | C |
| O | A | T | A | E |
All 161 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
CATTLEYA, GUTTATED
7-letter words (18)
ACUTELY, ACUTEST, ATTUNED, ATTUNES, CUTTLED, CUTTLES, DOYENNE, GUNNELS, GUTTATE, GUTTLED, GUTTLES, LETTUCE, LUNETTE, NUTATED, NUTATES, TATTLED, TATTLES, TUNNELS
6-letter words (35)
ACUTES, ATTENT, ATTEST, ATTUNE, CATGUT, CATTED, CATTLE, CUTELY, CUTEST, CUTLET, CUTTLE, DOYENS, FYTTES, GUNNED, GUNNEL, GUNSEL, GUTTAE, GUTTED, GUTTLE, LENTEN, LYTTAE, NETTLY, NUTATE, NUTLET, NUTTED, ODYLES, SENNET, SLUTTY, TATTED, TATTLE, TEATED, TUNNED, TUNNEL, TUTTED, YODELS
5-letter words (46)
ACUTE, ADYTA, CATES, CATTY, CULET, CULEX, CUTES, CUTEY, CUTTY, DATES, DELTA, DOYEN, EATEN, ELUTE, FYTTE, GULES, GUTTA, GUTTY, LUNES, LUNET, LUTEA, LUTED, LUTES, LYTTA, NETTY, NUTTY, OATEN, ODYLE, ODYLS, SENTE, SETAE, SLUNG, TACET, TATES, TATTY, TEXTS, TULES, TUNED, TUNES, TUTTY, UNLED, UNLET, UNSET, UNSEX, YENTE, YODEL
4-letter words (60)
ATES, AYES, CATE, CULT, CUNT, CUTE, DATA, DATE, DEFY, DELS, DENS, DENT, DOAT, DYES, FELT, FENS, FETA, GULS, GUNS, LENS, LENT, LEST, LUCE, LUNE, LUNG, LUNT, LUTE, LYES, NEST, NETT, NEXT, NUNS, ODES, ODYL, OYES, SENT, SETA, SETT, SEXT, SLED, SLUG, SLUT, SNED, SNUG, TACE, TACT, TATE, TEAT, TELS, TENS, TENT, TEST, TEXT, TULE, TUNE, TUNG, TUNS, TYES, YENS, YETT
6x6 grid (243 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | U | T | E | A | S |
| O | Qu | H | H | A | P |
| M | J | A | I | N | S |
| B | W | R | G | E | Y |
| L | T | E | R | A | O |
| T | T | R | T | M | T |
All 243 words in this grid
11-letter words (1)
QUARTERAGES
10-letter words (2)
MARGARINES, QUARTERAGE
9-letter words (4)
MARGARINE, MARGARINS, MARRIAGES, SYNERGIAS
8-letter words (16)
ANGARIES, ARGINASE, ARRAIGNS, ARTERIES, INSERTER, MARGARIN, MARRIAGE, MOUTHIER, MOUTHING, REGAINER, RETRAINS, SOUTHING, SQUARING, SYNERGIA, TERRAINS, TERRINES
7-letter words (41)
ANERGIA, ANGRIER, ARRAIGN, EARRING, ETHANES, GRAINER, GREATER, INGRATE, JARINAS, MAGIANS, MARGINS, MARRIES, MARRING, MOJARRA, NEGATER, QUARTER, QUARTET, REAGINS, REGAINS, REGINAE, REGINAS, RETRAIN, RETREAT, RETRIES, SANGRIA, SEAGIRT, SQUARER, TAENIAE, TAENIAS, TARRIES, TARRING, TERRAIN, TERRIES, TERRINE, TRAINER, TRIAGES, TRIGRAM, WAGERER, WAHINES, WARRENS, WRINGER
6-letter words (71)
AAHING, AGRIAS, AIGRET, ARENAS, ARRAYS, AWMOUS, ENGIRT, ENGRAM, ERGATE, ERRING, ETHANE, GAINER, GARRET, GARTER, GRAINS, GRAINY, GRATER, HANGAR, HANGER, HARING, HINGER, HINGES, INGATE, INSEAM, INSERT, JARINA, MAGIAN, MARGES, MARGIN, MARRER, MATRES, NEARER, NEATER, NEGATE, PAEANS, PANIER, QUARTE, REAGIN, REGAIN, REGEAR, REGINA, REGRET, REGREW, REIGNS, RINGER, RINSER, SANGAR, SANGER, SANIES, SANSEI, SEARER, SEATER, SQUARE, TAENIA, TARGES, TARGET, TARTER, TEASER, TERRAE, THANES, THAWER, TOEING, TRAINS, TRIAGE, TRIENS, TRINES, TWAINS, WAHINE, WARIER, WARING, WARREN
5-letter words (108)
AGAIN, AGATE, AGRIA, AIRER, ANEAR, ANGER, APNEA, ARENA, ARIAS, ARRAY, EAGER, EAGRE, EATER, EGRET, GAINS, GAYER, GERAH, GRAIN, GRATE, GRAYS, GREAT, GREYS, GRINS, HAHAS, HANSE, HASPS, HEAPS, HINGE, HIRER, INERT, JAGER, JAGRA, MAGES, MARES, MARGE, MATER, MOUTH, NAIRA, OATER, PAEAN, PAINS, PANES, PANGA, PANSY, PASEO, QUARE, QUART, RAGES, RAIAS, RAINS, RAINY, RATER, RAWER, REGES, REGNA, REIGN, REINS, RENIG, RERIG, RETAG, RINSE, SAIGA, SAINS, SANER, SANES, SANGA, SEGNI, SENGI, SERER, SERGE, SNAPS, SOUTH, SPAHI, SPANG, SPANS, SQUAW, TARES, TARGE, TARRE, TATER, TEASE, TERAI, TERGA, TERRA, TETRA, THANE, THINE, THING, THINS, TOYER, TRAGI, TRAIN, TRAWL, TRAYS, TREAT, TREYS, TRIER, TRIES, TRINE, TWAIN, WAGER, WAGES, WAINS, WRIER, WRIES, WRING, YAGER, YARER