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)

EOIS
EUGS
REMT
NAOR

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)

THPTE
XSNNT
FELUG
DYTTC
OATAE

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)

SUTEAS
OQuHHAP
MJAINS
BWRGEY
LTERAO
TTRTMT

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