Daily challenge: Tuesday, September 22, 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 (134 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	U	H	E
F	S	R	V
M	S	E	M
O	N	L	F

All 134 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FLESHERS

7-letter words (3)

FLESHER, HERSELF, VESTURE

6-letter words (17)

FEVERS, FUSELS, FUSSER, LESSON, LEVERS, MOSSER, REVELS, REVEST, RHUSES, SEVERS, TURVES, TUSSER, TUSSLE, USHERS, VENOMS, VERMES, VERSES

5-letter words (25)

ERSES, EVENS, FEVER, FLESH, FUSEL, FUSES, HERES, HURST, LENOS, LEVER, MESON, NERVE, NEVER, NOSES, REVEL, RUSES, SERVE, SEVER, SONES, USERS, USHER, VENOM, VERSE, VERSO, VERST

4-letter words (50)

ERST, EVEN, EVER, EVES, FENS, FERE, FESS, FURS, FUSE, FUSS, HERE, HERM, HERS, HUTS, LENO, LENS, LESS, LEST, MELS, MENO, MERE, MESH, MESS, MONS, MOSS, NESS, NEST, NEVE, NOMS, NOSE, ONES, OSES, RESH, REST, RHUS, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, RUTS, SELF, SELS, SERE, SERS, SHUT, SONE, SURE, TUSH, USER, USES, VEST

3-letter words (38)

ELF, ELM, ELS, EMF, ENS, ERE, ERS, ESS, EVE, FEM, FEN, FER, FUR, HER, HUT, LEV, MEL, MEN, MON, MOS, NOM, NOS, OMS, ONE, ONS, OSE, REF, REM, RES, REV, RUT, SEL, SEN, SER, SHE, SON, USE, UTS

5x5 grid (175 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	J	D	Y	E
I	N	E	F	E
P	E	I	O	E
E	M	L	R	S
E	L	H	U	V

All 175 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

IMPELLORS

8-letter words (1)

IMPELLOR

7-letter words (6)

ELOINED, PELORUS, REFINED, RIPENED, SERIFED, SOILURE

6-letter words (27)

DEFERS, DEFILE, DEFINE, FERINE, FERLIE, FERULE, FILOSE, FOINED, IMPEND, LIEFER, LIFERS, MEINIE, OILMEN, OLEINE, PEENED, PEINED, REEFED, REFEEL, REFILE, REFILL, REFILM, REFIND, REFINE, RESOLE, SERINE, SOIREE, YEELIN

5-letter words (43)

DEFER, DEIFY, DENIM, EERIE, ELEMI, ELOIN, EMEND, EMIRS, FIEND, FILLE, FILOS, FINED, FIRES, FORES, IMPEL, JEFES, LIFER, LIMEN, LINDY, LINED, LINEY, LORES, LOSER, LURES, MELEE, MILLE, MILOS, MINED, MIRES, NEEDY, OLEIN, ORIEL, PINED, PINEY, REEFY, REFED, REOIL, RILLE, RIPEN, SERIF, SERIN, SOLEI, URINE

4-letter words (97)

DEEM, DEEP, DEFI, DEFY, DEIL, DENE, DJIN, EMIR, EPEE, EROS, EYED, EYEN, FEEL, FEES, FEND, FILE, FILL, FILM, FILO, FIND, FINE, FIRE, FIRS, FOES, FOIL, FOIN, FORE, HULL, HURL, IMPI, IRES, JEEP, JEFE, LEND, LIED, LIEF, LIEN, LIFE, LIME, LIMP, LINE, LIRE, LOIN, LORE, LOSE, LURE, LUVS, MEED, MELL, MEND, MIEN, MILE, MILL, MILO, MIND, MINE, MINI, MIRE, MIRS, NEED, NEEM, NEEP, NEIF, NILL, ORES, ORLE, PEED, PEEL, PEEN, PEIN, PELE, PEND, PINE, PIRN, REEF, RHUS, RIEL, RIFE, RILE, RILL, RIME, RIND, RIPE, ROES, ROIL, ROLE, ROLL, ROSE, RULE, RUSE, SOIL, SOLE, SOLI, SORE, SORI, SURE, USER

6x6 grid (114 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

M	S	W	E	E	N
H	L	V	L	O	T
V	T	I	O	N	V
R	O	H	U	E	C
T	C	L	E	O	D
H	L	O	M	O	U

All 114 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

COEVOLVE, NEOLITHS, TROCHILS

7-letter words (18)

CHOLENT, COLLEEN, DEVOLVE, DEVOTEE, EOLITHS, LITHOED, NEOLITH, OOLITHS, ORCHILS, TENONED, TOLUOLE, TORCHON, TORTILE, TROCHEE, TROCHIL, UNLOVED, VIOLENT, VIOLONE

6-letter words (35)

CENOTE, CLOTHE, CLOTHS, COELOM, COHUNE, COOEED, COULEE, DENOTE, DEVOTE, DOCENT, ELEVON, ELUENT, EOLITH, EVOLVE, HOOVED, IONONE, LOTION, MEOUED, MOLOCH, NEONED, NONCOM, OCHONE, OCTROI, OOLITH, ORCHIL, ROTCHE, THOUED, TOILET, TOLUOL, TROCHE, TROTHS, UNLIVE, VENULE, VIOLET, VOTIVE

5-letter words (58)

CENTO, CHEMO, CHILE, CHIVE, CHOLO, CLOTH, CLUED, CODEN, COILS, COLOR, COOEE, COUDE, COUNT, DEVON, DUOMO, EVILS, HELLO, HELOT, HOLLO, HONED, HOTCH, HOVEL, HULLO, LENTO, LEONE, LITHE, LITHO, LOOED, LOVED, MOLTO, MOOED, MOUNT, NOILS, NONCE, NONET, NOVEL, ODEON, OLIVE, ORTHO, OUNCE, ROILS, ROTCH, ROTLS, SWEET, TELOI, TENON, THIOL, THOLE, TOILE, TOILS, TONED, TORCH, TROLL, TROTH, UNLET, UNLIT, VENUE, VOILE