Daily challenge: Wednesday, September 23, 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 (125 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

C	H	H	S
N	E	O	E
T	I	P	O
E	N	T	H

All 125 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PENITENT

7-letter words (4)

CHOPINE, PINTOES, TIPTOES, TOESHOE

6-letter words (10)

CHOPIN, ECHOES, INCEPT, INTENT, OTIOSE, POINTE, SOPITE, TENPIN, TENTIE, TIPTOE

5-letter words (20)

CEPES, CHOSE, ECHOS, HOPES, INEPT, NINTH, OPINE, PETIT, PINCH, PINTO, POINT, POOHS, SHENT, SHOOT, SOOTH, TENCH, TENTH, TOPES, TOPOI, TOPOS

4-letter words (46)

CENT, CEPE, CETE, CHOP, ECHO, EPOS, HEHS, HENT, HOES, HOOP, HOOT, HOPE, HOSE, INCH, INTO, NINE, NITE, OOHS, OPEN, OPES, PECH, PEHS, PEIN, PENT, PESO, PHOT, PINE, PINT, PITH, POET, POOH, POSE, POSH, SEPT, SHOE, SHOO, SHOP, SOOT, SOPH, TENT, TINE, TINT, TOES, TOPE, TOPH, TOPI

3-letter words (44)

CEP, HEH, HEN, HEP, HES, HET, HOE, HOP, HOT, NET, NIP, NIT, NTH, OES, OHS, OOH, OOT, OPE, OPT, OSE, PEC, PEH, PEN, PES, PET, PHT, PIE, PIN, PIT, POH, POI, POT, SHE, SHH, SOP, TEN, THO, TIE, TIN, TIP, TIT, TOE, TOO, TOP

5x5 grid (198 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	K	S	E	T
R	H	I	D	A
M	W	N	E	N
F	U	T	T	E
T	T	S	U	L

All 198 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

DESINENT, STEADIES

7-letter words (10)

DINETTE, IDEATES, INDENTS, INTENDS, INTENTS, MUNDANE, STUNTED, SUNDAES, SUNWISE, TUNDISH

6-letter words (39)

AEDINE, AENEUS, ANTEED, DENIES, ELUTED, ENATES, HINTED, IDEATE, INDENE, INDENT, INTEND, INTENT, LENTEN, LETTED, LUSTED, LUTEIN, MUSTED, MUSTEE, MUTUEL, MUTULE, NETTED, NETTLE, NUTTED, SEINED, SHINED, STEADS, STEEDS, SUNDAE, SUTTEE, TEATED, TEINDS, TENETS, TUTTED, TWINED, UNDIES, UNWISE, UNWISH, WHINED, WINTLE

5-letter words (60)

AEDES, ANENT, ANTED, DATES, DEETS, DENTS, DIENE, DIETS, DINTS, ELUTE, ENATE, FUNDI, FUNDS, HIDES, HINDS, HINTS, KINDS, LEETS, LENDS, LUTEA, LUTED, MUNIS, MUTED, MUTTS, NATES, NEEDS, NETTS, NIDES, SEDAN, SEINE, SETAE, SHIED, SHINE, SHIRK, SINUS, SKIED, SKINT, STEAD, STEED, STEEL, STEIN, STUNT, TEIND, TENDS, TENET, TENTS, TUFTS, TUNED, TUTEE, TUTUS, TWINE, UNDEE, WHIDS, WHINE, WHISK, WIDEN, WIDES, WINDS, WINED, WISED

4-letter words (87)

ANDS, ANTE, ANTS, ATES, DATE, DEAN, DEET, DENE, DENT, DESK, DIES, DIET, DINE, DINT, DISH, DISK, EIDE, ENDS, ETNA, FUND, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HIND, HINT, IDEA, IDES, IRKS, KHIS, KIDS, KIND, KINE, LEET, LEND, LENT, LETS, LUST, LUTE, MUNI, MUST, MUTE, MUTS, MUTT, NEAT, NEED, NENE, NETS, NETT, NIDE, NUTS, SEAT, SETA, SHIN, SHRI, SIDE, SINE, SINH, SKID, SKIN, STET, STUM, STUN, SUET, TADS, TEAT, TEDS, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEND, TENT, TETS, TUFT, TULE, TUNE, TUTS, TUTU, TWIN, UNDE, WHID, WHIN, WHIR, WIDE, WIND, WINE, WISE, WISH

6x6 grid (79 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

B	E	A	I	L	T
I	D	O	N	O	O
R	P	Y	C	D	O
I	S	L	R	I	O
V	N	D	I	M	H
N	O	S	R	O	F

All 79 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

DOOMILY, FOISONS, HORSILY, ORISONS, SPINDLY, SYCONIA, SYNODIC

6-letter words (16)

ANODIC, CONDOM, COPIED, FOISON, FORMIC, HOMILY, HOODOO, INDRIS, LOCOED, LYSINS, NADIRS, NOSILY, OPSINS, ORISON, SPOILT, SYNDIC

5-letter words (56)

ANODE, BEADY, BEANO, BIPOD, COLIN, CONDO, DANIO, DICOT, DIRLS, DOMIC, DONSY, DRILY, DRIPS, FOILS, FORDO, FORDS, IDYLS, IMIDO, IMIDS, INDOL, INDRI, IODIC, IRIDS, LIDOS, LOONY, LYRIC, LYSIN, MISDO, MOILS, NADIR, ODYLS, OHMIC, OPSIN, ORDOS, PINON, POIND, PRIDE, PRIED, PYRIC, RINDS, ROILS, ROILY, SILDS, SNIPS, SONLY, SONSY, SPIED, SPINS, SPODE, SPOIL, SYLIS, SYNOD, TONDI, TONDO, VINOS, VIRID