Daily challenge: Thursday, September 24, 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 (121 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TVWT
OEXE
NELY
AROH

All 121 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

TELERAN

6-letter words (6)

AREOLE, ELEVON, HORNET, NEARLY, VETOER, XYLENE

5-letter words (21)

ANELE, EARLY, ENROL, ETWEE, HOLEY, HOYLE, LEARN, LEONE, LORAN, NEROL, NEWEL, NOVEL, RANEE, RELET, RENEW, TELEX, TONER, TWEEN, VEENA, VENAE, VEXER

4-letter words (48)

AEON, AERO, ANEW, EARL, EARN, EELY, ERNE, HOER, HOLE, HOLY, HORA, HORN, LEAN, LEAR, LEER, LEET, LENO, LEVO, LORE, LORN, NEAR, NEWT, NEXT, NOEL, NOTE, OLEA, OLEO, ORLE, OVEN, REEL, RELY, ROLE, TEEL, TEEN, TELE, TEXT, TOEA, TONE, TWEE, VEER, VENA, VETO, VEXT, VOTE, WEEL, WEEN, WEER, YORE

3-letter words (45)

ANE, ARE, EAR, EEL, EON, ERA, ERN, EWE, HOE, HOY, LEA, LEE, LET, LEV, LEX, LEY, LYE, NAE, NEE, NET, NEW, NOT, OLE, ONE, ORA, ORE, RAN, REE, REX, ROE, TEE, TEL, TEN, TEW, TOE, TON, VEE, VET, VEX, VOE, WEE, WEN, WET, YET, YEW

5x5 grid (189 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ULTEH
HANBC
GLIAE
ENGWC
EKRRA

All 189 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

ACHENIAL, CANALING, KEELHAUL, LATENING, WEANLING

7-letter words (12)

ANLAGEN, ARGLING, BEANING, BETAINE, CABINET, EANLING, GANACHE, KEELING, KEGLING, NILGHAU, WANTAGE, WEANING

6-letter words (36)

ACETAL, ANLAGE, ARCANA, ARCANE, BAILEE, BANING, BEAGLE, BENIGN, BEWAIL, BINATE, CACHET, CAGING, CANINE, CANING, CAWING, CENTAL, CHEBEC, CHETAH, ENGINE, ENTAIL, GELANT, GELATE, GENIAL, GINGAL, HALING, HANIWA, INGATE, LEGATE, LINAGE, NEGATE, NILGAU, TENACE, TENAIL, TENIAE, WAGING, WANING

5-letter words (49)

ACETA, AGENE, AGILE, AGING, AGLEE, ALGAE, ALGIN, ALIGN, ALINE, ANILE, ARGIL, ARGLE, AWING, BANAL, BEACH, BEWIG, BILGE, BINAL, BINGE, CABIN, CACHE, CAECA, CANAL, EAGLE, ELAIN, ELATE, ELINT, GAULT, GIANT, GLEEK, GLIAL, GLINT, GRACE, INGLE, KNEEL, LANAI, LATEN, LEGAL, LIANA, LIANE, LIGAN, LINAC, LINGA, RAWIN, TAIGA, TENIA, UHLAN, ULNAE, WIGAN

4-letter words (87)

ABET, ACHE, AGEE, AGIN, ALEE, ALGA, ANAL, ANIL, ANTA, ANTE, BACH, BAIL, BANE, BANI, BEAN, BENT, BETA, BILE, BINE, BINT, CACA, CAIN, CANE, CANT, CARR, CECA, CENT, CRAW, EACH, ECHE, EGAL, ELAN, ETNA, GAIN, GALE, GANE, GATE, GEEK, GENE, GHAT, GIBE, GINK, GLEE, GLEG, GLEN, GLIA, GLIB, HAIL, HALE, HALT, HANT, HATE, HAUL, HEBE, HENT, HULA, KEEL, KEEN, KNEE, LAIN, LANE, LATE, LEEK, LEKE, LINE, LING, LINK, LINT, NABE, NAIL, NINE, RACE, TAIL, TAIN, TALE, TALI, ULAN, ULNA, WAIL, WAIN, WANE, WANT, WEAN, WILE, WINE, WING, WINK

6x6 grid (250 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OEOEDI
ISSEEI
SOEBSR
GRELTA
ONMLSW
OVUEAW

All 250 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

BESTSELLERS

10-letter words (2)

BESTSELLER, BLESSEDEST

9-letter words (7)

BESTRIDES, BLESSEDER, ELASTASES, ENGROSSED, ENGROSSES, GREEDIEST, WARSTLERS

8-letter words (22)

BELTLESS, BESTRIDE, BLEEDERS, DEBTLESS, ELASTASE, GORMLESS, GREEDIER, GROSSEST, MEALLESS, NORMLESS, OGRESSES, REEDIEST, RESTLESS, ROSELLES, SALTLESS, SEAWARES, SEEDIEST, WARSLERS, WARSTLER, WARSTLES, WARTLESS, WASTRIES

7-letter words (41)

ALLSEED, ALMNERS, ARIDEST, ARTLESS, ASTRIDE, BELLMEN, BESIDES, BESTRID, BLEEDER, BLESSED, BLESSES, DESERTS, ENGROSS, GROSSED, GROSSES, ISOGONE, LESSEES, LESSORS, MEASLES, MULLERS, REEDIER, RELUMES, REMELTS, RESIDES, ROSELLE, SEALERS, SEAWARE, SEEDERS, SEEDIER, SEESAWS, SEISERS, SEISORS, SELLERS, STRIDES, TREBLES, UNREELS, WARIEST, WARSLER, WARSLES, WARSTLE, WASTRIE

6-letter words (63)

ALLEES, ALMNER, ALTARS, ARISES, ASIDES, BELLES, BERMES, BESEEM, BESIDE, DEISTS, DERATS, DESERT, DESIRE, DIESES, DIREST, EMEERS, ERASED, ERASES, EROSES, GONERS, GREBES, ISOGON, ISTLES, LEASTS, LESSEE, LESSOR, MEASLE, MELEES, MULLEN, MULLER, MUNGOS, OGRESS, ORGONE, OVULES, REBELS, REESTS, RELUME, REMELT, RESAWS, RESEED, RESEES, RESIDE, SAREES, SEALER, SEDERS, SEEDER, SEESAW, SEISER, SEISOR, SELLER, SELLES, SIREES, SORELS, STARED, STARES, STASES, STRAWS, STRIDE, TREBLE, ULTRAS, UNREEL, WALERS, WARSLE

5-letter words (114)

ALLEE, ALMES, ALTAR, ARISE, ARSES, ASIDE, ATLAS, AWARE, BEERS, BELLE, BELLS, BELTS, BERGS, BERME, BESTS, BLEED, BLESS, DEBTS, DEERS, DEIST, DERAT, DIRTS, EASTS, EMEER, ENORM, ERASE, EROSE, ERSES, ESSES, GOERS, GONER, GORES, GREBE, GREED, GREEN, GREES, GROSS, ISLES, ISTLE, LASTS, LEAST, LEBEN, LEERS, LUMEN, LUNGS, MEALS, MELEE, MELLS, MELTS, MERES, MESAS, MULES, MULLS, MUNGO, NULLS, OGRES, OVULE, RASED, RASES, REBEL, REDES, REELS, REEST, RESAW, RESEE, RESID, RESTS, RIDES, RISES, ROSED, ROSES, SALTS, SAREE, SARIS, SEDER, SEELS, SEERS, SEISE, SELLE, SELLS, SEMEN, SIDES, SIRED, SIREE, SISES, SLUNG, SOREL, SORES, SORGO, STARE, STARS, STRAW, SWALE, SWARE, SWART, SWATS, TARED, TARES, TARSI, TAWSE, TREED, TREES, TRIED, TRIES, TSARS, TWAES, ULTRA, WALER, WALES, WALLS, WARED, WARES, WARTS, WASTS