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)
| T | V | W | T |
| O | E | X | E |
| N | E | L | Y |
| A | R | O | H |
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)
| U | L | T | E | H |
| H | A | N | B | C |
| G | L | I | A | E |
| E | N | G | W | C |
| E | K | R | R | A |
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)
| O | E | O | E | D | I |
| I | S | S | E | E | I |
| S | O | E | B | S | R |
| G | R | E | L | T | A |
| O | N | M | L | S | W |
| O | V | U | E | A | W |
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