Daily challenge: Friday, September 25, 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 (165 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TTPH
IRUR
ELOW
OMDS

All 165 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

PREMOLDS, TREMOLOS

7-letter words (5)

PREMOLD, PUTTIER, REMOLDS, RUTTIER, TREMOLO

6-letter words (7)

MOULDS, REMOLD, RULIER, RUTILE, SORTIE, TREMOR, WORLDS

5-letter words (32)

ERUPT, LITRE, MELDS, MERIT, MOLDS, MOREL, MORPH, MOULD, ORIEL, OURIE, OUTRE, PRODS, PROLE, PROMO, PROWS, PULER, PUTTI, RELIT, ROMEO, RULER, SOLEI, SOREL, SWORE, TILER, TIROS, TITRE, TROUT, TROWS, UTILE, WOLDS, WORLD, WOULD

4-letter words (73)

DOLE, DOME, DORE, DORP, DOUR, DOWS, ELDS, EROS, HURL, HURT, LIER, LIRE, LITU, LORE, LOUP, LOUR, LOUT, LOWS, LURE, MELD, MERL, MODS, MOLD, MOLE, MORE, MORT, MOWS, OLDS, OLEO, OMER, ORLE, OUPH, PHUT, PROD, PROM, PROS, PROW, PULE, PULI, PURE, PURI, PURL, PUTT, RIEL, RILE, RODS, ROLE, ROUP, ROUT, ROWS, RULE, SOLD, SOLE, SOLI, SOLO, SOME, SORE, SORI, SORT, SOUL, SOUP, SOUR, TIER, TILE, TIRE, TIRL, TIRO, TROD, TROW, TULE, WOLD, WORE, WORT

3-letter words (46)

DOL, DOM, DOR, DOS, DOW, ELD, ELM, HUP, HUT, IRE, LEI, LIE, LIT, LOW, MEL, MOD, MOL, MOR, MOS, MOW, ODS, OLD, OLE, ORE, ORT, OUR, OUT, PRO, PUL, PUR, PUT, REI, REM, ROD, ROM, ROW, RUT, SOD, SOL, SOU, SOW, TIE, TIL, TIT, TUP, WOS

5x5 grid (179 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SUCEA
RISOH
OVROI
GMLET
IIOAT

All 179 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

COROTATE, ESOTERIC

7-letter words (13)

AEROSOL, COOLERS, COOTERS, HITTERS, HOOTERS, HOOTIER, ISOLATE, LOITERS, MOILERS, ROSOLIO, SCOOTER, SOOTIER, TERMORS

6-letter words (28)

AHORSE, COITAL, COOERS, COOLER, COOTER, COOTIE, GIMLET, HITTER, HOOTER, HOTTER, LATTER, LOITER, MILERS, MOILER, OATERS, OILERS, OTIOSE, OTTERS, ROSCOE, ROTATE, SOLATE, TALERS, TATERS, TERMOR, TOROSE, VIREOS, VISCUS, VOICES

5-letter words (51)

ALOHA, CEORL, COHOS, COOER, CORSE, CURIO, EROSE, HOCUS, HOERS, HORSE, HOTEL, LATER, LATTE, LOOIE, LOOSE, LORIS, LOTTE, MILER, MILOS, MOIRE, OATER, OILER, OLEOS, OTTER, REALM, REOIL, RICES, RISUS, ROOSE, ROTTE, SCOOT, SCORE, SICES, SOLEI, SOREL, TALER, TATER, TELOI, TELOS, TERSE, TIERS, TORIC, TOROS, TORSE, TORSI, TORSO, VICES, VIREO, VIRUS, VISOR, VOICE

4-letter words (85)

AERO, ALOE, CIRE, COHO, COOL, COOS, COOT, CORE, CORM, CURS, ECUS, EROS, HAES, HOER, HOES, HOLE, HOLM, HOOT, HOSE, ICES, ILEA, IOTA, LATE, LATI, LIMO, LOOS, LORE, LOSE, LOTA, LOTI, MILE, MILO, MOAT, MOIL, MOLA, MOLE, MORS, OLEA, OLEO, OLIO, ORLE, REAL, RICE, RISE, ROCS, ROES, ROLE, ROOT, ROSE, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, RUSE, SICE, SICS, SIRE, SIRS, SOLA, SOLE, SOLI, SOLO, SOOT, SORE, SORI, SRIS, TAEL, TALE, TALI, TATE, TEAL, TEAT, TELA, TERM, TIER, TOEA, TOLA, TOLE, TORE, TORI, TORO, TORS, URIC, VICE, VIRL, VISE

6x6 grid (197 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ITKOSL
ARHMNO
HATARO
ATAINC
ORIERR
PICRDA

All 197 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

NATATORIA, TRATTORIA, TRATTORIE

8-letter words (8)

ATTAINED, ATTAINER, MAROONED, MONOCRAT, NITRATOR, REATTAIN, SONATINE, TARTARIC

7-letter words (27)

ARNATTO, ATTIRED, CITHARA, CORNIER, CREATIN, CREATOR, CROONED, CROONER, DENARII, INEARTH, LOONIER, LORINER, MARINER, MAROONS, MONSOON, NATTIER, NITTIER, ONEIRIC, PIRATIC, POTTIER, PRICIER, RATTANS, RATTIER, TARTANS, THAIRMS, TRAINED, TRAINER

6-letter words (57)

AIRMAN, AMRITA, AORTAE, AORTIC, ARREAR, ARTIER, ATMANS, ATOPIC, ATTAIN, ATTIRE, CEDARN, CONSOL, CORNEA, CORNED, CORNER, CORONA, CRANED, CRANIA, CROONS, DARNER, DEARTH, ENROLS, HAIRED, HANSOM, IATRIC, INARMS, IRONED, IRONER, LORANS, MARINE, MAROON, MOHAIR, NARINE, ORCEIN, PRAAMS, PRICED, PRICER, RAINED, RAMSON, RANSOM, RATANS, RATINE, RATTAN, SOMATA, SONATA, SOONER, SORNED, SORNER, TAENIA, TANREC, TARTAN, TARTAR, THAIRM, THARMS, TIRADE, TRICED, TROPIC

5-letter words (102)

AIRED, AIRER, AIRNS, AIRTH, ANCON, ANEAR, AORTA, ARCED, AREIC, ARENA, ARHAT, ATMAN, ATRIA, ATRIP, ATTAR, ATTIC, CEDAR, CERIA, CIRRI, CONED, COOLS, COONS, CORIA, CORMS, CORNS, CRAMS, CRANE, CRIED, CRIER, CRONE, CROON, DARER, DEAIR, DEATH, DREAR, DRIER, EARTH, ENORM, ENROL, HARMS, HONAN, HONOR, ICIER, INARM, IRADE, IRONE, IRONS, KHANS, KRAIT, LOONS, LORAN, MANED, MANIA, MANOR, MANOS, MARIA, MATIN, MONOS, NAIRA, NARCO, NEATH, NOONS, NORIA, NORMS, OCREA, OORIE, OTTAR, PRAAM, PRICE, PRIED, PRIER, RARED, RARER, RATAN, REATA, RIATA, RICED, RICER, SNATH, SNOOL, SONAR, TARNS, TAROC, TAROS, TAROT, TATAR, THANE, THARM, TIARA, TINEA, TINED, TIRED, TIROS, TOPIC, TORAH, TORIC, TORII, TRAIN, TRAIT, TRICE, TRIED, TRIER