Daily challenge: Saturday, September 26, 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 (45 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	I	U	P
H	H	N	E
O	Y	U	T
A	C	B	E

All 45 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

COHUNE, TUNEUP

5-letter words (2)

ACUTE, BUNYA

4-letter words (14)

BUNT, BUTE, CUBE, CUNT, CUTE, HINT, HOYA, HUNT, PENT, PUNT, PUNY, TUBE, TUNE, YUCA

3-letter words (27)

BET, BUN, BUT, BUY, CAY, COY, CUB, CUE, CUT, HIN, HOY, HUB, HUE, HUH, HUN, HUP, HUT, NET, NUB, NUT, OCA, PEN, PET, PUN, TEN, TUB, TUN

5x5 grid (80 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	O	E	O	C
D	B	A	B	E
I	I	G	N	T
S	C	S	S	G
N	E	W	N	B

All 80 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

BODICES, ENSIGNS, SIGNETS

6-letter words (8)

BODICE, CENSES, ENSIGN, GIANTS, IBICES, IBISES, SIGNET, TENSES

5-letter words (19)

ABETS, ANGST, BANGS, BEANS, BENTS, BICES, BISES, CENSE, CENTS, DICES, DISCI, DISCS, GANGS, GIANT, NABIS, SICES, SIGNS, SNAGS, TENSE

4-letter words (50)

ABET, AEON, ANTE, ANTS, BABE, BAGS, BANE, BANG, BANS, BEAN, BENS, BENT, BETS, BICE, BIGS, BISE, BOND, CENT, CESS, CIAO, DICE, DIGS, DISC, DISS, EBON, ENGS, ETNA, GANE, GANG, GIBE, IBIS, ICES, NABE, NAGS, NESS, NETS, NEWS, NODI, OBIA, OBIS, ODIC, SECS, SEWN, SEWS, SICE, SICS, SIGN, SNAG, TENS, WENS

6x6 grid (158 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 158 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

CAMERAWOMEN

8-letter words (5)

CANEWARE, EARSHOTS, EMPOWERS, OPENCAST, TRAMCARS

7-letter words (16)

CAMERAS, CASTORS, EARSHOT, EMPOWER, ENEMATA, MATRASS, MEANERS, OPENERS, ORATORS, REENACT, SARSARS, STARDOM, TRAMCAR, TSARDOM, VACANCY, WEANERS

6-letter words (45)

ACROSS, AMEERS, ANEARS, AORTAE, AORTAS, APNEAS, ARMERS, AWEARY, BADMEN, BANCOS, CAEOMA, CAMASS, CAMERA, CANERS, CARMEN, CASTOR, DOWERS, DRAMAS, DRAWEE, DREARS, DREARY, ENEMAS, MACROS, MAENAD, MEANER, MOWERS, OPENER, ORATOR, ORMERS, POWERS, REATAS, REOPEN, ROTARY, SARSAR, SAWERS, SHOATS, SHORTS, SHREWD, SOCMEN, STAMEN, STREAM, TAMERS, TAWERS, WEANER, WHORTS

5-letter words (91)

ADMEN, AMASS, AMEER, ANEAR, AORTA, APNEA, AREAS, ARENA, ARMER, ARVOS, BANCO, CAMAS, CAMEO, CANER, CRASS, CROSS, DOERS, DOUMA, DOWER, DRAMA, DRATS, DREAM, DREAR, ENACT, ENEMA, EPACT, EWERS, HOARD, HOARS, HORAS, MAARS, MACRO, MARSH, MARTS, MASSA, MEATS, MENAD, MOWER, NEARS, NEATS, NEMAS, NERTS, NEWER, ORCAS, ORMER, PEAVY, PEERS, POWER, RAMEE, RATOS, REARM, REARS, REATA, RENEW, ROAST, ROTAS, SAREE, SAROS, SAWER, SHOAT, SHORE, SHORT, SHOTS, SHREW, SORAS, SORTS, STARE, STARS, STOAE, STORE, STRAW, STREW, TACOS, TAMER, TARDO, TAROC, TAROS, TAWER, TORAS, TRASS, TREEN, TSARS, VACUA, VATIC, WARTS, WEARS, WEARY, WHORE, WHORT, WOMEN, YUCAS