Daily challenge: Sunday, September 27, 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 (106 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	R	N	I
A	E	L	Y
U	I	Y	R
A	R	H	A

All 106 words in this grid

6-letter words (7)

INLIER, LINEAR, NEARLY, RAILER, RETAIL, TAILER, YEARLY

5-letter words (15)

ARIEL, ARTEL, EARLY, HAYER, INERT, INLET, LEARN, LINER, LINEY, RATEL, RILEY, TELIA, TERAI, TRAIL, YEARN

4-letter words (39)

AIRY, ARIA, ARIL, ARYL, AURA, EARL, EARN, EYRA, EYRY, HARL, HILI, ILEA, ILIA, INLY, LEAR, LIAR, LIEN, LIER, LIEU, LINE, LINY, LIRA, NEAR, NEAT, RAIA, RAIL, RATE, RELY, RIEL, RILE, RUER, TAEL, TAIL, TARE, TARN, TEAR, TERN, TREY, YEAR

3-letter words (45)

AIL, AIR, ARE, ART, ATE, AYE, EAR, EAT, EAU, ERA, ERN, ETA, HAY, HIE, LEA, LEI, LET, LEU, LEY, LIE, LIN, LYE, NET, NIL, RAH, RAT, RAY, REI, RET, RIA, RUE, RYA, RYE, TAE, TAR, TAU, TEA, TEL, TEN, YAH, YAR, YEA, YEN, YET, YIN

5x5 grid (134 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	B	O	N	O
U	S	N	H	E
M	T	T	E	E
I	R	T	N	A
H	E	N	X	B

All 134 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

SUNBONNET, UNBONNETS

8-letter words (3)

NUTRIENT, UNBONNET, XANTHONE

7-letter words (11)

BONNETS, BUSTIER, HERMITS, MITTENS, MUSTIER, NETTIER, RENNETS, SMITTEN, STRETTE, STRETTI, TENTIER

6-letter words (24)

ANENST, BANNER, BANNET, BANTER, BONNET, BUTTER, ENTIRE, ETHNOS, HERMIT, HITTER, MITTEN, MUSTEE, MUTTER, NETTER, NONETS, NUTTER, RENNET, RETENE, SONNET, SUBNET, SUTTEE, TENNER, TENTER, TENTIE

5-letter words (30)

ANENT, ANTRE, BOHEA, BONNE, BOSUN, BUTTE, BUTTS, ENTER, ETHOS, HENNA, HENTS, HERMS, MIRTH, MITRE, MITTS, MUSTH, MUTTS, NERTS, NETTS, NONET, RENTE, STENO, TENON, TENTH, TENTS, TERMS, THENS, TRIMS, USNEA, UTTER

4-letter words (64)

ANTE, ANTS, BANE, BONE, BUMS, BUNS, BUST, BUTS, BUTT, ETNA, HEIR, HENS, HENT, HERM, HERN, HETS, HIRE, HITS, HOBS, HONE, HONS, HOST, MIEN, MIRE, MITT, MUNS, MUST, MUTS, MUTT, NENE, NETS, NETT, NOBS, NONE, NUBS, NUTS, RENT, RETE, RIMS, SMIT, SMUT, SNOB, SNUB, SONE, STET, STIR, STUB, STUM, STUN, TEEN, TENS, TENT, TERM, TERN, TETH, TETS, THEE, THEN, TIER, TIRE, TRET, TRIM, TUBS, TUNS

6x6 grid (94 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 94 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HETAIRAI, HETAIRAS

7-letter words (6)

AIRDATE, DEALATE, HETAIRA, TALARIA, TETRADS, TRAIKED

6-letter words (23)

ALTARS, ATRIAL, DEAIRS, DEWOOL, HARROW, LAIRDS, LARIAT, LOOMED, MEALIE, MEATAL, MEIKLE, MOIRAI, OOLITE, OOMIAK, SARDAR, TALARS, TALKED, TALKIE, TATARS, TETRAD, TRIADS, WALKED, WOOLIE

5-letter words (63)

AIMED, AIRTH, ALATE, ALTAR, ARGOL, ARRAS, ARROW, ATRIA, DEAIR, DEALT, EARTH, ELATE, ELITE, HAARS, HAIRS, HARDS, HEADS, HEARD, HEARS, HEART, IRATE, LAARI, LAIRD, LAIRS, LAKED, LARDS, LAWED, LITAI, LOGOI, LOGOS, LOOED, LOOIE, LOWED, MIKED, MOIRA, MOOED, OWLET, RATAL, RATEL, RATHE, RIATA, SORGO, TALAR, TATAR, TAWED, TEARS, TEETH, TELAE, TETRA, TEWED, THETA, TILAK, TRAIK, TRIAD, TRIAL, TRIOL, UMIAK, WAIRS, WAKED, WIRRA, WOOED, WORDS, WRATH