Daily challenge: Monday, September 28, 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)

D	E	M	E
A	I	O	O
N	M	L	N
N	D	T	D

All 121 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

DIAMOND, MIMEOED

6-letter words (11)

AMNION, DAEMON, DAIMON, EOLIAN, LOMEIN, LOOMED, MAIMED, MEDIAN, MEDINA, NOMINA, OILMAN

5-letter words (17)

AIMED, AMIDE, ANIME, ANION, DANIO, DEMON, LIMAN, LIMED, LOOED, LOOIE, MEDIA, MIMED, MIMEO, MINAE, MOOED, NOMAD, NOMOI

4-letter words (53)

AEON, AIDE, AMID, AMIE, AMIN, ANIL, DAMN, DEAN, DEIL, DEME, DEMO, DIME, DIOL, IDEA, IDEM, LIED, LIMA, LIME, LIMN, LIMO, LINN, LION, LOIN, LOOM, LOON, MADE, MAID, MAIL, MAIM, MAIN, MEAD, MEAN, MILD, MILO, MILT, MIME, MINA, MIND, MOIL, MOLD, MOLT, MOME, MOMI, MONO, MOOL, MOON, NAIL, NIDE, NOIL, NOLO, NOMA, NOME, OLIO

3-letter words (38)

AID, AIL, AIM, AIN, AMI, AND, ANI, DAM, DIE, DIM, DIN, EME, EON, INN, ION, LID, LIE, LIN, LOO, MAD, MAE, MAN, MED, MID, MIL, MIM, MOL, MOM, MON, MOO, NAE, NAM, NIL, NIM, NOM, NOO, OIL, OLD

5x5 grid (87 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

A	Y	N	T	D
E	O	D	H	A
E	H	E	O	I
I	R	H	B	W
O	S	I	E	D

All 87 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

THEREON

6-letter words (10)

ADHERE, DHOBIS, HEIRED, HEISHI, HEREON, REBODY, SHOWED, SOIREE, WEBERS, YONDER

5-letter words (28)

BOWED, DHOBI, DOBIE, DOERS, DOWED, EERIE, HEIRS, HEROS, HIRED, HOERS, ODEON, ORIBI, OSIER, REDON, REDYE, RISHI, SHIED, SHIRE, SHOAT, SHOED, SHOER, SHRED, SIRED, SIREE, THEBE, THERE, WEBER, WEIRS

4-letter words (48)

AEON, BOAT, BODE, BODY, DERE, DHOW, DOAT, DOER, EROS, HEBE, HEHS, HEIR, HERE, HERO, HERS, HIED, HIRE, HOED, HOER, HOWE, HOYA, IBIS, IRED, IRIS, NODE, OATH, OBIA, OBIS, OHED, OHIA, OWED, REDO, REIS, RHEA, SHED, SHEW, SHOD, SHOE, SHOW, SHRI, SIRE, SORE, SORI, THIO, WEIR, WOAD, YODH, YOND

6x6 grid (43 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 43 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

LACTASE

6-letter words (8)

BEWAIL, CASITA, FISCAL, SCATTS, STAFFS, STROLL, TROLLS, WEALTH

5-letter words (34)

BAFFS, BASIL, BATTS, BEAST, BEATS, BLASE, BLAST, BLATS, CAFFS, COLTS, FACTS, FIATS, FLITS, FOLIA, LIFTS, LITAS, LOFTS, ROLFS, ROLLS, SCATT, SIFTS, STAFF, SWAIL, SWEAT, TABES, TACTS, TAWSE, TROLL, VOLTA, VOLTI, VOLTS, WAIST, WAITS, WATTS