Daily challenge: Tuesday, September 29, 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 (102 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

D	H	N	H
O	A	E	I
A	A	R	E
R	T	E	T

All 102 words in this grid

6-letter words (9)

ADHERE, AERATE, HEATER, HEREAT, HEREIN, INHERE, NEATER, RETEAR, TETRAD

5-letter words (19)

AERIE, ANEAR, AREAE, ARENA, ARETE, EATER, EERIE, HEART, INERT, IRATE, OATER, RANEE, RATER, REATA, TETRA, TREAD, TREAT, TREEN, TRINE

4-letter words (32)

AREA, DARE, DART, DOAT, HAAR, HAEN, HARE, HART, HEAD, HEAR, HEAT, HEIR, HERE, HIRE, HOAR, NEAR, NEAT, RANI, RARE, RATE, READ, REAR, REIN, RETE, TARE, TART, TEAR, TEAT, TEEN, TRAD, TREE, TRET

3-letter words (42)

AAH, ADO, ANE, ANI, ARE, ART, ATE, DAH, EAR, EAT, ERA, ERE, ETA, HAD, HAE, HAO, HEH, HEN, HER, HIE, HIN, HOD, IRE, NAE, NAH, NEE, OAR, OAT, RAD, RAH, RAN, RAT, REE, REI, RET, RIN, TAE, TAO, TAR, TEA, TEE, TET

5x5 grid (128 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	Y	T	H	T
U	E	Y	A	E
E	D	C	T	A
F	O	L	R	T
I	H	E	A	A

All 128 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

RELOCATED, RELOCATEE

8-letter words (1)

RELOCATE

7-letter words (6)

ALCAYDE, CATTALO, DECLARE, LOCATED, RATATAT, THEATRE

6-letter words (11)

AERATE, AREOLA, COIFED, HEARTY, HEATED, HERALD, LOCATE, RATTLE, REALTY, TALCED, TEATED

5-letter words (34)

ACOLD, ALERT, ALTAR, ARCED, AREAL, ARTAL, ATTAR, CLEAR, CLEAT, CRAAL, CRATE, DECAY, DOLCE, ECLAT, FEUED, GUYED, HATED, HAYED, HEART, LATTE, OCREA, OCTET, RATAL, RATTY, REATA, TACET, TALER, TARTY, TATAR, TECTA, TETRA, THETA, TREAT, TYTHE

4-letter words (74)

ACED, ACRE, ACTA, ALOE, ARCO, AREA, ARTY, CATE, CEDE, CLOD, CODE, COED, COIF, COLA, COLD, COLE, COLT, DECO, DEET, DEFI, DOER, DOLE, DOLT, DUET, EARL, EATH, ELHI, FEED, FEET, FEOD, FEUD, FOLD, GEED, GETA, GUDE, HAAR, HAET, HATE, HEAL, HEAR, HEAT, HELD, HELO, HERL, HOED, HOER, HOLD, HOLE, HOLT, HYTE, LEAR, LOCA, LODE, OLDY, OLEA, RALE, RATE, REAL, TACE, TACO, TACT, TAEL, TALC, TALE, TARE, TART, TATE, TEAR, TEAT, TEED, TETH, THAE, THAT, TYEE

6x6 grid (195 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

P	T	F	A	O	R
A	N	I	T	K	N
D	D	B	Y	T	L
R	E	T	E	E	D
E	H	D	E	S	I
S	S	D	E	R	P

All 195 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SHREDDERS

8-letter words (10)

BEDSHEET, HEREDITY, INDEBTED, RESEEDED, SEEDBEDS, SHEDDERS, SHEETERS, SHREDDER, TEETERED, TETHERED

7-letter words (27)

ADDRESS, ANTIFAT, BEDDERS, DERIDES, DESIRED, HEEDERS, HEREDES, KNOTTED, PRESIDE, REDDERS, REDEYES, RESEEDS, SEEDBED, SEEDERS, SEETHED, SEETHES, SHEDDER, SHEETED, SHEETER, SHTETEL, TEDDERS, TEETERS, TEETHED, TEETHER, TEETHES, THEREBY, TITTLES

6-letter words (66)

BEDDER, BESIDE, BETTOR, BIDDER, BINDER, BITTED, DANDER, DEBTOR, DEBYES, DEEDED, DERIDE, DESIRE, DETERS, DIETED, EDITOR, ESPIED, FATTED, FINDER, FITTED, HEDERS, HEEDED, HEEDER, HERDED, HEREBY, KAFTAN, KNOTTY, KYTHED, KYTHES, LEERED, PADDED, PADDER, PADRES, PANDER, PANDIT, PRESET, PRIDES, PRISED, REBIND, REDDED, REDDER, REDEYE, REEDED, REEDIT, RESEED, RESIDE, RIDLEY, ROTTED, ROTTES, SEEDED, SEEDER, SEETHE, SHREDS, SHTETL, SPIRED, TEDDED, TEDDER, TEETER, TEETHE, TETHER, THERES, THREES, TINDER, TITTLE, TONLET, TYTHED, TYTHES

5-letter words (91)

ADDED, ADDER, AIDED, AIDER, BEERS, BESET, BETEL, BETHS, BETTA, BIDED, BIDER, BIDET, BITTY, BYTES, DEBIT, DEBYE, DEEDS, DEERS, DETER, DITTY, DREED, DREES, DRESS, EERIE, ETHER, FAINT, FATTY, FIBER, HEBES, HEDER, HEEDS, HERES, IDLES, INAPT, INBYE, KYTES, KYTHE, LEERS, NIDED, NIFTY, NITON, NITTY, PADRE, PATIN, PIETY, PREED, PREES, PRESE, PRIDE, PRIED, PRIES, PRISE, REBID, REDAN, REDDS, REDED, REDES, REDIA, REEDS, RESEE, RESET, RESID, RIDES, ROTTE, SEDER, SEEDS, SERED, SHEDS, SHEER, SHEET, SHERD, SHRED, SIDLE, SIRED, SIREE, SPIED, SPIEL, SPIRE, SPREE, TAINT, TEETH, TERSE, TETHS, THEBE, THERE, THREE, TIDED, TITAN, TITTY, TYEES, TYTHE