Daily challenge: Wednesday, September 30, 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 (84 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	O	S	F
Y	I	E	M
E	W	H	N
A	H	T	U

All 84 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

THEISM, THESIS, WISENT

5-letter words (6)

NEWIE, THEWY, THIEF, TUNES, UNMEW, WHEYS

4-letter words (30)

AWES, EMFS, EWES, FEMS, HEMS, HENT, HIES, HUNT, MENU, NEWT, SEIS, SENT, SMEW, SOYS, THAE, THAW, THEM, THEN, THEW, THEY, THIO, THIS, TUNE, TWAE, WENT, WHEN, WHEY, WISE, YEAH, YWIS

3-letter words (45)

AWE, EFS, EMF, EMS, EWE, FEH, FEM, FEN, FEW, HAE, HAW, HEM, HEN, HES, HEW, HEY, HIE, HIS, HUN, HUT, ISM, MEN, MEW, NEW, NTH, NUT, OES, OSE, SEI, SEN, SEW, SIS, SOS, SOY, THE, TUN, TWA, WAE, WEN, WHA, WIS, WYE, YEA, YEH, YEW

5x5 grid (154 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

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

All 154 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

COALPITS

7-letter words (5)

COALPIT, DHOOTIS, LATHERY, SCOOTER, SOOTHER

6-letter words (23)

CHEERY, CHERTY, COATEE, COATER, COHOST, COOTER, DHOOTI, DHOTIS, FOOTER, HOOTER, LATHER, MYTHOI, MYTHOS, OCHERY, PLAITS, PLATER, RETAIL, SCOTER, SCOTIA, SOOTHE, TOCHER, TOOTER, WATERY

5-letter words (53)

ALIST, ALTOS, CHEER, CHERT, COHOS, COOEE, COOER, COOFS, COOTS, DHOTI, EGRET, ETHOS, ETYMA, FOAMY, FOIST, FOOTY, HOIST, HOOFS, HOOTS, HOOTY, LATER, LATHE, MAIST, MALTS, MATER, OATER, OCHER, OSTIA, OTHER, OVATE, PILAW, PISCO, PLAIT, PLATE, PLATY, REOIL, SCOFF, SCOOT, SOOTH, SOOTY, STOAI, STOAT, TEUCH, TOITS, TOOTH, TOOTS, TRYMA, VOILA, VOTER, WAIST, WAITS, WATER, WILTS

4-letter words (72)

AITS, ALIT, ALTO, ALTS, COAL, COAT, COFF, COHO, COIL, COOF, COOS, COOT, COST, COTE, COTS, DUET, EERY, EGER, FOAL, FOAM, FOIL, FOOT, GETA, GREE, HOER, HOOF, HOOT, HOST, HOTS, IOTA, LATE, LATH, LIST, LITS, MAIL, MALT, MATE, MATH, MYTH, OATH, OOTS, OVAL, PIAL, PISO, PITS, PLAT, SCOT, SCUD, SIAL, SILT, SOIL, SOOT, STOA, TAIL, TALI, TAOS, THEE, THUD, TOFF, TOIL, TOIT, TOOT, TREE, TYRE, VAIL, VOTE, WAIL, WAIT, WAVY, WILT, WIST, WITS

6x6 grid (119 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	R	O	P	Y	S
P	H	S	N	T	N
A	T	M	S	S	M
C	N	U	G	Y	T
E	L	E	W	S	Y
E	E	F	A	H	T

All 119 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PANTHERS

7-letter words (10)

ANTHERS, CENTUMS, ELUENTS, HEPTANE, PANTHER, PERSONS, REPANEL, TUSSORE, UNLEASH, WUTHERS

6-letter words (31)

ANTHER, APRONS, CANTUS, CAPERS, CENTUM, CLUMSY, ELECTS, ELUENT, ENACTS, EPACTS, EPHORS, FEASTS, FLUENT, HERONS, LEASTS, MULCTS, NOSHER, ORPHAN, PATHOS, PERSON, POSHER, POSSUM, SHAPER, SHERPA, STANCE, SULFAS, TAPERS, THORPE, TUSSOR, UNEASY, WUTHER

5-letter words (77)

ANELE, APERS, APRON, CANTS, CAPER, CAPHS, CENTS, CLEWS, EASTS, ELECT, ELEGY, ENACT, EPACT, EPHOR, FAENA, FASTS, FEAST, FENCE, FLEAS, FLEWS, GELEE, GENTS, GENUS, GEUMS, GUSSY, GUSTS, GUSTY, HANCE, HANTS, HASTY, HERON, HEROS, HORST, HOSTA, LEASH, LEAST, LUNTS, LUSTS, LUSTY, MULCT, MUSSY, MUSTS, MUSTY, NEGUS, NEUMS, NEWSY, PACTS, PANEL, PANTS, PATHS, PHONS, PHONY, PROPS, PROSS, PROST, SHAPE, SHORE, SMUTS, SNORE, SONSY, SPORE, STANE, STAPH, STUMS, SULFA, TAHRS, TAPER, THANE, THAWS, THORP, TYPOS, UNAPT, UNCAP, UNCLE, WASHY, WASTS, WUSSY