Daily challenge: Friday, October 2, 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 (64 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EIWP
AERE
EWRB
HORI

All 64 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

BREWER, PEREIA, REWIRE

5-letter words (13)

AERIE, AIRER, BRIER, EERIE, ERROR, HEWER, PEREA, PEWEE, PRIER, ROWER, WHORE, WIRER, WRIER

4-letter words (19)

AERO, AWEE, BIRR, BREE, BREW, BRIE, BROW, BRRR, EWER, HOWE, PERI, PREE, WAIR, WEER, WEIR, WERE, WHEE, WIRE, WORE

3-letter words (29)

AIR, AWE, BRO, BRR, ERE, ERR, EWE, HEW, HOE, HOW, IRE, ORB, ORE, OWE, PER, PEW, REB, REE, REI, REP, RIA, RIB, ROE, ROW, WAE, WEB, WEE, WHO, WOE

5x5 grid (83 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OMOIE
ROITV
DAGTL
ADOOO
LBUND

All 83 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DRAGOON

6-letter words (12)

ABOARD, ABOUND, ADAGIO, ADROIT, AOUDAD, BOTTOM, DAGOBA, DOODAD, DORADO, DRAGON, MOTIVE, OGDOAD

5-letter words (16)

ABOON, BOARD, BOUND, DOBLA, DROIT, LOGIA, LOGOI, LOTTE, LOTTO, MIAOU, MODAL, MOTTO, NODAL, RADON, TIGON, TONDO

4-letter words (54)

AGIO, AGON, BALD, BOAR, BOND, BOON, BOOT, BOTT, BUND, DADA, DADO, DAGO, DOIT, DOLT, DOOM, DOOR, DORM, DRAG, GAIT, GOAD, GOOD, GOON, LOGO, LOON, LOOT, LOTI, LOUD, MITE, MITT, MOOD, MOOR, MOOT, MORA, MOTE, MOTT, NOLO, OMIT, ORAD, ORDO, OTTO, RAGI, ROAD, ROOD, ROOM, ROOT, TITI, TOAD, TOGA, TOIT, TOOL, TOOM, TOON, UNDO, VETO

6x6 grid (487 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EMANHR
SSCEOS
LIUESI
INTRTN
OWETCE
HTSOMO

All 487 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

INTERTWINES

10-letter words (3)

ANESTRUSES, CERUSSITES, INTERTWINE

9-letter words (10)

ANOINTERS, CERUSITES, CERUSSITE, ENURETICS, INTERUNIT, INTESTINE, NOISETTES, NUISANCES, OESTRUSES, RECESSION

8-letter words (33)

ANESTRUS, ANOINTER, CENTESIS, CERUSITE, CITRUSES, COENURES, CURETTES, ENTICERS, ENURESIS, ENURETIC, ESTRUSES, HONESTER, INSECURE, INSETTER, INTERCOM, INTEREST, LIONISES, NOISETTE, NUISANCE, OCTETTES, RETINUES, REUNITES, ROSETTES, SCUTTERS, SECUREST, SHEEREST, SHEETERS, SLITTERS, STRESSOR, STRETTOS, TEOSINTE, TONETICS, TONETTES

7-letter words (90)

ACETINS, ACUTEST, ANOINTS, ASCESIS, ASCITES, CASSINO, CENSORS, CENTERS, CENTRES, CERUSES, CESSION, COENURE, COSTERS, COTTERS, CRETICS, CRETINS, CRUISES, CURETTE, CURSORS, CURTEST, CUTISES, CUTTERS, EMOTERS, ENCASES, ENTICER, ENTICES, ENTREES, HESSITE, HOISTER, INSEAMS, INSERTS, IONISES, ISSUERS, LINTERS, LIONISE, LITTERS, MENTION, METEORS, METISSE, NETTERS, NEUTERS, NUTTERS, OCTETTE, OESTRUS, RECANES, RECITES, RECUSES, RETINES, RETINUE, RETUNES, REUNITE, ROISTER, ROSETTE, SCUTTER, SECURES, SENHORS, SETTEES, SETTERS, SHEETER, SINTERS, SITTERS, SLICERS, SLITTER, SOTTISH, STEREOS, STONERS, STRETTE, STRETTI, STRETTO, SUITERS, TENSION, TENSORS, TENTERS, TENURES, TERCETS, TETTERS, TISANES, TISSUES, TONETIC, TONETTE, TONUSES, TRUISMS, TUNICAE, TWINERS, UNITERS, USANCES, WETTERS, WETTEST, WETTISH, WINTERS

6-letter words (171)

ACETIN, ACINUS, ACUTER, ACUTES, ANOINT, CANOES, CASINI, CASINO, CEASES, CENSER, CENSOR, CENTER, CENTRE, CERTES, CERUSE, CITERS, CITRUS, COMETS, COMOSE, COMTES, COSTER, COTTER, CRETIC, CRETIN, CRUCES, CRUETS, CRUISE, CRUSES, CUISSE, CURETS, CURSOR, CUTEST, CUTTER, ECESIS, EMCEES, EMOTER, EMOTES, ENCASE, ENOSIS, ENTERS, ENTICE, ENTREE, ENURES, EOSINE, EOSINS, ERENOW, ESSOIN, ESTRUS, HONERS, HONEST, INCOME, INERTS, INSEAM, INSERT, INTERS, INURES, IONICS, IONISE, ISSUER, ISSUES, LINERS, LINTER, LITERS, LITRES, LITTEN, LITTER, MACERS, MANORS, MESSAN, METEOR, METERS, METRES, MOTETS, MOTTES, NESTER, NETTER, NEUTER, NICEST, NITERS, NITRES, NOESIS, NOETIC, NOSHES, NOTERS, NUTTER, OCTETS, ONUSES, OTTERS, OWNERS, RECANE, RECESS, RECITE, RECUSE, RENTES, RESITE, RETEST, RETINE, RETUNE, RETUSE, REUSES, ROSINS, ROSTER, RUSINE, SANEST, SCUTES, SEANCE, SECURE, SENHOR, SENORS, SEREST, SETTEE, SETTER, SHEERS, SHEETS, SHOERS, SINEWS, SINTER, SISTER, SITCOM, SITTEN, SITTER, SLICER, SLICES, SOCMEN, STEREO, STERES, STONER, STRESS, STREWN, STREWS, STRUNT, SUITER, SUITES, SUNLIT, SUREST, TENSER, TENSOR, TENTER, TENUES, TENUIS, TENURE, TENUTI, TERCET, TERETE, TESTIS, TESTON, TETTER, TINCTS, TISANE, TISSUE, TONERS, TONICS, TOWERS, TRUCES, TRUEST, TRUISM, TUNERS, TUNICA, TUNICS, TUREEN, TWILIT, TWINER, TWINES, UNITER, UNITES, URETIC, URSINE, USANCE, UTTERS, WETTER, WINTER

5-letter words (179)

ACINI, ACMES, ACNES, ACUTE, CAMES, CANES, CANOE, CASES, CEASE, CENSE, CENTS, CERES, CESTI, CETES, CINES, CITER, CITES, COMET, COMTE, COSET, COTES, CRESS, CREST, CREWS, CRUET, CRUSE, CURES, CURET, CURSE, CURST, CUTER, CUTES, CUTIN, CUTIS, EASES, ECRUS, EMCEE, EMOTE, ENOWS, ENTER, ENURE, EOSIN, ESTER, ETUIS, HENCE, HOERS, HOISE, HOIST, HONER, HONES, HOSEN, HOWES, INERT, INSET, INTER, INTIS, INURE, IONIC, ISSUE, LINER, LINES, LITER, LITRE, MACER, MACES, MANES, MANOR, MANOS, MASSE, MENSE, MESIC, METER, METES, METIS, METRE, MOSTE, MOTES, MOTET, MOTTE, MOTTS, NAMES, NERTS, NETTS, NEWTS, NICER, NITER, NITES, NITRE, NOILS, NOISE, NOTER, NOTES, NOWTS, NURSE, OCTET, OMENS, ONTIC, OTTER, OWNER, OWSEN, RECUT, REEST, RENTE, RESIN, RETEM, REUSE, REWIN, REWON, RHEAS, ROSET, ROSIN, RUNES, RUNIC, RUSES, RUTIN, SANES, SCAMS, SCENA, SCUTE, SEAMS, SENOR, SENTE, SENTI, SERES, SETON, SETTS, SHEAS, SHEER, SHEET, SHOER, SHOES, SHONE, SICES, SINCE, SINES, SINEW, SINUS, SITES, SITUS, SLICE, SONES, STENO, STERE, STONE, STREW, STRUT, SUERS, SUETS, SUINT, SUITE, SWINE, TENSE, TERCE, TERSE, TINCT, TINES, TOILS, TONER, TONES, TONIC, TONUS, TOWER, TREEN, TREES, TRESS, TRETS, TREWS, TRUCE, TRUES, TRUSS, TUNER, TUNES, TUNIC, TWINE, UNITE, UNLIT, UNTIL, UTTER, WINES