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)
| E | I | W | P |
| A | E | R | E |
| E | W | R | B |
| H | O | R | I |
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)
| O | M | O | I | E |
| R | O | I | T | V |
| D | A | G | T | L |
| A | D | O | O | O |
| L | B | U | N | D |
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)
| E | M | A | N | H | R |
| S | S | C | E | O | S |
| L | I | U | E | S | I |
| I | N | T | R | T | N |
| O | W | E | T | C | E |
| H | T | S | O | M | O |
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