Daily challenge: Saturday, October 3, 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 (194 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

CARL
COAN
TTTE
OMSF

All 194 words in this grid

7-letter words (9)

ARNATTO, CARATES, CARNETS, CORNEAL, CORNETS, OCTANES, OCTANTS, ROTATES, SENATOR

6-letter words (26)

ATTORN, CARATE, CARATS, CARNAL, CARNET, COACTS, CORNEA, CORNET, COTTAE, COTTAR, FESTAL, LATEST, LATTEN, LATTES, MOTTES, NESTOR, OCTANE, OCTANT, ORATES, ORNATE, RATTEN, ROTATE, ROTTEN, ROTTES, STATOR, TAROTS

5-letter words (47)

ACORN, ACTOR, ANTES, ATOMS, CARAT, COACT, COATS, CORAL, COTAN, COTES, COTTA, FEATS, FETAL, FETOR, LANES, LATEN, LATTE, MOTOR, MOTTE, MOTTO, MOTTS, NATES, NEATS, NETTS, OATEN, OCTAL, OCTAN, ORATE, OTTAR, RANTS, RATES, ROTES, ROTTE, SETAL, STANE, STATE, STEAL, STOAE, STOAT, TANTO, TAROC, TAROT, TATES, TEATS, TESTA, TOTAL, TOTES

4-letter words (69)

ACTA, ACTS, ANES, ANTE, ANTS, ATES, ATOM, CARL, CARN, COAL, COAT, COCA, CORN, COTE, COTS, EARL, EARN, EATS, EFTS, ETNA, FEAL, FEAR, FEAT, FETA, FETS, LANE, LATE, LATS, MOTS, MOTT, NEAR, NEAT, NEST, NETS, NETT, OATS, ORAL, OTTO, RANT, RATE, RATO, RATS, ROAN, ROTA, ROTE, ROTO, ROTS, SEAL, SEAR, SEAT, SENT, SETA, SETT, STAR, STAT, STOA, TARN, TARO, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAR, TEAT, TEST, TOMS, TORA, TORN, TOTE, TOTS

3-letter words (43)

AAL, ACT, ANE, ANT, ATE, ATT, CAR, COR, COT, EAR, EAT, EFS, EFT, ETA, FEN, FET, LAR, LAT, MOT, NAE, NET, OAR, OAT, OCA, OMS, ORA, RAN, RAT, ROC, ROT, SEA, SEN, SET, TAE, TAN, TAO, TAR, TAT, TEA, TEN, TOM, TOR, TOT

5x5 grid (222 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

CBELU
YOFTO
IROAS
EYOLE
HANUO

All 222 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

LEAFLETS, OUTFOOLS

7-letter words (6)

BEFOOLS, COOLEST, CORONAE, LEAFLET, OUTFOOL, SAFROLE

6-letter words (23)

AEROBE, ANOLES, BEFOOL, BEFORE, BELFRY, CORONA, ETALON, FLOATS, FLOTAS, FLOUTS, FOETAL, FOETOR, FOLATE, FOOTLE, HAOLES, LOOFAS, OLEATE, SAFROL, SALOON, SATORI, SOLUTE, STOLON, STOREY

5-letter words (72)

AFOOT, AFORE, ALOES, ALOFT, ALOOF, ANLAS, ANOAS, ANOLE, BELTS, BETAS, BOOTS, BORON, COOLS, COOTS, ELATE, FALSE, FATSO, FELTS, FETAL, FETAS, FETOR, FLOAT, FLOTA, FLOUT, FLUTE, FOALS, FOOLS, FOOTS, FOYER, HAOLE, HAYER, HERON, IRONY, LEAST, LEFTS, LOFTS, LOOBY, LOOFA, LOOIE, LOONY, LOOTS, LOSEL, LOTAS, LOTOS, LOUTS, OORIE, ROAST, ROLES, ROOTS, ROTAS, ROTOS, ROUES, RYOTS, SALON, SLATE, SOTOL, STALE, STOAE, STOLE, STOOL, STORE, STORY, TAELS, TALES, TALON, TELOS, TOLAS, TOLES, TOOLS, TOYER, TOYON, ULNAE

4-letter words (119)

AERO, AERY, ALES, ALOE, ALSO, ANOA, BELT, BETA, BETS, BOOR, BOOT, BORE, BYRE, COFT, COIR, COOF, COOL, COOT, CORE, CORF, CORY, EAST, EATS, EFTS, ETAS, EYRY, FAST, FATE, FATS, FELT, FETA, FETS, FOAL, FOOL, FOOT, FORE, FROE, HEIR, HERO, IRON, LASE, LAST, LATE, LATS, LEAF, LEAS, LEFT, LEST, LETS, LOAF, LOAN, LOFT, LOOF, LOON, LOOT, LORE, LORY, LOSE, LOST, LOTA, LOTS, LOUT, LUES, LUNA, LUNY, LUTE, NOLO, NORI, OAST, OATS, OLEA, OLEO, OLES, OOTS, OUTS, OYER, ROAN, ROBE, ROLE, ROOF, ROOT, ROTA, ROTE, ROTL, ROTO, ROTS, ROUE, RYOT, SAFE, SALE, SATE, SEAL, SEAT, SLAT, SLOE, SLOT, SLUE, SOLE, SOUL, STOA, TAEL, TALE, TAOS, TOLA, TOLE, TOLU, TOOL, TOON, TORE, TORI, TORO, TORY, TOYO, TULE, ULNA, UTAS, YEAH, YEAN, YORE

6x6 grid (76 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

BUNTCH
TORCRA
NUQuANK
HHBTUO
UNIEOU
EAVUNP

All 76 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

QUARANTINE

9-letter words (1)

BACCHANTE

8-letter words (6)

BACCHANT, CARABINE, OBTURATE, OUTBURNT, TORQUATE, TRUNCATE

7-letter words (8)

BARCHAN, BURNOUT, CANTINA, CARABIN, OUTBARK, OUTBURN, UNBURNT, UNCRATE

6-letter words (20)

ANARCH, AUNTIE, BETOOK, BORATE, CANTON, CARATE, CHAKRA, CRATON, KANTAR, KARATE, NATIVE, OUTACT, RATINE, RATOON, RUBATO, RUBOUT, RUNOUT, TUBATE, UNHURT, UNTORN

5-letter words (40)

ATONE, BACCA, BARON, BATON, BETON, BOURN, BURAN, BURNT, CABIN, CANTO, CARAT, CAROB, CHANT, CHARK, CHART, CRANK, CRATE, KARAT, KNOUT, KRAUT, NAIVE, NETOP, NITON, NUBIA, ORATE, QUANT, QUARK, QUART, QUATE, TABUN, TANKA, TAROT, TINEA, TRANK, TROUT, UNBAN, UNBAR, UNITE, UNTIE, URATE