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)
| C | A | R | L |
| C | O | A | N |
| T | T | T | E |
| O | M | S | F |
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)
| C | B | E | L | U |
| Y | O | F | T | O |
| I | R | O | A | S |
| E | Y | O | L | E |
| H | A | N | U | O |
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)
| B | U | N | T | C | H |
| T | O | R | C | R | A |
| N | U | Qu | A | N | K |
| H | H | B | T | U | O |
| U | N | I | E | O | U |
| E | A | V | U | N | P |
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