Daily challenge: Sunday, October 4, 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 (44 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	N	Y	H
I	E	E	W
E	H	H	H
N	Y	T	V

All 44 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

THEINE, WEENIE

5-letter words (5)

THEIN, THEWY, THINE, WEENY, WHEEN

4-letter words (14)

EYEN, EYNE, THEE, THEN, THEW, THEY, THIN, THIO, TYEE, TYNE, WEEN, WHEE, WHEN, WHEY

3-letter words (23)

EON, EYE, HEH, HEN, HEW, HEY, HIE, HIN, ION, NEE, NEW, ONE, THE, THY, TYE, WEE, WEN, WHY, WYE, WYN, YEH, YEN, YEW

5x5 grid (219 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	U	T	N	R
E	A	H	R	E
M	I	F	E	N
R	H	N	D	T
T	L	C	A	S

All 219 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ENTERTAIN

8-letter words (2)

ENTRENCH, HINDERER

7-letter words (11)

AFREETS, CANDENT, CATERER, EMINENT, ERRHINE, HATREDS, INDENTS, REFINDS, STANDEE, STANDER, STERNER

6-letter words (38)

AFREET, ASTERN, CADENT, CADETS, CASTER, CHINAS, CHINED, DEFAME, DETACH, FAINER, FAMINE, FATHER, FINDER, FRENCH, HAEMIN, HATRED, HINDER, INDENE, INDENT, MINDER, REDFIN, REFIND, RENDER, RENTED, RENTER, SANDER, SATEEN, STANCH, STANED, STENCH, TAMEIN, TENIAE, THAIRM, THETAS, TREFAH, TRENCH, TRENDS, TRINED

5-letter words (75)

ACNED, AIRTH, AMINE, ANENT, ANIMA, ANIME, ASTER, CADET, CANED, CANER, CASTE, CATER, CHIME, CHINA, CHINE, CHIRM, DATER, DEFAT, DENIM, DENTS, ENDER, ENTER, ERRED, FENDS, FETAS, FINCH, FINDS, FINED, FINER, FIRTH, FREED, FREER, FRENA, FRETS, HENTS, HINDS, INERT, INFER, MINAS, MINDS, MINED, MINER, MIRTH, NEEDS, REDAN, REEDS, RENDS, RENTE, RENTS, RIFER, RINDS, SANED, SANER, SATED, STADE, STAND, STANE, STEER, STERE, STERN, TENCH, TENDS, TENIA, TERNE, THERE, THETA, THINE, THIRL, THREE, TREED, TREEN, TREND, TRETS, TRINE, TSADE

4-letter words (92)

ACNE, AIRT, AMIE, AMIN, AMIR, ANDS, CADE, CADS, CANE, CAST, CATE, CATS, CHIA, CHIN, DATE, DEER, DEFI, DENE, DENT, DERE, EATH, EMIR, ENDS, ERNE, ETAS, FAIN, FAIR, FAME, FEDS, FEND, FERE, FERN, FETA, FETS, FIAT, FIND, FINE, FIRM, FREE, FRET, HAEM, HAIR, HAME, HAUT, HENT, HERE, HERN, HETS, HIND, INCH, MAIN, MAIR, MATH, MAUT, MEAT, MINA, MIND, MINE, NEED, NENE, NETS, REDS, REED, REEF, REND, RENT, RETS, RIFE, RIME, RIND, SADE, SAND, SANE, SATE, TACH, TADS, TAHR, TAIN, TAME, TEDS, TEEN, TEND, TERN, THAE, THEE, THEN, THIN, THIR, TREE, TREF, TRET, TRIM

6x6 grid (150 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 150 words in this grid

8-letter words (7)

CODIFIED, CONIDIAN, FAITHING, FARINOSE, MODIFIED, NONRATED, RARIFIED

7-letter words (15)

ANTEING, CONDIGN, CONIDIA, DIGHTED, ENDITED, FAITHED, GONIDIA, HIGHTED, INDITED, INTONES, NIGHTIE, SENHORA, SHIFTED, SHINDIG, WENDIGO

6-letter words (37)

AFIELD, ARIOSE, CONOID, DIEING, ENDITE, GIFTED, GONION, HEIGHT, HIEING, INDIGN, INDIGO, INDITE, INTONE, INTOWN, IRONES, MOIRAI, NARINE, NIGHED, ONIONS, ORATED, RADDLE, RAFTED, RANTED, RIFTED, SENHOR, SENIOR, SENORA, SHOFAR, SHORAN, SOFTIE, TIEING, TRADED, TRIFID, TRINES, TRIOSE, TRONES, WHINES

5-letter words (91)

ADDLE, ANTED, AROID, AROSE, CONES, DARNS, DATED, DEIGN, DIGHT, DINES, DOGIE, DONOR, EIGHT, ENDOW, FADED, FAITH, FAROS, FATED, FIELD, FIGHT, FINES, FINOS, FIRNS, FOHNS, FROND, FRONS, FRONT, FROSH, GIANT, GONIF, GONOF, HEIGH, HIGHT, HONES, HORNS, HOSEN, IDIOM, IDIOT, INDIE, INDOW, INGOT, IRADE, IRATE, IRONE, IRONS, MOIRA, MONOS, NIGHT, NONES, OIDIA, ONION, ORATE, RATED, RATEL, RATHE, RONDO, SENOR, SHEND, SHEWN, SHIFT, SHINE, SHIRR, SHIRT, SHONE, SHORN, SHORT, SHOTT, SNORT, SOFAR, SOFTA, TARNS, TAROS, TAROT, TEIID, THEIN, THING, TIGON, TONDI, TONDO, TONES, TORII, TRADE, TRAIT, TRINE, TRIOS, TRONE, WHENS, WHINE, WHIRR, WHORT, WHOSE