Daily challenge: Monday, October 5, 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 (91 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

SEIN
TIED
HIIP
NHIS

All 91 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DEITIES

6-letter words (5)

DENIES, HISPID, SEINED, SPEISE, STEEPS

5-letter words (18)

DEETS, DEIST, DIETS, INDIE, NEIST, NITES, PEISE, SEEPS, SEINE, SIPED, SPEND, SPIED, STEED, STEEP, STEIN, STIED, TEIID, TEIND

4-letter words (35)

DEES, DEET, DIES, DIET, DINE, DIPS, EIDE, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HIPS, HIST, HITS, NIDE, NIDI, NITE, NITS, PEES, PEIN, PEND, PIED, SEED, SEEN, SEEP, SIDE, SIPE, SITE, SITH, SPED, TEED, TEEN, THIN, THIS, TIED, TIES

3-letter words (32)

DEE, DEN, DIE, DIN, DIP, DIS, END, ETH, HID, HIE, HIN, HIP, HIS, HIT, ITS, NEE, NIT, PED, PEE, PEN, PIE, PIS, PSI, SEE, SEI, SET, SIP, SIT, TEE, TIE, TIN, TIS

5x5 grid (215 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NOTSO
SAOAE
IQuNTS
LAEOW
UIAUD

All 215 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ALIENATES

8-letter words (7)

ALIENATE, ALIQUANT, ALIQUOTS, ANATASES, AQUATONE, SEASONAL, TESTOONS

7-letter words (17)

ALIQUOT, ANATASE, ASTASIA, DONATES, DUOTONE, ENTASES, ISOTONE, LIAISON, NOTATES, SONANTS, SONATAS, TEQUILA, TESTONS, TESTOON, TOENAIL, TOOTSES, TOQUETS

6-letter words (35)

ATONAL, DONATE, DOWSES, ENATES, ESTATE, LANAIS, LANATE, LANOSE, LIANAS, NASIAL, NATANT, NOOSES, NOTATE, OSTEAL, QUALIA, QUANTA, QUANTS, QUOTAS, QUOTES, SANTOS, SEASON, SILANE, SNOOTS, SONANT, SONATA, SQUATS, SQUEAL, STATES, STENOS, STOATS, TASTES, TENAIL, TESTON, TONSIL, TOQUET

5-letter words (69)

ALIAS, ALIEN, ANOAS, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTES, AQUAE, AQUAS, ATONE, DONAS, DOSES, DOTES, DOWSE, DUETS, EATEN, ENATE, ENOWS, EQUAL, ETNAS, LANAI, LIANA, LIANE, NANAS, NATES, NOONS, NOOSE, NOSES, NOTES, NOWTS, OASES, OATEN, QUAIL, QUAIS, QUANT, QUASI, QUEAN, QUOTA, QUOTE, SANTO, SATES, SEATS, SETON, SNAIL, SNOOT, SNOTS, SOOTS, SQUAT, STANE, STATE, STATS, STEAL, STENO, STOAE, STOAI, STOAS, STOAT, STONE, TANTO, TASTE, TATES, TEATS, TESTA, TOAST, TONAL, TOONS, TOOTS, TOQUE, TOTES, WONTS

4-letter words (86)

AEON, ANAL, ANAS, ANOA, ANTA, ANTE, ANTS, AQUA, ATES, DONA, DONE, DOSE, DOST, DOTE, DOTS, DOWS, DUET, DUOS, EAST, EATS, ENOW, ETAS, ETNA, ILIA, LANE, LIEN, LIEU, NAIL, NANA, NANS, NAOS, NETS, NOON, NOSE, NOTA, NOTE, NOWS, NOWT, OAST, OATS, ONTO, OOTS, OSES, OWSE, QUAI, SAIL, SANE, SATE, SEAS, SEAT, SETA, SETS, SIAL, SNOT, SONE, SOON, SOOT, SOTS, STAT, STOA, STOW, SWOT, TAIL, TANS, TAOS, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAS, TEAT, TEST, TOEA, TONE, TONS, TOON, TOOT, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TOWS, TWOS, UDOS, ULAN, WONT, WOST, WOTS

6x6 grid (201 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ICEKWT
RGOCSH
EARIEE
YYTMOL
NOTAOO
NUHHRS

All 201 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

THROATIEST

9-letter words (3)

ORATRICES, OUTTRICKS, THEMATICS

8-letter words (18)

CELOMATA, CORTICES, HEMATICS, HOMESICK, LOAMIEST, MATRICES, NOTARIES, NUTTIEST, OUTTRICK, RATHOLES, RATTIEST, REARMICE, RIGORIST, ROOMIEST, SOLECISE, SOLECIST, THEMATIC, TRISCELE

7-letter words (17)

ARTIEST, GOATISH, GORIEST, GRAYOUT, HEMATIC, HOMIEST, HOTTISH, NOTICES, ORIOLES, RATHOLE, RATTISH, REGATTA, ROOMIES, SEMATIC, SOLOIST, SOMATIC, THROATY

6-letter words (57)

AMICES, AMOLES, AMRITA, AORIST, AORTIC, ARMIES, ARMORS, ARTIST, ATTARS, ATTICS, COATIS, CORMEL, CRATON, CRAYON, CRIMES, EGOIST, ELEMIS, ESCORT, EYRIES, GARISH, GRATIS, GRAYER, GRIMES, GRITTY, HAOLES, HOORAH, LOOIES, MAHOUT, MIRAGE, MOLEST, NOTARY, NOTICE, OGRISH, ORGEAT, ORIOLE, OTTARS, RAMEES, RAMIES, RARITY, RATTON, ROOMIE, SIMARS, SITARS, SOMATA, TAMEST, TAROCS, TAROKS, THOLES, THOLOI, THOLOS, THROAT, TRAGIC, TRICES, TRICKS, TROCKS, TRYOUT, YTTRIC

5-letter words (105)

AMICE, AMIES, AMITY, AMOLE, AORTA, ARIEL, ARISE, ARMOR, ATONY, ATTAR, ATTIC, CELOM, CIGAR, COATI, COCKS, CORGI, CRIES, CRIME, CROCI, ELEMI, EYRIE, GAYER, GECKO, GECKS, GREAT, GRIME, GRIST, GROAT, HAMES, HAOLE, HECKS, HEIST, HELOS, HEMIC, HOARS, HOLES, HOMES, HORAH, KORAT, LOATH, LOOIE, MESIC, MICKS, MICRA, MICRO, MOIRA, MOIST, MOLES, MOORS, NUTTY, OCREA, OLEIC, ORGIC, ORIEL, OTTAR, RAMEE, RAMIE, RATIO, RATTY, RAYON, REARM, REATA, RICES, RICKS, RIGOR, RIMES, ROCKS, ROGER, ROLES, ROMEO, SCRAG, SCRIM, SHEOL, SICKO, SIMAR, SITAR, SOLEI, SOLES, TAHRS, TAMES, TAMIS, TARGE, TAROC, TAROK, TAROS, TATAR, THEIR, THESE, THOLE, THORO, TICKS, TIMES, TOYER, TRAGI, TRICE, TRICK, TRIES, TRIOL, TROCK, TROIS, TROKE, TUNNY, WHEEL, YAGER, YOUTH