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)
| S | E | I | N |
| T | I | E | D |
| H | I | I | P |
| N | H | I | S |
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)
| N | O | T | S | O |
| S | A | O | A | E |
| I | Qu | N | T | S |
| L | A | E | O | W |
| U | I | A | U | D |
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)
| I | C | E | K | W | T |
| R | G | O | C | S | H |
| E | A | R | I | E | E |
| Y | Y | T | M | O | L |
| N | O | T | A | O | O |
| N | U | H | H | R | S |
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