Daily challenge: Tuesday, October 6, 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 (87 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

G	E	F	E
L	N	O	H
D	E	O	N
D	U	E	D

All 87 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

FONDLED, HONDLED

6-letter words (10)

DUDEEN, ENDUED, FENDED, FONDED, FONDLE, FONDUE, GELDED, HONDLE, NEEDLE, NEONED

5-letter words (9)

DONEE, ENDED, ENDUE, FOEHN, FONDU, GELEE, GLEED, HONED, LEONE

4-letter words (30)

DEED, DELE, DENE, DONE, DONG, DUDE, DUEL, FEND, FOHN, FOND, FOOD, GELD, GENE, GLED, GLEE, GLEN, HOED, HONE, HONG, HOOD, HOOF, LEND, LENO, LEUD, NEED, NEON, NODE, NOEL, NONE, NOON

3-letter words (36)

DEE, DEL, DEN, DOE, DON, DUD, DUE, DUO, EEL, ELD, END, ENG, EON, FEH, FEN, FOE, FOH, FON, GEL, GEN, HOD, HOE, HON, LED, LEE, LEG, LEU, NEE, NOD, NOH, NOO, ODE, OHO, ONE, OOH, OUD

5x5 grid (80 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

H	A	E	E	I
A	H	U	O	A
H	D	M	N	E
E	G	L	A	N
N	E	I	H	A

All 80 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

UNALIGNED

8-letter words (1)

MALIGNED

7-letter words (3)

ALIENED, ALIGNED, NEIGHED

6-letter words (7)

ALMUDE, ANNEAL, ENGILD, HUMANE, LEGMAN, MALIGN, UNNAIL

5-letter words (20)

AAHED, ADMAN, ALIEN, ALIGN, ALMUD, ANNAL, DUNAM, GLEED, HEDGE, HUMAN, LAIGH, LANAI, LIANA, LIANE, LIEGE, MAILE, MANNA, NEIGH, NUDGE, UNMAN

4-letter words (48)

AEON, ALEE, ANAL, ANNA, ANOA, DENE, DUMA, DUNE, EDGE, ELAN, ELHI, GEED, GELD, GENE, GHEE, GIEN, GILD, GLEE, GLEN, GLIA, HADE, HAEN, HAHA, HAIL, HALE, HALM, HEEL, HIGH, HILA, LANE, LIEN, MAIL, MALE, MANA, MANE, MANO, MOAN, MOUE, MUON, NAAN, NAIL, NANA, NAOI, NEED, NEON, NOMA, NUDE, UNAI

6x6 grid (59 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

HOGNOSES

7-letter words (4)

CONGOES, DOCTORS, HOGNOSE, WAENESS

6-letter words (17)

ASSORT, DHOOTI, DOCTOR, DONEES, DONORS, GNOSES, HONORS, HOOVES, NOOSES, ROOSES, SEASON, SENORS, TORSES, TRONES, TROVES, VENOSE, WAHOOS

5-letter words (37)

CEASE, COHOG, CONES, CONGE, CONGO, COVEN, COVES, DHOTI, DONEE, DONOR, DOVEN, DOVES, HONES, HONOR, HOSEN, HOSES, HOTEL, LITHO, NOOSE, NOSES, OASES, ROOSE, ROSES, ROVEN, ROVES, SENOR, SONES, TONES, TORSE, TORSO, TRONE, TROVE, VENGE, WAHOO, WHEEN, WHOSE, WHOSO