Daily challenge: Wednesday, October 7, 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 (140 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IBCC
SOHE
NOSI
EMFO

All 140 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FISHBONE

7-letter words (3)

FOISONS, MOOCHES, NOISOME

6-letter words (10)

BOCCES, BOCHES, BOSOMS, BOSONS, CHOOSE, COSMOS, FOISON, OCHONE, SECCOS, SMOOCH

5-letter words (25)

BISON, BOCCE, BOCHE, BOOMS, BOONS, BOSOM, BOSON, CHOSE, COHOS, COOFS, COONS, COSEC, COSIE, ECHOS, HOOFS, MONOS, MOOCH, MOONS, MOOSE, NOOSE, OMENS, SECCO, SHONE, SHOON, SHOOS

4-letter words (51)

BIOS, BONE, BOOM, BOON, BOOS, BOSH, CHIS, CHON, COBS, COHO, CONE, CONS, COOF, COON, COOS, COSH, ECHO, EMFS, EONS, FISH, FONS, HIES, HOBS, HOME, HONE, HONS, HOOF, HOSE, IONS, MENO, MONO, MONS, MOON, MOOS, NOBS, NOME, NOMS, NOSE, NOSH, OBIS, OMEN, OOHS, SEIF, SHOE, SHOO, SNOB, SOBS, SOME, SONE, SONS, SOON

3-letter words (50)

BIO, BIS, BOO, BOS, CHI, COB, CON, COO, COS, EMF, EMS, ENS, EON, FIE, FOE, FOH, FON, HES, HIE, HIS, HOB, HOE, HON, IFS, ION, ISM, MEN, MON, MOO, MOS, NOB, NOH, NOM, NOO, NOS, OBI, OHO, OHS, OMS, ONE, ONS, OOH, OSE, SEC, SEI, SHE, SIB, SOB, SON, SOS

5x5 grid (301 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

UMSLO
SEHYI
NSCEE
TERNS
ESTHA

All 301 words in this grid

9-letter words (8)

ANCRESSES, MUENSTERS, RECENTEST, SCHLIEREN, SECRETEST, SEERESSES, SENESCENT, SESTERCES

8-letter words (14)

CENTESES, ENTENTES, MENSCHEN, MENSCHES, MUENSTER, RECESSES, SCHLIERE, SECRETES, SERENEST, SESTERCE, STRESSES, TENESMUS, THRESHES, TRENCHES

7-letter words (28)

ANCRESS, CENSERS, CENTERS, CENTRES, CHESSES, CRESSES, ENTENTE, ENTREES, ETHANES, LIERNES, LYCEUMS, LYCHEES, MESTEES, NESTERS, RENESTS, RESENTS, SCREENS, SECERNS, SECRETE, SECRETS, SEERESS, SERENES, SESTETS, STREETS, TENSEST, TESTERS, TRESSES, TSETSES

6-letter words (77)

ANTRES, CENSER, CENSES, CENTER, CENTRE, CERTES, CESSES, CHERTS, CHESTS, CREESH, CRESTS, ENSUES, ENTERS, ENTREE, ESTERS, ETERNE, ETHANE, HANCES, HYENAS, LIERNE, LYCEES, LYCEUM, LYCHEE, MENSCH, MENSES, MESHES, MESNES, MESSES, MESTEE, MUESLI, MUSSES, NESSES, NESTER, RECENT, RECESS, REESTS, REHEMS, RENEST, RENTES, RESENT, RESETS, RESHES, RETEST, SCENAS, SCENES, SCENTS, SCREEN, SCREES, SECERN, SECRET, SENSES, SENSUM, SERENE, SEREST, SESTET, SHEENS, SHYERS, SNEERS, STEERS, STERES, STERNA, STERNS, STREET, STRESS, SYCEES, TENSES, TERCES, TERNES, TESTER, TESTES, THANES, THREES, THRESH, TREENS, TRENCH, TSETSE, YENTES

5-letter words (90)

ANTES, ANTRE, CEILS, CENSE, CENTS, CERES, CETES, CHERT, CHESS, CHEST, CRESS, CREST, ECHES, ENSUE, ENTER, ERNES, ERSES, ESSES, ESTER, ETNAS, EYERS, HANCE, HANSE, HANTS, HEILS, HENCE, HENTS, HERES, HERNS, HESTS, HYENA, LIENS, LIERS, LYCEE, LYSES, MENSE, MESHY, MESNE, MUSES, NERTS, NESTS, NEUMS, OYERS, REEST, REHEM, RENTE, RENTS, RESET, RESTS, SANER, SCENA, SCENE, SCENT, SCREE, SEERS, SENSE, SENTE, SERES, SHEEN, SHENT, SHYER, SLIER, SLYER, SNEER, STEER, STERE, STERN, STETS, SYCEE, SYCES, TECHY, TEENS, TEETH, TENSE, TENTS, TERCE, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE, TESTS, TETHS, THANE, THREE, TREEN, TREES, TRESS, TRETS, TREYS, YECHS, YENTE

4-letter words (84)

ANES, ANTE, ANTS, CEES, CEIL, CENT, CERE, CESS, CETE, ECHE, EMUS, ERNE, ERNS, ERST, ESES, ETHS, ETNA, EYEN, EYER, EYES, HANT, HEIL, HEMS, HENS, HENT, HERE, HERN, HERS, HEST, LIEN, LIER, LIES, LYES, LYSE, MESH, MESS, MUSE, MUSS, NESS, NEST, NETS, NEUM, OILS, OILY, OYER, OYES, RECS, REES, RENT, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, SANE, SECS, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SENE, SENT, SERE, SERS, SETS, SHES, STET, SUES, SUMS, SYCE, SYLI, TEEN, TEES, TENS, TENT, TERN, TEST, TETH, TETS, THAN, TREE, TRET, TREY, USES, YECH, YENS

6x6 grid (55 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

VETCEO
TTTAYY
HTOITS
ELEATV
OOTANE
OSAOAE

All 55 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

STEATITE, TITANATE

7-letter words (2)

STATANT, TELEOST

6-letter words (11)

CATTIE, CATTLE, ENTITY, HELOTS, NOTATE, OLEATE, STACTE, STOATS, TATTIE, TATTLE, TITTLE

5-letter words (40)

ANOAS, ANTAE, ANTSY, ATONE, EATEN, ENATE, ENTIA, HELOS, HELOT, LEANT, LETHE, LOOTS, LOTAS, LOTTE, NATTY, NETTS, NETTY, OATEN, OLEOS, SOLEI, STANE, STATE, STATS, STELE, STENO, STOAE, STOAT, STOLE, STONE, STOOL, TATTY, TEATS, TELOI, TELOS, TITAN, TITTY, TOITS, VEENA, VENAE, VENTS