Daily challenge: Thursday, October 8, 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 (223 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

DESN
LAHS
UTOT
INII

All 223 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DAUNTLESS

8-letter words (4)

DELATION, SEDATION, TINTLESS, TOADLESS

7-letter words (9)

ELATION, ELUTION, HATLESS, INULASE, LATINOS, SHAULED, SHELTAS, SHOALED, TOTALED

6-letter words (24)

DALTON, DEATHS, DELTAS, DESALT, ESSOIN, HAULED, LASHED, LATHED, LATHES, LATINO, LESSON, NOSHED, NOSHES, SELAHS, SHADES, SHALED, SHALES, SHELTA, TITHED, TITHES, TITLED, TITLES, TOSHES, TOSSED

5-letter words (48)

ALTHO, ALTOS, ASHED, AUTOS, DALES, DATOS, DAUNT, DEALT, DEASH, DEATH, DELTA, HADES, HALED, HALES, HAUNT, IOTAS, LADES, LASED, LASSO, LATHE, LATHS, LEASH, NOTAL, OATHS, SATIN, SAULT, SELAH, SHADE, SHALE, SHALT, SHAUL, SHEAL, SHEAS, SHOAL, SHOAT, SHOTS, SOTHS, STINT, STOAE, STOAS, STOAT, TALES, TITHE, TITLE, TOITS, TOTAL, TULES, UNITS

4-letter words (78)

ALES, ALTO, AULD, AUNT, AUTO, DAHS, DALE, DASH, DATO, DAUT, DEAL, EATH, HADE, HAED, HAES, HALE, HALT, HAUL, HAUT, HEAD, HEAL, HEAT, HELD, HOST, HOTS, INTI, INTO, IOTA, LADE, LASE, LASH, LASS, LATH, LATI, LEAD, LEAS, LESS, LUNT, NITS, NOSH, NOTA, OATH, OHED, OSSA, SADE, SALE, SALT, SATI, SAUL, SEAL, SEAT, SHAD, SHAT, SHEA, SHED, SHES, SHOT, SOTH, STOA, TAEL, TALE, TAOS, TASS, THAE, THAT, TINT, TITI, TITS, TOAD, TOIT, TOSH, TOSS, TOST, TOTS, TULE, UNIT, UNTO, UTAS

3-letter words (59)

ALE, ALT, ASH, ASS, DAH, DAL, DEL, EAT, EAU, ELD, ESS, HAD, HAE, HAO, HAS, HAT, HES, HON, HOT, ION, ITS, LAD, LAS, LAT, LEA, LED, NIT, NOH, NOS, NOT, NTH, NUT, OAT, OHS, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAT, SAU, SEA, SEL, SHA, SHE, SON, SOT, TAD, TAE, TAO, TAS, TAU, THE, THO, TIN, TIT, TON, TOT, TUI, TUN, UTA

5x5 grid (17 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TIRHR
TIMJA
YTIQF
GTEEY
AEUOT

All 17 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

FAJITA, OUTAGE, TITTIE

5-letter words (1)

TITTY

4-letter words (13)

AGEE, FEET, GATE, GETA, HAJI, MIRI, MITE, MITT, MITY, RITE, TITI, TOUT, TYEE

6x6 grid (207 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TSEBIE
RBPIYC
RINION
LSSENR
THUNRR
RKETST

All 207 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

TENSIONERS

9-letter words (4)

BRININESS, CORNINESS, SPININESS, TENSIONER

8-letter words (11)

BICORNES, BRINIEST, CONIINES, HUNTRESS, NONISSUE, PILSNERS, SHUNNERS, SPINNERS, STRIPIER, UNSTRESS, UTENSILS

7-letter words (41)

BICORNE, BRINERS, BRINIER, BRINIES, BRINISH, COINERS, CONIINE, CONINES, CONNERS, CORNERS, CORNIER, ESTRINS, INSERTS, ISSUERS, LINIEST, LISENTE, PILSNER, PINIEST, PINNERS, PISSERS, REISSUE, RENNETS, RENNINS, RINSERS, RIPIENI, RIPIENO, SEINERS, SENNETS, SHUNNER, SINNERS, SPILTHS, SPINIER, SPINNER, STUNNER, SUNNIER, TENNERS, TENNIES, TENSION, TUNNIES, TUSSERS, UTENSIL

6-letter words (61)

BICORN, BRINER, BRINES, COINER, CONIES, CONINE, CONINS, CONNER, CORNER, COYISH, ESPIES, ESTRIN, ICONES, INERTS, INNERS, INSERT, INSIST, IONISE, ISSUER, LINENS, LINERS, LINIER, LIPINS, NOESIS, PINENE, PINIER, PINION, PINNER, PISSER, RENINS, RENNET, RENNIN, RESINS, RESIST, RINSER, RIPEST, RISERS, SEINER, SEINES, SENIOR, SENNET, SHUNTS, SINNER, SLIPES, SNIPES, SPIERS, SPILTH, SPINES, SPINNY, SPINOR, STRESS, STRIPE, TENNER, TENNIS, TENSER, TENUES, TRIBES, TRINES, TRIPES, TUNERS, TUSSER

5-letter words (89)

BINES, BIRLS, BIRRS, BIRSE, BRINE, BRINS, COINS, CONES, CONIN, CONNS, CORNY, ENSUE, HENTS, HUNTS, INERT, INION, INNER, ISSEI, ISSUE, KHETS, LINEN, LINER, LINES, LININ, LIPIN, NERTS, NINES, NINNY, NINON, NISEI, NISUS, NOISE, NONCE, NONES, ORNIS, PEINS, PIERS, PINES, PINNY, PINON, REINS, RENIN, RENTE, RENTS, RESIN, RIBES, RINSE, RIPES, RISEN, RISER, RISUS, SEINE, SENOR, SENTE, SHENT, SHUNS, SHUNT, SHUTE, SHUTS, SILTS, SINES, SIPES, SLIPE, SLIPS, SNIBS, SNIPE, SNIPS, SPIER, SPIES, SPILT, SPINE, SPINS, SPIRT, STRIP, STUNS, SUERS, SUETS, TENSE, THENS, TRESS, TRIBE, TRINE, TRIPE, TRIPS, TUNER, TUNES, USERS, YIPES, YONIS