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)
| D | E | S | N |
| L | A | H | S |
| U | T | O | T |
| I | N | I | I |
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)
| T | I | R | H | R |
| T | I | M | J | A |
| Y | T | I | Q | F |
| G | T | E | E | Y |
| A | E | U | O | T |
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)
| T | S | E | B | I | E |
| R | B | P | I | Y | C |
| R | I | N | I | O | N |
| L | S | S | E | N | R |
| T | H | U | N | R | R |
| R | K | E | T | S | T |
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