Daily challenge: Friday, October 9, 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 (108 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	E	D	N
S	D	N	E
U	U	G	E
V	R	E	E

All 108 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

DENUDES, GERUNDS, GREENED, UNENDED

6-letter words (16)

DEGREE, DENGUE, DENNED, DENUDE, DUNGED, DUNNED, ENDURE, GERUND, GUNNED, NEEDED, NUDGED, NUDGER, REUSED, SUDDEN, SUNNED, SURGED

5-letter words (23)

DEEDS, DENES, DUNES, EDGED, EDGER, ENDED, ENDUE, ENURE, GENES, GENUS, GREEN, GUDES, GURUS, NEEDS, NEGUS, NUDES, NUDGE, REUSE, RUNES, SEDGE, SURGE, UNDEE, URGED

4-letter words (38)

DEED, DEES, DENE, DUNE, DUNG, DURE, EDGE, EGER, ENDS, GEED, GENE, GENU, GNUS, GREE, GRUE, GUDE, GURU, NEED, NENE, NUDE, RUDD, RUDE, RUNE, RUNG, RUSE, SEED, SEEN, SEND, SENE, SUDD, SUER, SUNG, SUNN, SURE, UNDE, URGE, URUS, USED

3-letter words (27)

DEE, DEN, DUE, DUG, DUN, END, ENG, ERG, GED, GEE, GEN, GNU, GUN, GUV, NEE, NUS, REE, REG, RUE, RUG, RUN, SEE, SEN, SUE, SUN, USE, VUG

5x5 grid (182 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	T	A	G	C
S	E	H	D	L
O	U	W	E	W
N	Y	A	R	K
E	E	E	N	I

All 182 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

AWEATHER

7-letter words (8)

CLEANER, GATEWAY, GHERKIN, GLEANER, HEADWAY, REDATES, REHEATS, WEATHER

6-letter words (24)

ADHERE, AETHER, GATHER, HEADER, KNAWEL, LEANER, NARKED, NAUSEA, NEARED, NOUSES, ONUSES, RANKED, RAWEST, REDATE, REHEAT, REWETS, SOUARI, STEWED, WARKED, WEANER, WETHER, WHEATS, YANKED, YERKED

5-letter words (53)

CLEAN, CLEAR, CLERK, DATES, DERAY, DEWAN, DEWAR, EAGLE, EARED, ETHER, GATES, GHATS, GLEAN, HAETS, HATES, HEATS, HESTS, HEWED, HEWER, INKED, INKER, IRKED, KERNE, LEARN, LEHUA, NOSES, OUSTS, RANEE, RAYON, REWAN, REWET, SEATS, SEWAN, SEWAR, SEWED, SEWER, STADE, STEAD, SUETS, TEWED, THERE, THEWY, THUYA, WANEY, WARED, WESTS, WHATS, WHEAT, WHERE, WHETS, YAWED, YEARN, YOUSE

4-letter words (96)

AEON, ATES, AWED, AWES, CLEW, DATE, DEAN, DEAR, DERE, DEWY, EARN, EATH, EATS, ERNE, EWER, EWES, EYEN, EYER, EYNE, GAES, GATE, GATS, GHAT, GLED, HADE, HAES, HAET, HATE, HATS, HEAD, HEAR, HEAT, HELD, HERE, HERN, HEST, HETS, HUES, HWAN, IRED, KERN, KINA, KINE, KIRN, KNAR, KNEE, LEAN, LEAR, LEWD, NARK, NEAR, NOES, NOSE, NOUS, ONUS, OSES, OUST, OYER, RANI, RANK, RINK, SEAT, SETA, SETS, SONE, SOYA, STAG, STEW, SUES, SUET, THAE, THEW, THUS, USES, WANE, WARE, WARK, WARN, WEAN, WEAR, WELD, WERE, WEST, WETS, WHAT, WHET, WHEW, WREN, WUSS, YANK, YARE, YARN, YEAN, YEAR, YERK, YUAN

6x6 grid (100 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	L	O	N	D	N
T	D	I	L	A	I
E	G	D	A	O	T
N	H	C	O	H	P
O	G	O	N	A	A
A	A	E	W	A	I

All 100 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ELOIGNED, WOODLAND

7-letter words (9)

ALIGNED, NAPHTOL, NOODGED, PANOCHE, POACHED, POOCHED, WENCHED, WOODHEN, WOODLOT

6-letter words (29)

ALODIA, ANODAL, CADGED, CAHOOT, CODDLE, CODLIN, DAHOON, ELOIGN, ENGILD, ENHALO, GONGED, HAILED, HALIDE, HALOID, HODDEN, HODDIN, HONCHO, INLAID, INLAND, LADINO, LILTED, NIDGET, NIGHED, NODDLE, NOODGE, OCHONE, TALION, TELIAL, THOLOI

5-letter words (60)

ACHED, ACHOO, ADDLE, AGONE, AHOLD, AILED, AIOLI, ALAND, ALIGN, ALOHA, ALOIN, ANILE, ANODE, ANOLE, CADGE, COALA, COAPT, COGON, COHOG, COOPT, DANIO, DILDO, DIODE, EDILE, ELIDE, ELOIN, GENOA, GOWAN, HALID, HONED, HOOCH, LAIGH, LAITH, LEDGE, LILAC, LOACH, LOATH, LODEN, LODGE, NIDAL, NODAL, NOHOW, OILED, OLDEN, OOHED, OOTID, PHONE, PHONO, POACH, POIND, POLIO, POOCH, TALON, TELIA, TELOI, THANE, TIDAL, TOLAN, WAHOO, WENCH