Daily challenge: Monday, October 12, 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 (102 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	S	E	I
F	S	O	T
T	L	D	D
N	A	D	R

All 102 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ALDOSES, DOTIEST

6-letter words (3)

ALDOSE, DADOES, SOLDAN

5-letter words (18)

ALOES, DADOS, DOEST, DOLTS, DOSES, DOTES, FLATS, FLOES, FLOSS, LOESS, LOSES, SLANT, SLOES, SLOSH, SOLAN, TESLA, TESTA, TOLAN

4-letter words (47)

ADDS, ADOS, ALOE, ALSO, ALTS, ANTS, DADO, DADS, DALS, DOES, DOIT, DOLS, DOLT, DOSE, DOSS, DOST, DOTE, FLAN, FLAT, FLOE, LADS, LATS, LOSE, LOSS, LOST, LOTI, ODDS, OLDS, OSES, SLAT, SLOE, SLOT, SODA, SODS, SOLA, SOLD, SOLS, TADS, TEST, TIES, TODS, TOES, TOLA, TOLD, TOSH, TOSS, TOST

3-letter words (32)

ADD, ADO, ADS, ALS, ALT, ANT, DAD, DAL, DOE, DOL, DOS, DOT, ESS, LAD, LAT, LOT, ODD, ODS, OES, OLD, OSE, SEI, SET, SOD, SOL, SOS, SOT, TAD, TAN, TIE, TOD, TOE

5x5 grid (40 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

D	I	R	K	W
T	L	H	L	O
Y	H	H	P	N
A	C	H	G	L
T	D	O	O	T

All 40 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

AHCHOO, DAYLIT, THATCH

5-letter words (7)

ACHOO, COHOG, HATCH, HOOCH, KLONG, OCTAD, YACHT

4-letter words (30)

ACHY, ACYL, CHAD, CHAT, CHAY, CODA, COHO, COOL, COOT, DAHL, DIRK, DIRL, GOOD, HILT, HOLP, HOLT, HOOD, HOOT, IDLY, KOPH, LOGO, LONG, PHOT, PLOT, PLOW, PONG, TACH, TACO, THAT, TIRL

6x6 grid (134 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	T	H	H	N	R
E	P	I	H	T	T
S	W	T	I	U	E
M	E	I	S	A	A
E	W	L	S	R	I
W	D	P	T	O	T

All 134 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

LEWISITE

7-letter words (9)

HISSIES, HUSSIES, LITHIAS, PEEWITS, PETITES, RASSLES, SEISORS, STRAITS, TUSSLES

6-letter words (36)

AISLES, ARIOSI, ASSORT, EASIES, HUSSAR, ISLETS, ISTLES, ITEMED, LISTEE, LITHIA, PEEWEE, PEEWIT, PETITE, PEWITS, PITIES, PTOSIS, RASSLE, SEISOR, SISTRA, SLEWED, SMELTS, SPLITS, STEWED, STILES, STILTS, STIPES, STRAIT, STRIAE, SUITES, TIARAS, TISSUE, TRAITS, TUSSAR, TUSSLE, TUSSOR, WEEWEE

5-letter words (88)

AIRTS, AISLE, ARIAS, ARSIS, DEEMS, DEETS, DEMES, DWELT, ETUIS, ETWEE, ISLES, ISLET, ISSUE, ISTLE, ITEMS, LEWIS, LWEIS, MEETS, MELTS, METIS, MEWED, MEWLS, OSSIA, PETIT, PEWEE, PEWIT, PLEWS, PLIES, RAIAS, RIOTS, ROTLS, SAITH, SAROS, SAUTE, SEPTS, SEWED, SILTS, SITES, SLEWS, SLITS, SMELT, SORAS, SPITE, SPITS, SPLIT, STEED, STEMS, STEWS, STIES, STILE, STILT, STIPE, STRIA, SUITE, SWEEP, SWEET, SWEPT, SWIPE, SWISS, SWITH, TEARS, TEEMS, TEWED, TIARA, TILDE, TILES, TILTS, TIROS, TITIS, TORAS, TORSI, TORTS, TRAIT, TRASS, TRIOS, TROTS, TSARS, TWEED, TWEET, TWIST, WEEPS, WEETS, WELTS, WIELD, WILES, WILTS, WIPES, WITES