Daily challenge: Tuesday, October 13, 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 (261 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

HEBE
RIOT
LSTE
SERC

All 261 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

HEIRLESS, SLITTERS, TRESSIER

7-letter words (23)

BETTERS, BIRLERS, BISTRES, BITTERS, BOILERS, ETOILES, HEISTER, HERIOTS, HIRSELS, HIRSLES, HITTERS, LETTERS, LITTERS, REBOILS, RELIERS, RETILES, RIBOSES, RIOTERS, RITTERS, SETTERS, SLITTER, TOILERS, TOILETS

6-letter words (54)

BETTER, BIRLER, BIRLES, BIRSES, BISTER, BISTRE, BITERS, BITTER, BOILER, BOITES, BOTELS, CERTES, ERECTS, ETOILE, HERIOT, HIRSEL, HIRSLE, HISSER, HITTER, LETTER, LIBERS, LISTER, LITERS, LITRES, LITTER, OBTECT, OILERS, OTTERS, REBOIL, RECTOS, RELIER, RELIST, REOILS, RESITE, RETILE, RETIRE, RIBOSE, RIOTER, RITTER, SESTET, SETTER, SITTER, SOBEIT, STEREO, STERES, STILES, TERCET, TERETE, TILERS, TOILER, TOILES, TOILET, TOSSER, TOTERS

5-letter words (63)

BIERS, BILES, BIRLE, BIRLS, BIRSE, BISES, BITER, BITES, BOILS, BOITE, BOTEL, BOTTS, CERES, CETES, CRESS, CREST, ELITE, ERECT, ERSES, ESTER, HEILS, HEIRS, HEIST, HERLS, ISLES, ISLET, LIBER, LIERS, LITER, LITRE, OBITS, OILER, OSIER, OTTER, RECTI, RECTO, RELIT, REOIL, RETIE, RILES, RIOTS, RISER, RISES, RITES, SITES, SLIER, SLITS, SOBER, SOILS, STERE, STILE, TERCE, TERSE, TIERS, TILER, TILES, TIRLS, TOILE, TOILS, TOITS, TOTER, TOTES, TRESS

4-letter words (71)

BIER, BILE, BIOS, BIRL, BISE, BITE, BITS, BITT, BOIL, BOSS, BOTS, BOTT, CERE, CETE, ERST, HEBE, HEIL, HEIR, HERL, HERS, HIRE, HISS, HIST, HITS, ISLE, LESS, LEST, LETS, LIER, LIRE, LIST, LITE, LITS, OBIS, OBIT, OILS, OSES, REIS, REST, RETE, RETS, RILE, RIOT, RISE, RITE, SELS, SERE, SERS, SETS, SETT, SIRE, SITE, SLIT, SOIL, STET, STIR, STOB, TELS, TETS, TIER, TILE, TILS, TIRE, TIRL, TOIL, TOIT, TOSS, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TRET

3-letter words (47)

BET, BIO, BIS, BIT, BOS, BOT, ELS, ERE, ERS, ESS, HER, HIE, HIS, HIT, IRE, ITS, LET, LIB, LIE, LIS, LIT, OBE, OBI, OIL, OSE, REB, REC, REI, RES, RET, RIB, SEL, SER, SET, SIB, SIR, SIT, SOB, SOT, SRI, TEL, TET, TIE, TIL, TIS, TOE, TOT

5x5 grid (176 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OSHHS
WSTNN
ALGUH
SARWO
MTLEW

All 176 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

HOURGLASS

8-letter words (2)

OUTGLARE, SASTRUGA

7-letter words (7)

ASTRALS, OUTGREW, OUTLAST, OUTLAWS, STRUNTS, WASTREL, WRASTLE

6-letter words (18)

ALERTS, ASTRAL, GRAALS, GRUNTS, HOWLER, HURTLE, MALGRE, OUTGAS, OUTLAW, OUTSAW, SMALTS, STALER, STRUNG, STRUNT, STRUTS, STURTS, TRUTHS, TURTLE

5-letter words (51)

ALERT, ALGAL, ALGAS, GALAS, GLARE, GLASS, GRAAL, GRAMS, GRUNT, HUNTS, HURLS, HURTS, LASSO, LASTS, MALTS, MARLS, MARTS, NURLS, RUGAL, RUNGS, RUNTS, RUTHS, SALAL, SALSA, SALTS, SLAGS, SLAMS, SLASH, SLATS, SLAWS, SMALT, SMART, SNUGS, STAGS, STALE, STARE, STREW, STRUT, STUNG, STUNS, STURT, SWASH, TALAS, TALER, TRAMS, TRUGS, TRUTH, TUNGS, WASTS, WELTS, WRUNG

4-letter words (97)

AALS, ALAR, ALAS, ALGA, ALSO, ALTS, ARTS, AWLS, ERAS, ERGS, GALA, GALE, GALS, GAMS, GAST, GATS, GRAM, GRAT, GREW, GUNS, GUTS, HOER, HOUR, HOWE, HOWL, HUGS, HUNG, HUNH, HUNS, HUNT, HURL, HURT, HUTS, LAGS, LAMS, LASH, LASS, LAST, LATS, LAWS, MAGS, MALE, MALT, MARE, MARL, MART, MAST, MATS, NUNS, NURL, NUTS, OSSA, OUTS, OWLS, RAGS, RALE, RAMS, RATS, RUGA, RUGS, RUNG, RUNS, RUNT, RUTH, RUTS, SAGS, SALE, SALS, SALT, SASH, SASS, SAWS, SLAG, SLAM, SLAT, SLAW, SNUG, SOWS, STAG, STAR, STUN, TAGS, TALA, TALE, TAMS, TARE, TRAM, TRUG, TSAR, TUGS, TUNG, TUNS, WASH, WAST, WELT, WERT, WOST

6x6 grid (160 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AGDARU
EOUAIL
GDANOU
REOTLE
RTETNT
SSGHEI

All 160 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

GUARANTEED, UNATTESTED

9-letter words (4)

ATTESTERS, DETONATES, GUARANTEE, INTONATES

8-letter words (13)

ATTESTED, ATTESTER, DETONATE, GHETTOED, GHETTOES, GREATEST, INTONATE, NEONATES, ODONATES, RUINATES, STEGODON, UNTESTED, URINATES

7-letter words (19)

ATTESTS, DARIOLE, DEGREES, DEODARA, DODGERS, DONATES, DUDGEON, ESTREAT, GOATEED, GUARANI, GUDGEON, NEONATE, NUDGERS, ODONATE, REDATES, RUINATE, TESTERS, TOLUENE, URINATE

6-letter words (45)

ANATTO, ANTEED, ATTENT, ATTEST, DEGREE, DEODAR, DODGER, DODOES, DONATE, DOTERS, DOTTLE, EDGERS, EGRETS, ENTOIL, EOLIAN, ESTERS, ETHENE, GEESTS, GHETTO, GOATEE, GODETS, GOUGED, GREETS, LINTOL, LOTTES, NETTLE, NOTERS, NUDGED, NUDGER, REDATE, REDOES, REESTS, SETTLE, STEERS, STODGE, STREET, TEETHE, TESTED, TESTER, TESTON, THEINE, TONLET, TOTERS, UNLOAD, URANIA

5-letter words (77)

ANODE, ANOLE, ANTAE, ANTES, DANIO, DATES, DATTO, DAUNT, DEETS, DODGE, DOERS, DOEST, DOETH, DOTER, DOTES, DREES, EDGER, EGERS, EGRET, ELOIN, ESTER, GEEST, GEODE, GESTE, GESTS, GODET, GOUGE, GREAT, GREES, GREET, GUANO, HESTS, INLET, LENTO, LIANA, LOTTE, LOTTO, NAIAD, NAIRA, NATES, NOTED, NOTER, NOTES, NUDER, NUDGE, ODEON, OGEES, REDAN, REDON, REEST, RIANT, SEERS, SETAE, SETON, STEAD, STEED, STEER, STOAE, STOAT, TEETH, TELOI, TENET, TENTH, TERSE, TESTS, THEIN, THETA, TOTED, TOTER, TOTES, TREAD, TREAT, TREES, ULNAD, ULNAE, ULNAR, UNLET