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)
| H | E | B | E |
| R | I | O | T |
| L | S | T | E |
| S | E | R | C |
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)
| O | S | H | H | S |
| W | S | T | N | N |
| A | L | G | U | H |
| S | A | R | W | O |
| M | T | L | E | W |
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)
| A | G | D | A | R | U |
| E | O | U | A | I | L |
| G | D | A | N | O | U |
| R | E | O | T | L | E |
| R | T | E | T | N | T |
| S | S | G | H | E | I |
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