Daily challenge: Wednesday, October 14, 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 (125 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ENUE
TERS
TTTF
IONU

All 125 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

UNTRUEST

7-letter words (10)

NETTERS, NEUSTON, NUTTERS, STRETTE, STRETTI, STRETTO, TENURES, TITTERS, TOTTERS, TRUSTEE

6-letter words (23)

ENTERS, ENURES, NETTER, NOTERS, NUTTER, OTTERS, SERENE, STREET, STRUNT, TENETS, TENUES, TENURE, TITERS, TITRES, TITTER, TOTERS, TOTTER, TRUEST, UNFREE, UNREST, UNTRUE, UTERUS, UTTERS

5-letter words (26)

ENTER, ENURE, ESTER, FRETS, FUTON, NERTS, NETTS, NOTER, NURSE, OTTER, RENTE, REUSE, STERE, STERN, STUNT, TENET, TERNE, TERSE, TITER, TITRE, TOTER, TREEN, TRETS, TRUES, TRUST, UTTER

4-letter words (37)

ERNE, ERST, FREE, FRET, NETS, NETT, NOTE, NUTS, RENT, REST, RETE, RETS, RUES, RUNE, RUNT, RUSE, RUST, SERE, SERF, STET, STUN, SUER, SUET, SURE, SURF, TEEN, TENT, TERN, TETS, TOIT, TOTE, TOTS, TREE, TRET, TRUE, UNTO, USER

3-letter words (28)

ERE, ERN, ERS, FUN, ION, NEE, NET, NOT, NUS, NUT, REE, RES, RET, RUE, RUN, SER, SUE, SUN, TEE, TEN, TET, TIT, TON, TOT, TUN, URN, USE, UTS

5x5 grid (149 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NEETT
SEHGT
LUSSE
AWDKE
TMDAE

All 149 words in this grid

7-letter words (5)

ETHENES, SEETHES, SENSUAL, SETTEES, TALUSES

6-letter words (15)

AWLESS, DULSES, ENSUES, ETHENE, LESSEE, LUSHES, SEETHE, SETTEE, SHEENS, SKEETS, SNEESH, STEEKS, SWALES, TAWSES, THESES

5-letter words (48)

AKEES, AUDAD, DUALS, DUELS, DULSE, DUSKS, EGEST, ENSUE, ESSES, GEEKS, GEESE, GEEST, GHEES, HEELS, HUSKS, KEETS, LAUDS, LEHUA, LENES, LENSE, LEUDS, MALES, MAUDS, MAULS, SEEKS, SENSE, SHEEN, SHEET, SHULS, SKEES, SKEET, SKEGS, SLAWS, SLEET, SLUES, SLUSH, STEEK, SWALE, TALES, TALUS, TAWSE, TEELS, TEENS, THENS, THESE, THUDS, WALES, WAULS

4-letter words (81)

ADDS, AKEE, ALEE, ALES, AWLS, DADS, DAKS, DUAL, DUEL, DUES, DUSK, EELS, EKES, ELSE, ESES, ETHS, GEEK, GEES, GEST, GETS, GHEE, HEEL, HENS, HUES, HULA, HUSK, KAES, KEET, KEGS, LAUD, LAWS, LEES, LEET, LENS, LESS, LEUD, LUES, LUSH, MALE, MAUD, MAUL, MAWS, NESS, SEEK, SEEL, SEEN, SEES, SEGS, SELS, SENE, SETT, SHES, SHUL, SKEE, SKEG, SLAM, SLAT, SLAW, SLUE, SUDD, SUDS, SUES, SUSS, SWAM, SWAT, TALE, TAUS, TAWS, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TEGS, THEE, THEN, THUD, THUS, TSKS, USES, WALE, WAUL, WUSS

6x6 grid (153 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

LAFBMO
COTWAE
WTSHOR
ATSLOA
IACNEE
MNDTAP

All 153 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

SOFTWARE

7-letter words (8)

ASSHOLE, BARONET, CASHAWS, MAROONS, ONSHORE, PANDANI, THORONS, WOOLENS

6-letter words (32)

ADNATE, AREOLE, ASHORE, ASLEEP, ATTAIN, ATWAIN, BARONS, CASHAW, CASHOO, CLEANS, CLOTHS, COSTAL, COTTAS, DATTOS, ENCASH, HONDAS, MAROON, PAEONS, PANDAS, PANELS, PATENS, ROWTHS, SANCTA, SCATTS, SHOOLS, SNOOLS, STACTE, STOATS, SWOONS, TATAMI, THORON, WOOLEN

5-letter words (112)

ACTIN, AEONS, ALOFT, AMNIA, ANEAR, ANOLE, AWOLS, BAHTS, BARON, CASTS, CLEAN, CLEAR, CLEAT, CLEPE, CLONE, CLONS, CLOTH, CLOTS, COATS, COSTA, COSTS, COTTA, DATTO, EATEN, EMBAR, ENOLS, ETAPE, FACTS, FATSO, FATWA, FOCAL, FOSSA, HAOLE, HAREM, HONDA, LATHS, LEANS, LEANT, LOATH, LOFTS, LOONS, MACLE, MAHOE, MANIA, MASTS, MATIN, MATTS, MEOWS, MINAS, MITTS, NOELS, NOHOW, OATHS, OSTIA, PAEON, PANDA, PANEL, PATEN, PEANS, PEELS, PEENS, PELON, PEONS, ROWTH, SATIN, SCATS, SCATT, SHAME, SHARE, SHAWM, SHAWS, SHLEP, SHOER, SHONE, SHOOL, SHOON, SHORE, SHOWS, SLEEP, SLOWS, SNEAP, SNOOL, SNORE, SOFTA, SOTHS, STAIN, STAND, STASH, STATS, STOAT, SWARE, SWOON, SWORE, TACOS, TACTS, TAELS, TENOR, THAWS, THOLE, THORO, TINCT, TOFTS, TOTAL, TWAIN, TWATS, WAHOO, WAITS, WATTS, WHAMO, WHOLE, WHORE, WOOLS