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