Daily challenge: Thursday, October 15, 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 (94 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	I	H	D
E	S	P	R
O	I	L	I
O	A	C	N

All 94 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

CALIPHS, INCISES, INCLIPS

6-letter words (7)

CALIPH, ESPIAL, INCISE, INCLIP, PLISSE, SIALIC, SILICA

5-letter words (14)

CILIA, CLIPS, DRIPS, ILIAC, ISSEI, LIPIN, PICAL, PILIS, PLICA, PLIES, PSOAI, SHIES, SPICA, SPIES

4-letter words (38)

AILS, ALPS, ALSO, CIAO, CLIP, DRIP, HIES, HIPS, HISS, ILIA, LAIC, LIES, LIPS, LISP, NILS, NIPS, OILS, OSES, PHIS, PIAL, PICA, PIES, PILI, PISH, PISO, PISS, PLIE, PSIS, RIPS, SEIS, SHIP, SHRI, SIAL, SIPS, SLIP, SOIL, SPIC, SPIN

3-letter words (32)

AIL, AIS, ALP, ALS, CIS, ESS, HIE, HIP, HIS, LAC, LIE, LIN, LIP, LIS, NIL, NIP, OES, OIL, OSE, PHI, PIA, PIC, PIE, PIN, PIS, PSI, RIN, RIP, SEI, SIC, SIP, SIS

5x5 grid (252 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

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

All 252 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

CHARLOTTE, MERCHANTS

8-letter words (4)

ETCHANTS, MERCHANT, METICALS, SCEPTRAL

7-letter words (25)

ARCHILS, ATTEMPT, CASHIER, CHATTER, ETCHANT, HARLOTS, ITERANT, MERLOTS, METICAL, PECHANS, PELOTAS, PELTAST, PLOTTER, RECANTS, SCARLET, SCATTER, SHATTER, STARLET, STARTLE, STRETCH, STRETTA, STRETTE, STRETTO, TAHSILS, TARTLET

6-letter words (46)

ACHIER, ARCHIL, ASHIER, CAHIER, CARTOP, CATTLE, CHANTS, CHARTS, HARLOT, HATTER, LACIER, LATTER, LETTER, LOTAHS, MERLOT, METTLE, NATTER, PECANS, PECHAN, PELMET, PELOTA, PELTER, PETTER, PETTLE, POTASH, POTTER, POTTLE, RACHIS, RATTLE, RECANT, RECAST, SANTOL, SCANTS, SCARTS, SCATTS, SLANTS, STACTE, STARCH, TAHSIL, TATTER, TATTLE, TETRAS, TICALS, TOTALS, TOTTER, UNSTOP

5-letter words (76)

ANTRE, AREIC, CANST, CANTO, CANTS, CARET, CARLE, CARTE, CARTS, CHANT, CHARE, CHART, CHATS, CITER, CRASH, CREPT, HANTS, HAREM, HARTS, HILAR, LACER, LARCH, LATTE, LEPTA, LOTAH, LOTAS, LOTTE, MERLE, METIS, NACRE, NARCS, OTTAR, OTTER, PECAN, PECHS, PERCH, PETTO, PLOTS, RANTS, RECTI, RETCH, SANTO, SCANS, SCANT, SCARE, SCART, SCATS, SCATT, SHARE, SHIER, SLANT, SLASH, SLATS, SNARE, SNARL, STARE, START, STOLE, STOPE, STOPT, STREP, TACET, TACHS, TACIT, TANTO, TARTS, TEMPT, TETRA, TICAL, TOTAL, TOWNS, TRACE, TRACT, TRANS, TRASH, TUNAS

4-letter words (99)

ACRE, ANTS, ARCH, ARCS, ARTS, ATOP, CANS, CANT, CARE, CARL, CART, CASH, CAST, CATS, CHAR, CHAT, CHIS, CHIT, CITE, ERAS, ETCH, ETIC, HANT, HARE, HARL, HART, HAST, HATS, HILA, ICHS, ITCH, ITEM, LACE, LACS, LASH, LAST, LATS, LEPT, LOPE, LOTA, LOTS, LOWN, MERL, NARC, NUTS, OWNS, PECH, PECS, PELT, PERT, PLOT, PLOW, POLE, POTS, RACE, RANT, RASH, RATO, RATS, RECS, REIS, SACS, SALS, SCAN, SCAR, SCAT, SHAT, SHIT, SICE, SITE, SLAT, STAR, STAT, STOP, STOW, STUN, TACE, TACH, TACT, TAHR, TALI, TANS, TARE, TART, TATS, TEMP, TICS, TIER, TOLE, TOPE, TOTS, TOWN, TRET, TSAR, TUNA, TUNS, UNTO, UTAS, WOTS

6x6 grid (58 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

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

All 58 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ELECTION

7-letter words (3)

DICTION, LECTION, LEPORID

6-letter words (8)

CROUPE, ELEGIT, IONONE, LEEWAY, LEGION, LIROTH, NORDIC, THORIA

5-letter words (46)

ARIEL, CILIA, CLEAR, CRIPE, CRONE, CRONY, CROUP, DICTY, DONOR, DRONE, ELECT, ELEGY, GELEE, GELID, HELIO, HOTEL, HOURI, IODIC, IRONE, IRONY, LEGIT, LIROT, ORIEL, OURIE, OWLET, PILEA, PILEI, PORNO, PORNY, PRICE, PRICY, PRONE, PROWL, RIPEN, RONDO, ROTTE, ROUEN, ROWEL, TELIA, TELIC, THEIR, THRAW, THROE, TORAH, URAEI, WORDY