Daily challenge: Friday, October 16, 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 (153 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

W	W	S	A
R	L	I	I
A	E	B	A
I	S	W	M

All 153 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

WAMBLIER

7-letter words (5)

ABELIAS, ABSEILS, BEWAILS, SILESIA, WAMBLES

6-letter words (16)

ABELIA, ABSEIL, AISLES, ALIBIS, AMBLER, AMBLES, BAILER, BEWAIL, BLARES, MAILER, MAILES, REALIA, SAILER, SWAILS, WAILER, WAMBLE

5-letter words (38)

ABLER, ABLES, AISLE, ALIAS, ALIBI, AMBER, AMBLE, ARLES, BAILS, BILES, BLARE, BLASE, BLEAR, EARLS, IAMBI, IAMBS, ISLES, LARES, LASER, LIBER, MABES, MAILE, MAILS, RAISE, RALES, REALS, SALSA, SEALS, SERAI, SERAL, SIALS, SLEWS, SLIER, SWAIL, SWEAR, WAILS, WEALS, WILES

4-letter words (56)

ABLE, AILS, ALBA, ALBS, ALES, ARES, AWES, BAIL, BEAR, BELS, BIAS, BIER, BILE, BLAE, BLEW, EARL, ERAS, IAMB, IBIS, ILEA, ISBA, ISLE, LASE, LEAR, LEAS, LEIS, LIBS, LIER, LIES, MABE, MAIL, MAWS, RALE, RASE, REAL, REBS, REIS, SAIL, SALE, SALS, SEAL, SEAR, SEIS, SELS, SERA, SIAL, SIBS, SLEW, SWAB, SWAM, WABS, WAIL, WEAL, WEAR, WEBS, WILE

3-letter words (37)

ABS, AIL, AIS, ALB, ALE, ALS, ARE, AWE, BAM, BEL, BIS, EAR, ELS, ERA, LAR, LAS, LEA, LEI, LIB, LIE, LIS, MAW, RAS, REB, REI, RES, SAE, SAL, SEA, SEI, SEL, SER, SEW, SIB, WAB, WEB, WIS

5x5 grid (202 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	O	N	A	E
T	O	S	N	G
U	E	E	A	E
H	S	S	W	A
T	F	D	T	E

All 202 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

WAENESSES

8-letter words (2)

AGENESES, SAGENESS

7-letter words (9)

AENEOUS, GASEOUS, GENESES, SEESAWS, SENEGAS, TEENAGE, TONNAGE, WAENESS, WANGANS

6-letter words (33)

AGENES, ETWEES, GASSES, GOOSES, NESSES, NEWEST, NOOSES, NOUSES, SANEST, SANGAS, SEASON, SEESAW, SENEGA, SENNAS, SENSES, SETONS, SETOSE, SETOUS, SEWAGE, SEWANS, SHEENS, SHUTES, SNEESH, SOUSES, TAWSES, TESTAE, THESES, TONNES, TOUSES, TUSHES, TUSSEH, WANGAN, WEASON

5-letter words (57)

AEONS, AGENE, ANGAS, ANNAS, ANSAE, ASSES, ASSET, EASES, ESSES, ETWEE, GASES, GENES, GNAWS, GOONS, GOOSE, NANAS, NEATS, NEONS, NEWTS, NOOSE, NOSES, NOTES, ONSET, OUTGO, SAGAS, SANES, SANGA, SENNA, SENSA, SENSE, SETON, SEWAN, SHEEN, SHUTE, SNAWS, SNOOT, SNOUT, SOUSE, SWAGE, SWANG, SWANS, SWEAT, SWEET, TAWSE, TEENS, TESTA, THESE, TONNE, TOONS, TOUSE, TWAES, TWANG, TWEET, WANES, WASTE, WEANS, WEEST

4-letter words (100)

AEON, AGAS, ANAS, ANES, ANEW, ANGA, ANNA, ANSA, ASEA, AWEE, AWES, EASE, EAST, EATS, EONS, ESES, EWES, GAEN, GAES, GANE, GAST, GENE, GENS, GNAW, GOES, GOON, GOOS, GOUT, HEST, HUES, NANA, NANS, NEAT, NEON, NESS, NEST, NEWS, NEWT, NOES, NOSE, NOTE, NOUS, OSES, OUST, SAGA, SAGE, SANE, SANG, SANS, SASS, SAWS, SEAS, SEEN, SEES, SENE, SEWS, SHES, SHUT, SNAG, SNAW, SNOG, SNOT, SOON, SOOT, SOUS, STAW, STEW, SUES, SUET, SWAG, SWAN, SWAT, TAWS, TEEN, TEES, TEST, TEWS, THEE, THUS, TOEA, TOES, TONS, TOON, TUSH, TWAE, TWAS, TWEE, USES, WAES, WAGE, WANE, WANS, WAST, WATS, WEAN, WEES, WEET, WENS, WEST, WETS

6x6 grid (67 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

D	H	N	I	M	S
T	A	O	B	T	I
D	A	F	R	T	C
A	A	B	I	G	C
O	O	S	R	R	N
Qu	D	I	Y	H	E

All 67 words in this grid

7-letter words (6)

ANIMIST, CISTRON, FIBROIN, ISOBATH, NERITIC, NORITIC

6-letter words (16)

ABROAD, ANIMIS, AORTIC, BRITTS, CITRON, CRITIC, ENGIRT, FORBAD, FORTIS, FRITTS, GITTIN, HENRYS, IRITIC, IRITIS, ORBITS, SIGNER

5-letter words (45)

ABRIS, AFIRE, AFRIT, ANIMI, BIRRS, BITTS, BORTS, BRIOS, BRITT, BROAD, CRIBS, DADAS, DANIO, DHOBI, FIRRY, FORBS, FORTS, FRITT, GIRON, GIRTS, GRIDS, GROAN, GROAT, GROIN, HAFIS, HENRY, HERRY, IMINO, IRIDS, MINOR, MITIS, MITTS, NADAS, NITRO, NORIS, OBITS, ORBIT, QUODS, ROBIN, SABIR, SIREN, SYREN, TABOO, TITIS, TRONA