Daily challenge: Saturday, October 17, 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 (136 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	T	E	S
H	R	I	I
D	T	S	W
E	H	E	I

All 136 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ESTHETES, ETHERISH, RESISTED

7-letter words (9)

ESTHETE, HEISTED, RESITED, RESITES, SWITHER, THEWIER, TITHERS, WETHERS, WITHERS

6-letter words (20)

EITHER, ETHERS, RESIST, RESITE, RETIES, SWITHE, THERES, THESIS, TITERS, TITHED, TITHER, TITHES, TITRES, TRISTE, WETHER, WISHED, WISTED, WITHED, WITHER, WITHES

5-letter words (28)

DRIES, ETHER, HEIST, HERES, ITHER, RETIE, RITES, SEISE, SIRES, SITED, SITES, STIES, SWITH, TERSE, THERE, THEWS, TIERS, TIRES, TITER, TITHE, TITRE, TRIES, TRITE, WIRES, WISER, WITED, WITES, WITHE

4-letter words (45)

EDHS, ERST, ETHS, HERD, HERE, HERS, HEST, HETH, HETS, HEWS, IRES, IWIS, REIS, RETE, RISE, RITE, SEIS, SERE, SERS, SHED, SHEW, SIRE, SIRS, SITE, SITH, SITS, SRIS, STEW, STIR, TEWS, THEW, TIER, TIES, TIRE, TITS, TRET, WEST, WETS, WIRE, WISE, WISH, WIST, WITE, WITH, WITS

3-letter words (31)

EDH, ERE, ERS, ETH, HER, HES, HET, HEW, IRE, ITS, REI, RES, RET, SEI, SER, SET, SEW, SHE, SIR, SIS, SIT, SRI, TED, TEW, THE, TIE, TIS, TIT, WET, WIS, WIT

5x5 grid (191 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	W	I	N	X
A	F	W	O	N
S	T	D	R	T
A	I	I	E	W
E	E	F	N	E

All 191 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

FEISTIER, RATIFIED, RATIFIER

7-letter words (9)

DEFEATS, INEDITA, INFERNO, ISATINE, NIFTIER, SATINET, STAIDER, WEIRDIE, WIFTIER

6-letter words (22)

DEFEAT, DEFINE, DINERO, FERINE, IODINE, ISATIN, NEWTON, RATINE, REDFIN, REDIAE, REDIAS, REFINE, REFITS, SATIRE, TIDIER, TRIENE, TRIFID, TRINED, WEENIE, WEIRDO, WINNOW, WONTED

5-letter words (58)

AIDER, ASIDE, ASTIR, DEFIS, DETOX, DIENE, DINER, DITAS, DOTER, DROWN, EDITS, EERIE, EIDER, FEAST, FEATS, FEIST, FETOR, FIATS, FINED, FINER, FIORD, FIRED, FRATS, INERT, INFER, IODIN, NEWER, NITID, NOTED, NOTER, NOWTS, ODIST, RAFTS, RAWIN, REDIA, REDON, REDOX, REFIT, RENEW, SATIN, SITAR, STAID, STIED, TEIID, TINED, TIRED, TORII, TREEN, TRIED, TRINE, TRODE, TWEED, TWEEN, WAFTS, WEIRD, WRIED, WRITS, WROTE

4-letter words (99)

AIDE, AITS, ARFS, DEFI, DENE, DIET, DINE, DIRE, DIRT, DITA, DITS, DORE, DOTE, DOWN, DREE, DREW, EAST, EATS, EDIT, EIDE, EWER, FAST, FATS, FEAT, FERN, FIAT, FIDO, FINE, FINO, FIRE, FIRN, FIST, FITS, FRAT, IRED, IRON, NEED, NEIF, NERD, NEWT, NIDE, NIDI, NITS, NODE, NODI, NORI, NOTE, NOWT, RAFT, RATS, REDO, REIF, REIN, RIDE, RIFE, RODE, ROTE, SAID, SATI, SIDE, STAR, STAW, STIR, TEEN, TERN, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TINE, TIRE, TIRO, TORE, TORI, TORN, TOWN, TREE, TREF, TROD, TROW, TSAR, TWEE, TWIN, WAFT, WAST, WATS, WEED, WEEN, WEER, WEET, WEIR, WERT, WINO, WONT, WORD, WORE, WORN, WORT, WREN, WRIT

6x6 grid (71 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

S	L	H	F	M	H
L	E	L	E	E	B
S	L	P	W	H	S
S	G	J	T	D	E
E	I	I	N	T	N
E	T	H	M	D	U

All 71 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

WHEELLESS

8-letter words (7)

BEEFLESS, HEELLESS, HELPLESS, INDWELLS, THEWLESS, WELLSITE, WHEEPLES

7-letter words (7)

FEELESS, HESSITE, HISSELF, INDWELL, INTENDS, MINDSET, WHEEPLE

6-letter words (18)

BEFELL, BEWEPT, DUNTED, DWEEBS, DWELLS, HINTED, HISSES, INDENT, INTEND, LESSEE, MESHED, MINTED, MITTEN, SHELLS, THEMES, TINTED, TITHED, TITHES

5-letter words (38)

BESET, DUNES, DWEEB, DWELL, EPEES, ESSES, FELLS, FEMES, FLEES, HELLS, HEMES, HINDS, ISLES, MELLS, MINDS, MITES, MITIS, NITES, PELES, SELLE, SELLS, SHEEP, SHELF, SHELL, SHEND, SHENT, SLEPT, TENDS, THEME, THESE, TITHE, TITIS, TUNED, TUNES, WELLS, WHEEL, WHEEP, WHELP