Daily challenge: Sunday, October 18, 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 (63 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	I	N	D
C	L	W	M
N	W	P	A
Y	S	A	D

All 63 words in this grid

5-letter words (8)

AMNIA, AMNIC, DAMPS, DAWNS, PAWNS, PLAIN, PLICA, SPAWN

4-letter words (24)

ALPS, AMPS, AWNS, AWNY, CAIN, DAMN, DAMP, DAPS, DAWN, DAWS, LAIC, LAIN, MAPS, MAWN, PAWL, PAWN, PAWS, SAWN, SWAP, SYNC, WAPS, WASP, WIND, WYNS

3-letter words (31)

AAS, AIL, AIN, ALP, AMP, ASP, AWL, AWN, DAM, DAP, DAW, LAC, LIN, MAD, MAP, MAW, NIL, PAD, PAM, PAS, PAW, SAD, SAP, SAW, SPA, SYN, WAD, WAP, WAS, WIN, WYN

5x5 grid (173 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

A	D	T	S	W
H	E	A	L	R
I	M	L	T	T
W	N	F	F	S
N	T	T	N	H

All 173 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

INFLAMED, INFLATED

7-letter words (4)

INFLAME, INFLATE, MALLETS, STALLED

6-letter words (30)

DELFTS, DELTAS, DEMAST, ETAMIN, FLAMED, HAEMAL, HAEMIN, HIEMAL, INLETS, INMATE, LAMEDH, LASTED, MALLED, MALLEI, MALLET, MALTED, MASTED, MEDALS, METALS, SALLET, SALTED, SAMIEL, SAMLET, SLATED, STALED, STALLS, STATED, STELLA, TAMEIN, TASTED

5-letter words (56)

AHEAD, ALMEH, DEALS, DEALT, DELFS, DELFT, DELLS, DELTA, FLAME, FLATS, FLEAM, FLEAS, HADAL, HAETS, HEALS, HEATS, HELLS, HEMAL, HEMIN, INLET, LAMED, LATED, LEAST, MALLS, MALTS, MATED, MATTS, MEALS, MEATS, MEDAL, MELLS, MELTS, METAL, SADHE, SALMI, SALTS, SATED, SATEM, SLATE, SLATS, STADE, STALE, STALL, STATE, STATS, STEAD, STEAL, STEAM, STEIN, STELA, TAMED, TASTE, TEALS, TEATS, TELLS, TSADE

4-letter words (81)

AHEM, ALLS, ALME, ALTS, AMIE, AMIN, DALE, DALS, DAME, DAMN, DATE, DEAL, DELF, DELL, EAST, EATS, ELLS, ETAS, FLAM, FLAT, FLEA, FLED, HADE, HAED, HAEM, HAET, HEAD, HEAL, HEAT, HELL, HELM, HETS, HIED, HINT, LADE, LAME, LAST, LATE, LATS, LEAD, LEAL, LEAS, LETS, MADE, MALE, MALL, MALT, MAST, MATE, MATS, MATT, MEAD, MEAL, MEAT, MELL, MELT, META, MINT, SADE, SALE, SALL, SALT, SAME, SATE, SLAM, SLAT, STAT, STEM, TAEL, TALE, TALL, TAME, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAM, TEAS, TEAT, TELA, TELL, TWIN

6x6 grid (173 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

C	T	D	T	E	E
F	E	H	E	T	Y
O	H	T	H	D	A
I	A	U	H	O	S
E	N	U	R	T	M
N	D	N	E	S	I

All 173 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DENATURES

8-letter words (7)

DENATURE, DETAINED, EROTISMS, MISTRUTH, THINNERS, THINNEST, THROATED

7-letter words (20)

AUTHORS, DEHORTS, DUNNEST, ENDURES, ENDUROS, EROTISM, HORNETS, MISTEND, MORTISE, NATURES, SMITERS, SOMITES, TANNERS, TANNEST, TASTERS, TEETHED, THINNED, THINNER, THROATY, UNRESTS

6-letter words (53)

ADORES, ASTERN, ASTERS, AUTHOR, CETANE, DEHORN, DEHORT, DETAIN, DETECT, DHOTIS, DOATED, DOTERS, DUENNA, DUNNER, ENDUES, ENDURE, ENDURO, ENURES, ERODED, ETHANE, FOINED, HORNET, HORSTE, HORSTS, HURSTS, INDUES, INNERS, INURES, MISTER, MITERS, MITRES, MOATED, MOHURS, NATURE, NESTOR, ROASTS, SEROSA, SMITER, SMITES, SOMITE, SOREST, STORES, STRODE, TANNED, TANNER, TASTER, TASTES, TEETHE, THETAS, THROAT, TSORES, TUNNED, UNREST

5-letter words (92)

ADORE, ADORN, ASTER, AURES, CEDED, DATED, DEATH, DHOTI, DOTER, DOTES, DUETS, DUNES, DURES, DUROS, DURST, ENATE, ENDUE, ENURE, ERODE, ETHOS, EUROS, FETED, HATED, HAUTE, HORSE, HORST, HOSTS, HURST, HURTS, INDUE, INNED, INNER, INURE, INURN, MISER, MISTS, MITER, MITES, MITRE, MOHUR, MORES, MORSE, MORTS, MOSTE, MOSTS, MOTES, NEATH, NERTS, NESTS, NURSE, OASTS, OMITS, RESTS, ROADS, ROAST, ROTES, ROTIS, RUNES, SADHE, SADHU, SATED, SENNA, SMITE, SMITH, SMOTE, SORES, SORTS, STERN, STOAS, STOAT, STORE, STRUT, TASTE, TEETH, THANE, THEFT, THETA, THINE, THORN, TOADS, TOADY, TODAY, TORES, TORSE, TORSI, TREND, TRODE, TRUES, TRUTH, TSADE, TUNED, UNDUE