Daily challenge: Sunday, February 1, 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 (130 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NFOD
NRDS
GACF
NOHO

All 130 words in this grid

6-letter words (7)

ARCHON, CHADOR, CHARDS, DRAGON, GARCON, GONADS, HOARDS

5-letter words (30)

ADORN, ARGON, CARDS, CARGO, CHADS, CHANG, CHARD, COHOG, CONGA, FORDS, FORGO, GOADS, GONAD, GRADS, HARDS, HOARD, HOGAN, HONAN, NACHO, NARCO, NARCS, NARDS, ORACH, ORANG, ORGAN, RACON, SCARF, SCRAG, SCROD, SORGO

4-letter words (48)

ADDS, ADOS, AGON, ARCH, ARCO, ARCS, CADS, CARD, CARN, CHAD, CHAO, CHAR, CHON, COHO, CRAG, DAGO, DANG, DARN, DRAG, FORA, FORD, FRAG, GADS, GNAR, GOAD, GRAD, GRAN, HANG, HARD, HOAR, HONG, NARC, NARD, ODDS, ORAD, ORCA, ORCS, RADS, RANG, RODS, SCAD, SCAG, SCAN, SCAR, SODA, SORA, SORD, SORN

3-letter words (45)

ADD, ADO, ADS, AGO, ARC, ARF, CAD, CAN, CAR, COG, CON, DAG, DAH, DOR, DOS, FOH, FOR, FRO, GAD, GAN, GAR, GOA, HAD, HAG, HAO, HOG, HON, NAG, NAH, NAN, NOG, NOH, OAR, OCA, ODD, ODS, OHO, ORA, ORC, RAD, RAG, RAH, RAN, ROD, SOD

5x5 grid (536 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NUTAF
ETILS
RAENL
HTREN
SEEFA

All 536 words in this grid

10-letter words (4)

ALITERATES, ENTERTAINS, REITERATES, THREATENER

9-letter words (10)

ALITERATE, ENTERTAIN, ENTRAINER, FLATTENER, LITERATES, REATTAINS, REITERATE, RESTRAINS, STRAITENS, THREATENS

8-letter words (32)

ATTAINER, ENTAILER, ENTRAILS, ENTRAINS, FATTENER, FLATTENS, HERNIATE, INEARTHS, ITERATES, LEATHERN, LITERATE, NETTLIER, NITRATES, RATTAILS, REATTAIN, RESTRAIN, RETAILER, RETAINER, RETRAINS, RETREATS, SATIATES, SATINETS, SLATTERN, STERNITE, STRAINER, STRAITEN, STRAITER, STRETTAS, THREATEN, TITRATES, UNEARTHS, UNTETHER

7-letter words (78)

AERATES, AFREETS, ALIENEE, ALIENER, ARENITE, ATTAINS, ENTAILS, ENTITLE, ENTRAIN, ESTREAT, FATTENS, FATTIER, FENNELS, FLATTEN, FLATTER, FLITTER, HERNIAE, HERNIAL, HERNIAS, INEARTH, ITERATE, LATTENS, LATTINS, LEATHER, LINEATE, NEAREST, NEATENS, NETTIER, NETTLER, NITRATE, NUTATES, NUTLETS, NUTTIER, RATTAIL, RATTIER, RATTLER, REFEELS, RENNETS, RENTIER, RESTART, RESTATE, RETAILS, RETAINS, RETELLS, RETITLE, RETRAIN, RETREAT, REUTTER, SALTIER, SALTINE, SATIATE, SATINET, SERAILS, SEREINS, SHEETER, SHEREEF, SLATIER, SLITTER, SNELLER, STAINER, STARTER, STRAINS, STREELS, STRETTA, STRETTI, TAENIAS, TATTIER, TATTLER, TEENIER, THEREAT, THEREIN, TITRATE, TRAILER, TRAINEE, TRAINER, TREATER, UNEARTH, UNEATEN

6-letter words (120)

AERATE, AETHER, AFREET, AFRESH, ALERTS, ALIENS, ALINER, ARETES, ARTELS, ARTIER, ATTAIN, ATTUNE, EARTHS, ELAINS, ENTAIL, ENTERA, ESTATE, ETERNE, FAILLE, FAINER, FALLEN, FALLER, FANNER, FATTEN, FATTER, FELLAS, FELLER, FENNEL, FRAILS, FRATER, FREEST, HAERES, HAILER, HEREAT, HEREIN, HERNIA, INERTS, INLETS, LATTEN, LATTER, LATTIN, LEARNS, LETHES, LIERNE, LINEAR, LITTEN, LITTER, NEATEN, NEATER, NELLIE, NETHER, NETTLE, NEUTER, NUTATE, NUTLET, NUTTER, RAILER, RAREST, RATELS, RATHER, RATINE, RATTLE, REFEEL, REFELL, REFELS, RELINE, RENNET, RENTER, RETAIL, RETAIN, RETEAR, RETELL, RETENE, RETIAL, RETILE, RETINE, RETUNE, SAILER, SALINE, SALTIE, SERAIL, SEREIN, SERENE, SHARNS, SLEETS, STAINS, STATER, STATUE, STEELS, STEINS, STELAI, STERNS, STRAIN, STRAIT, STRATI, STREEL, STREET, TAENIA, TAILER, TAILLE, TALLER, TARTER, TATTIE, TATTLE, TEENER, TELLER, TENIAE, TENIAS, TENNER, TENUTI, TERETE, TETHER, THREAT, TILLER, TINNER, TRAILS, TRAINS, TREATS, TREENS, TUILLE

5-letter words (140)

ALERT, ALIEN, ALINE, ALLEE, ARENA, ARETE, ARTEL, ATILT, ATTAR, EARNS, EARTH, EATEN, EATER, ELAIN, ELITE, ENTER, ENTIA, ESTER, ETHER, FAILS, FALLS, FEELS, FELLA, FELLS, FERES, FERNS, FETES, FLEER, FLIER, FLITE, FRAIL, FRATS, FREES, FRENA, FRESH, FRETS, HAETS, HAILS, HARES, HARTS, HATER, HATES, HERNS, ILLER, INERT, INLET, INNER, LATTE, LEARN, LEETS, LETHE, LIENS, LINEN, LINER, LITAS, LITER, LITRE, NEATH, NEATS, NERTS, NILLS, NITER, NITRE, RAIAS, RAILS, RAINS, RARES, RATEL, RATER, RATES, RATHE, REELS, REEST, REFEL, REINS, RELIT, RENTE, RETIA, RETIE, SATIN, SERAI, SETAE, SHARE, SHARN, SHEER, SHEET, SLAIN, SLEET, SLIER, SNEER, SNELL, STAIN, STARE, START, STATE, STEEL, STEER, STEIN, STELA, STERE, STERN, TAELS, TAILS, TAINS, TALER, TARES, TARNS, TARTS, TATER, TATES, TEATS, TEELS, TEENS, TELIA, TELLS, TENIA, TERAI, TERNE, TERNS, TETHS, TETRA, THERE, TILER, TILLS, TINEA, TITER, TITLE, TITRE, TRAIL, TRAIN, TRAIT, TREAT, TREEN, TREES, TUNER, TUTEE, UNTIE, UNTIL, UTILE, UTTER

4-letter words (152)

AILS, AINS, ALEE, ALIT, ALLS, AREA, ARES, ARTS, ATES, EARN, EATH, EATS, EELS, ELLS, ERNE, ERNS, ETHS, ETUI, FAIL, FAIN, FALL, FANE, FEEL, FEES, FEET, FELL, FENS, FERE, FERN, FETA, FETE, FETS, FLAT, FLEA, FLEE, FLIT, FRAE, FRAT, FREE, FRET, HAEN, HAET, HAIL, HARE, HART, HATE, HATS, HERE, HERN, HEST, HETS, ILEA, ILLS, LAIN, LATI, LEAF, LEAN, LEAR, LEER, LEET, LENS, LETS, LIAR, LIEN, LIER, LINE, LINN, LINS, LITE, LITU, NEAR, NEAT, NENE, NETS, NETT, NILL, NILS, NITE, RAIA, RAIL, RAIN, RARE, RATE, RATH, RATS, REAR, REEF, REEL, REES, REIN, RENT, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, SAIL, SAIN, SALE, SALL, SALT, SATI, SEER, SERA, SERE, SERF, SETA, SHAT, SLAT, SLIT, SNIT, STAR, STAT, STET, TAEL, TAHR, TAIL, TAIN, TALE, TALI, TALL, TARE, TARN, TART, TATE, TATS, TEAR, TEAT, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELA, TELL, TELS, TENS, TERN, TETH, TETS, THAE, THAT, THEE, TIER, TILE, TILL, TILS, TILT, TINE, TINS, TREE, TREF, TRET, TUNE, UTAS

6x6 grid (128 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

LAHRTC
KYYERE
WEHDOT
TSYTDE
OIUEGS
UBSHHT

All 128 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

GEODESIST

8-letter words (6)

DETECTED, DETECTER, DETERRED, ESTHESIS, SHUTEYES, TETRODES

7-letter words (10)

KETOSIS, REDDEST, SHEDDER, SHUSHED, SHUTEYE, SOUBISE, SUBSITE, TETRODE, THERETO, TROTHED

6-letter words (39)

BOITES, BUSHED, BUSHER, CERTES, DESIST, DETECT, DODGES, EDDOES, ERODES, GEODES, HEDGES, HERETO, HEROES, HETERO, HEYDEY, HUSHED, ODDEST, REDOES, REDYED, REDYES, RETEST, SEDGES, SHERRY, SHUTED, SUBITO, SUBSET, SUEDES, SUITES, TEDDER, TERCET, TEREDO, TERETE, TERRET, THESIS, TORTES, TOTHER, TROTHS, TUBIST, TUSHED

5-letter words (72)

BITES, BITSY, BOITE, BUSED, BUSHY, CERED, CETES, CREDO, DERRY, DETER, DODGE, DOEST, DOTED, DOTER, DOTES, EDGES, EGEST, ERECT, ERODE, ERRED, ETHER, ETHYL, ETUIS, GEODE, HAKES, HAYED, HAYER, HEDGE, HERRY, HETHS, HYDRO, KEYED, LAKES, LAYED, LAYER, OBITS, ODDER, ORDER, OTHER, REDDS, REDYE, RETRO, RETRY, ROTES, SEDGE, SHEDS, SHERD, SHUSH, SHUTE, SHYER, SITES, STOBS, SUEDE, SUETY, SUITE, SUITS, TEDDY, TERCE, TERRY, THERE, THEWS, THEWY, TODDY, TORTE, TOTED, TOTER, TOTES, TRODE, TROTH, TUSHY, USHER, YETIS