Daily challenge: Monday, February 2, 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 (56 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

C	E	W	A
N	H	A	O
M	C	B	H
D	I	O	E

All 56 words in this grid

5-letter words (4)

BOCHE, CAHOW, MICHE, WENCH

4-letter words (15)

ACHE, ACID, ACNE, BACH, CHAO, CHAW, CHEW, COHO, EACH, HAEN, HOBO, HOWE, MICA, OBOE, WHEN

3-letter words (37)

AAH, ABO, AWA, AWE, BAA, BAH, BID, BIO, BOA, BOW, CAB, CAW, COB, DIB, DIM, HAE, HAH, HAO, HAW, HEN, HEW, HOB, HOE, HOW, ICH, MIB, MID, NEW, OBE, OBI, OCA, OHO, OWE, WAB, WAE, WEN, WHA

5x5 grid (216 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

M	S	R	A	S
R	H	P	I	V
E	C	H	A	A
Y	M	I	L	S
E	A	N	L	L

All 216 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

MANILLAS, PAHLAVIS, PIASAVAS

7-letter words (9)

CHIMERS, MANILAS, MANILLA, PAHLAVI, PHALLIC, PIASAVA, RAPHIAS, REMAILS, SLICERS

6-letter words (29)

AIMERS, AVAILS, CHAIRS, CHILLS, CHIMER, CHIRPS, ICEMAN, LAICHS, LICHIS, MAILLS, MANIAS, MANILA, NAMERS, PALAIS, PALLIA, PARIAH, PHALLI, PHIALS, RAPHIA, RAPHIS, REMAIL, REMAIN, RIVALS, SALINA, SIALIC, SLICER, SPAHIS, SPAILS, SPALLS

5-letter words (82)

AIMER, ALIAS, AMIAS, AMICE, AMNIA, AMNIC, ANILS, ANIME, ANLAS, APHIS, ARIAS, AVAIL, CHAIN, CHAIR, CHAPS, CHIAS, CHILL, CHIME, CHINA, CHIPS, CHIRP, CREME, CYMAE, EYERS, HAILS, HAIRS, HALLS, HEMIC, HEMIN, HERMS, HILLS, LAICH, LAIRS, LAPIS, LAVAS, LICHI, LIMAN, LIMEY, MAILL, MAILS, MANIA, MANIC, MERCY, MICHE, MILLS, MINAE, NAILS, NAMER, NICER, NICHE, NILLS, PAILS, PAIRS, PAISA, PALLS, PARIS, PAVIS, PHIAL, RAIAS, RAPHE, REMAN, RIALS, RIVAL, SAICE, SALIC, SHRIS, SIALS, SLAIN, SLAPS, SLICE, SLIME, SLIMY, SPAHI, SPAIL, SPALL, SPIVS, VAILS, VAIRS, VARIA, VASAL, VIALS, YECHS

4-letter words (93)

AALS, AILS, AIRS, ALAS, ALLS, AMIA, AMIN, ANIL, ARIA, CHAP, CHIA, CHIN, CHIP, CHIS, CYAN, CYMA, CYME, EMIC, EYER, HAIL, HAIR, HALL, HAPS, HEME, HERM, HERS, HILA, HILL, HIPS, ICHS, ILLS, LAIC, LAIN, LAIR, LAPS, LAVA, LAVS, LICE, LICH, LIMA, LIME, LIMN, LIMY, MAIL, MAIN, MEAN, MICE, MILL, MILS, MINA, NAIL, NAME, NICE, NILL, NILS, PAIL, PAIN, PAIR, PALL, PALS, PARS, PHIS, PIAL, PIAS, RAIA, RAPS, RIAL, RIAS, RIPS, SAIL, SAIN, SALL, SAPS, SARI, SHRI, SIAL, SIPS, SIRS, SLAP, SLIM, SPAR, SPAS, SPIV, SRIS, VAIL, VAIN, VAIR, VARS, VASA, VIAL, VISA, YEAN, YECH

6x6 grid (88 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

S	T	E	R	T	T
N	K	E	H	L	R
I	V	I	A	N	V
A	U	A	H	N	O
E	R	R	O	H	U
T	O	A	S	I	T

All 88 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

TORSIONAL

7-letter words (6)

AURORAE, AURORAS, ERASION, NAIVETE, STEALTH, TORSION

6-letter words (15)

AURORA, HONORS, INKIER, INVARS, INVERT, LAHARS, NAIVER, NOUNAL, RAVINS, REAVER, SARTOR, SKIVER, TERRAS, TRAIKS, TRAINS

5-letter words (66)

AIVER, ANOAS, ARRAS, ARSON, AURAE, AURAR, AURAS, AVERT, AVIAN, EUROS, HAARS, HAETS, HAIKS, HARSH, HAVER, HIKER, HOARS, HONAN, HONOR, HORAH, HORAS, INKER, INTER, INVAR, KEETS, LAHAR, NAEVI, NAIVE, RAINS, RAVER, RAVIN, REAVE, REEKS, REVUE, ROARS, RUINS, SHOUT, SKEAN, SKEET, SKIER, SKINT, SKIVE, SOAVE, STEAL, STEEK, STEER, STERE, TERAI, TERRA, THERE, THORO, THREE, TORAH, TORAS, TOROS, TORSI, TORSO, TRAIK, TRAIN, TRASH, TRAVE, TREKS, TRETS, URARE, UVEAL, VARAS