Daily challenge: Wednesday, February 4, 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 (30 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

BIAE
EEFI
OHBE
DTEI

All 30 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

BEEBEE

5-letter words (1)

THEBE

4-letter words (10)

BEEF, BEET, BETH, DOTE, DOTH, FEET, FEOD, HEBE, THEE, TOEA

3-letter words (18)

BEE, BET, DOE, DOT, ETH, FEE, FEH, FIB, FIE, HET, HOD, HOE, HOT, TEE, THE, THO, TOD, TOE

5x5 grid (243 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

YDORT
EKCET
ONAWH
ALIIN
TPNNT

All 243 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

PANCAKED, RECKONED, THWACKED

7-letter words (13)

CREAKED, PANCAKE, PLAINED, PLANKED, PLINKED, PLONKED, RECANED, REWAKED, REWAKEN, TALONED, TETRODE, TROCKED, TWEAKED

6-letter words (45)

ALANIN, ALINED, ALPINE, ANLACE, CANOED, CANOLA, CREAKY, DENIAL, ENCORE, ENLACE, EOLIAN, INLACE, KAINIT, LACKED, LACKEY, LANCER, LANCET, LAWINE, LINKED, LOANED, PALACE, PINCER, PINKED, PINKEY, PLACER, PLACET, PLAINT, PLANED, RECANE, RECKED, RECKON, RECODE, REWAKE, ROCKED, TANKED, THECAL, THWACK, TROKED, TWANKY, TWEAKY, TWINED, WEAKEN, WEANED, WINCER, WINKED

5-letter words (77)

ACNED, ALACK, ALANE, ALINE, ALONE, APIAN, CAKED, CAKEY, CANAL, CANED, CANOE, CODEN, COKED, CREAK, DOETH, ERODE, INAPT, INKED, KALPA, KOALA, LACER, LAKED, LANAI, LANCE, LANKY, LAPIN, LIANA, LIANE, LINAC, LINED, LINEY, LININ, LINKY, NACRE, NAKED, OCEAN, OCREA, ODEON, PANED, PIANO, PILAW, PINED, PINEY, PINKO, PINKY, PLACE, PLACK, PLAIN, PLAIT, PLANE, PLANK, PLINK, PLONK, REWAN, REWIN, ROCKY, RODEO, TALON, TANKA, THECA, TROCK, TRODE, TROKE, TWAIN, TWEAK, TWINE, WACKE, WACKO, WACKY, WAKED, WAKEN, WANED, WANEY, WHEAL, WINCE, WINED, WINEY

4-letter words (105)

ACNE, ACRE, AERO, ALAE, ALAN, ALOE, ANAL, ANIL, ANOA, CAIN, CAKE, CAKY, CALO, CANE, CERO, CODE, COKE, CORE, CREW, DOCK, DOER, DORE, DYKE, ENOL, HEAL, HECK, HERO, HEWN, HINT, HWAN, INIA, INKY, INTI, KAIL, KAIN, KANA, KANE, KENO, KNAP, KOAN, KOLA, KORE, LACE, LACK, LAIN, LAKE, LAKY, LANE, LANK, LAWN, LINE, LINK, LINN, LINO, LINT, LOAN, LONE, NAIL, NINE, NIPA, ONCE, ORCA, PANE, PIAL, PIAN, PINA, PINE, PINK, PINT, PLAN, PLAT, REAL, RECK, ROCK, RODE, TALA, TALI, TANK, TEAK, TEAL, TETH, THEW, THIN, TRET, TROD, TWAE, TWIN, TWIT, WACK, WAIL, WAIN, WAIT, WAKE, WANE, WEAK, WEAL, WEAN, WERT, WHET, WHIN, WHIT, WILT, WINE, WINK, WINO

6x6 grid (267 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EXARUY
PIAHFY
RLBWHW
EELANU
OATTDN
LSOZOR

All 267 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

RELATABLE, STEALABLE

8-letter words (8)

BATTERIE, DOTTEREL, EPIBLAST, EXPIABLE, HATTERIA, HUNTABLE, LIBELANT, RELIABLE

7-letter words (47)

ABANDON, ABAXILE, ABETTAL, ABETTOR, ABWATTS, ALBATAS, ASTERIA, AXILLAE, AXILLAS, BALLAST, BALLETS, BATTLER, BILLETS, BIRETTA, BLASTER, BLATANT, BLATTER, BLEATER, EATABLE, FRAILER, HALTERE, LABELER, LATOSOL, NOTABLE, PILEATE, PLEATER, PLIABLE, PREBILL, RABATOS, REBATOS, RELABEL, RELATOR, RETABLE, RIBLETS, RILLETS, SALABLE, SALTANT, STABILE, STABLER, STEELIE, STELLAR, STERILE, TABLETS, TOASTER, TOSTADO, TOTABLE, WALLETS

6-letter words (94)

ABATER, ABATOR, ABELIA, ABLATE, ABWATT, AERIAL, ALBATA, ALIBLE, ANTLER, ARABLE, ATABAL, ATTORN, AXILLA, BAILEE, BAILER, BALLAD, BALLER, BALLET, BATTER, BATTLE, BAWLER, BETTOR, BHARAL, BIAXAL, BILLER, BILLET, BLEATS, DALTON, DATTOS, DOTTEL, DOTTER, DOTTLE, EASTER, EXPIRE, HABILE, HADRON, HAILER, HALLAH, HALTER, HANTLE, HATTER, LABARA, LABIAL, LABILE, LADRON, LASTER, LATTER, LIABLE, NATTER, NOTATE, OSTEAL, OSTLER, PLEATS, RABATO, RABATS, RAILER, REBATO, REBILL, RELETS, RIBAND, RIBLET, RILLET, ROTATE, ROTTER, SALLET, SALTER, SLATER, SOLATE, STABLE, STALER, STATOR, STELAE, STELAI, STELAR, STELLA, STEREO, TABLAS, TABLET, TALLER, TELLER, TOTALS, UNABLE, UNHATS, UNTORN, WAILER, WALLAH, WALLAS, WALLET, WALLIE, WANTON, WATTER, WATTLE, WHALER, ZOSTER

5-letter words (116)

ABATE, ABELE, ABETS, ABLER, ADORN, AERIE, ALAND, ALANT, ALATE, ALLEE, ALTER, ALTOS, ASTER, ATLAS, AXIAL, AXILE, BALAS, BALER, BATON, BATTS, BEAST, BEATS, BELIE, BELLE, BELTS, BETAS, BETTA, BIRLE, BLAND, BLAST, BLATE, BLATS, BLAWN, BLEAT, BLETS, DATER, DATOS, DATTO, DONNA, DOTAL, EATER, EERIE, ELAND, EXILE, FRAIL, HALER, HALTS, HATER, ILEAL, ILLER, LABEL, LABIA, LAHAR, LATER, LATTE, LEAST, LEETS, LIBEL, LIBER, NATAL, NAWAB, NODAL, NOTAL, OATER, OTTER, OTTOS, PIBAL, PILAR, PILAW, PILEA, PLEAS, PLEAT, PRILL, RABAT, REALS, REATA, REBAR, RELAX, RELET, RILLE, ROTOS, ROTTE, SALAD, SLATE, STALE, STALL, STAND, STEAL, STEEL, STEER, STELA, STELE, STERE, STOAE, TABER, TABLA, TABLE, TALAS, TALER, TANTO, TATER, TEALS, TELAE, TELIA, TOAST, TOTAL, TOTER, UNHAT, WALER, WALLA, WALTZ, WATER, WATTS, WHALE, WHARF, WHATS