Daily challenge: Friday, February 6, 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 (179 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ERUE
STIA
NLRS
EWCO

All 179 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CORSAIRS, ENTRAILS, SILENTER

7-letter words (9)

CORSAIR, ENTIRES, SCORIAE, SILENTS, SORITES, SORTERS, STERILE, WELTERS, WRITERS

6-letter words (20)

AIREST, ELITES, ENTERS, ENTIRE, LITERS, LITRES, RETILE, RETROS, RUTILE, SAUTES, SCORIA, SIEURS, SILENT, SORTER, SORTIE, STRIAE, TRAILS, WELTER, WRITER, WRITES

5-letter words (41)

AIRTS, ARILS, AURES, AURIS, CORIA, COSIE, EARLS, ELITE, ENTER, ENTIA, ETUIS, LENSE, LIARS, LIRAS, LITER, LITRE, RAILS, RETIA, RETIE, RETRO, RITES, SAILS, SAUTE, SIEUR, SILTS, SIRES, SITES, SOCLE, SORTS, STILE, STIRS, STRIA, TIRES, TIRLS, TIROS, TRAIL, UTERI, UTILE, WELTS, WRITE, WRITS

4-letter words (62)

AILS, AIRS, AIRT, AITS, ARCO, ARCS, ARIL, ARTS, CLEW, CRIS, EARL, EARS, ELSE, ERST, ETUI, IRES, LENS, LENT, LIAR, LIEU, LIRA, LIRE, LITE, LITS, LITU, ORCS, ORLE, ORTS, OSAR, RAIL, REST, RETS, RIAS, RILE, RITE, ROCS, RUTS, SAIL, SARI, SILT, SIRE, SIRS, SITE, SITS, SLEW, SLIT, SORA, SORI, SORT, SRIS, STIR, TILE, TILS, TIRE, TIRL, TIRO, TRUE, TUIS, WELT, WENS, WENT, WRIT

3-letter words (44)

AIL, AIR, AIS, AIT, ARC, ARS, ART, COR, COS, EAR, EAU, ELS, ENS, ERS, IRE, ITS, LIE, LIS, LIT, NEW, ORA, ORC, ORS, ORT, RAS, RES, RET, RIA, ROC, RUE, RUT, SAE, SAU, SER, SET, SIR, SIT, SRI, TIE, TIL, TIS, TUI, UTS, WEN

5x5 grid (61 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EEAAR
TTIEM
VHIUF
DEWGM
WEDEA

All 61 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

HEDGIER, REFUGED, TEETHED, THEWIER, WEDGIER, WHITIER, WITHIER

6-letter words (6)

DEWIER, EDGIER, REFUGE, TEETHE, WEDGIE, WITHED

5-letter words (15)

AREAE, DEGUM, DEWED, EDEMA, FUMED, FUMER, GAMED, HEDGE, HEWED, MEWED, TEETH, THIEF, WEDGE, WHITE, WITHE

4-letter words (33)

AGED, AGUE, AREA, DEED, EATH, EDGE, FEAR, FEAT, FUME, GAED, GAME, GIED, HEED, HIED, MAGE, MAGI, MARE, MEAT, RAIA, REAM, TEAT, TETH, THEE, THEW, TIED, TIER, WEED, WHEE, WHEW, WHIG, WHIT, WITE, WITH

6x6 grid (245 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ISPRAT
IHHESO
GGVORE
NEYLLY
IATEAM
CIMFAN

All 245 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

AMYLOLYTIC

9-letter words (2)

ENAMELERS, OVERSTORY

8-letter words (10)

ALLOVERS, ANALYTIC, ENAMELER, EVERYMAN, GHERAOES, HERSTORY, OVERLEAF, OVERSELL, REPHRASE, RESOLVER

7-letter words (31)

AEROSOL, ALLOVER, AMYLOSE, ANAEMIA, ANAEMIC, AREOLAE, AREOLES, CATFALL, EROSELY, FALLERS, FELLERS, FELLEST, FELLOES, HIGHEST, HOLLERS, LOVERLY, OVERLAY, OVERLET, PRESELL, RESOLVE, RESTORE, ROSELLE, ROSEOLA, SHOVERS, SIGHERS, SPHERES, TELEOST, TELLERS, VENATIC, VOLTAIC, YELLERS

6-letter words (67)

ANALLY, AREOLA, AREOLE, ELVERS, ENAMEL, ENATIC, EPHORS, ERASER, EYEING, FALLER, FEALTY, FELLER, FELLOE, GHERAO, HEARSE, HEROES, HIGHER, HOLLER, HORSEY, HOVERS, LAYERS, LAYMAN, LEALTY, LOVERS, MACING, MALLET, MANGEY, MAYEST, MAYORS, NAMELY, NEATLY, NIEVES, OVERLY, PHRASE, PRESTO, REROLL, REROSE, RESEAT, RESELL, RESOLE, REVOLT, ROVERS, SHEARS, SHOERS, SHORES, SHOVER, SHOVES, SIGHER, SIGNET, SOARER, SOLELY, SOLVER, SORELY, SPEARS, SPHERE, SPHERY, SPRATS, STARER, STOREY, TAMELY, TELLER, TIMELY, TOROSE, VERSER, VOLERY, VOLLEY, YELLER

5-letter words (134)

ACING, AEGIS, ALLEY, ALLOY, ALOES, AMICI, AMITY, CAMEL, EASEL, ELEMI, ELVER, ELVES, ENATE, EPHOR, ERASE, EROSE, EVERY, EYRES, FELLA, FELLY, GENIC, GENII, GHOST, GIGHE, GYVES, HEARS, HEATS, HERES, HEROS, HIGHS, HOERS, HOLES, HOLEY, HOLLA, HOLLY, HORSE, HORST, HOSEL, HOSTA, HOVER, HOYLE, ICING, LAYER, LEFTY, LEMAN, LLAMA, LORES, LOSEL, LOSER, LOVER, LOVES, LYRES, LYTIC, MALES, MALTY, MANGE, MANGY, MANIC, MATEY, MAYOR, MAYOS, MEALY, NEVER, NEVES, NIEVE, OLEOS, ORLES, OVERS, PEARS, PEASE, PEATS, PERSE, PESTO, PRAOS, PRASE, PRATS, PRESA, PRESE, PREST, RASER, RATOS, REARS, RELAY, RELET, REVET, RHEAS, ROARS, ROAST, ROLES, ROTAS, ROVEN, ROVER, ROVES, SELLE, SERER, SEVEN, SHEAR, SHEAS, SHEOL, SHOER, SHOES, SHORE, SHORL, SHOVE, SOLAN, SOLVE, SOREL, SORER, SPEAR, SPRAT, STARE, STOAE, STORE, STORY, TANGY, TARES, TARPS, TELES, TELLY, TELOS, TENIA, TORES, TOROS, TORSE, TORSO, VERSE, VERSO, VERST, VESTA, VOLES, VOLTA, VOLTE, VOLTI, YORES