Daily challenge: Saturday, February 7, 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 (207 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EDES
TIEE
HMTO
LSAR

All 207 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

SEEDTIME, SMARTIES

7-letter words (5)

MASHIES, ROASTED, SAMITES, SMARTED, SMARTIE

6-letter words (20)

AMIDES, DEMAST, DEMIES, DEMITS, EDEMAS, EDITOR, MARTED, MASHIE, MASTED, METEOR, ORATED, ORATES, RAMEES, RAMETS, RAMIES, RATITE, ROAMED, SAMITE, SMITES, STIMES

5-letter words (53)

AMIDE, AMIES, DEEMS, DEETS, DEMIT, DIETS, DIMES, DITAS, DITES, EDEMA, EDITS, EMITS, HIDES, ITEMS, MARTS, MATED, MATES, MEETS, METES, METRO, MITES, ORATE, RAMEE, RAMET, RAMIE, RATED, RATES, ROAMS, ROAST, ROTAS, ROTES, SATED, SATEM, SATES, SEEMS, SHIED, SHIES, SMART, SMITE, SMITH, STEED, STIED, STIES, STIME, TAMED, TAMES, TEEMS, TIDES, TIMED, TIMES, TORAS, TRAMS, TRASH

4-letter words (81)

AMID, AMIE, ARTS, ATES, DEEM, DEES, DEET, DIES, DIET, DIME, DIMS, DITA, DITE, DITS, EDIT, EIDE, EMIT, ETAS, ETHS, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HITS, IDEM, IDES, ITEM, MART, MASH, MAST, MATE, MATS, MEED, MEET, META, METE, MITE, OAST, OATS, ORTS, RAMI, RAMS, RASH, RATE, RATO, RATS, ROAM, ROES, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, ROTS, SAME, SATE, SATI, SEED, SEEM, SEMI, SETA, SETS, SHIM, SHIT, SMIT, STAR, STEM, STOA, TAME, TAMS, TARO, TEED, TEEM, TEES, TIDE, TIED, TIES, TIME, TITS, TOED, TOES, TORA, TRAM, TSAR

3-letter words (46)

AMI, ART, ASH, ATE, DEE, DIE, DIM, DIT, EMS, ETA, ETH, HID, HIE, HIM, HIT, ITS, MAR, MAS, MAT, MED, MET, MID, OAR, OAT, OES, ORA, ORT, RAM, RAS, RAT, ROE, ROT, SAT, SEE, SEI, SET, TAM, TAO, TAR, TAS, TED, TEE, TIE, TIT, TOE, TOR

5x5 grid (138 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

MHDTE
NSCWI
WSIAT
CYTPE
SSLEE

All 138 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

EPISTYLE, STEEPISH

7-letter words (7)

CAPLETS, EPISTLE, ETATISM, PELTATE, STEEPLY, STIPELS, TACITLY

6-letter words (11)

CAPLET, CYSTIC, PETITE, STACTE, STAPLE, STICHS, STIPEL, TWISTS, TWISTY, TWITCH, WAISTS

5-letter words (47)

AITCH, APISH, APTLY, CISSY, CISTS, CYSTS, EPACT, EPICS, ETAPE, ISTLE, LEPTA, LYSIS, LYTIC, PATLY, PATSY, PEACH, PEATS, PEATY, PEELS, PELTS, PETIT, PISTE, SCAPE, SCATS, SLEEP, SLEET, SLEPT, STATE, STEEP, STICH, STIPE, STYLE, TACHS, TACIT, TAPIS, TAWIE, TEACH, TEATS, TEELS, TEPEE, TWATS, TWIST, TWITS, WAIST, WAITS, WISTS, WITCH

4-letter words (71)

AITS, CAPE, CATE, CATS, CIST, CITE, CITY, CYST, EACH, EATS, EELS, EELY, EPEE, EPIC, ETCH, ETIC, ICHS, ITCH, IWIS, LEET, LEPT, LETS, PACS, PACT, PATE, PATS, PATY, PEAT, PEEL, PELT, PETS, PICA, PICS, PISH, PISS, PITA, PITS, PITY, SCAT, SICS, SIPE, SITE, SITS, STAT, STAW, STEP, TACH, TACT, TAPE, TATE, TATS, TEAT, TEEL, TELS, TEPA, TICS, TWAE, TWAT, TWIT, WAIT, WATS, WICH, WIPE, WISH, WISS, WIST, WITE, WITS, WYLE, WYTE, YIPE

6x6 grid (204 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

FTSAAH
NGETBI
MAWISE
HTOTFD
VSORRT
OYADHD

All 204 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ADROITEST, FEISTIEST

8-letter words (11)

ARTISTES, ARTSIEST, BHISTIES, DESTROYS, ROOTAGES, ROOTIEST, SOOTIEST, STOWAGES, TOOTSIES, TORTOISE, TRASHMAN

7-letter words (23)

AGEISTS, ARTIEST, ARTISTE, ARTISTS, BEDSITS, BESTROW, BHISTIE, BISTROS, DEBATES, DEFRAYS, DEFROST, DESTROY, DOTAGES, DOTIEST, ESTRAYS, ROOTAGE, SEABEDS, SORTIES, STOWAGE, THROATS, TOOTSIE, TOWAGES, TROWTHS

6-letter words (51)

ABATES, ABATIS, ADROIT, AGEIST, ANGSTS, ARTIST, ASHMAN, ASTHMA, BEDSIT, BEFITS, BESTOW, BISTRO, DEBASE, DEBATE, DEBITS, DEFIES, DEFRAY, DEISTS, DOTAGE, DROITS, ESTRAY, FEISTS, FIESTA, FROTHS, HABITS, MANGES, MANTES, ROWTHS, SEABED, SEISED, SIESTA, SORTIE, STAGES, STANGS, STOATS, STRAYS, STROYS, TESTIS, THRASH, THROAT, TODAYS, TOOTHS, TOOTSY, TOROTH, TOWAGE, TOWIES, TROTHS, TROWTH, TSETSE, TWANGS, TWISTS

5-letter words (117)

ABASE, ABATE, ANGST, ANTES, BASTE, BASTS, BATES, BEFIT, BESTS, BIOTA, BITES, DARTS, DEBIT, DEBTS, DEFIS, DEIST, DRAYS, DROIT, EASTS, FEIST, FIORD, FISTS, FRAYS, FROSH, FROST, FROTH, GATOR, GESTS, GETAS, GNATS, HABIT, HAETS, HANGS, HANTS, HATES, HISTS, ISBAS, MAGES, MANGE, MATHS, OATHS, ORDOS, ROAST, ROOST, ROOTS, ROTIS, ROTOS, ROWAN, ROWTH, SABED, SABES, SAROD, SATIS, SEATS, SEIFS, SEISE, SEWAN, SHAGS, SITES, SOOTH, SOOTS, SORTS, STABS, STAGE, STAGS, STANG, STEAM, STETS, STIES, STOAE, STOAS, STOAT, STOOD, STRAY, STROW, STROY, TABES, TANGS, TASTE, TAWIE, TEATS, TESTA, TESTS, THROW, TIBIA, TOAST, TODAY, TOITS, TOOTH, TOOTS, TORAS, TOROS, TOROT, TORTS, TOWIE, TOYOS, TRASH, TRAYS, TROIS, TROTH, TROTS, TROYS, TWAES, TWANG, TWATS, TWIST, TWITS, WAGES, WANTS, WESTS, WIFED, WIFES, WISED, WISTS, WITES, WOOSH, WORTS