Daily challenge: Sunday, February 8, 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 (109 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	E	N	E
T	H	R	B
L	V	E	A
U	A	O	W

All 109 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

TENEBRAE

7-letter words (1)

VAULTER

6-letter words (7)

ALTHEA, AVOWER, BEWARE, NETHER, REAVOW, TETHER, WEALTH

5-letter words (17)

ALTER, AREAL, ARVAL, BERET, ETHER, LAEVO, LAVER, NERVE, TERNE, THEBE, THERE, THRAW, THREW, UVEAL, VAULT, VOWER, WEBER

4-letter words (42)

AREA, ARVO, AVER, AVOW, BARE, BARN, BEAR, BEAU, BENE, BRAE, BRAW, BREN, BREW, EARN, ERNE, HEAL, HEAR, HEBE, HERB, HERE, HERN, LAVE, NETT, OVAL, OVER, REAL, RHEA, TERN, TETH, THEN, THEW, ULVA, UVEA, VEAL, VERA, VERB, WARE, WARN, WEAL, WEAR, WERE, WOVE

3-letter words (41)

ALT, ARB, ARE, AVE, AVO, AWE, BAR, BEN, BRA, EAR, EAU, ERA, ERE, ERN, ETH, HEN, HER, HET, HEW, LAV, LUV, NEB, NET, OAR, OVA, OWE, RAW, REB, RET, REV, TEN, TET, THE, VAU, VOE, VOW, WAB, WAE, WAR, WEB, WOE

5x5 grid (149 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	E	B	L	N
D	E	O	E	L
H	U	R	E	H
B	N	N	R	E
G	E	D	N	I

All 149 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

HELLEBORE

8-letter words (4)

ENROLLEE, ENROLLER, REENROLL, UNREELER

7-letter words (11)

BOUNDEN, BOURREE, DENUDER, DHURRIE, ENROBED, HELLERI, HELLOED, LOUNGED, REBOUND, RUNNIER, UNROBED

6-letter words (35)

BOREEN, BOURNE, BUNGED, BURNED, BURNER, DENUDE, DUNGED, DUNNED, DUNNER, DURNED, DURRIE, ENDRIN, ENROBE, ENROLL, ENURED, HEELER, HELLER, HEREIN, INDENE, LEERED, LOUDER, LOUNGE, LOURED, REELER, REHEEL, REHUNG, RELEND, REROLL, ROLLER, RUNNEL, RUNNER, UNBEND, UNREEL, UNROBE, UNROLL

5-letter words (27)

BELLE, BENNE, BENNI, BORED, BORER, BORNE, BOUND, BOURN, EERIE, ENROL, ENURE, ERRED, GENRE, GENRO, HELLO, INNED, INNER, LOBED, NEROL, NUDER, REBEL, REDUB, RERUN, ROBED, ROBLE, ROUND, UREDO

4-letter words (71)

BEDU, BEEN, BEER, BELL, BEND, BENE, BOLE, BOLL, BORE, BORN, BUND, BUNG, BUNN, BURN, BURR, DEER, DENE, DERE, DOER, DREE, DUNE, DUNG, DURE, DURN, DURO, DURR, ERNE, EURO, GENE, GENU, HEBE, HEED, HEEL, HEIR, HELL, HELO, HERD, HERE, HERN, HERO, HUED, HUNG, LEER, LEHR, LEND, LOBE, LORE, LORN, LOUD, LOUR, NENE, NERD, NUDE, REDE, REDO, REED, REEL, REIN, REND, RIND, ROBE, ROLE, ROLL, ROUE, RUBE, RUDE, RUED, RUNE, RUNG, UNBE, UNDE

6x6 grid (179 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

Y	O	S	F	N	E
U	T	S	U	S	N
L	E	C	N	E	H
A	D	Qu	B	G	A
C	I	O	E	L	T
I	H	H	S	D	E

All 179 words in this grid

8-letter words (9)

BEQUESTS, CUNEATED, DIALECTS, ENSOULED, SEQUELAE, SODALESS, UNBELTED, UNSEALED, UNSEATED

7-letter words (20)

AIDLESS, BEAGLES, BELATED, BEQUEST, CAIQUES, CUNEATE, DIALECT, FUNGALS, GELATED, GEOIDAL, LEGATED, NEGATED, OUTLAID, OUTSUNG, SEQUELA, SEQUELS, SEQUOIA, SUNBELT, SUNSETS, UNSEALS

6-letter words (60)

ADOBES, AGENES, ALDOSE, BEAGLE, BEDELS, BELTED, BENNES, CADETS, CAIQUE, CESTOS, CHIDES, CUNEAL, CUSHAT, CUSSED, CUSTOS, DELATE, EAGLES, EAGLET, ELATED, ENSOUL, FUNGAL, FUSSED, GELATE, GEODES, GEODIC, GLEBES, GLEDES, HALTED, HEALED, HEATED, IDLEST, LEBENS, LEGATE, NEGATE, OBEAHS, OBLATE, OSTEAL, QUESTS, SEALED, SEATED, SELAHS, SENEGA, SENSED, SEQUEL, SHALED, SHALES, SHEALS, SHELTA, SLATED, SOULED, STELAI, SUNSET, SUSSED, TELEGA, TOSSED, TULADI, UNBELT, UNSEAL, UNSEAT, UNSETS

5-letter words (90)

ADIOS, ADOBE, AGENE, AGLET, AIDES, ALECS, ALTOS, BEDEL, BEGAT, BELGA, BENES, BENNE, BLAHS, BLATE, BODES, CADES, CADET, CELTS, CHIDE, CHOSE, CUSSO, DALES, DEALT, DELES, DELTA, DOBLA, DOSED, EAGLE, ELATE, ENSUE, EQUID, FUSED, FUSEL, FUSTY, GALES, GATED, GELDS, GENES, GENUS, GEODE, GEOID, GLEBE, GLEDE, GLEDS, HALED, HALES, HATED, HEALS, HEBES, HENCE, HIDES, HOSED, HOSEL, IDEAL, IDLES, LADES, LAICH, LATED, LEACH, LEBEN, LEGES, LUTEA, LUTED, LUTES, OBEAH, OBESE, OUTED, QUEST, SEALS, SECTS, SELAH, SENSE, SHALE, SHALT, SHEAL, SHOED, SLATE, SODIC, STEAD, STEAL, STELA, SUNNS, TALES, TEACH, TELAE, TELES, TULES, UNSET, USNEA, YULES