Daily challenge: Monday, February 9, 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 (180 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| O | E | C | O |
| A | T | A | S |
| G | E | I | I |
| R | D | E | N |
All 180 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
RETAINED
7-letter words (3)
INEDITA, ISATINE, SIENITE
6-letter words (29)
ACETIN, AEDINE, AGREED, CASINI, CASITA, COATED, COATEE, COATER, COATIS, COSIED, COSIER, COSINE, DENIER, DETAIN, EASIER, ERGATE, IDEATE, ISATIN, NIDGET, REATAS, REDIAE, REDIAS, REEDIT, REINED, RETAIN, RETIED, RETINE, SAINED, SATEEN
5-letter words (37)
ACETA, ACTED, ACTIN, AGREE, AIDER, ASIDE, CATER, COATI, COSIE, DISCO, DITAS, EAGER, EAGRE, EATER, EDGER, EIDER, GATED, GETAS, GREAT, GREED, GREEN, IDEAS, NITER, OATER, OSIER, REACT, REATA, REDIA, RETAG, RETIA, RETIE, SATED, SATIN, SITED, TACOS, TERGA, TINED
4-letter words (60)
ACTA, AGED, AGEE, AGER, AIDE, CAID, CAIN, CATE, CETE, COAT, DEER, DEET, DIET, DINE, DISC, DITA, DITE, DREE, DREG, EDGE, EDIT, EIDE, ETAS, GAED, GATE, GEED, GETA, GREE, IDEA, INIA, NEED, NIDE, NISI, NITE, OCAS, REDE, REED, REIN, REIS, RETE, SAID, SAIN, SATE, SATI, SCAT, SIDE, SINE, SITE, TACE, TACO, TAIN, TAOS, TEAS, TEED, TEEN, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TINE, TOEA
3-letter words (50)
ACE, ACT, AGE, AID, AIN, AIS, AIT, ATE, CAT, COS, DEE, DEN, DIE, DIN, DIS, DIT, EAT, ERG, ETA, GAE, GAT, GED, GEE, GET, NEE, NIT, OAT, OCA, RED, REE, REG, REI, RET, SAC, SAE, SAT, SIN, SIT, TAE, TAG, TAO, TAS, TEA, TED, TEE, TEG, TIE, TIN, TIS, TOE
5x5 grid (167 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| I | T | T | I | T |
| P | N | L | S | W |
| I | E | E | U | O |
| E | I | T | O | G |
| E | D | T | O | O |
All 167 words in this grid
8-letter words (6)
GOUTIEST, GUTTIEST, NEEDIEST, NETTIEST, PETTIEST, STILETTO
7-letter words (4)
ELUENTS, PIETIES, PINTLES, TITTLES
6-letter words (17)
DIENES, ELUENT, ELUTES, ENLIST, GOTTEN, LUTEIN, NESTLE, PINTLE, SILENI, SILENT, TIEPIN, TINEID, TITLES, TITTLE, TOGUES, TOUSLE, WISENT
5-letter words (50)
DIENE, DITES, DITTO, ELUTE, GOOSE, GUEST, GULES, ILEUS, INEPT, INLET, INTIS, ISLET, ISTLE, LENES, LUTES, OOTID, OUSEL, OWSEN, PEELS, PELES, PELTS, PENES, PETIT, PETTI, PETTO, PINES, PINTS, SENTI, SLEEP, SLEET, SLEPT, STILE, STILT, TEELS, TEIID, TELES, TENTS, TILES, TILTS, TINES, TINTS, TITLE, TOGUE, TOTES, TOUSE, TULES, TWIST, TWITS, WILES, WILTS
4-letter words (90)
DEEP, DEET, DIEL, DIES, DIET, DITE, EDIT, EELS, EIDE, ELSE, GOES, GOOS, GOUT, GULS, GUST, INTI, ISLE, LEES, LEET, LENT, LEPT, LEST, LIST, LITS, LUES, LUST, LUTE, NEED, NEEP, NEST, NETT, OTTO, OUST, OWSE, PEED, PEEL, PEEN, PEES, PEIN, PELE, PELT, PENT, PIED, PINE, PINT, SEEL, SEEN, SEEP, SENE, SENT, SETT, SILT, SLIT, SLUE, SLUG, SLUT, SOOT, SOUL, SUET, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELE, TELS, TENT, TEST, TIDE, TIED, TIES, TILE, TILS, TILT, TINE, TINT, TIPI, TITS, TOES, TOOT, TOTE, TOUT, TULE, TWIT, TWOS, WILE, WILT, WISE, WIST, WITS, WOST
6x6 grid (332 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | B | S | R | L | E |
| O | O | T | A | E | R |
| E | I | I | D | C | I |
| T | S | F | A | O | H |
| N | T | O | L | P | S |
| B | T | M | E | T | N |
All 332 words in this grid
10-letter words (1)
RECODIFIES
9-letter words (4)
CERTIFIES, OSTRACODE, REEDIFIES, SOMEPLACE
8-letter words (18)
ACALEPHS, CADASTRE, CALOTTES, CERATOID, CODIFIES, LACERTID, MELODIAS, MELODISE, MELODIST, OSTRACOD, PLOTTIES, POACHIER, RATIFIES, READAPTS, READOPTS, SIDECARS, SOLACERS, SOOTIEST
7-letter words (41)
ACALEPH, ACEDIAS, AFTMOST, ALODIAL, APOSTLE, ARTIEST, ARTISTE, BOOTIES, CALOTTE, CAPLETS, CHOIRED, COPLOTS, CREDITS, CREEDAL, DIALERS, DISTOME, EDAPHIC, EDIFIES, ELODEAS, LAITIES, LOADERS, MELODIA, MOLOCHS, OSTEOID, OSTRACA, PLACERS, RADIALE, RATITES, READAPT, READOPT, REDCAPS, REEDITS, RELACED, RERAISE, SIDECAR, SOLACED, SOLACER, SPACERS, SPACIER, SPADERS, STAIDER
6-letter words (95)
ACEDIA, ACHIER, ADAPTS, ADOPTS, AIDERS, ALEPHS, ALERTS, ALMOST, ALODIA, APODAL, ARTIST, BOITES, BOOTIE, CAPLET, CAREER, CEDARS, CHOLOS, COAPTS, CODERS, COPALM, COPLOT, CREDAL, CREDIT, CREDOS, CRIERS, DEALER, DECAFS, DERATS, DIALER, ELODEA, EPOCHS, ERICAS, FACADE, FACERS, FADERS, FIACRE, HIRERS, HOSTEL, IODISE, LACERS, LACIER, LADERS, LOADER, LOCALE, LOTTES, MOLOCH, MOTTES, OBOIST, PACERS, PALETS, PLACED, PLACER, PLAITS, RACIER, RADIAL, RADIOS, RAIDER, RATIOS, RATITE, REALER, RECAPS, RECAST, RECOAL, REDCAP, REDIAL, REDIAS, REECHO, REEDIT, RELACE, RELAID, RICERS, SACRED, SADIST, SHIERS, SHOLOM, SITARS, SOIREE, SOLACE, SPACED, SPACER, SPADER, SPAITS, STADIA, STALED, STALER, STARED, STARER, STELAI, STIFLE, STREEL, TALERS, TRACED, TRACER, TRADER, TSADIS
5-letter words (173)
ACRED, ADAPT, ADIOS, ADITS, ADOPT, AIDER, ALEPH, ALERT, ALOFT, ARECA, AREIC, BOITE, BOOST, BOOTS, BOTAS, CADIS, CALFS, CAPHS, CAPOS, CARED, CARER, CARLE, CARTS, CEDAR, CEDIS, CHIEL, CHOIR, CHOLO, CHOPS, COAPT, CODAS, CODER, COLTS, COPAL, CREDO, CREED, CREEL, CRIED, CRIER, DARER, DARTS, DATOS, DEARS, DECAF, DECAL, DECOS, DERAT, DITAS, DOLTS, ECHOS, EDITS, EPHOD, EPOCH, EPODE, ERICA, FACED, FACER, FADER, FADOS, FIARS, FIATS, FIDOS, FLAPS, FLOPS, HIRED, HIRER, HOLTS, IDEAL, IDEAS, IOTAS, LACED, LACER, LADER, LAREE, LEACH, LEARS, LEAST, LEECH, LEERS, LOACH, LOAFS, LOCAL, LOCHS, LOFTS, LOTTE, MELTS, MOLTS, MOSTE, MOTTE, MOTTS, OBOES, OCREA, ODIST, OLEOS, OOTID, OSTIA, PACAS, PACED, PACER, PADIS, PAISE, PALET, PELFS, PELTS, PLACE, PLAID, PLAIT, PLOTS, POACH, PODIA, POLOS, PSOAI, RACED, RACER, RADII, RADIO, RAISE, RATIO, RATOS, REACH, REARS, RECAP, REDIA, REDOS, RICED, RICER, SADIS, SAREE, SATIS, SHIED, SHIEL, SHIER, SHIRE, SHOAL, SITAR, SOAPS, SODAS, SOLOS, SOOTS, SPACE, SPADE, SPADO, SPAIT, SPALE, SPELT, SPODE, STADE, STAID, STALE, STARE, STELA, STIES, STOAI, STOBS, STOLE, TACHS, TACOS, TALER, TARED, TEIID, TELOI, TELOS, TEPAL, TIDAL, TITIS, TITRE, TOFTS, TOITS, TRACE, TRADE, TREAD, TSADE, TSADI