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)

OECO
ATAS
GEII
RDEN

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)

ITTIT
PNLSW
IEEUO
EITOG
EDTOO

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)

SBSRLE
OOTAER
EIIDCI
TSFAOH
NTOLPS
BTMETN

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