Daily challenge: Wednesday, February 11, 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 (105 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NEAY
OATG
ITOI
AUNV

All 105 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

AGITATION

8-letter words (2)

INTONATE, NOTATION

7-letter words (2)

AGITATO, ENATION

6-letter words (11)

AGOUTI, GITANO, GOTTEN, INTONE, NATION, NOTATE, NOTION, NUTATE, OUTATE, TOGATE, VITTAE

5-letter words (10)

ATONE, NATTY, NUTTY, OATEN, TIGON, TOGAE, UNITE, UNITY, VITAE, VITTA

4-letter words (37)

AEON, AGIN, AGIO, AGON, AUNT, AUTO, GAEN, GATE, GOAT, GOUT, INTI, INTO, IOTA, NAOI, NEAT, NETT, NITE, NOTA, NOTE, ONTO, OTTO, TATE, TEAT, TINT, TOEA, TOGA, TOIT, TONE, TOTE, TOUT, UNIT, UNTO, VIGA, VINO, VITA, VOTE, YAGI

3-letter words (42)

AGO, AIT, ANE, ATE, ATT, EAT, EON, ETA, GAE, GAT, GAY, GIN, GIT, GOA, GOT, ION, NAE, NET, NIT, NOG, NOT, NUT, OAT, ONE, OUT, TAE, TAG, TAN, TAO, TAT, TAU, TEA, TEN, TIN, TOE, TOG, TON, TOT, TUI, TUN, UTA, VIG

5x5 grid (146 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

GTAMO
ECTOR
TWSSH
KCUSH
HNREY

All 146 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

CRUSHES, STOMATE

6-letter words (21)

ACTORS, CRUSTS, CUSSER, CUSSOS, CUSTOM, CUSTOS, HORSTS, MOSSER, RESHOT, ROOSTS, ROTATE, RUSHES, SCATTS, SHEUCH, SHOATS, SHYERS, STACTE, SUCRES, TOSHES, TOSSER, USHERS

5-letter words (47)

ACTOR, CRESS, CRUSE, CRUSH, CRUST, CURES, CURSE, CUSHY, CUSSO, ERUCT, HEUCH, HORST, HOSTA, HOSTS, KNURS, MATTE, MATTS, MOATS, MOORS, MOOTS, MOSSY, MOSTS, MOTTE, NURSE, ROOST, ROOTS, ROTTE, RUSHY, RUSTS, SCATS, SCATT, SHOAT, SHOTS, SHOTT, SHYER, STATE, STOAT, STOMA, STORM, STOSS, SUCRE, SUERS, TACET, TACTS, TECTA, USHER, WUSSY

4-letter words (76)

ACTS, ATOM, CATE, CATS, CRUS, CUES, CURE, CURN, CURS, CUSS, ETCH, GETA, HERN, HERS, HOMO, HOST, HOTS, KNUR, MACE, MACS, MATE, MATS, MATT, MOAT, MOOR, MOOS, MOOT, MORS, MOSS, MOST, MOTS, MOTT, OATS, OOHS, OOTS, RESH, RHOS, ROAM, ROOM, ROOT, ROTA, ROTS, RUCK, RUES, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, SCAM, SCAT, SHES, SHOO, SHOT, SOMA, SOTS, STAT, STOA, SUCH, SUCK, SUER, SUES, SUNK, SURE, SUSS, TACE, TACT, TAOS, TATE, TATS, TEWS, TOOM, TORO, TORS, TOSH, TOSS, USER, WUSS

6x6 grid (278 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

PUPLEY
NLEIRC
EALRLL
DTNRNE
IASNEH
HETEOT

All 278 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ANTEDATES, REPLANTED

8-letter words (15)

ANTEDATE, HASTENER, LEADIEST, LEALTIES, PEATIEST, PERILLED, PILEATED, PLANNERS, PLATIEST, READIEST, REALTIES, RENESTED, REPLANTS, REPLATED, TERRELLA

7-letter words (43)

ANSATED, DALLIER, ESTATED, HENNAED, LANATED, LANNERS, LUNATED, NESTLER, OERSTED, PELLETS, PELTAST, PELTATE, PERILLA, PILEATE, PLANATE, PLANETS, PLANNER, PLANTED, PLATANS, PLATIES, PLEATED, PUERILE, PULPIER, READIES, REESTED, RELATED, RENNASE, RENNETS, REPLANS, REPLANT, REPLATE, REPLEAD, REPLIER, RILLETS, STALLED, STEALER, TALLIER, TANNERS, TANNEST, TENNERS, TERNATE, TERRIER, TONNERS

6-letter words (89)

AERIER, ALLELE, ANSATE, ANTLER, CEILER, DEALER, EELIER, ELATED, ESTATE, EUPNEA, HANTED, HANTLE, HASTED, HASTEN, HEATED, HENNAS, HIATAL, HONERS, HONEST, IRREAL, LADIES, LANATE, LANNER, LEADEN, LEANED, LIERNE, LILTED, LUNATE, LUNETS, NELLIE, NESTED, NESTLE, NOTERS, NOTHER, OTHERS, PEALED, PELLET, PELTED, PILEUP, PILLED, PLANED, PLANET, PLANTS, PLATAN, PLATED, PLATEN, PLEATS, PULLER, PULPER, REATAS, RELATE, RELETS, RELIER, RENEST, RENNET, RENTES, REPLAN, REPLED, RILLED, RILLET, SATEEN, SEATED, SEETHE, SEIDEL, SENNET, STADIA, STALED, STALER, STANED, STATAL, STATED, STELAE, STELLA, TALLER, TANNER, TASTED, TEATED, TEETHE, TELLER, TENETS, TENNER, TERNES, TESTAE, TESTED, TONERS, TONNER, UNLADE, UNLEAD, YELPER

5-letter words (129)

ADITS, AERIE, ANELE, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTED, CRIER, CRIPE, DATES, DEALT, DEANS, DIETS, DITAS, EATEN, EDITS, ELANS, ELATE, ERNES, ETNAS, EYRIE, EYRIR, HADAL, HAETS, HANSE, HANTS, HASTE, HATED, HATES, HEATS, HENNA, HENTS, HERNS, HOERS, HONER, HONES, IDEAL, ILEAL, ILLER, LADEN, LANAI, LATED, LATEN, LEANS, LEANT, LEERS, LILTS, LUNET, NADAS, NALED, NANAS, NATAL, NATES, NEATS, NEONS, NOTER, ONSET, OTHER, PEANS, PEATS, PELTS, PERIL, PERRY, PILEA, PIRNS, PLANE, PLANS, PLANT, PLATE, PLATS, PLEAD, PLEAT, PLENA, PLIER, PULED, PULER, PUPIL, REATA, REEST, RELET, RENTE, RENTS, RILEY, RILLE, RIPER, SATED, SENNA, SENTE, SETAE, SNEER, STADE, STAID, STALE, STALL, STANE, STATE, STEAD, STEAL, STEER, STELA, STELE, STENO, TALER, TASTE, TATES, TEASE, TEATS, TEENS, TEETH, TELAE, TENET, TENSE, TENTS, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE, TESTA, THENS, TIDAL, TONER, TONES, TONNE, TSADE, TSADI, ULANS, ULNAD, ULNAE, UNLED, UNLET