Daily challenge: Thursday, February 12, 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 (135 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| T | O | B | T |
| E | I | L | K |
| R | R | S | N |
| G | I | E | L |
All 135 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
GRISLIER
7-letter words (6)
GREISEN, LOITERS, RERISEN, RETIRES, RIOTERS, TERRIES
6-letter words (11)
BITERS, GIRLIE, GRILSE, LITERS, LOITER, NEREIS, REOILS, RERISE, RESITE, RETIRE, RIOTER
5-letter words (27)
BIERS, BILKS, BIRLS, BIRRS, BIRSE, BITER, BLITE, BOILS, BOITE, GIRLS, GRIOT, LIERS, LISLE, LITER, REOIL, RERIG, RIELS, RISEN, RISER, SERER, SIREN, SLIER, TERSE, TIERS, TIRES, TIRLS, TOILS
4-letter words (51)
BIER, BILK, BIRL, BIRR, BISE, BISK, BITE, BLOT, BOIL, BOLT, ERRS, GIEN, GIES, GIRL, GRIT, ILKS, IRES, IRIS, ISLE, LEIS, LENS, LIER, LIRE, LIRI, LITE, LOTI, OBIS, OBIT, OILS, REIS, RIEL, RIOT, RISE, RISK, RITE, SERE, SILK, SILO, SILT, SIRE, SITE, SLIT, SLOB, SLOE, SLOT, TIER, TILS, TILT, TIRE, TIRL, TOIL
3-letter words (39)
BIO, BIS, BIT, BOT, ELS, ENS, ERE, ERG, ERR, ERS, GIE, ILK, IRE, LEI, LIB, LIE, LIS, LIT, LOB, LOT, OBI, OIL, REI, RES, RET, RIB, RIG, SEI, SEL, SEN, SER, SIB, SIR, SIT, SRI, TIE, TIL, TIS, TOE
5x5 grid (415 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | R | H | C | O |
| R | S | O | P | E |
| T | E | I | M | A |
| S | T | A | Y | N |
| C | L | A | H | L |
All 415 words in this grid
9-letter words (6)
CHROMATES, CHROMITES, COPEMATES, MALTSTERS, MISTREATS, SLATTERNS
8-letter words (19)
AMOSITES, CHROMATE, CHROMITE, CLATTERS, CLAYIEST, COPEMATE, EMITTERS, EPISOMAL, HORSIEST, IMPOSTER, LAMISTER, MALTIEST, MALTSTER, MISTREAT, MOISTEST, OMITTERS, SEAMANLY, SLATIEST, SLATTERN
7-letter words (49)
AMOSITE, CHROMYL, CLAMORS, CLATTER, CLAYIER, CLAYISH, COMATES, COMPANY, COPIERS, CORSETS, COSIEST, ECHOERS, EMITTER, HALTERS, HATTERS, HOISTER, HOMIEST, HORSIER, HORSTES, IMPOSER, IMPOSES, IMPOSTS, LATESTS, MALATES, MALTIER, MATTERS, MISEATS, MOISTER, MOPIEST, MOSTEST, NYMPHOS, OMITTER, OPIATES, POSTERN, RESTAMP, ROISTER, ROMPISH, ROPIEST, ROSIEST, SHOPMAN, SLATERS, SLATIER, SOMITAL, SOMITES, SOPITES, STREAMY, TAMISES, TEATIME, YATTERS
6-letter words (88)
ALAMOS, ALATES, ALTERS, ATAMAN, CHOSES, CHROMA, CHROME, CLAMOR, COITAL, COMATE, COPIER, COPIES, CORSES, CORSET, COSETS, COSIER, COSIES, COSTER, ECHOER, ECHOES, EPHORS, EPOCHS, EPOSES, HALTER, HATERS, HATTER, HOISES, HOISTS, HOMIER, HORSES, HORSTE, HORSTS, HOSIER, IMPOSE, IMPOST, LATEST, LATISH, LATTER, LATTES, LAYMAN, LYMPHS, MAISTS, MALATE, MATERS, MATTER, MATTES, MEANLY, MIOSES, MISEAT, MISTER, MITERS, MOPIER, MOPISH, NYMPHO, NYMPHS, OPIATE, OSTEAL, PISTES, POISER, POISES, POSIES, POSITS, POSTER, RETIAL, RETIME, ROPIER, ROSETS, ROSIER, ROSTER, SEAMAN, SEISOR, SIESTA, SITTER, SLATER, SLATES, SOMATA, SOMITE, SOPITE, STEALS, STEAMY, STERNS, STREAM, TAIPAN, TAMPAN, TEOPAN, TESTIS, TREATS, YATTER
5-letter words (112)
ALAMO, ALATE, ALTER, AMIES, APISH, CHOMP, CHOSE, CLAIM, CLAMP, COMAE, COMAL, COMPO, CORNS, CORSE, COSES, COSET, COSIE, COSTS, ECHOS, EMITS, EPHOR, EPOCH, HAETS, HALTS, HATER, HATES, HOERS, HOISE, HOIST, HORNS, HORSE, HORST, HOSES, HOSTS, LATER, LATTE, LYMPH, MAIST, MALTS, MANLY, MATER, MATES, MATTE, MATTS, MAYAN, MEANY, MISER, MISES, MISTS, MITER, MITES, MITTS, MOIST, MORNS, MORSE, MOSTE, MOSTS, NYALA, NYMPH, OCEAN, OMITS, OSIER, PECHS, PIERS, PIETA, PISTE, POETS, POISE, PORNS, POSER, POSES, POSIT, POSTS, REALS, REATA, RESTS, RETIA, ROMAN, ROMEO, ROSES, ROSET, SEALS, SEAMY, SEATS, SETAL, SETTS, SHOER, SHOES, SHORN, SIALS, SITES, SLATE, STAMP, STEAL, STEAM, STERN, STETS, STIES, STIME, STIMY, STIPE, TALCS, TAMIS, TEALS, TEATS, TERNS, TESLA, TESTA, TESTS, TIERS, TREAT, TRETS
4-letter words (141)
AALS, AITS, ALAE, ALTS, AMAH, AMIA, AMIE, AMIS, AMYL, ATES, AYAH, CHOP, CLAM, CLAY, COMA, COME, COMP, COPE, CORN, COSH, COST, EATS, ECHO, EMIT, EPOS, ERNS, ERRS, ERST, HAES, HAET, HALT, HAME, HATE, HATS, HOER, HOES, HOME, HOMY, HOPE, HORN, HOSE, HOST, HYMN, LAMA, LAME, LAMP, LATE, LATI, LATS, MAES, MALT, MANY, MATE, MATS, MATT, MAYA, MEAN, MISE, MISO, MIST, MITE, MITT, MOPE, MORN, MORS, MOST, MYNA, NAME, NAPE, OMIT, OSES, PEAN, PECH, PIAL, PIER, PIES, PIMA, PISH, PISO, PITA, PITS, POCO, POEM, POET, POIS, POME, PORN, POSE, POSH, POST, REAL, REAM, REIS, RESH, REST, RETS, RHOS, ROES, ROMP, ROPE, ROSE, SEAL, SEAM, SEAT, SEIS, SERS, SETA, SETS, SETT, SHOE, SHOP, SIAL, SIMA, SIMP, SIPE, SITE, SITS, SLAM, SLAT, SLAY, SOMA, SOME, SOPH, SORN, STAY, STET, TALA, TALC, TAME, TAMP, TEAL, TEAM, TEAT, TERN, TEST, TETS, TIER, TIES, TIME, TRET, YIPE
6x6 grid (162 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| I | N | V | T | R | L |
| P | L | S | A | O | S |
| A | S | Y | I | Y | A |
| T | N | N | A | I | A |
| H | T | T | E | A | A |
| T | E | D | F | L | G |
All 162 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
PLANTAINS
8-letter words (6)
AROINTED, GALEATED, PLANTAIN, SANNYASI, SPLATTED, STRAINED
7-letter words (20)
DETAINS, GALEATE, INSTALS, INSTANT, INSTARS, PLANNED, PLANTED, PLATTED, SAINTED, SLANTED, SLATTED, SPANNED, SPATHED, SPATTED, STAINED, STRAINS, TAENIAS, TAINTED, TANNATE, TRAINED
6-letter words (43)
ANNALS, ANNEAL, AORTAS, AROINT, ASLANT, ASSAYS, DETAIN, DETENT, FETTED, GALENA, GLEANS, INSPAN, INSTAL, INSTAR, INVARS, LAPINS, LATHED, LETTED, LYSINE, LYSINS, NETTED, PANNED, PANTED, PATTED, PLANTS, RAINED, SAINED, SLANTS, SNATHE, SPATHE, STAINS, STRAIN, STRAYS, STROYS, SYLVAS, TAENIA, TANIST, TANNED, TENIAS, TENTED, TETANY, TRAINS, VASSAL
5-letter words (92)
AGLET, ALGAE, ANNAL, ANNAS, ANTAE, ANTED, ANTSY, AORTA, ARTSY, ASSAI, ASSAY, ASYLA, AYINS, DEANS, DELFT, ENATE, ETNAS, FAENA, FENNY, FETED, GALEA, GLEAN, GLEDE, GLENS, INVAR, IOTAS, LAPIN, LATHE, LATTE, LEANS, LEANT, LENIS, LOINS, LOTAS, LYART, LYSIN, LYSSA, NIPAS, PALSY, PANNE, PANSY, PANTS, PATSY, PLANS, PLANT, PLATS, RAINS, RAINY, RATOS, RAYAS, ROAST, ROTAS, SAINS, SAINT, SALSA, SAROS, SAYST, SLANT, SLAPS, SLATS, SLIPS, SLOTS, SNATH, SNIPS, SORAS, SORTS, SOYAS, SPINS, SPLAT, STAIN, STARS, STAYS, STOAI, STOAS, STRAY, STROY, SYLVA, SYNTH, TAINS, TAINT, TANSY, TAROS, TENIA, TENTH, THETA, TORAS, TRAIN, TRASS, TRAYS, TROIS, TROYS, TSARS