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)

TOBT
EILK
RRSN
GIEL

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)

NRHCO
RSOPE
TEIMA
STAYN
CLAHL

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)

INVTRL
PLSAOS
ASYIYA
TNNAIA
HTTEAA
TEDFLG

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