Daily challenge: Friday, February 13, 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 (82 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

E	N	I	T
E	H	L	U
E	I	O	E
A	N	L	Y

All 82 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ANILINE, OUTLINE

6-letter words (4)

ANILIN, EOLIAN, HOLILY, OUTLIE

5-letter words (11)

AIOLI, ANILE, ANOLE, ELOIN, HOLEY, HOYLE, LEONE, LIANE, NIHIL, NOILY, UTILE

4-letter words (32)

ANIL, ELHI, ENOL, HEIL, HILI, HILT, HOLE, HOLT, HOLY, HONE, ILIA, INLY, LIEN, LILT, LILY, LINE, LINO, LION, LITU, LOIN, LONE, LOUT, NAIL, NOEL, NOIL, OHIA, OILY, ONLY, TILE, TINE, TULE, YONI

3-letter words (33)

AIL, AIN, ANE, ANI, EON, HEN, HIE, HIN, HIT, HOE, HON, HOY, ION, LEU, LEY, LIE, LIN, LIT, LYE, NAE, NEE, NIL, NIT, NOH, OIL, OLE, ONE, OUT, TIL, TIN, TUI, YON, YOU

5x5 grid (172 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	O	I	R	F
A	H	T	B	H
R	E	A	D	E
J	L	N	F	F
G	I	R	Y	F

All 172 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

LINEATION

8-letter words (1)

RELATION

7-letter words (5)

ANOTHER, DEBATER, ELATION, ENATION, TRIBADE

6-letter words (19)

ALINER, BAFFED, BATHER, DALETH, DEBATE, ETHION, FATHER, HOTBED, LATHER, LEAFED, LINEAR, NATION, NOTHER, RIBAND, RIOTER, THALER, THENAL, THREAD, TRIBAL

5-letter words (51)

AHEAD, ALGIN, ALINE, ANEAR, ANILE, AREAL, ARENA, ARHAT, BAFFY, BALER, BATHE, BATON, BIOTA, BIRTH, BITER, DAFFY, DATER, DEBIT, DEFAT, ELAND, FRITH, GLADE, GLAND, GLEAN, HABIT, HALER, HATER, HENRY, HOTEL, INLET, ITHER, JEHAD, JETON, LAHAR, LATEN, LATER, LATHE, LATHI, LEAFY, LINER, NEATH, NOTAL, NOTER, OTHER, REHAB, RENAL, RENIG, TAFFY, TALER, THANE, TRIBE

4-letter words (95)

ABED, ABRI, ANIL, AREA, BADE, BAFF, BAHT, BALE, BAND, BANE, BANI, BATE, BATH, BITE, BRIO, BRIT, DAFF, DALE, DATE, DATO, DEBT, DEFY, EARL, EATH, ELAN, FADE, FANE, FATE, FRIG, FRIT, GIRL, GIRN, GLAD, GLEN, HADE, HAEN, HAET, HALE, HAND, HARE, HARL, HATE, HEAD, HEAL, HEAR, HEAT, HERL, HOAR, ILEA, IOTA, JEAN, LADE, LAND, LANE, LATE, LATH, LATI, LEAD, LEAF, LEAN, LEAR, LEHR, LEND, LINE, LINY, NABE, NAOI, NEAR, NEAT, NOIR, NOTA, NOTE, READ, REAL, REND, RHEA, RILE, RIND, RIOT, RITE, RYND, TAEL, TAHR, TALE, TALI, TEAL, TEAR, TELA, TEND, THAE, THAN, THEN, THIO, THIR, TRIO

6x6 grid (59 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

L	W	I	U	H	E
N	M	C	A	R	W
A	D	N	H	R	S
E	H	O	A	H	A
E	W	A	O	F	L
E	F	R	A	E	T

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HANDCARS, HOORAHED

7-letter words (3)

CURARAS, HANDCAR, HURRAHS

6-letter words (17)

ACNODE, CAIMAN, CARAFE, CHARAS, CHARRS, CHOANA, CHOWED, CURARA, CURRAN, DHOORA, ERRAND, HOORAH, HURRAH, LAHARS, RANCHO, RANDAN, SHOFAR

5-letter words (37)

AAHED, ACHOO, AFARS, AHEAD, ANODE, ARRAS, CAHOW, CARRS, CHAFE, CHARE, CHARR, CHARS, CURRS, DEWAR, FLASH, HAARS, HAHAS, HARSH, HAWED, HEWED, HOARS, HONDA, HORAH, LAHAR, NACHO, OOHED, RANCH, ROARS, RUANA, SARAN, SHAFT, SHALE, SHALT, SHOON, WAHOO, WHARF, WHOOF