Daily challenge: Saturday, February 14, 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 (86 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	A	B	E
O	F	O	S
N	H	N	A
E	E	G	N

All 86 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

GENOAS, HENNAS

5-letter words (8)

AGENE, EBONS, FOHNS, GANOF, GENOA, HENNA, HONAN, SANGH

4-letter words (38)

ABOS, AGEE, ANOA, BOAS, BONE, BONG, EBON, EONS, FOBS, FOES, FOHN, FONS, GANE, GENE, GENS, GHEE, HENS, HOBS, HOES, HONE, HONG, HONS, HOSE, NANS, NAOS, NENE, NOBS, NOES, NOSE, OBES, SAGE, SANE, SANG, SNAG, SNOB, SOFA, SONE, SONG

3-letter words (38)

ABO, ABS, AGE, ANE, BOA, BOS, ENG, ENS, EON, FOB, FOE, FOH, FON, GAN, GAS, GEE, GEN, HEN, HOB, HOE, HON, ION, NAG, NAN, NEE, NOB, NOH, NOS, OAF, OBE, OES, OHO, ONE, ONS, OSE, SAG, SOB, SON

5x5 grid (81 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

G	A	R	R	H
A	Z	S	W	S
H	R	T	N	A
A	C	C	W	T
E	H	O	N	W

All 81 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

CONCHAE

6-letter words (8)

ARCHON, CHARTS, CONCHA, GARCON, GAZARS, HEARTS, SANSAR, TANTRA

5-letter words (23)

AGARS, ANCON, ANTRA, CAHOW, CARTS, CHARS, CHART, CONCH, GAZAR, HAARS, HARTS, HEARS, HEART, NOWTS, RACON, RAGAS, SNASH, SNAWS, SWANS, SWASH, TRACE, TZARS, WANTS

4-letter words (49)

ACHE, ACTS, AGAR, AGAS, ANSA, ANTS, ARCH, ARCO, ARTS, AWNS, CARS, CART, CHAR, CHON, CHOW, COCA, CRAG, EACH, EARS, ECHO, GARS, GAST, HAAR, HAHA, HART, HEAR, HWAN, NOWT, OWNS, RACE, RAGA, SAGA, SANS, SAWN, SAWS, SNAW, SWAN, SWAT, TANS, TAWS, TSAR, TWAS, TWAT, TZAR, WANS, WANT, WASH, WAWS, WONT

6x6 grid (111 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

U	N	M	N	Y	A
E	C	A	N	A	C
Y	T	A	E	S	O
I	C	I	C	D	W
I	K	T	G	T	E
C	D	R	H	S	T

All 111 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

CETACEANS

8-letter words (3)

CETACEAN, TIGHTEST, UNMANNED

7-letter words (15)

ACMATIC, ASCITIC, ATACTIC, CASEATE, CATENAE, CETANES, CYANATE, DICKIES, ENACTED, SCANNED, SCIATIC, TACTICS, TICTACS, UNCANNY, WEDGIES

6-letter words (31)

ACETIC, CANNAS, CANNED, CASEIC, CATENA, CETANE, CITIED, CITIES, CODECS, CODEIA, CODENS, DICKIE, EIGHTS, ENACTS, ENATIC, MANANA, MANNAS, MANNED, NEATEN, NEIGHS, SCOWED, SEANCE, SENATE, SHTICK, TACTIC, TANNED, TICTAC, TIGHTS, TITANS, UNMANS, WEDGIE

5-letter words (61)

ACETA, ACTED, AECIA, AEDES, ANNAS, ANSAE, CACTI, CAECA, CANED, CANES, CANNA, CANNY, CANSO, CASED, CEDES, CODEC, CODEN, CODES, COSEC, COWED, CYANS, DEANS, DEITY, DICTA, DICTY, DOWSE, EATEN, EIGHT, ENACT, ENATE, ICTIC, KITHS, MANAS, MANED, MANES, MANNA, MANSE, MATEY, NAANS, NANAS, NANCE, NANCY, NANNY, NEIGH, OWSEN, SANED, SCENA, SECTS, SENNA, SHTIK, SNACK, SOWED, STEWS, SWEDE, TACES, TACIT, TACTS, TETHS, TIGHT, TITAN, UNMAN