Daily challenge: Sunday, February 15, 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 (71 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	Z	Q	A
E	W	R	T
I	D	S	M
N	A	N	I

All 71 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ENWINDS

6-letter words (3)

ENWIND, INSTAR, NANISM

5-letter words (9)

DRATS, INDIE, MINAS, MINDS, TARSI, TSADE, TSADI, WIDEN, WINDS

4-letter words (29)

AIDE, AIDS, ANDS, ANIS, ARMS, ARTS, DEWS, DRAT, MINA, MIND, MIST, NANS, NEWS, NIDE, NIMS, QATS, RATS, SADE, SADI, SAID, SAIN, SAND, STAR, TARS, WEDS, WIDE, WIND, ZEDS, ZEIN

3-letter words (29)

ADS, AID, AIN, AND, ANI, ARM, ARS, ART, DEN, DEW, DIE, DIN, IDS, INS, ISM, MIS, NAN, NEW, NIM, QAT, RAT, SAD, SIM, SIN, TAR, WED, WEN, WIN, ZED

5x5 grid (135 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	U	K	R	H
S	E	M	M	A
S	A	J	O	M
U	F	D	T	A
Y	H	H	E	S

All 135 words in this grid

7-letter words (5)

HAMATES, MAMMOTH, MARMOTS, MOMUSES, SEAMARK

6-letter words (18)

AMUSES, ASSUME, DAMMAR, DASSIE, EMOTED, EMOTES, HAMATE, MAMMAE, MAMMAS, MARMOT, MASTED, MOATED, MODEST, MOMMAS, RAMATE, SADHES, SADHUS, STOMAS

5-letter words (36)

AMUSE, DAMES, DEATH, DOATS, DOMES, DOTES, EMOTE, FADES, FAMES, FUSES, HEATS, JADES, JOTAS, MAMAS, MAMMA, MASSE, MATED, MATES, MESAS, MOATS, MODES, MOMES, MOMMA, MOMUS, MOTES, MUSES, SADES, SADHE, SADHU, SAMEK, SATED, STEAM, STOAE, STOMA, SUMMA, TOMES

4-letter words (76)

AMAH, AMAS, AMMO, AMUS, ATES, ATMA, ATOM, DAME, DOAT, DOME, DOTE, DOTH, DOTS, EAST, EATH, EATS, EMUS, ETAS, FADE, FADO, FAME, FUSE, FUSS, HARK, HARM, HEAT, HEST, HETS, JADE, JESS, JOTA, JOTS, KEAS, KUES, MADE, MAES, MAMA, MARK, MASS, MAST, MATE, MATH, MATS, MEAD, MESA, MESS, MOAS, MOAT, MODE, MOME, MOTE, MOTH, MOTS, MUSE, MUSS, OAST, OATH, OATS, ODEA, ODES, SADE, SAME, SATE, SEAM, SEAS, SEAT, SEIS, SETA, STOA, SUES, SUMO, TEAM, TEAS, TOME, UKES, USES

6x6 grid (153 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

G	U	T	G	I	E
I	L	N	E	A	P
E	L	S	D	U	G
W	R	A	A	O	Qu
K	T	H	H	L	M
O	A	F	P	T	B

All 153 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

DALLIERS, TALLIERS

7-letter words (16)

AGENDAS, ALIUNDE, DALLIER, GENTLER, GILLERS, GILLNET, GLUTENS, LOUDENS, PAGODAS, PHRASAL, PHRASED, SALLIER, TALLIER, THALERS, THRALLS, UNLADES

6-letter words (51)

ADAGES, AGENDA, ALOHAS, ALPHAS, BLADES, DEIGNS, DESALT, ELUTED, ELUTES, ERASED, GENTLE, GILLER, GLUIER, GLUTEI, GLUTEN, GUNDOG, HALERS, HOUDAH, LADENS, LAHARS, LIGULE, LILTED, LODENS, LOUDEN, LUNGED, LUNGES, LUNTED, NULLAH, PAGODA, PAGODS, PEAGES, PHALLI, PHASED, PHRASE, PIGNUT, SEADOG, SENDAL, SENDUP, TALERS, TALLER, TARSAL, THALER, THALLI, THOUED, THRALL, TRADES, TUILLE, TUNEUP, UGLIER, UNLADE, WELTED

5-letter words (84)

ADAGE, AGENT, AGUES, ALERT, ALOHA, ALOUD, ALPHA, ALTHO, ARHAT, BLADE, BLASE, DEIGN, EGADS, ELUTE, ERASE, FATAL, GAGED, GAGES, GAUDS, GILLS, GOADS, GODET, GUDES, GUILE, GUILT, GULLS, HAARS, HADAL, HADES, HAHAS, HALER, HALLS, HARLS, ILLER, KATAS, KRAAL, LADEN, LADES, LAHAR, LASED, LAUDS, LIERS, LOADS, LODEN, LODES, LOUPE, LUNES, LUNET, LUNGE, LUNGI, LUTEA, LUTED, LUTES, MODAL, MODES, MOLAS, MOUES, NULLS, OKRAS, PAGED, PAGES, PAGOD, PEAGE, PHASE, PLODS, QUODS, RASED, SENGI, SLIER, SLUNG, SNEAP, TAHRS, TALER, TENDS, TESLA, THREW, TRADE, TULLE, TUNED, TUNES, UNDUE, UNSET, WELLS, WRATH