Daily challenge: Monday, February 16, 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 (103 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| U | U | G | M |
| N | N | S | T |
| S | U | R | H |
| T | E | W | K |
All 103 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
UNSTUNG
6-letter words (11)
STERNS, STRUNG, STRUTS, STURTS, SUNSET, SUREST, THRUST, TRUEST, UNREST, UNSUNG, UNSURE
5-letter words (25)
RUNGS, SHREW, SNUGS, STERN, STREW, STRUT, STUNG, STUNS, STURT, SUERS, SUETS, SUNNS, TERNS, THREW, TRETS, TRUES, TRUST, TUNGS, TURNS, UNSET, UNSEW, USERS, WREST, WRUNG, WURST
4-letter words (42)
ERNS, ERST, GNUS, GUNS, GUSH, GUST, NUNS, NUTS, REST, RETS, RUES, RUNG, RUNS, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, RUTS, SERS, SNUG, STEW, STUN, SUER, SUES, SUET, SUNG, SUNN, SUNS, SURE, TERN, THRU, TRET, TRUE, TUNG, TUNS, TURK, TURN, TUSH, URNS, USER, WERT, WEST, WETS
3-letter words (24)
ERN, ERS, GNU, GUN, NUN, NUS, NUT, RES, RET, RUE, RUN, RUT, SER, SET, SEW, SUE, SUN, TEW, TUN, UNS, URN, USE, UTS, WET
5x5 grid (208 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| S | T | N | O | W |
| A | T | V | H | O |
| D | L | D | N | O |
| T | I | S | E | C |
| S | N | W | E | R |
All 208 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
CONSIDER, REWIDENS, SECONDER
7-letter words (8)
COEDITS, CONSIST, CREDITS, LINSEED, REEDITS, REWIDEN, SECONDE, SECONDI
6-letter words (30)
CENSER, COEDIT, CREDIT, CREEDS, CREWED, DENSER, DESIST, ECESIS, ERENOW, NOESIS, ONSIDE, RECONS, REEDIT, RESEND, RESEWN, RESIDE, RESINS, RESIST, REWEDS, REWINS, SADIST, SECOND, SLIDER, SNIDER, STILTS, TILDES, TSADIS, WIDENS, WILDER, WONDER
5-letter words (69)
ADITS, ALDER, ALIST, CEDIS, CENSE, CERED, CERES, COEDS, CONED, CONES, COONS, CREED, CREWS, DENSE, DINTS, EDITS, HONED, HONER, HONES, LINTS, NEWER, NIDAL, NIDES, NOHOW, NOONS, RECON, REDID, REEDS, RENDS, RESEW, RESID, RESIN, REWED, REWIN, SADIS, SALTS, SALVO, SERED, SEWED, SEWER, SIDES, SILDS, SILTS, SLATS, SLIDE, SLITS, SNEER, SNIDE, SNITS, STILT, SWEER, TIDAL, TIDES, TILDE, TILTS, TSADI, WEEDS, WEENS, WENDS, WIDEN, WIDER, WIDES, WILDS, WILTS, WISED, WISER, WONTS, WOOED, WOOER
4-letter words (98)
ADIT, ALIT, ALTS, CEDI, CEES, CERE, COED, COHO, CONE, CONS, COON, CREW, DALS, DECO, DEER, DEES, DENS, DERE, DEWS, DHOW, DINS, DINT, DITS, EDIT, ENDS, ENOW, EONS, EWER, EWES, HOED, HOER, HOES, HONE, HONS, IDES, LAST, LATS, LIDS, LINS, LINT, LIST, LITS, NEWS, NIDE, NILS, NITS, NOES, NOON, ONCE, ONES, REDS, REED, REES, REND, SADI, SALS, SALT, SEED, SEEN, SEER, SEND, SERE, SEWN, SIDE, SILD, SILT, SINS, SITS, SLAT, SLID, SLIT, SNED, SNIT, SNOW, STAT, TALI, TATS, TIDE, TILS, TILT, TINS, WEDS, WEED, WEEN, WEER, WEES, WEND, WENS, WERE, WIDE, WILD, WILT, WINS, WISE, WIST, WITS, WONS, WONT
6x6 grid (138 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| U | S | T | U | A | A |
| E | M | T | D | S | B |
| H | I | E | R | I | O |
| E | I | H | O | S | F |
| K | I | E | V | F | C |
| R | E | O | A | E | H |
All 138 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
DISFAVORS, FORETIMES
8-letter words (6)
AVOIDERS, DIRTIEST, DISFAVOR, EMEROIDS, FORETIME, STEROIDS
7-letter words (20)
ABIDERS, AVOIDER, BIREMES, DAUTIES, DEHORTS, DIRTIES, EMEROID, FAVORED, FORTIES, MUSTERS, MUSTIER, OFFSIDE, RETIMES, SMITERS, SORTIED, SORTIES, STEROID, STUDIOS, TRIBADE, VOIDERS
6-letter words (39)
ABIDER, AUDIOS, AVOIDS, BIDERS, BIDETS, BIREME, BOFFOS, DAUTIE, DEHORT, DEMIES, DEMITS, DUTIES, ESTERS, FAVORS, FIORDS, FOETUS, FOVEAE, MEDUSA, METROS, MITERS, MITRED, MUSTED, MUSTER, OVOIDS, REHIRE, REMITS, RETIES, RETIME, SABIRS, SAUTED, SMITER, SORTED, SORTIE, STRIDE, STROVE, STUDIO, TIMERS, UTTERS, VOIDER
5-letter words (71)
ABIDE, ADIOS, AFORE, ASIDE, AUDIO, AVOID, BASIS, BAUDS, BIDER, BIDET, BIFFS, BIRDS, BOFFO, BOFFS, CHEFS, DAUTS, DEMES, DEMIT, DIRTS, DRIBS, DROVE, EERIE, EMEUS, EMITS, ESTER, FAVOR, FIORD, FIRED, FORDS, FORTE, FORTS, FOVEA, HEAVE, HEMES, HERDS, HEROS, HIKER, HOERS, HORDE, ITEMS, KEEVE, KIERS, METRO, MITER, MITRE, MITTS, OVOID, REEVE, REMIT, RETIE, RIFFS, SABIR, SADIS, SAUTE, SIRED, SMITE, SORDS, SORTS, STIED, STIME, STUDS, TIERS, TIMED, TIMER, TIMES, TRIOS, TROIS, TROVE, UTERI, UTTER, VOIDS