Daily challenge: Tuesday, February 17, 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 (52 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

T	E	N	O
O	Qu	T	N
E	O	H	H
H	E	A	T

All 52 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

QUOTHA, TOQUET

5-letter words (9)

HEATH, NONET, QUOTE, QUOTH, TENON, TENTH, TONNE, TOOTH, TOQUE

4-letter words (16)

EATH, HATH, HEAT, HOOT, NONE, NOTE, OATH, ONTO, TENT, TETH, THAE, THAT, THEE, TOEA, TONE, TOOT

3-letter words (25)

EAT, ETH, HAE, HAH, HAO, HAT, HEH, HOE, HOT, NET, NOT, NTH, OAT, ONE, OOH, OOT, TAE, TAO, TEN, TET, THE, THO, TOE, TON, TOO

5x5 grid (181 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	N	R	E	S
M	I	R	A	S
T	T	E	F	N
D	E	C	F	A
E	I	U	E	I

All 181 words in this grid

8-letter words (8)

AFFECTED, AFFECTER, ASSERTED, DECEASES, EFFECTED, FANFARES, REFECTED, TERRASES

7-letter words (11)

ARIETTE, DECEASE, DICTIER, ERECTED, FANFARE, FERRITE, FRETTED, FRITTED, MITERER, RETIRES, SNAFUED

6-letter words (38)

AERIER, AFFECT, AFREET, ASSERT, CEASES, CERITE, DECEIT, DECERN, DEICER, DIETER, EFFECT, EFFETE, ERASER, ERASES, FAERIE, FARTED, FEARER, FEASES, FETTED, MITRES, NITRES, RAFFIA, RECEDE, REFECT, RETIRE, RETTED, RITTER, SEREIN, SNARER, SNARES, TEARER, TEASER, TEASES, TERRAE, TERRAS, TERRIT, TETRAS, TITRES

5-letter words (55)

AERIE, AFRIT, ANSAE, ARETE, CEASE, CERES, CUFFS, DEICE, DETER, DEUCE, DICER, EASES, EDICT, ERASE, ERECT, FARER, FARES, FEASE, FERES, FETED, FEUED, FRASS, FREED, FRITT, MIRES, MITER, MITRE, NARES, NIECE, NITER, NITRE, RARES, RASER, RASES, RECTI, RERAN, SAFER, SAREE, SARIN, SERFS, SERIN, SNAFU, SNARE, TEASE, TEFFS, TERRA, TETRA, TIRES, TITER, TITRE, TRANS, TRASS, TREED, TRESS, TRITE

4-letter words (69)

AFAR, ANAS, ANSA, ARES, ARFS, CEDE, CEDI, CERE, CETE, CUED, CUFF, DEER, DEET, DICE, DIET, EARN, EASE, EFFS, EIDE, ERAS, FANS, FARE, FART, FEAR, FEED, FEET, FERE, FERN, FETE, FRAE, FREE, FRET, FRIT, FUCI, ICED, IRES, MINI, MIRE, MITE, MITT, NAIF, NITE, RAFF, RARE, RASE, REAR, REED, REFS, REIN, RETE, RITE, SAFE, SANS, SARI, SEAR, SEAS, SERA, SERE, SERF, TEAR, TEAS, TEED, TEFF, TERN, TIER, TIRE, TREE, TREF, TRIM

6x6 grid (99 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	M	R	E	B	I
H	D	L	U	N	Y
D	F	O	D	P	A
H	E	O	A	R	H
H	T	I	W	E	A
E	O	E	T	M	E

All 99 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

REHANDLE, UNDREAMT

7-letter words (9)

BUNDLER, DEODARA, DOODLER, ENDOWER, HANDLER, HARDPAN, PANDOUR, PARDNER, TWOFOLD

6-letter words (38)

ARDOUR, BINDLE, BUNDLE, DAWTIE, DEODAR, DOITED, DOODLE, DRAWEE, DREAMT, FLOOIE, FOOTED, FOOTIE, FOULER, HANDLE, HAREEM, HEDDLE, INDOLE, LOOTED, MEADOW, OUREBI, RAPHAE, REBIND, RELOAD, RETIED, RUNDLE, TERAPH, TITHED, TOOLER, TOWARD, UNDRAW, UNDREW, WAITED, WAITER, WITHED, WOOFED, WOOLEN, WOOLER, WRAITH

5-letter words (50)

AHEAD, AMEER, AREAE, ARETE, BUNYA, DOETH, DOTED, DOWER, DOWIE, DREAM, ENDOW, ETWEE, FLOOD, FLOUR, FOUND, HAREM, HARPY, HEARD, IDLER, INDOL, INDOW, INDUE, INURE, LOOED, LOOIE, LUNAR, ODOUR, OUPHE, PADLE, PADRE, PANDA, PANEL, PAWER, PULER, RAMEE, RAMET, RAPHE, RETIA, RETIE, REWET, TERAI, TIARA, TITER, TITHE, TOWER, TOWIE, TWERP, WITED, WITHE, WOOED