Daily challenge: Wednesday, February 18, 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 (60 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	E	I	I
N	N	B	A
I	T	C	I
H	O	F	E

All 60 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ACTINON

6-letter words (1)

INTINE

5-letter words (8)

ACTIN, BENNI, BINIT, CABIN, CEIBA, NINTH, NONCE, THINE

4-letter words (24)

ACNE, BENT, BICE, BINE, BINT, CAIN, COFT, COIN, FICE, FICO, FOCI, FOIN, HINT, INIA, INTI, INTO, NEON, NINE, NONE, ONCE, ONTO, THIN, THIO, TINE

3-letter words (26)

ACE, ACT, AIN, BEN, BIN, CAB, COT, EFT, EON, FIB, FIE, FOH, HIN, HIT, HOT, ICE, INN, NEB, NIB, NIT, NTH, OCA, OFT, ONE, THO, TIN

5x5 grid (110 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	T	O	O	M
E	T	O	I	E
R	C	T	U	A
C	I	O	I	I
O	T	S	S	S

All 110 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

AUTISTIC, OUISTITI

7-letter words (7)

EMITTER, MEIOTIC, MITOSIS, MITOTIC, OMITTER, RISOTTO, TRICOTS

6-letter words (20)

CERCIS, CESTOI, COOTER, COTTER, CRISIS, MIOTIC, MOOTER, OCTETS, OTITIS, RECTOS, SETOUT, SITTER, STERIC, STRICT, TICTOC, TITTER, TOOTER, TOTTER, TRICES, TRICOT

5-letter words (34)

AUTOS, CERCI, CERIC, CIRES, COOTS, COTES, CREST, MITIS, MITTS, MOOTS, OCTET, OSSIA, OTTER, OTTOS, RECTI, RECTO, RICES, RIOTS, SECCO, SICES, SIRES, STOIC, STOSS, STOUT, TIRES, TITIS, TOITS, TOOTS, TOTER, TOTES, TRETS, TRICE, TRIOS, UTTER

4-letter words (47)

AUTO, CIRE, CIST, COIR, COOT, COSS, COST, COTE, COTS, CRIS, EMIT, ICES, IRES, MITT, MOOT, OMIT, OOTS, OTIC, OTTO, REST, RETS, RICE, RIOT, SECT, SETT, SICE, SIRE, SOTS, STET, STIR, TEST, TETS, TIME, TIRE, TITI, TITS, TOIT, TOOM, TOOT, TOSS, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TOUT, TRET, TRIO, TUIS

6x6 grid (128 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	T	L	E	O	I
F	E	H	T	I	D
S	A	L	W	H	H
S	L	P	H	O	P
G	O	E	A	E	H
A	V	L	H	T	E

All 128 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

ALLOPATH, HALTLESS, HELPLESS, THOWLESS

7-letter words (11)

ALLHEAL, GLOSSAE, GLOSSAL, HAPLESS, HITLESS, LETHALS, PAELLAS, TAPALOS, TIELESS, TOELESS, WITLESS

6-letter words (38)

ALLELE, ASLOPE, FELLAH, FELLAS, FELLOE, GAVELS, GLOSSA, HALLEL, HALLOA, HALLOS, HASSEL, HASSLE, HEALTH, HELLOS, HOWLET, LAPELS, LETHAL, LETHES, OLEATE, OPHITE, PAELLA, PALEAE, PALEAL, PALLET, PASSEL, PELLET, POSSET, SALLET, SALPAE, SALTIE, SOLATE, TAPALO, TESLAS, VELATE, WHALES, WHEALS, WITHAL, WITHES

5-letter words (75)

ALEFS, ALEPH, ALPHA, ALTHO, ASSET, DOETH, ELATE, EPHAH, ETAPE, FALLS, FALSE, FELLA, FELLS, GAOLS, GAVEL, GLASS, GLOSS, GLOVE, HALES, HALLO, HALLS, HALOS, HALVA, HALVE, HEALS, HEATH, HELLO, HELLS, HELOS, IDIOT, LAEVO, LAPEL, LASSO, LATHE, LEAFS, LETHE, OLLAS, OPALS, OWLET, PALEA, PALES, PALET, PALLS, PASSE, PETAL, PLEAS, PLEAT, POSSE, SAFES, SALEP, SALES, SALOL, SALPA, SEALS, SELAH, SELLE, SELLS, SLOGS, SLOPE, SOAVE, SOLVE, TAELS, TAPAS, TEALS, TEIID, TELES, TELLS, TESLA, THEFT, WHALE, WHEAL, WHEAT, WHELP, WHITE, WITHE