Daily challenge: Thursday, February 19, 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 (43 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	A	R	G
F	L	H	R
O	L	M	I
Y	N	F	O

All 43 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

AARRGH, FIRMLY, GHARRI, GRIMLY

5-letter words (6)

AARGH, ALLOY, FOLLY, GRAAL, HALLO, RALLY

4-letter words (16)

AFAR, ALAR, ALFA, ALLY, FALL, FARL, FIRM, GRIM, HAAF, HALF, HALL, HALM, HALO, HARL, OLLA, ONLY

3-letter words (17)

AAH, AAL, ALA, ALL, FAR, FIR, FLY, FON, FOY, GHI, HIM, LAR, MIR, RAH, RIF, RIM, YON

5x5 grid (126 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

I	D	N	N	U
G	E	B	W	T
M	R	K	I	T
O	T	I	H	H
A	D	N	A	I

All 126 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ANTIRED

6-letter words (11)

ADORED, AIRMEN, DIRKED, EMODIN, HAIRED, MORGEN, THAIRM, TUNNED, UNBEND, UNBRED, WITHIN

5-letter words (33)

ADORE, AIRED, ANTRE, ATRIA, BIKED, BIKER, BROAD, BROME, DEBIT, DIKED, DIKER, DIRGE, DOMED, GEMOT, GRIND, GROAT, HIKED, HIKER, HIRED, INTRO, IRKED, KIBEI, MERIT, NITRE, NITRO, ORBED, ORBIT, RIANT, TIRED, TORII, TREND, TRIKE, UNWIT

4-letter words (81)

ADIT, AIRT, ANTA, ANTI, ATOM, BEND, BERG, BERM, BIKE, BITT, BRED, BREN, BRIN, BRIT, DATO, DEMO, DERM, DIKE, DINT, DIRE, DIRK, DIRT, DITA, DOAT, DOME, DORE, DORK, DORM, GERM, GIED, GIEN, GRID, GRIN, GRIT, GROT, HAIK, HAIR, HAND, HANT, HIKE, HIND, HINT, HIRE, IDEM, INTO, IRED, KERB, KHAN, KIBE, KINA, KIND, KITH, MEND, MERK, MOAT, MODI, MORE, MORT, OMEN, OMER, REND, RIND, ROAD, ROTA, ROTI, THAN, THIN, THIR, TIKE, TIKI, TIRE, TIRO, TOAD, TOME, TORE, TORI, TREK, TROD, TWIT, UNBE, WITH

6x6 grid (170 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

F	T	H	S	E	V
P	W	M	E	E	R
O	I	W	A	O	R
O	G	A	T	R	O
R	T	S	H	O	B
E	R	F	A	O	R

All 170 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ROTATORES, SEAWATERS

8-letter words (1)

SEAWATER

7-letter words (19)

AIGRETS, ARBORES, ASHRAMS, BOASTER, ERRATAS, FRETSAW, HAFTERS, HASTATE, HEARTHS, PIASTER, PIASTRE, RESEATS, ROASTER, ROTATOR, SHEATHS, SHEERER, THEORBO, TOASTER, WIGWAMS

6-letter words (52)

AFTERS, AIGRET, AMIGAS, AORTAE, AORTAS, ARHATS, ASHRAM, BOOTHS, BROTHS, EARTHS, EMIGRE, ERGOTS, ERRATA, FASTER, GASTER, HAFTER, HATERS, HEARTH, HEARTS, HEATHS, HORROR, MARRER, MATSAH, OPIATE, ORATOR, POORER, RAMEES, REATAS, RESEAT, RETAGS, ROBOTS, ROTATE, SERVER, SHAWMS, SHEATH, SHEEVE, SHMEAR, SMARTS, STATER, STATOR, STORES, TARRES, TASTER, TATAMI, TATERS, THROES, TORERO, WASTER, WATERS, WEEVER, WHEATS, WIGWAM

5-letter words (96)

AFTER, AMEER, AMIAS, AMIGA, AMIGO, AORTA, ARBOR, ARHAT, ASTER, AWASH, BOAST, BOOTH, BOOTS, BORER, BORES, BORTS, BOTAS, BRAES, BRATS, BROTH, EARTH, ERGOT, ERROR, FRETS, GATOR, GROTS, HAFTS, HASTE, HATER, HEART, HEATH, HEATS, HOOTS, IOTAS, MARTS, MATHS, MEATS, OATHS, ORTHO, RAMEE, REAMS, REATA, RESEE, RESEW, RETAG, RETRO, ROAMS, ROAST, ROBOT, ROOTS, ROTAS, ROTOR, SEATS, SERER, SERVE, SEVER, SEWAR, SHAFT, SHAWM, SHEAR, SHEER, SHOOT, SHORT, SMART, SMEAR, STAIG, STATE, STOAE, STOOP, STORE, STRAW, TAMES, TARRE, TASTE, TATAR, TATER, TERGA, THESE, THORO, THRAW, THROB, THROE, TOAST, TOGAS, TORES, TRAMS, TROOP, TWAES, TWATS, TWIGS, WAHOO, WAMES, WARTS, WASTE, WATER, WHEAT