Daily challenge: Friday, February 20, 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 (146 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

V	I	F	D
U	A	E	I
A	S	A	T
T	S	D	L

All 146 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

DIASTASE, SALTIEST

7-letter words (4)

FIESTAS, LATESTS, SALTEST, SALTIES

6-letter words (9)

DESALT, FEASTS, FETIAL, FIESTA, LATEST, SALTED, SALTIE, TASSET, VASSAL

5-letter words (30)

AIDES, ASSAI, ASSET, DATED, DATES, DEADS, DEALT, DITAS, DITES, EASTS, FASTS, FAVUS, FEAST, FETAL, FETAS, FETID, IDEAL, IDEAS, LASED, LASTS, LATED, SATED, SATES, SETAL, TASSE, TESTA, TESTS, TIDES, VASAL, VASTS

4-letter words (57)

AIDE, ASEA, ATES, DATE, DEAD, DEAF, DEAL, DEFI, DIAL, DIES, DIET, DITA, DITE, EAST, EDIT, ETAS, FAST, FEAL, FEAT, FESS, FETA, FIAT, IDEA, IDES, LADS, LAID, LASE, LASS, LAST, LATE, LATI, SAFE, SAID, SALT, SATE, SATI, SEAL, SEAS, SEAT, SEIF, SETA, TADS, TASS, TAUS, TEAL, TEAS, TEST, TIDE, TIED, TIES, USED, VASA, VASE, VAST, VAUS, VIED, VIES

3-letter words (44)

AAL, AAS, ADS, AID, AIT, ALT, ASS, ATE, DAL, DIE, DIT, EAT, EAU, ESS, ETA, FAS, FED, FET, FID, FIE, FIT, LAD, LAS, LAT, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAT, SAU, SEA, SEI, SET, TAD, TAE, TAS, TAU, TEA, TED, TIE, USE, VAS, VAU, VIA, VIE

5x5 grid (196 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

L	R	Y	L	H
I	E	D	Y	R
B	E	O	E	O
I	W	L	O	W
D	C	N	S	R

All 196 words in this grid

7-letter words (9)

DEWOOLS, LIBELED, LIBELER, ROWELED, SNOOLED, WEDELNS, WEIRDER, WEIRDLY, YODELER

6-letter words (35)

BEDELS, BEDEWS, BELIED, BELOWS, BIRDER, BIRLED, CLOWNS, CLOYED, DEWOOL, DOLORS, DOOLEE, DOWELS, LIBELS, LIEDER, LOWERY, ODEONS, REBELS, REELED, REELER, RELIED, ROWELS, SLOWED, SLOWER, SNOWED, SOLOED, WEDELN, WEDELS, WEEDER, WEIRDO, WEIRDY, WOOLED, WOOLER, YODELS, YOWLED, YOWLER

5-letter words (70)

BEDEL, BEDEW, BEERY, BELIE, BELOW, BERYL, BIRLE, CLEWS, CLONS, CLOWN, DOLCI, DOLOR, DOORS, DOWEL, DOWIE, DOWNS, DOYLY, DRYLY, DWEEB, EYRIE, LEERY, LIBEL, LIBER, LOOED, LOOEY, LOONS, LOWED, LOWER, NOELS, ODEON, OLEIC, OLEOS, REBEL, REBID, REDLY, REDRY, REDYE, REEDY, REELS, REWON, RIELS, RILED, RILEY, ROWED, ROWEL, ROWER, SLOYD, SNOOD, SNOOL, SOLED, SOLEI, SOOEY, SOWED, SOWER, SWEDE, SWOON, SWORE, WEBER, WEDEL, WEEDY, WEIRD, WOODY, WOOED, WOOER, WOOLS, WORLD, YODEL, YOWED, YOWIE, YOWLS

4-letter words (82)

BEER, BELS, BIER, BILE, BIRD, BIRL, CLEW, CLOD, CLON, CLOY, DEER, DEIL, DELE, DELI, DELS, DEWS, DIED, DIEL, DOER, DOLE, DOLS, DOOR, DOWN, DREE, DRIB, DYER, EELS, EERY, EONS, IRED, LEER, LEWD, LIED, LIER, LIRE, LODE, LOON, LOOS, LOWE, LOWN, LOWS, LWEI, LYRE, NOEL, NOLO, NOWS, ODYL, OLEO, OWED, OWLS, OWNS, OYER, REDE, REDO, REED, REEL, RIEL, RILE, ROLE, ROOD, ROWS, SLED, SLEW, SLOE, SLOW, SNOW, SOLE, SOLO, WEED, WEEL, WEER, WEIR, WONS, WOOD, WOOL, WOOS, WORE, YEWS, YORE, YOWE, YOWL, YOWS

6x6 grid (85 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

A	T	F	B	E	Y
V	E	A	I	U	E
N	I	E	T	E	E
T	F	T	T	A	B
N	T	I	A	R	S
S	H	R	T	R	T

All 85 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

BITARTRATE

9-letter words (1)

TITTIVATE

8-letter words (2)

TARTRATE, TITIVATE

7-letter words (15)

ATTAINT, ATTRITE, BETAINE, RATAFEE, RATATAT, RATTEEN, SATIATE, STRAITS, STRATAS, STRIATE, TAENIAE, TARTARS, TITRATE, VITIATE, VITTATE

6-letter words (29)

AIRTHS, ATTAIN, ATTARS, AVIATE, BATTUE, BETTAS, FIRTHS, RATINE, RATITE, RIATAS, SATEEN, SHRIFT, STRAIT, STRATA, STRATI, STRIFE, TAENIA, TARTAR, TATARS, TATTIE, TENIAE, TENTIE, TETRAS, THRIFT, TIARAS, TITTIE, TRAITS, TUBATE, VITTAE

5-letter words (37)

AIRTH, AIRTS, ARRAS, ATTAR, BATTU, BEARS, BEAST, BETAS, BETTA, BUTTE, EATEN, ENTIA, EVITE, FAINT, FEINT, FETAS, FIARS, FIRTH, IRATE, RIATA, RIFTS, SABRA, SHIFT, SHIRT, STRIA, TAINT, TARTS, TATAR, TEARS, TENIA, TETRA, TIARA, TINEA, TRAIT, TRITE, TUBAE, VITTA