Daily challenge: Saturday, February 21, 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 (210 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| W | N | E | S |
| T | T | L | O |
| T | I | O | T |
| E | R | H | U |
All 210 words in this grid
8-letter words (5)
HOTELIER, RETITLES, THORITES, TOILETTE, TOOTHIER
7-letter words (15)
ENTOILS, NETTIER, OOLITES, OUTLIER, RETILES, RETITLE, ROOTLET, SLITTER, SOOTIER, TENTIER, THORITE, TITTLES, TOOTLES, TORTILE, TRIOLET
6-letter words (33)
ENTIRE, ENTOIL, HITTER, HOLIER, HOOLIE, HOTELS, HOTTER, LETTER, LIROTH, LITTEN, LITTER, LOITER, LOOSEN, NETTER, OOLITE, OUTHIT, OUTLET, OUTLIE, RETILE, SETOUT, SETTER, TENTIE, THIOLS, THOLES, THOLOS, TITLES, TITTER, TITTLE, TOILES, TOILET, TOOTLE, TOTTER, TRIOLS
5-letter words (49)
ELITE, HOLES, HOTEL, LENTO, LIROT, LITER, LITRE, LOOIE, LOOSE, LOTOS, LOTTE, OLEOS, OORIE, OTTER, RILES, RITES, ROILS, ROLES, ROOSE, ROTES, ROTLS, ROTOS, ROTTE, ROUTH, SENTI, SLIER, SLOTH, SOOTH, SOTOL, TELOI, TELOS, THIOL, THOLE, TILES, TILTH, TITER, TITLE, TITRE, TOILE, TOILS, TOLES, TOOLS, TOOTH, TORTE, TOTES, TRIOL, TRITE, TROTH, TROUT
4-letter words (68)
HILT, HIRE, HOLE, HOLS, HOLT, HOOT, LENT, LIER, LIRE, LITE, LOOS, LOOT, LORE, LOSE, LOTH, LOTI, LOUT, NETT, OILS, OLEO, OLES, OLIO, RILE, RIOT, RITE, ROIL, ROLE, ROOT, ROTE, ROTI, ROTL, ROTO, ROUT, SENT, SETT, SLIT, SLOE, SLOT, SOLE, SOLI, SOLO, SOOT, SOTH, TELS, TENT, THIO, THIR, THOU, THRO, TIER, TILE, TILS, TILT, TIRE, TIRO, TOES, TOIL, TOIT, TOLE, TOOL, TOOT, TORE, TORI, TORT, TOTE, TOUT, TRIO, TROT
3-letter words (40)
ELS, HIE, HIT, HOT, HUT, IRE, LET, LIE, LIT, LOO, LOT, NET, OES, OIL, OLE, OOH, OOT, ORE, ORT, OSE, OUT, REI, RET, RHO, ROT, SEL, SEN, SET, SOL, SOT, TEL, TEN, THO, TIE, TIL, TIT, TOE, TOO, TOR, TOT
5x5 grid (200 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| S | I | K | E | S |
| I | V | P | O | N |
| A | S | I | F | D |
| E | R | I | K | L |
| N | A | O | C | O |
All 200 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
ERASIONS, RESPOKEN, RESPONSE
7-letter words (8)
COARSEN, CORNEAS, ERASION, RESPOKE, RESPOND, SENARII, SPIRAEA, VISIONS
6-letter words (19)
ANEARS, ARIOSE, ARISEN, ASPENS, ASPIRE, AVIONS, COARSE, CORNEA, ENOKIS, KENDOS, POISER, RIPENS, SEPSIS, SERAIS, SPIKES, SPIREA, SPOKEN, SPOKES, VISION
5-letter words (59)
ANEAR, AREAS, ARENA, ARISE, ARSIS, ASPEN, ASPIS, AVION, CIRES, COIRS, CORES, CORIA, CORSE, DOPES, ENOKI, FIARS, FIRES, FLOCK, IKONS, IROKO, KENDO, KENOS, KEPIS, KIVAS, KORAI, NAIRA, NARES, NARIC, NARIS, NEARS, NOIRS, NOISE, OPENS, PEONS, PIKES, PIKIS, PIONS, POISE, POKES, PONES, RAISE, RIPEN, RIPES, RISEN, SARAN, SERAI, SERIF, SICKO, SIKES, SIPES, SIREN, SPEND, SPIKE, SPIRE, SPIVS, SPOKE, VARIA, VARNA, VIRES
4-letter words (111)
AERO, AIRN, AIRS, ANES, AREA, ARES, ARIA, ARSE, ASEA, CIAO, CIRE, COIF, COIR, COLD, CORE, CORN, DOES, DONE, DONS, DOPE, DOSE, EARN, EARS, EONS, EPOS, ERAS, FIAR, FICO, FIRE, FIRN, FIRS, FLOC, FOES, FOND, FONS, FOPS, IKON, IONS, IRES, IRIS, KENO, KENS, KEPI, KEPS, KIPS, KIRN, KIRS, KIVA, KOAN, KOPS, KORE, KORS, KVAS, LOCI, LOCK, LOCO, NAIF, NAOI, NEAR, NOES, NOIR, NOPE, NOSE, OARS, OKES, ONES, OPEN, OPES, ORES, PEND, PENS, PEON, PESO, PIKE, PIKI, PION, PIRN, POIS, POKE, POND, PONE, PONS, POSE, PSIS, RASE, RASP, RICK, RIPE, RIPS, RISE, ROAN, ROCK, SARI, SEAR, SEND, SERA, SICK, SIKE, SIPE, SIPS, SIRE, SOKE, SONE, SOPS, SPIK, SPIV, VARA, VARS, VASE, VISA, VISE
6x6 grid (117 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| E | E | E | I | O | D |
| T | E | T | K | N | R |
| E | A | N | G | I | I |
| G | M | D | E | G | O |
| H | V | U | A | A | S |
| O | A | L | I | E | N |
All 117 words in this grid
9-letter words (3)
LAUDATION, ORIENTATE, ORIENTING
8-letter words (6)
ADNATION, AGENTING, ALIENAGE, ANTIKING, MEGADEAL, SEAGOING
7-letter words (20)
ADAGIOS, AGENDUM, ALUMNAE, ANTEING, DENTATE, DENTING, ENATION, HAULAGE, KNEEING, MANDALA, MANKIND, MEETING, ORIGANS, RINGENT, SNAGGED, SOIGNEE, TANKING, TEENAGE, TENTAGE, TENTING
6-letter words (43)
ADAGIO, ADNATE, AGEING, AGENDA, ALIENS, ALUMNA, ANTING, DATING, DENTIN, DULIAS, EATING, ENGIRD, GAEING, GAMETE, GANGED, GATING, GINGKO, IGNITE, KEENED, KETENE, KINGED, LAGANS, LAGEND, LAGGED, LIANES, MATING, METATE, NAGGED, NATION, OHMAGE, ORIENT, ORIGAN, ORIGIN, RIGGED, RINGED, SAGGED, SOGGED, SOIGNE, TANGED, TEEING, TENTIE, TINGED, VALUED
5-letter words (45)
ADAGE, ADMAN, AGENE, AGENT, AGGIE, AGING, AGIOS, ALIAS, ALIEN, DAGOS, DEANS, DEGAS, DEIGN, DOING, DRIED, DRINK, DROIT, DULIA, EATEN, EIKON, EKING, ENATE, ENDUE, GALAH, GENET, GIGAS, GIRON, GOING, INDRI, IRING, KNEAD, LADEN, LAGAN, LIANE, LIENS, MANED, MANGE, MATIN, MEANT, NAIAD, NEUME, SNAIL, TEIND, TINGE, VALUE