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)

WNES
TTLO
TIOT
ERHU

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)

SIKES
IVPON
ASIFD
ERIKL
NAOCO

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)

EEEIOD
TETKNR
EANGII
GMDEGO
HVUAAS
OALIEN

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