Daily challenge: Sunday, February 22, 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 (149 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	R	E	A
N	W	T	E
N	O	T	N
P	H	E	I

All 149 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

POTTEEN, TREETOP

6-letter words (21)

ATWEEN, ENTERA, ENTREE, HOTTER, INTERN, INTOWN, NEATER, NETTER, NONART, NONWAR, POTEEN, POTENT, POTTER, POWTER, RETENE, TEETHE, TENTER, TENTIE, THEINE, TINTER, WEENIE

5-letter words (26)

AREAE, ARETE, EATEN, EATER, ENTER, ETWEE, INTER, NETOP, NITON, NOTER, OTTER, POWER, REWAN, REWON, TEETH, TENET, TENTH, TETRA, THEIN, TINEA, TOPHE, TOTER, TOWER, TREEN, TWEEN, TWEET

4-letter words (38)

ANON, AREA, ATOP, AWEE, HENT, HOWE, INTO, NEAT, NEON, NETT, NITE, NONA, NOTA, NOTE, NOWT, PHON, PHOT, POET, RETE, TEAT, TEEN, TENT, TERN, TETH, THEN, TINE, TINT, TOPH, TOTE, TOWN, TREE, TWEE, WARE, WARN, WART, WEEN, WEET, WERT

3-letter words (62)

ARE, ART, ATE, ATT, AWE, AWN, EAT, EON, ERA, ERN, ETA, ETH, HEN, HET, HOE, HON, HOP, HOT, HOW, NAW, NEE, NET, NIT, NOH, NOT, NOW, NTH, OWE, OWN, PHT, POH, POT, POW, RAN, RAW, REE, RET, TAE, TEA, TEE, TEN, TET, TEW, THE, THO, TIE, TIN, TOE, TON, TOP, TOT, TOW, TWA, TWO, WAN, WAR, WEE, WET, WOE, WON, WOP, WOT

5x5 grid (117 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	O	L	E	I
N	G	T	R	T
T	E	T	A	E
H	N	T	T	A
F	R	N	T	F

All 117 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

TERATOGENS

9-letter words (1)

TERATOGEN

8-letter words (1)

TOLERATE

7-letter words (13)

ARIETTE, ATTRITE, ENTREAT, ERELONG, FATTENS, ITERATE, NETTLER, RATTENS, RATTONS, SOLERET, TARTLET, TATTLER, TONETTE

6-letter words (18)

AERATE, ATTENT, FAERIE, FATTEN, FATTER, GETTER, GOTTEN, NETTER, NETTLE, NOTATE, RATTEN, RATTLE, RATTON, TATTER, TATTLE, TERETE, TETTER, THEGNS

5-letter words (32)

AERIE, AFTER, ARETE, ARIEL, ARTEL, ATONE, ATTAR, EATEN, EATER, IRATE, LONGE, LONGS, LOTTE, NOTER, OGLER, OTTAR, RATEL, RATOS, REATA, RETIE, SOLEI, TATAR, TATER, TELOS, TENTH, TETRA, THEGN, THENS, THETA, TONGS, TREAT, TRITE

4-letter words (51)

AREA, EARL, EGOS, ENGS, ENOL, FATE, GENS, GENT, GETA, GONE, HENS, HENT, LOGE, LOGS, LONE, LONG, LOTA, NETT, NOGS, NOTA, NOTE, OGLE, RATE, RATO, RETE, RIEL, RITE, SNOG, SNOT, SOLE, SONE, SONG, TARE, TART, TATE, TEAR, TEAT, TEGS, TENS, TENT, TETH, THEN, TIER, TIRE, TIRL, TOGS, TOLE, TONE, TONG, TONS, TRET

6x6 grid (50 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	A	Y	U	E	N
P	T	C	N	W	U
T	R	N	R	O	Y
I	D	O	N	F	S
H	R	T	D	O	F
A	O	T	Y	S	A

All 50 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ACRODONT

7-letter words (7)

AFFRONT, FRONTON, HOTRODS, PRONOUN, RIDOTTO, SAFFRON, UNCROWN

6-letter words (8)

FRONDS, HOTROD, PATRON, PRONTO, RONDOS, TONDOS, UNWORN, WONTON

5-letter words (34)

ACRID, APRON, ARDOR, CRONE, CRONY, CROWN, DIRTY, DITTO, DITTY, DODOS, DOFFS, DONNE, DONOR, DORTY, DOTTY, FONDS, FROND, FRONT, FROWN, HOARD, PRODS, RONDO, ROTOR, ROUEN, ROWEN, SOFAS, TONDI, TONDO, TONNE, TORAH, TOROS, TOROT, UNCAP, UNWON