Daily challenge: Monday, February 23, 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 (52 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

P	E	T	N
L	G	Z	R
T	O	T	E
N	L	E	O

All 52 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

TONLET

5-letter words (5)

GLOZE, NOTER, PELON, PLOTZ, TOTER

4-letter words (18)

GELT, LEER, LEET, LOGE, NOEL, NOTE, OGLE, OLEO, PELT, PLOT, REEL, RETE, TEEL, TERN, TOLE, TOTE, TREE, TRET

3-letter words (28)

EEL, EGO, EON, ERN, GEL, GET, GOT, LEE, LEG, LET, LEZ, LOG, LOT, NOG, NOT, OLE, PEG, PET, REE, RET, TEE, TEG, TEL, TOE, TOG, TON, TOT, ZEE

5x5 grid (129 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	T	T	Y	E
W	E	E	R	H
V	C	A	Y	E
R	O	E	T	O
T	I	H	T	U

All 129 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CORVETTE

7-letter words (6)

COVETER, OUTHEAR, THEATER, THECATE, TUTOYER, TWEETER

6-letter words (21)

CERATE, COATER, COHEIR, CORVEE, CORVET, EATERY, ECARTE, HEARTY, HEATER, HEREAT, HERETO, OUTEAT, OUTHIT, TEETER, TERETE, THECAE, TOUTER, TREATY, TROCAR, TRYOUT, WETTER

5-letter words (32)

ARETE, CARET, CARTE, CATER, COVET, EATER, ETWEE, HEART, HOARY, OATER, OTTAR, OTTER, OUTER, RATHE, RHYTA, TACET, TARTY, TEARY, TETRA, THECA, THEIR, THETA, TOTER, TOYER, TRACE, TREAT, TROVE, TWEET, UTTER, VEERY, WEARY, YOUTH

4-letter words (69)

AERY, ARTY, CARE, CART, CATE, CERE, CETE, COAT, COIR, COVE, EATH, EERY, EYER, EYRA, EYRE, EYRY, HEAR, HEAT, HEIR, HERE, HETH, HOAR, HOVE, HYTE, OATH, ORCA, OYER, RACE, RATE, RATH, RATO, RETE, RIOT, ROAR, ROTI, ROVE, RYOT, TACE, TACO, TARE, TART, TEAR, TEAT, TETH, THEY, THIO, THIR, TIRO, TOEA, TORC, TORI, TOTE, TOUT, TRAY, TREE, TRET, TREY, TRIO, TWEE, TYEE, TYER, TYRE, VEER, WEAR, WEER, WEET, YARE, YEAR, YETT

6x6 grid (197 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

D	D	I	N	S	V
T	E	Y	A	S	A
A	N	F	E	I	H
T	Y	S	O	G	T
N	O	E	R	O	T
S	E	D	O	E	T

All 197 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SOOTHSAID

8-letter words (7)

DENTATED, EDENTATE, EYESIGHT, FOREDOES, FOREDONE, SOOTHSAY, TOTTERED

7-letter words (16)

ASSAYED, DENTATE, ERODENT, ESSAYED, EYESORE, FOOTERS, FOOTIES, FORDOES, FORDONE, GEISHAS, HITTERS, INSIGHT, NOTATED, SITTERS, TEREDOS, TOTTERS

6-letter words (57)

AIGRET, ANYONE, ATONED, ATONES, DENSER, DONEES, DYNEIN, ERODES, EROSES, EYASES, FAITHS, FOGIES, FOOTER, FOOTIE, FOREDO, FORGES, FORGOT, GEISHA, GOOFED, GOOSED, GOOSES, GOOSEY, GORSES, GREENS, GREENY, HITTER, NOTATE, ODEONS, ORGIES, OTIOSE, OTTERS, REDENY, REDOES, REDONE, REDONS, RODENT, RODEOS, ROOFED, ROOSED, ROOSES, SANSEI, SEDERS, SERGES, SITTER, SNEERS, SOOTHS, TENSED, TENSER, TENSES, TENSOR, TEREDO, TOROSE, TORSES, TORSOS, TOTERS, TOTTER, TOYERS

5-letter words (116)

AEGIS, AFOOT, AFORE, AIDED, ANTED, ASSAI, ASSAY, ASSES, ATONE, ATONY, AYINS, DEANS, DEERS, DEFOG, DENSE, DOERS, DONEE, DOORS, DOSER, DOSES, DREES, DROIT, EGRET, EIGHT, ERGOT, ERODE, EROSE, ERSES, ESSAY, FAITH, FAYED, FOGEY, FOGIE, FORDO, FORES, FORGE, FORGO, GOERS, GOOEY, GOOFS, GOOFY, GOOSE, GOOSY, GORED, GORES, GORSE, GORSY, GREED, GREEN, GREES, GREYS, NIDED, NODES, NOSED, NOSES, NOSEY, ODEON, ODORS, OGRES, ORDOS, OTTER, OYERS, REDES, REDON, REDOS, RESOD, RODEO, ROOFS, ROOSE, ROSED, ROSES, ROTIS, ROTTE, SAFES, SAINS, SAITH, SAYID, SEDER, SEERS, SEGOS, SERGE, SHIES, SIGHT, SNASH, SNEER, SNIDE, SNYES, SOFAS, SONES, SOOTH, SORGO, SYNOD, TANSY, TANTO, TEDDY, TENSE, TENTY, TERSE, THIEF, TONED, TONES, TORES, TOROS, TORSE, TORSO, TOTER, TOYED, TOYER, TYEES, TYERS, TYNED, TYNES, VASES, YEANS, YENTA, YESES