Daily challenge: Thursday, February 26, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ENTT
CNLE
SERR
IHSV

All 98 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CENTNERS, RECENTER, SHELTERS

7-letter words (6)

CENSERS, CENTERS, CENTNER, RENTERS, SHELTER, TERRENE

6-letter words (11)

CENSER, CENSES, CENTER, ENTERS, RECENT, RELENT, RENTER, SCENES, SHIERS, TERNES, TERSER

5-letter words (21)

CENSE, ENTER, ERNES, ERSES, HENCE, HERNS, LEHRS, RELET, RENTE, SCENE, SCENT, SENTE, SERER, SHENT, SHIEL, SHIER, SHIES, TELES, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE

4-letter words (32)

CELT, CENT, CERE, ERNE, ERNS, ERRS, HENS, HENT, HERE, HERL, HERN, HERS, HIES, HISN, LEHR, LEIS, LENS, LENT, NENE, RECS, REIS, RENT, RESH, SECS, SEIS, SENE, SENT, SERE, SERS, SHES, TELE, TERN

3-letter words (25)

CEL, ENS, ERE, ERN, ERR, ERS, HEN, HER, HES, HIE, HIS, LEI, LET, REC, REI, RES, RET, SEC, SEI, SEL, SEN, SER, SHE, TEL, TET

5x5 grid (392 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

IASRS
THEOW
TOCNA
SEEES
ELRAT

All 392 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ENCHASERS

8-letter words (10)

CHATTELS, ENCHASER, ESTERASE, HOSTELER, REASONER, REECHOES, SERENEST, STARLETS, STENCHES, STERLETS

7-letter words (42)

ARENOSE, CELESTE, CERATES, CHASERS, CHATTEL, CHATTER, CHITTER, COASTER, COSHERS, ECHOERS, ELENCHI, ENCHASE, ENCORES, ETHENES, LECHERS, LEECHES, NEAREST, NOSHERS, REASONS, RECHEAT, RECHOSE, RELEASE, RESHOES, ROASTER, SEANCES, SEAREST, SEETHES, SENORES, SENSATE, SERENER, SERENES, SHATTER, STARETS, STARLET, STELENE, STEREOS, STERLET, TEENERS, TENCHES, TOCHERS, WORSENS, WREATHS

6-letter words (77)

ANELES, ANSATE, ARENAS, CENSER, CERATE, CHASER, CHOTTS, COSHER, COSTER, COTTAE, COTTAS, COTTER, EASTER, ECHOER, ECHOES, ENCORE, ERENOW, ETHENE, ETHERS, HATTER, HERONS, HITTER, HOSTEL, HOTELS, HOTTER, LEASER, LECHER, LECHES, LETHES, NEATER, NOSHER, OCEANS, OCHERS, OTHERS, OWNERS, REASON, RECONS, REECHO, RELETS, RENEST, RESAWN, RESAWS, RESHOE, RESHOT, RESOWN, RESOWS, ROWANS, SAITHE, SAREES, SATEEN, SEANCE, SEETHE, SENORS, SERENE, SEREST, SEROWS, SHOERS, SHOTES, SHOTTS, SLEETS, SNORES, SOWANS, STARES, STEELS, STENCH, STENOS, STEREO, STERES, TEENER, TENORS, THENCE, TOCHER, TOTHER, WASTER, WORSEN, WREATH, WRENCH

5-letter words (117)

AEONS, ANEAR, ANELE, ANSAE, AREAS, ARENA, ARLES, ASHEN, ASTER, CEASE, CENSE, CERES, CEROS, CESTA, CHASE, CHEAT, CHIAS, CHOSE, CHOTT, COAST, CONES, CORES, CORSE, COSET, COTES, COTTA, EARLS, EATEN, EATER, ECHES, ECHOS, ENOWS, ERASE, ESTER, ETHER, ETHOS, HENCE, HERON, HEROS, HOERS, HOSEL, HOTEL, ITHER, LEASE, LEAST, LEECH, LEETS, LENES, LENOS, LENSE, LETHE, NEATH, NEATS, OCEAN, OCHER, OHIAS, ONSET, OTHER, OTTER, OWNER, RATES, RECON, REELS, REEST, RELET, RESAW, RESOW, ROANS, ROAST, ROWAN, SAITH, SANER, SANES, SAREE, SEELS, SENOR, SENSA, SENSE, SERES, SEROW, SETAE, SHOER, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, SHOTT, SLEET, SNAWS, SNEER, SNORE, SNOWS, SONES, SORES, SOTHS, STARE, STEEL, STEER, STELE, STENO, STERE, SWANS, SWORE, TAELS, TARES, TEELS, TEENS, TELES, TENCH, TENOR, THENS, THOSE, TOTER, TOTES, WANES, WASTE, WORSE, WRENS

4-letter words (145)

AEON, AERO, ANES, ANSA, AREA, ARES, ASEA, ATES, AWNS, CEES, CELS, CERE, CERO, CHAT, CHIA, CHIT, CONE, CONS, CORE, COSH, COST, COTE, COTS, COWS, EARL, EASE, EAST, EATH, EATS, ECHE, ECHO, EELS, ELSE, ENOW, EONS, ERAS, EROS, ETAS, ETHS, HAEN, HAES, HEAT, HENS, HERO, HERS, HOER, HOES, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, LEAR, LEAS, LECH, LEER, LEES, LEET, LENO, LENS, LEST, LETS, NAOS, NEAR, NEAT, NEST, NETS, NOES, NOSE, NOSH, NOWS, OAST, OHIA, ONCE, ONES, ORES, OWNS, RASE, RATE, RATS, REEL, REES, RESH, REST, RETS, ROAN, ROES, ROSE, ROWS, SANE, SATE, SATI, SAWN, SAWS, SEAR, SEAT, SEEL, SEEN, SEER, SENE, SERA, SERE, SERS, SETA, SETT, SHAT, SHEA, SHIT, SHOE, SHOT, SNAW, SNOW, SONE, SONS, SORE, SOTH, SOWN, SOWS, STAR, SWAN, TAEL, TARE, TEAR, TEAS, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELE, TELS, TENS, THAE, THAT, THEN, TOEA, TOES, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TSAR, WAES, WANE, WANS, WAST, WOES, WONS, WORE, WREN

6x6 grid (151 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

UEWNTH
CNHFYX
IPOWEO
TETNLE
THPTAN
AALESS

All 151 words in this grid

8-letter words (9)

ENTHETIC, FONTANEL, LEPTONIC, PATHETIC, PATHLESS, PEPTONIC, PHONATES, PITHLESS, UNPOETIC

7-letter words (13)

APHETIC, APNOEIC, ENTOPIC, HAPLESS, HEPTANE, LATTICE, OLEATES, PALETTE, PEPTONE, PETTLES, PHONATE, POTTLES, TAPETAL

6-letter words (42)

CENOTE, ELATES, ENATES, ETAPES, FOETAL, FONTAL, HALEST, HONANS, HYENAS, LAPTOP, LATTIN, LEPTON, NEWTON, NOETIC, OLEATE, PALEAE, PALEAL, PALEST, PALETS, PATTIE, PEPTIC, PESTLE, PETTLE, PHONAL, PHONEY, PHONIC, PLEATS, POETIC, PONTES, POTTLE, SEPTAL, SEPTET, TALENT, TAPETA, TASSEL, THEINE, THETIC, TIPTOE, TOWNEE, UNHEWN, YENTAS, YENTES

5-letter words (87)

ALEPH, ALPHA, ANELE, ANTES, ASSET, ATTIC, EASEL, ELANS, ELATE, ENATE, ETAPE, ETNAS, ETWEE, FELTS, FONTS, HALES, HALTS, HONAN, HONEY, HYENA, LATHE, LATTE, LEANS, LEANT, LEASE, LEAST, LEFTY, LENSE, LENTO, LEPTA, NATES, NEATS, NONAS, NONCE, OPINE, OPTIC, PALEA, PALES, PALET, PEANS, PEATS, PELTS, PEPLA, PETAL, PETTI, PETTO, PHONE, PIETA, PINON, PINOT, PLATE, PLEAS, PLEAT, PONCE, SALTS, SANTO, SATES, SELAH, SEPAL, SEPTA, SETAE, SETAL, STALE, STANE, STEAL, STELA, TALES, TANTO, TAPES, TASSE, TEPAL, THEIN, THETA, TONAL, TONEY, TONIC, TOPHE, TOPIC, TOWEL, TWEEN, UNITE, WEENS, WELTS, WONTS, XENON, YENTA, YENTE