Daily challenge: Friday, February 27, 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 (109 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ENLN
EAWF
BCED
TALN

All 109 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

BALNEAL, ENLACED

6-letter words (4)

DECANE, ENLACE, FLAWED, TALCED

5-letter words (13)

BALED, CABAL, CAWED, CLEAN, CLEAT, DECAL, DEWAN, ECLAT, ENACT, FECAL, LACED, LAWED, WEALD

4-letter words (43)

ACED, ACTA, ALEC, ALEF, AWED, BALD, BALE, BANE, BAWD, BAWL, BEAN, BEEN, BENE, CALF, CANE, CLEF, CLEW, DEAL, DEAN, FEAL, FEAT, FEND, FLAB, FLAN, FLAW, LACE, LANE, LAWN, LEAL, LEAN, LEND, LEWD, NABE, NEAT, TACE, TAEL, TALC, TALE, WANE, WEAL, WEAN, WELD, WEND

3-letter words (47)

ABA, ACE, ACT, ALE, ANE, AWE, AWL, AWN, BAL, BAN, BAT, BEE, BEN, CAB, CAN, CAT, CAW, CEE, CEL, DEL, DEN, DEW, EAT, ELD, END, FED, FEN, FEW, LAB, LAC, LAT, LAW, LEA, LED, NAB, NAE, NAW, NEB, NEE, NEW, TAB, TAE, WAB, WAE, WAN, WED, WEN

5x5 grid (226 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TNOEA
IMETR
NSHBC
HESFT
REGES

All 226 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

EARTHSETS

8-letter words (12)

ATOMISER, ATOMISES, BREATHER, BREATHES, CREESHES, EARTHMEN, EARTHSET, ENMESHES, INMESHES, MONISHES, NOMINEES, TONTINES

7-letter words (13)

ATOMISE, BREATHE, BREATHS, CREATES, CREESES, EARTHEN, INHERES, MISSETS, NOMINEE, SEETHES, SENTIMO, SMOTHER, TONTINE

6-letter words (41)

AETHER, ARETES, ATONES, BREATH, CRATES, CRATON, CREATE, CREESE, CREESH, EARTHS, EMOTER, ENMESH, EONISM, HEMINS, INHERE, INMESH, MESHES, MESNES, MESSES, MISSES, MISSET, MONISH, MOTHER, NESSES, NETHER, NOTHER, RATHER, REEMIT, REHEMS, RESENT, RESETS, RESHES, RETEMS, SEETHE, SHMOES, SNEESH, THERES, THESES, TINMEN, TMESES, TONISH

5-letter words (64)

ARETE, ATOMS, ATONE, BETHS, BETON, BREES, CRATE, EARTH, EATEN, EGEST, EMOTE, ESSES, ETHER, FESSE, GEESE, HEMIN, HERES, INSET, MESNE, METER, METHS, METRE, MINER, MINES, MISER, MISES, MOTES, MOTHS, NINES, NOMES, NOTER, NOTES, OTHER, RATES, RATHE, REGES, REHEM, RENIN, RESEE, RESET, RESIN, RETEM, SENSE, SENTI, SERES, SETAE, SETON, SHEEN, SHEER, SHEET, SHENT, SINES, SMOTE, SNEER, TEEMS, THENS, THERE, THESE, TIMES, TINES, TOMES, TONES, TREEN, TREES

4-letter words (95)

AEON, ARBS, ATES, ATOM, BEER, BEET, BENT, BETA, BETH, BRAE, BRAT, BREE, EATH, EFTS, EGER, EMIT, ESES, ETHS, FESS, FETS, GEES, GENS, GEST, GETS, HEHS, HEMS, HENS, HENT, HERE, MEET, MENO, MESH, MESS, META, METE, METH, MINE, MINT, MISE, MISS, MOTE, MOTH, NEBS, NESS, NIMS, NINE, NOES, NOME, NOMS, NOTA, NOTE, OMEN, OMIT, ONES, RATE, RATH, RATO, REES, REGS, RESH, RETE, SEEN, SEER, SEES, SEGS, SEMI, SENT, SERE, SETA, SETS, SHES, SHMO, SINE, SINH, SMIT, SNIT, TARE, TEAR, TEEM, TEEN, TEES, TEGS, TENT, THEE, THEM, THEN, TIME, TINE, TINS, TOEA, TOES, TOME, TOMS, TONE, TREE

6x6 grid (200 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AITESA
OACTMI
HEHCNE
TENUOL
ETEDRE
UEOSXC

All 200 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

ACCOUNTED, CROCHETED, MENTHENES

8-letter words (9)

ACCOUNTS, ACCURSED, CRUNODES, CUNEATIC, ENDORSEE, ESTHETES, MENTHENE, MINUENDS, SEMINUDE

7-letter words (25)

ACCORDS, ACCOUNT, ACHENES, CEMENTS, COENURE, COUNTED, COURSED, CROCHET, CRUNODE, CUNEATE, ENCODES, ENDORSE, ERODENT, ESTHETE, ETHENES, HACHURE, HATCHET, INCUDES, MINUEND, NEATEST, NEURONE, RELENTS, SENECIO, THECATE, UNDOERS

6-letter words (63)

ACCORD, ACHENE, AMENTS, CEMENT, CENTOS, CONTES, CORSET, COUNTS, COURSE, CREOLE, CROUCH, CRUDES, CRUNCH, CURSED, DOUCHE, EDUCTS, ELEMIS, EMETIC, ENCODE, ENCORE, ENDUES, ENDURE, ENDURO, EONISM, ERODES, ERUCTS, ETHENE, HENTED, HUNTED, ICEMEN, INCURS, LOUCHE, LOUDEN, MEOUED, MINORS, MINUET, NETTED, NEURON, NODOSE, NUCHAE, NURSED, ODOURS, RELENT, ROCHET, RODENT, RODEOS, ROUCHE, ROUNDS, SAMECH, SAMIEL, SEETHE, SENECA, SETTEE, SIMNEL, TEETHE, TENDON, TENTED, TENUES, TENURE, THATCH, UNDOER, UNDOES, UNDONE

5-letter words (100)

AECIA, AITCH, AMENT, AMINE, AMINO, CATES, CENTO, CEORL, CHEAT, CHETH, CHURL, CITES, CODEN, CODES, CONTE, CORDS, CORSE, COUDE, COUNT, CRONE, CRUDE, CRUDS, CRUET, CUNTS, CURDS, CURSE, DOERS, DOTES, DRONE, DUCTS, DUNCH, DUNES, DUNTS, DUROC, EDUCT, ELEMI, ENDUE, ENURE, ERODE, ERUCT, HATCH, HATES, HEEDS, HUNTS, HURDS, INCUR, INURE, ITEMS, LENIS, LEONE, LODEN, LODES, LORDS, LOURS, MAIST, MELON, MINOR, MINTS, NEEDS, NEIST, NEMAS, NODES, NUCHA, NUDES, NURDS, NURSE, OCTET, ODORS, ODOUR, OLEIN, ORDOS, RODEO, ROUEN, ROUES, ROUND, RUCHE, RUNES, RUNTS, SAINT, SECCO, SEMEN, SENTE, SETAE, TACES, TACET, TACHE, TACTS, TEACH, TECTA, TEETH, TENCH, TENDS, TENET, TEUCH, THECA, THUDS, THURL, UNDEE, UNHAT, UNMET