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)
| E | N | L | N |
| E | A | W | F |
| B | C | E | D |
| T | A | L | N |
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)
| T | N | O | E | A |
| I | M | E | T | R |
| N | S | H | B | C |
| H | E | S | F | T |
| R | E | G | E | S |
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)
| A | I | T | E | S | A |
| O | A | C | T | M | I |
| H | E | H | C | N | E |
| T | E | N | U | O | L |
| E | T | E | D | R | E |
| U | E | O | S | X | C |
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