Daily challenge: Wednesday, August 5, 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 (23 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

M	C	T	D
U	I	T	M
Y	M	K	D
E	P	D	E

All 23 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

PYEMIC

5-letter words (1)

MIKED

4-letter words (9)

EMIC, EMIT, MIKE, MIME, MITT, MUMP, PYIC, TIKE, TIME

3-letter words (12)

CUM, EMU, IMP, KIT, MIM, MUM, PYE, TIC, TIT, UMP, YEP, YUM

5x5 grid (177 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

H	O	O	C	G
H	W	N	O	I
E	T	A	S	C
P	E	A	T	L
O	L	T	Qu	C

All 177 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ANTELOPE, OCTANTAL, PLEASANT

7-letter words (8)

COASTAL, COCOONS, COSTATE, PEASANT, PELTAST, PELTATE, PLATANS, TWATTLE

6-letter words (16)

ANSATE, COATEE, COCOON, COSTAE, COSTAL, GOATEE, OCTANS, OCTANT, OLEATE, PLATAN, PLEATS, SNATHE, SONATA, STATAL, TATTLE, WATTLE

5-letter words (48)

ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, CIONS, CISCO, COAST, COATS, CONTE, COONS, COSTA, ELATE, ELOPE, ETNAS, GOATS, GOONS, ICONS, LATHE, LATTE, LEANS, LEANT, LEAST, LEPTA, LETHE, NASAL, NATAL, OCTAL, OCTAN, PEANS, PEATS, PETAL, PLATE, PLATS, PLEAS, PLEAT, QUALE, QUASI, QUATE, SALEP, SCION, SNATH, STALE, STATE, TEATS, TEETH, TWATS, TWEET, WHEEL, WHEEP

4-letter words (102)

ALEE, ALOE, ANSA, ANTA, ANTE, ASCI, AWEE, AWNS, CION, CIST, COAT, COCO, CONS, COON, COOS, COST, EAST, EATH, EATS, ETAS, ETNA, GIST, GOAS, GOAT, GOON, HEEL, HEWN, HONS, HOWE, HWAN, ICON, IONS, LAST, LATE, LATH, LATS, LEAN, LEAS, LEET, LEPT, LOPE, NAOI, NAOS, NOWT, OAST, OATH, OATS, OLEA, OWNS, PEAL, PEAN, PEAS, PEAT, PEEL, PELT, PLAT, PLEA, POET, POLE, SALE, SALP, SALT, SATE, SAWN, SNAW, SNOG, SNOW, SOON, STAT, STAW, TAEL, TALE, TANS, TAOS, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAS, TEAT, TEEL, TELA, TETH, THEE, THEW, TWAE, TWAS, TWAT, TWEE, WANS, WANT, WAST, WATS, WATT, WEEL, WEEP, WEET, WEPT, WHEE, WHET, WONS, WONT, WOOS

6x6 grid (96 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	H	N	S	N	A
O	I	S	A	R	V
H	E	E	O	O	V
N	L	Y	O	T	T
R	A	B	T	E	T
I	R	R	T	I	L

All 96 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

TITRABLE

7-letter words (10)

AIRLESS, BAIRNLY, BARLESS, BLARNEY, BRALESS, ENABLES, RAYLESS, TOELESS, TOESHOE, TOYLESS

6-letter words (18)

ANELES, BALEEN, BARLEY, BLEARS, BOTTLE, ELYTRA, ENABLE, EOSINS, HEISHI, LEARNS, RANEES, ROSINS, SANIES, SANSEI, SARANS, TOROSE, VARNAS, YEARNS

5-letter words (67)

ABLES, ABYES, ANELE, ANISE, ANSAE, ARLES, AROSE, ARTEL, BAIRN, BALES, BANES, BLEAR, BLESS, BOORS, BOTEL, BOYAR, BOYLA, BOYOS, BRIAR, EARNS, EASEL, EOSIN, HOISE, LANES, LEANS, LEARN, LEARS, LEASE, LEASH, LYART, OTTOS, RALES, RANEE, RANIS, ROANS, ROOSE, ROOTY, ROSIN, ROTOS, ROTTE, ROYAL, SARAN, SAROS, SASIN, SEARS, SEELY, SHIEL, SHINS, SNASH, SOARS, SOOEY, SOOTY, SORAS, SORNS, TETRA, TITLE, TITTY, TORAS, TOROS, TOROT, TOYOS, TYEES, VARAS, VARNA, YEANS, YEARN, YEARS