Daily challenge: Thursday, August 6, 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 (115 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

AWDE
HITR
AUCI
NMOT

All 115 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

TRITOMA

6-letter words (14)

COUTER, CREDIT, DICTUM, OTITIC, TEDIUM, TITIAN, TOITED, TOUTED, TOUTER, TRICOT, WAITED, WAITER, WHITED, WHITER

5-letter words (28)

AIDER, CIDER, CITED, CITER, CUTER, DICOT, EDICT, HAUTE, HIDER, HUMAN, MOIRE, MUCID, MUTED, MUTER, OUTED, OUTER, OUTRE, REDIA, RETIA, TIRED, TITER, TITRE, TOMAN, UTERI, WHAMO, WHITE, WIDER, WITED

4-letter words (35)

AIDE, CIRE, CITE, COIR, COMA, CUTE, DITE, EDIT, ETIC, ETUI, HAUT, HIDE, HUIC, IRED, MAID, MAUN, MAUT, MUTE, OTIC, RIOT, RITE, TIDE, TIRE, TITI, TOIT, TOUT, TRIO, TUNA, UNAI, WAIT, WHAM, WHID, WHIT, WIDE, WITE

3-letter words (37)

AHA, AID, AIT, AMU, COT, CUM, CUT, DIT, HAM, HAW, HIC, HID, HIT, HUM, HUN, HUT, IRE, MAN, MOC, MOT, MUN, MUT, NAH, NAM, NUT, OUT, RED, RET, TED, TIC, TIT, TOM, TUI, TUN, TWA, WHA, WIT

5x5 grid (125 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NIIEG
SSSFH
VNBTR
HBSEE
RAFAE

All 125 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ESTHESIS, INSISTER

7-letter words (7)

FEASTER, HEISTER, INSISTS, RABBETS, SEETHES, SEISINS, TEREFAH

6-letter words (26)

BASTER, BEASTS, BERETS, EASTER, FASTER, FEASTS, FEISTS, FESTER, FREEST, GESTES, HEFTER, HEISTS, INSIST, NISEIS, RABBET, RASTER, REESTS, SEETHE, SEISIN, SIFTER, SISTER, STERES, TEASER, THESIS, THREES, TREFAH

5-letter words (38)

ABBES, ASTER, BASER, BASTE, BASTS, BEAST, BEETS, BERET, BERTH, BESTS, EASTS, ESTER, FASTS, FEAST, FEIST, FISTS, FREES, FRETS, GESTE, GESTS, HASTE, HEFTS, HEIST, HESTS, ISSEI, NISEI, RASER, REEFS, REEST, RESTS, SAFER, SERFS, SIFTS, STEER, STERE, TEASE, THREE, TREES

4-letter words (52)

ABBE, AFAR, ARBS, ASEA, BASE, BAST, BEER, BEET, BEST, BETH, BETS, BRAS, EASE, EAST, EBBS, EFTS, FAST, FEET, FERE, FESS, FETE, FETS, FIST, FREE, FRET, GEST, HAST, HEFT, HEST, NISI, RASE, REBS, REEF, REES, REFS, REST, RETE, RETS, SAFE, SEER, SEIF, SEIS, SERE, SERF, SETS, SIFT, SINS, TEAS, TEES, TREE, TREF, TSAR

6x6 grid (248 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

YTWOAL
LLOUDS
NIAANT
TAERDE
IHIEER
ATNFIA

All 248 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

ITINERANTS

9-letter words (10)

DEFERENTS, FEDERALLY, ITINERANT, LAUNDERER, LITHIFIED, REFERENDA, REFERENTS, SAUNTERED, SAUNTERER, UNREFINED

8-letter words (12)

AERIFIED, ANTHERAL, ANTIARIN, DARNEDER, DEFERENT, HAIRNETS, REDEFINE, REFERENT, TENDERER, UNDEREAT, UNREALLY, WOOLLIER

7-letter words (28)

AREALLY, ASTERIA, DAUNDER, DAUNTED, DAUNTER, DEFIANT, DEFINER, DEIFIER, FEDERAL, HAIRNET, INHERED, LAUNDER, NEITHER, REEFIER, REENDOW, REFINED, REFINER, REFIRED, REIFIED, REIFIER, REREADS, SAUNTER, SNEERED, STEERED, THEREIN, TIREDER, TITANIA, WOOLIER

6-letter words (87)

AERIED, AERIER, ANTEED, ANTHER, ANTIAR, AOUDAD, ARDENT, DANDER, DARNED, DARNER, DAUNTS, DEARIE, DEFIER, DEFINE, DENIER, DERAIL, DOOLIE, DREADS, DUALLY, DUNTED, EARNED, EARNER, EERIER, EITHER, ENDEAR, ENDRIN, ENTIRE, FEARED, FEEDER, FERIAE, FERINE, HAIRED, HEADER, HEARER, HEEDER, HEIFER, HEIRED, HERDER, HEREIN, INHERE, LARDER, LARIAT, LARINE, LASTED, LASTER, LAUANS, LIERNE, LITHER, LITHIA, LOADER, LOANED, LOANER, NARINE, NEEDER, OOLITH, RANTED, RANTER, READER, REALIA, REALLY, REALTY, REARED, REDANS, REDEAR, REEFED, REEFER, REFEED, REFINE, REFIRE, REINED, RENDER, REREAD, SNARED, SNARER, TENDER, THEINE, TIERED, TIRADE, TITHER, TITIAN, UNREAD, UNREAL, UNRENT, WOALDS, WOOLIE, WOOLLY, WOUNDS

5-letter words (110)

AERIE, AHEAD, AIRED, AIRER, AIRNS, ALOIN, ALOUD, ANTED, AREAL, ARENA, ASTER, ATILT, AUDAD, AUNTS, DADAS, DARED, DARER, DARNS, DAUNT, DEAIR, DEETS, DEFER, DENTS, DOOLY, DRAIL, DRAIN, DREAD, DREAR, DRIER, DUALS, DUNTS, EARED, EARNS, EERIE, ENDER, ENDOW, ENTIA, FEINT, FERAL, FERIA, FERNS, FINED, FINER, FIRED, FIRER, FIRNS, HEADS, HEARD, HERNS, HIRED, HIRER, INFER, IRADE, ITHER, LAARI, LAITH, LAREE, LAUAN, LAUDS, LIARD, LITAI, LITHE, LOADS, LOANS, NADAS, NAIRA, OARED, RALLY, RANDS, RANEE, RANTS, READS, REDAN, REFED, REFER, REFIT, RENDS, RENTS, RERAN, RIANT, RIFER, SAUNA, SNARE, SNEER, STEED, STEER, STERE, TAINT, TENDS, TERAI, THEIN, THEIR, THERE, THIEF, THINE, THIRD, TIARA, TINED, TIRED, TITAN, TITHE, TOADS, TOLYL, UNDEE, UNDER, WOADS, WOALD, WOODS, WOOLY, WOUND