Daily challenge: Friday, August 7, 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 (186 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| N | I | A | T |
| D | S | T | E |
| H | W | E | F |
| E | S | O | M |
All 186 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
FETISHES, MOFETTES, SWEETISH
7-letter words (4)
DIASTEM, INSTATE, MOFETTE, SOFTISH
6-letter words (12)
DISHES, ESTATE, FEASES, FETISH, FOETID, MESHES, METATE, SESTET, SOFTAS, SWEETS, TASTES, TEASES
5-letter words (36)
ASHES, DITAS, DITES, EASES, FEASE, FEAST, FEATS, FETAS, FETES, FETID, INSET, MEETS, MEOWS, METIS, NITES, SATEM, SATES, SATIN, SETAE, SHEWS, SITES, SOFTA, SOFTS, STAID, STAIN, STATE, STEWS, SWEET, TAINS, TASTE, TATES, TEASE, TEATS, TWEET, WEETS, WEFTS
4-letter words (74)
AIDS, AINS, AITS, ATES, DINS, DISH, DITA, DITE, DITS, EASE, EAST, EATS, EFTS, ESES, ETAS, EWES, FEAT, FEES, FEET, FETA, FETE, FETS, FOES, HEWS, ITEM, MEET, MEOW, MESA, MESH, META, METE, MEWS, MOWS, NITE, NITS, OSES, OWES, OWSE, SAID, SAIN, SATE, SATI, SETA, SETS, SETT, SEWS, SHES, SHEW, SITE, SNIT, SOFT, SOME, SOWS, STAT, STEM, STET, STEW, TAIN, TATE, TATS, TEAS, TEAT, TEEM, TEES, TETS, TEWS, TINS, TWEE, TWOS, WEET, WEFT, WEST, WETS, WOES
3-letter words (57)
AID, AIN, AIS, AIT, ASH, ATE, ATT, DIN, DIS, DIT, EAT, EFT, EMF, ETA, EWE, FEE, FEM, FET, FEW, FOE, HES, HEW, IDS, INS, ITS, MET, MEW, MOS, MOW, NIT, OES, OFT, OSE, OWE, SAE, SAT, SEE, SET, SEW, SHE, SIN, SIT, SOW, TAE, TAS, TAT, TEA, TEE, TET, TEW, TIN, TIS, TWO, WEE, WET, WOE, WOS
5x5 grid (165 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| R | N | O | A | L |
| O | O | T | R | D |
| Y | N | F | O | R |
| T | E | D | A | D |
| O | E | R | H | I |
All 165 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
FORRADER, RATOONED, RATOONER
7-letter words (4)
FRONTAL, FRONTON, REFRONT, TEREFAH
6-letter words (28)
AORTAL, ARDENT, ATONED, ATONER, DENTAL, DETENT, DOTARD, ENTERA, FEDORA, FENDER, FONDER, FONTAL, HARDEN, LADRON, ORATOR, RATOON, REDENY, RENTAL, RENTED, ROADEO, ROARED, RODENT, RONYON, ROOFED, ROOFER, TENDER, TEREDO, YONDER
5-letter words (43)
AFOOT, AORTA, ARDOR, ARETE, ATONE, ATONY, DARED, DETER, DOTAL, DRAFT, ENDER, ENTER, FADER, FARED, FETED, FOYER, FRONT, HARED, NONET, NOTAL, OARED, RARED, RENTE, RODEO, RONDO, ROTOR, TARDO, TEENY, TENON, TENOR, TERAI, TONDO, TONED, TONER, TONEY, TORAH, TOYED, TOYER, TOYON, TRODE, TYNED, YENTA, YENTE
4-letter words (87)
DADO, DAFT, DARE, DART, DATO, DEER, DEET, DEFT, DENT, DENY, DERE, DORR, DRAT, DREE, FADE, FADO, FARD, FARE, FARO, FEED, FEET, FEND, FERE, FETE, FOND, FONT, FOOT, FORA, FORD, FORT, FRAT, HADE, HAFT, HARD, HARE, LARD, NEED, NERD, NONE, NOON, NOTA, ONTO, ORAD, ORAL, ORDO, ORRA, OYER, RAFT, RAID, RARE, RATO, REDE, REDO, REED, REEF, REFT, REND, RENT, RETE, ROAD, ROAR, RODE, ROOF, ROOT, ROTA, ROTO, TARO, TEED, TEEN, TEND, TENT, TOAD, TOED, TONE, TONY, TOON, TORA, TORN, TORO, TORR, TOYO, TRAD, TROD, TYEE, TYER, TYNE, YOND
6x6 grid (138 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| O | L | I | I | R | L |
| E | T | H | R | O | E |
| C | I | H | U | N | B |
| T | N | A | I | E | L |
| S | B | S | Y | N | D |
| T | P | P | I | L | E |
All 138 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
ETHIONINE, OBEISANCE
8-letter words (7)
EOLITHIC, LECITHIN, NEURITIC, NUISANCE, OBEISANT, STITHIED, THIONINE
7-letter words (19)
ASININE, BASINED, DEBONER, ELYSIAN, ENROBED, ENROBER, ERRHINE, ETHINYL, LECTINS, LEONINE, LITHIAS, NEURONE, NORITIC, REBLEND, SPINDLE, SPINDLY, THIONIN, THRONED, UNROBED
6-letter words (38)
BLENDE, BOURNE, CITOLE, DEBONE, ENROBE, EOLITH, EONIAN, ETHION, ETHNIC, INDENE, IRITIC, IRONED, IRONER, LECTIN, LINDEN, LITHIA, LITHIC, LYSINE, NEURON, NORITE, NUANCE, OLEINS, PINENE, PINYIN, REBORN, RUINED, RUINER, SAINED, SAINTS, SILENI, SPILED, SPINED, SPINEL, THINLY, THRONE, TINCTS, UNBEND, UNROBE
5-letter words (72)
ANTIC, BAITH, BAITS, BASIL, BASIN, BAYED, BEDEL, BLEND, BONED, BONER, BONEY, BORNE, BOURN, DELIS, ENROL, ETHIC, HANCE, HANTS, HASPS, HAYED, HINTS, IRONE, LEBEN, LENIS, LEONE, LINED, LINEN, LINEY, LININ, LISPS, LOBED, LONER, LOTIC, LOUIE, LOUIS, LYSIN, NEROL, NIHIL, NOBLE, OBEYS, OLEIC, OLEIN, ORNIS, PILED, PINED, PINEY, REBEL, RENIN, RHINO, ROBED, ROBLE, ROUEN, SAICE, SAINS, SAINT, SAITH, SIEUR, SNITS, SPILE, SPINE, SPINY, THINE, THINS, THIOL, THIRL, THROB, THROE, TINCT, TINTS, TITLE, UNLED, YIELD