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)

NIAT
DSTE
HWEF
ESOM

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)

RNOAL
OOTRD
YNFOR
TEDAD
OERHI

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)

OLIIRL
ETHROE
CIHUNB
TNAIEL
SBSYND
TPPILE

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