Daily challenge: Saturday, August 8, 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 (145 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

DEEE
YDER
SLUG
SOVR

All 145 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DEGREED

6-letter words (18)

DEGREE, ELUDED, ELUDER, GELDED, GELDER, GREEDS, GREEDY, GRUELS, LEERED, LOUDER, LOURED, REDLEG, REDYED, REEDED, RUDELY, SOLDER, SOULED, SOURED

5-letter words (32)

DEEDS, DEEDY, DUELS, ELDER, ELUDE, GELDS, GREED, GRUEL, LEUDS, LOSSY, LUGED, LUGER, LURED, OLDER, OVULE, REDED, REDLY, REDYE, REEDS, REEDY, REELS, RUDDY, RUDER, RULED, RULER, SLEDS, SLUED, SOLED, SOULS, URGED, URGER, VOLED

4-letter words (56)

DEED, DEER, DELS, DERE, DEYS, DUEL, DULY, DUOS, DURE, DYED, EDDY, EELS, EELY, ELDS, GEDS, GEED, GELD, GELS, GREE, GRUE, GUDE, GULS, LEER, LEUD, LOSS, LOUD, LOUR, LUDE, LUGE, LURE, OLDS, OLDY, OUDS, REDD, REDE, REDS, REED, REEL, RELY, RUDD, RUDE, RUED, RUER, RULE, RULY, SLED, SLUE, SLUG, SLUR, SOLD, SOLE, SOLS, SOUL, SOUR, URGE, VOLE

3-letter words (38)

DEE, DEL, DEY, DUE, DUG, DUO, DYE, EEL, ELD, ELS, ERE, ERG, GED, GEE, GEL, GUL, GUV, LED, LEE, LEG, LEU, LUG, LUV, LYE, OLD, OLE, OUD, OUR, RED, REE, REG, RUE, RUG, SLY, SOL, SOS, SOU, VUG

5x5 grid (498 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

GKOAJ
SAESS
TLEIA
UENRP
TRAUY

All 498 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

ASTUTENESS

9-letter words (7)

EASTERNER, PASSERINE, PRELATURE, STALENESS, STEARINES, TERNARIES, TURNERIES

8-letter words (14)

ANURESIS, ENURESIS, GATELESS, LATENESS, PAINLESS, PRESOAKS, RAINLESS, RARENESS, REINLESS, RELEASER, STEARINE, TREELESS, TRUENESS, UNREELER

7-letter words (43)

ANURIAS, ASKESIS, AUREATE, EASTERN, ESERINE, GASLESS, IRELESS, LEARNER, NETLESS, PARESIS, PASSELS, PINEALS, PRELATE, PRESOAK, PURINES, PYURIAS, RAPINES, REALTER, RELATER, RELEARN, RELEASE, RESEALS, RESEATS, RESOAKS, RETAKES, RUNLESS, RUNLETS, SALTERN, SALUTER, SEALERY, SKELTER, STEARIN, STERNER, TAENIAS, TELERAN, TELESIS, TENURES, TERNARY, TURNERY, UNREELS, UPRAISE, UPRISEN, URANIAS

6-letter words (100)

AERIES, ANELES, ANURIA, ARIELS, ARISEN, ARTELS, ASTERN, ASTUTE, EARNER, EASELS, EASIER, EASIES, EASTER, ELATER, ENURES, EOSINE, GALEAS, GALENA, GASTER, GATEAU, INLETS, INURES, KEENER, KELTER, LASTER, LATEEN, LEANER, LEASER, NEATER, PAISAS, PARIES, PASSEE, PASSEL, PASSER, PINEAL, PINERY, PINETA, PISSER, PRAISE, PRUNER, PRUNES, PUNIER, PUREES, PURINE, PYRENE, PYURIA, RANEES, RAPINE, REALER, REALES, REEARN, REELER, RELATE, RELETS, RESEAL, RESEAT, RESOAK, RETAGS, RETAKE, RUNLET, SALTER, SALUTE, SAREES, SATEEN, SEALER, SEATER, SEINER, SENARY, SENRYU, SERAIS, SERINE, SIREES, SIRUPY, SKATER, SLAKES, SLATER, STAKES, STALER, STALES, STELAE, STELES, STERNA, TAENIA, TENIAS, TENURE, TERNES, TUREEN, TURNER, TURNIP, TURNUP, TUTEES, ULSTER, UNLESS, UNREAL, UNREEL, UPRISE, URANIA, URARES, URARIS, URINES

5-letter words (165)

AERIE, AKEES, ALERT, ALTER, ANELE, ANISE, ANLAS, APRES, AREAE, AREAL, AREAS, ARENA, ARIAS, ARIEL, ARISE, ARTEL, ASKOS, ASSAI, ASTER, AURAS, AUREI, AURES, AURIS, EASEL, EATEN, EATER, EERIE, ELATE, ELUTE, ENURE, EOSIN, ERASE, ERNES, GALEA, GALES, INERT, INLET, INURE, KALES, KEELS, KOELS, LAKES, LATEN, LATER, LEAKS, LEARN, LEARY, LEASE, LEAST, LEEKS, LEERY, LEETS, LENES, LENIS, LUTEA, NARES, NARIS, NEATS, NIPAS, OASIS, OATEN, OATER, OSIER, OSSIA, PAISA, PAISE, PARES, PARIS, PASEO, PASSE, PINES, PRASE, PREEN, PREES, PRESA, PRESE, PRESS, PRIES, PRISE, PRISS, PRUNE, PUREE, PURIN, PURIS, PYRAN, PYRES, RAISE, RANEE, RANIS, RARES, REALS, REEKS, REELS, RELET, RESIN, RETAG, RIELS, RISEN, RULER, RULES, RUNES, SAKES, SALES, SARAN, SAREE, SARIN, SARIS, SASIN, SEALS, SEATS, SEEKS, SEELS, SEINE, SERAI, SERIN, SINES, SIREE, SIREN, SIRES, SIRUP, SKATE, SKEEN, SKEES, SKEIN, SKOAL, SLAKE, SLATE, SLEEK, SLEET, SOAKS, STAKE, STALE, STEEL, STEER, STELA, STELE, STERN, STURT, TAELS, TAKES, TALER, TALES, TEARY, TEELS, TELAE, TELES, TENIA, TERNE, TETRA, TREEN, TREES, TRETS, TULES, TUTEE, ULNAE, ULNAR, UNARY, UNLET, UNRIP, URARE, URARI, URASE, UREAL, UREAS, URINE

4-letter words (168)

AERY, AIRN, AIRY, AKEE, ALEE, ALES, ALTS, ANES, ANIS, AREA, ARES, ARIA, ASEA, AURA, EARN, EASE, EAST, EATS, EELS, EERY, ERAS, ERNE, ETAS, GAEN, GAES, GALE, GALS, GAST, GATE, GATS, IRES, KAES, KALE, KATS, KEAS, KEEL, KEEN, KEIR, KOAS, KOEL, KOSS, LAGS, LAKE, LAST, LATE, LATS, LEAK, LEAN, LEAR, LEAS, LEEK, LEER, LEES, LEET, LEIS, LEKS, LESS, LETS, LURE, LUTE, NARY, NEAR, NEAT, NESS, NETS, NIPA, OAKS, OAST, OATS, OKAS, OKES, OSAR, OSSA, PAIN, PAIR, PARA, PARE, PASE, PASS, PIAS, PIER, PIES, PINA, PINE, PIRN, PISO, PISS, PRAU, PREE, PUNA, PURE, PURI, PYRE, RAIN, RANI, RARE, RASE, REAL, REAR, REEK, REEL, REES, REIN, REIS, RETS, RIAS, RIEL, RISE, RULE, RUNE, RUTS, SAIN, SAKE, SALE, SALT, SARI, SATE, SEAL, SEAS, SEAT, SEEK, SEEL, SEEN, SEER, SEIS, SELS, SENE, SERA, SINE, SIRE, SKAG, SKAT, SKEE, SLAG, SLAT, SLUE, SLUR, SLUT, SOAK, SOKE, STAG, STET, TAEL, TAGS, TAKE, TALE, TAOS, TASK, TEAR, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELA, TELE, TELS, TERN, TETS, TREE, TRET, TRUE, TULE, TURN, TUTS, ULNA, UPAS, UREA, UTAS, YUAN

6x6 grid (242 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

GNEEYG
VIAMRA
JENOOR
AFRRHT
HOUISD
HDAKET

All 242 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

ENGINERIES

9-letter words (1)

ORNERIEST

8-letter words (18)

ADORNING, AGREEING, ARMORIES, AUROREAN, FORENAME, FURRIEST, GREENIER, GROANING, MOONRISE, MOORIEST, MOTHIEST, ONERIEST, SIRENIAN, THIRSTED, THORNIER, THORNING, THRONING, VINERIES

7-letter words (41)

AERIEST, AMORIST, ANEMONE, DURNING, DURRIES, ENAMORS, ENROOTS, ENVENOM, FAERIES, FERRIED, FERRIES, FOREIGN, FRISKED, FRISKET, GREEING, GREENIE, GROANER, HISTORY, HORMONE, HORNIER, HORNING, HORRORS, IRONING, JERRIES, KAURIES, KIRNING, MANGIER, MEANING, MOANING, MOONIER, MOONING, MOORISH, MORNING, REMORSE, ROMAINE, STORIED, STRAYER, TESTOON, VENOMER, VERIEST, YEANING

6-letter words (63)

AERIED, AERIES, AORIST, ARMORS, AURIST, AURORA, DESIRE, DHOORA, DORIES, DURRIE, ENAMOR, ENGINE, ENROOT, ENVIER, ERRORS, ESTRAY, FAERIE, FURIES, FURORE, FURORS, GARRON, GARTHS, HAEING, HISTED, HONING, HOORAY, HORARY, HORROR, HORSED, HORSTE, HOURIS, INANER, INROAD, IRONER, KAURIS, MANORS, MEANER, MEANIE, MOANER, MOREEN, MORRIS, MYRRHS, NAIVER, REAMER, REMAIN, REMORA, RENAME, RISKED, ROAMER, ROMANO, ROOMER, SHRIEK, SHRIKE, STOREY, STORMY, STROMA, THIRST, THORIA, THORON, THRONE, TORIES, VENINE, VERIST

5-letter words (118)

ADORE, ADORN, AERIE, AFORE, AGREE, AIVER, AMEER, AMORT, ANOMY, AREAE, ARMOR, AROMA, AUREI, AURIS, DEIST, DORRS, DUKED, DUKES, DURRS, DURST, EMERY, ENORM, ERROR, FAENA, FEIGN, FERIA, FOURS, FRENA, FRIED, FRIES, FRISE, FRISK, FRORE, FUROR, GARTH, GAYER, GIVEN, GIVER, GREEN, GROAN, GROOM, GROTS, GYRON, HIKED, HIKES, HOAGY, HOARY, HOMER, HOMEY, HONAN, HONER, HOOTS, HORSE, HORST, HOURI, HOURS, INANE, INFER, IRONE, JIVER, KAURI, KEIRS, MANOR, MONIE, MOORS, MOORY, MOOTS, MORAY, MORON, MORRO, MORSE, MORTS, MOTHS, MYRRH, NAEVI, NAIVE, NAMER, NOMEN, NORIA, NORIS, OORIE, ORRIS, ORTHO, OURIE, REIGN, REMAN, RENIG, RENIN, ROMAN, ROOMY, ROOTS, SHIED, SHIRE, SHIRR, SHONE, SHOON, SHOOT, SHORE, SHORN, SHORT, SIREN, SKIED, SKIRR, STOMA, STORE, STORM, STORY, STRAY, THORN, THORO, TOMAN, TORSE, TORSI, TORSK, TSKED, VENAE, VENIN, VENOM