Daily challenge: Sunday, August 9, 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 (179 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| S | S | Y | D |
| N | E | E | O |
| L | T | T | L |
| E | E | I | C |
All 179 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
ENTITLED, ENTITLES
7-letter words (12)
CITOLES, CLOTTED, DETENTE, DOTTLES, ENTITLE, LITTLES, NETLESS, NETTLED, NETTLES, SETTLED, SETTLES, TIELESS
6-letter words (33)
CITOLE, CLOYED, DELICT, DELTIC, DETENT, DOTTEL, DOTTLE, DOYENS, ELITES, EYELET, LENSED, LENTIC, LENTIL, LESSEN, LETTED, LITTEN, LITTLE, LOTTED, LOTTES, NETTED, NETTLE, SENSED, SETTEE, SETTLE, TEENSY, TENSED, TENTED, TENTIE, TILTED, TITLED, TITLES, YENTES, YESSED
5-letter words (31)
CITED, CITES, CLOYS, DOLCI, DOLES, DOTES, DOYEN, ELITE, LENSE, LODES, LOESS, LOTIC, LOTTE, NEEDY, SEEDY, SENSE, SENTE, SENTI, TEENS, TELES, TELIC, TENSE, TILED, TILES, TITLE, TOLED, TOLES, TOYED, YENTE, YESES, YODEL
4-letter words (57)
CITE, CLOD, CLOT, CLOY, DEES, DEET, DELI, DEYS, DOES, DOLE, DOLT, DOTE, DYES, ESES, ETIC, EYED, EYEN, EYES, LEES, LEET, LENS, LENT, LESS, LEYS, LITE, LODE, LOTI, NEED, NESS, NETT, ODES, OLES, OTIC, OYES, SEED, SEEL, SEEN, SEES, SENT, SETT, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELE, TENS, TENT, TILE, TILT, TODY, TOED, TOES, TOLE, TOYS, YENS, YETI, YETT
3-letter words (44)
DEE, DEL, DEY, DOE, DOL, DOT, DYE, EEL, ENS, ESS, EYE, LED, LEE, LEI, LET, LEY, LIE, LIT, LOT, NEE, NET, ODE, OES, OLE, SEE, SEL, SEN, SET, TED, TEE, TEL, TEN, TET, TIC, TIE, TIL, TIT, TOD, TOE, TOY, YEN, YES, YET, YOD
5x5 grid (160 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| E | D | D | V | U |
| S | U | L | E | E |
| A | H | H | N | R |
| U | T | Y | S | N |
| F | D | R | O | E |
All 160 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
NORTHERNS
8-letter words (4)
HUDDLERS, NORTHERN, NORTHERS, SHUDDERS
7-letter words (11)
ASHLERS, DELUDES, DELVERS, DUDEENS, HAULERS, HUDDLER, NORTHER, SHAULED, SHELVER, SHUDDER, SUDDENS
6-letter words (25)
ASHLER, AULDER, DELUDE, DELVER, DRONES, DUDEEN, ELUDES, ELVERS, HAULED, HAULER, HUDDLE, HYDROS, LEHUAS, LEVERS, NORTHS, NOSHED, NOSHER, RONNEL, SATYRS, SHEENY, SHELVE, SUDDEN, THYRSE, TRONES, UDDERS
5-letter words (46)
DEERS, DELVE, DENSE, DRONE, DUDES, DYNEL, ELUDE, ELVER, ERNES, EVENS, HELVE, HERNS, HYDRO, HYSON, LEERS, LEHUA, LENSE, LEVER, LUDES, NEVER, NORTH, REDDS, REVEL, REVUE, SATYR, SENOR, SHAUL, SHEEN, SHEER, SHULN, SHUSH, SNEER, SNORT, SONNY, THENS, THERE, THUDS, TRONE, TROYS, TYNED, TYROS, UDDER, VEERS, VELDS, VERSE, VERSO
4-letter words (73)
ASHY, AULD, DEER, DENE, DENS, DENY, DERE, DRYS, DUDE, DUDS, DUES, DUTY, DYNE, ELDS, EONS, ERNE, ERNS, EVEN, EVER, HATH, HAUL, HAUT, HELD, HENS, HERE, HERN, HERS, HUED, HUES, HUSH, LEER, LENS, LUAU, LUDE, LUES, LUSH, NEED, NEVE, NOES, NOSE, NOSH, NOSY, ONES, REDD, REED, REEL, ROES, ROSE, ROSY, SAUL, SHAT, SHED, SHUL, SHUT, SNED, SONE, SORD, SORT, SUDD, SUED, SYNE, TAUS, THEE, THEN, THUD, THUS, TROY, TYNE, TYRO, USED, UTAS, VEER, VELD
6x6 grid (115 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| L | H | W | R | E | I |
| T | M | S | R | T | D |
| L | E | D | P | S | E |
| C | W | R | I | H | N |
| D | H | N | H | A | U |
| E | Q | D | R | N | E |
All 115 words in this grid
8-letter words (8)
CHRISTEN, CHRISTIE, DESPISED, HIPSTERS, RIPTIDES, UNHAIRED, UNRAISED, WRISTIER
7-letter words (16)
CERIPHS, CLERIDS, DESIRED, DESIRES, DESPISE, ETESIAN, HIPSTER, MEDIANS, NESTERS, RIPTIDE, SHAIRDS, SPIREMS, UNAIRED, UNHIRED, UNSHIPS, WELCHED
6-letter words (36)
CERIPH, CERISE, CLERID, DESIRE, DETERS, DISHED, ESTERS, HAIRED, HEDERS, HISTED, LECHED, MEDIAE, MEDIAN, NESTED, NESTER, PISHED, PRIDES, PRISED, RAIDER, RAISED, REDIAE, REDIPS, REDIPT, SEDERS, SHAIRD, SHAIRN, SHIRES, SPIDER, SPIRED, SPIREM, SPIRES, TECHED, TERSER, UNHAIR, UNSHED, UNSHIP
5-letter words (55)
AIDER, AIDES, AIRED, CEDIS, CERIA, DETER, DIETS, DITES, DRAIN, DRIPS, DRIPT, DWELT, ECHED, EDITS, ESTER, HANSE, HEDER, HIDER, HIDES, HIRED, HIRES, MEDIA, METHS, NIDES, PIANS, PISTE, PRIDE, PRISE, RAIDS, RAISE, REDES, REDIA, REDIP, RIDES, RISEN, SEDER, SERIN, SHARD, SHARN, SHIPS, SHIRE, SIDES, SIRED, SIRES, SMELT, SPIRE, STIED, TERSE, TIDES, TIERS, UNAIS, UNHIP, UNSET, WELCH, WRIST