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)

SSYD
NEEO
LTTL
EEIC

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)

EDDVU
SULEE
AHHNR
UTYSN
FDROE

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)

LHWREI
TMSRTD
LEDPSE
CWRIHN
DHNHAU
EQDRNE

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