Daily challenge: Monday, August 10, 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 (51 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	O	V	N
A	O	O	Y
T	H	I	C
Y	C	D	M

All 51 words in this grid

5-letter words (5)

CHICO, DICTA, DICTY, HOOTY, OVOID

4-letter words (17)

AHOY, CHAO, CHAT, CHIC, CHID, CHON, CION, COHO, CONY, COOT, HOOT, ICON, IOTA, OATH, THIO, TOON, VOID

3-letter words (29)

CHI, CON, COO, COY, DIM, HAO, HAT, HIC, HID, HIM, HON, HOT, HOY, ICH, ICY, ION, MID, NOH, NOO, OAT, OHO, OOH, OOT, TAO, THO, THY, TOO, YID, YON

5x5 grid (112 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

F	R	O	T	H
N	L	I	O	Z
H	N	B	B	D
C	R	E	R	U
B	L	D	M	W

All 112 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

BLOODRED, CHLORINE

7-letter words (5)

BEBLOOD, CHLORIN, DRUBBED, DRUBBER, LORINER

6-letter words (26)

BLENCH, BURBOT, BURDEN, DOBBER, DOBBIN, DRENCH, DUBBED, DUBBER, DUBBIN, FLINCH, FLORIN, HOBBED, HOBBIT, INBRED, LIBBER, LIROTH, MURDER, NIBBED, OOLITH, REBOIL, REBOOT, RIBBED, RIBBER, RUBBED, RUBBER, WRENCH

5-letter words (24)

BELCH, BENCH, BILBO, BLITZ, BLOOD, BOOTH, BRUME, DEBIT, DEMUR, DURED, FLOOD, FRITH, FRITZ, FROTH, LEMUR, LIBEL, LIBER, LINED, LINER, LIROT, LITHO, MURED, RUMEN, TINED

4-letter words (55)

BERM, BINE, BIRL, BLEB, BLED, BLIN, BLOT, BOIL, BOOR, BOOT, BOTH, BRED, BREN, BURD, DERM, DOIT, DOOR, DOTH, DRUB, DRUM, DURE, FLIT, FRIT, HOOT, INCH, LINE, LINN, LOIN, LOOT, LORN, LOTH, LOTI, MELD, MERL, MURE, NERD, OBIT, OLIO, RIOT, RITZ, ROIL, ROLF, ROOD, ROOT, ROTI, ROTO, RUBE, TINE, TIRL, TIRO, TOIL, TOOL, TORI, TORN, WREN

6x6 grid (105 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

P	R	S	E	D	L
S	M	T	L	C	E
E	E	D	L	L	R
G	I	W	N	R	M
C	O	R	Y	N	G
A	D	E	E	S	I

All 105 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

COWRIES, DERIDES, DOWDIES, DOWRIES, ESTEEMS, ROWDIES, SYNDETS

6-letter words (25)

ADORES, CADRES, CELLED, COWRIE, DERIDE, DIETED, DOGIES, DORIES, DROWND, ELDEST, ESTEEM, EYRIES, IDLEST, MEDICO, RENIGS, RESIGN, RESINY, SELLER, SERIES, SIGNEE, SIGNER, SYNDET, SYNDIC, TELLER, WEIRDO

5-letter words (73)

ACORN, ADORE, ADORN, ADOWN, CADRE, CEDER, CEDES, CELLS, CELTS, CETES, CIRES, CODER, CORED, CORES, CORNY, COWED, COWRY, DEEMS, DELLS, DEMES, DERRY, DIETS, DIODE, DOGES, DOGIE, DOWED, DOWIE, DOWNY, DOWRY, DREES, DRIED, DRIES, DROWN, EERIE, ELDER, ERICA, ERODE, EYRES, EYRIE, GINNY, GORED, GORES, IDLED, IDLES, MEDIC, MEETS, METED, METES, OGEES, REDES, RENIG, RESIN, RIDES, ROWED, SEDER, SEEMS, SELLE, SENGI, SERED, SEROW, SNEER, STEMS, SYREN, TEEMS, TEMPS, WEIRD, WIDES, WIRED, WIRES, WRENS, WRIED, WRIES, WYNNS