Daily challenge: Tuesday, August 11, 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 (96 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

USTO
EEHE
LLFS
UDMR

All 96 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

DULLEST, FELLEST, FLESHES, SEETHES

6-letter words (4)

FLEETS, LETHES, SEETHE, SHOTES

5-letter words (19)

FETES, FLEES, FLEET, FLESH, HELMS, HOTEL, LEETS, LETHE, SELFS, SELLE, SHELF, SHELL, SHOES, SHOTE, SHOTS, STEEL, STELE, TELES, THESE

4-letter words (37)

DULL, ELMS, ETHS, FEEL, FEES, FEHS, FELL, FETE, FETS, FEUS, FLEE, HEEL, HELD, HELL, HELM, HEST, HETS, HOES, HOTS, LEES, LEET, LEST, LETS, SEEL, SELF, SELL, SETS, SHES, SHOE, SHOT, SUET, TEEL, TEES, TELE, TELL, THEE, TOES

3-letter words (32)

EEL, EFS, ELD, ELF, ELL, ELM, ETH, FEE, FEH, FET, FEU, FLU, HES, HET, HOE, HOT, LEE, LET, LEU, OES, OHS, SEE, SEL, SET, SHE, SUE, TEE, TEL, THE, THO, TOE, USE

5x5 grid (105 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

MTTWO
ODUDU
ISANE
GHAUI
ESSEC

All 105 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

NAUSEAS

6-letter words (18)

AUDIOS, DASHES, DEICES, DENIES, DEUCES, DISHES, DUDISH, MODISH, NAUSEA, SANIES, SASHES, SAUCES, SAUNAS, SECUND, SEINED, SHADOW, TOSHES, TUSHES

5-letter words (28)

ADIOS, ASHES, AUDIO, AUTOS, CEASE, DADOS, DASHI, DEICE, DEUCE, DUADS, ENDOW, GHAUT, INDOW, INDUE, MODUS, SANED, SAUCE, SAUNA, SEINE, SHADE, SHADS, SIGHS, TUNAS, TUNED, TUNIC, UNAUS, UNDUE, WOUND

4-letter words (58)

AAHS, ADOS, ANAS, ANUS, AUTO, CESS, CINE, CUED, CUES, CUSS, DADO, DADS, DAHS, DASH, DAUT, DIGS, DISH, DUAD, DUDE, DUDS, DUNE, EASE, ECUS, EGIS, GHIS, GIDS, HADE, HAES, HAND, HAUT, ICES, MODI, MODS, MOTT, NICE, NUDE, SADE, SADI, SAND, SANE, SASH, SASS, SEAS, SEGS, SHAD, SHES, SIGH, SODA, SUED, TODS, TOSH, TUNA, TUNE, TUSH, UDOS, UNAU, UNDE, UNDO

6x6 grid (287 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

WNDCTY
ADAEEN
IHEDWN
ASUAEY
BECISR
DHTKLD

All 287 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

DEADENERS, DIABETICS, HEADACHES, HUISACHES

8-letter words (16)

ABSCISED, DEADENER, DEADHEAD, DECADENT, DEDUCTED, DEHISCED, DIABETIC, DISCASED, DISEASED, HEADACHE, HUISACHE, REDACTED, REWEDDED, SUITCASE, WAESUCKS, WAUCHTED

7-letter words (46)

ABSCISE, AITCHES, BECAUSE, CADDISH, CUDWEED, DEASHED, DEBASED, DECADES, DEDUCED, DEDUCES, DEHISCE, DETICKS, DISCASE, DISEASE, DREADED, DUCKIER, DUCKIES, HEADERS, HEEDERS, LICHTED, NEEDERS, REACHED, REACHES, REACTED, REDUCED, REDUCES, RENEWED, RESAWED, RESITED, RESITES, SAUCIER, SCHTIKS, SEASICK, SEAWEED, SEDUCED, SEDUCES, SEEDERS, SEICHES, SHADERS, SHEDDED, SHEETED, TEENERS, TENNERS, WACKIER, WAESUCK, WEEDERS

6-letter words (95)

BASHAW, BASHED, BESIDE, BETISE, CADDIS, CADENT, CAUDAD, CAUSED, CEASED, CEDERS, CUSHAW, DEADEN, DEADER, DEASIL, DEBASE, DECADE, DECENT, DEDUCE, DEDUCT, DEEDED, DEICED, DEICES, DENTED, DETICK, DEUCED, DEUCES, DISCED, DISHED, DREICH, DUCKIE, DUCTED, EASIER, EDUCED, EDUCES, ENNEAD, HANDED, HEADED, HEADER, HEDERS, HEEDER, ITCHED, ITCHES, KITHED, KITHES, LICHES, NEEDED, NEEDER, REDACT, REDENY, REDUCE, RENNET, RESAIL, RESAWN, RESITE, SACHET, SAICES, SAITHE, SAUCED, SAUCES, SAWNEY, SAWYER, SCHTIK, SEDERS, SEDUCE, SEEDER, SEICHE, SENECA, SENNET, SHADED, SHADER, SHADES, SHEUCH, SHUCKS, SKITED, SKITES, SLICED, SLICES, SUEDED, SUEDES, SUITED, TEASED, TEDDED, TEENER, TENNER, THECAE, WADDED, WADERS, WAITED, WAUCHT, WEDDED, WEEDED, WEEDER, WEENED, WESKIT, YENNED

5-letter words (126)

ACHED, ACHES, ACTED, ADDED, AECIA, AEDES, AHEAD, AIDED, AIDES, AITCH, ASHED, ASIDE, AUDAD, AWNED, BASED, BECKS, CADES, CADET, CADIS, CASED, CAUSE, CAWED, CEASE, CEDED, CEDER, CEDES, CITED, CITES, DACES, DADAS, DAISY, DAWED, DAWEN, DEASH, DECKS, DEICE, DEILS, DENES, DEUCE, DEWED, DISCI, DREAD, DUCES, DUCKS, EASED, EDUCE, EDUCT, EWERS, HADED, HADES, HECKS, HEDER, HEUCH, HIDED, HIDES, HUCKS, IDEAS, KIERS, KITED, KITES, KITHE, LICHT, LICKS, LIERS, LITHE, NADAS, NERDS, NEWER, REACH, REACT, REDAN, REDED, REDES, RENEW, RESAW, REWED, REWET, SABED, SADES, SAICE, SAITH, SAUCE, SAUCH, SAWED, SAWER, SEDAN, SEDER, SEWED, SHADE, SHAWN, SHEAS, SHEET, SHUCK, SICES, SIDED, SITED, SITES, SKIED, SKIER, SKIEY, SKITE, SLICE, SLICK, SLIER, SUCKS, SUEDE, SUITE, SYREN, TEASE, TEENY, TEUCH, TEWED, THECA, THESE, TICKS, TIERS, TYNED, WACKS, WADED, WADER, WADES, WADIS, WAILS, WEENY, WENNY, YENTE