Daily challenge: Wednesday, August 12, 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 (32 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

OOID
LLBO
HDVT
HFTR

All 32 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

DIOBOL

5-letter words (1)

OBOLI

4-letter words (14)

BILL, BOIL, BOLD, BOLL, BOLO, BOTT, DILL, DIOL, LIDO, LOBO, OBOL, OLIO, TOIL, VOID

3-letter words (16)

BID, BIO, BOD, BOO, BOT, DIB, DOT, ILL, LIB, LID, LOB, LOO, OBI, OIL, OLD, TOD

5x5 grid (67 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

IEWOT
DHHNO
TYJDR
OBRSR
ODEWR

All 67 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

BOYHOODS

7-letter words (1)

BOYHOOD

6-letter words (4)

DORSER, HONORS, REBOOT, THYRSE

5-letter words (17)

BODES, BOOTH, BOOTY, BOTHY, BREWS, BYRES, DERBY, DORRS, HONOR, HOODS, OOHED, TONDO, TORSE, TOWED, TYRED, TYRES, WOODS

4-letter words (44)

BODE, BOOT, BOTH, BRED, BREW, BYRE, DEBT, DEWS, DHOW, DOBY, DORR, DORS, DOTH, DOTY, DREW, HEWN, HIDE, HIED, HOOD, HOOT, HOWE, NODS, OBES, ODES, OHED, ONTO, OWED, REDO, RODS, ROOT, ROTO, RYOT, THEW, TOBY, TODS, TOON, TORN, TORR, TORS, TOWN, TYRE, WHID, WONT, WOOD

6x6 grid (89 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

TTKHAT
MHWAES
KNGATE
EWTTII
RDRAGI
EEASIT

All 89 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

EDENTATES, SAGITTATE

8-letter words (6)

AGITATES, EDENTATE, RATTIEST, SATIATES, STEATITE, TATTIEST

7-letter words (11)

AGITATE, ARTIEST, DENTATE, RATITES, REDEARS, SAGIEST, SATIATE, TATTIES, TIARAED, TREADER, WATTEST

6-letter words (22)

AGATES, ARDENT, ATTARS, ATTEST, AWAITS, DREARS, ENTREE, GARDEN, RAGTAG, RATITE, READER, REDEAR, REDREW, STAIGS, TAIGAS, TATARS, TATTIE, TESTAE, TIARAS, TRADER, TRAITS, WHEATS

5-letter words (48)

AGATE, AREAS, ATTAR, AWAIT, AWNED, DARER, DEARS, DEERS, DERAT, DRAGS, DREAR, GAITS, GATES, HAETS, HASTE, HATES, HEATS, KHATS, KHETS, RAGIS, REARS, SAREE, SETAE, STAIG, STEAK, TAIGA, TARED, TARSI, TASTE, TATAR, TATES, TEASE, TEATS, TESTA, TIARA, TITRE, TRADE, TRAGI, TRAIT, TREAD, TREED, TWAES, TWATS, WAITS, WATTS, WHATS, WHEAT, WHETS