Daily challenge: Thursday, August 13, 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 (48 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	V	O	R
T	R	O	R
R	H	H	R
M	A	W	R

All 48 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

HORROR

5-letter words (6)

ORTHO, THARM, THORO, THRAW, WAHOO, WHORT

4-letter words (14)

ARVO, HARM, HART, HORA, MART, ORRA, RATH, TARO, THAW, THRO, TRAM, WARM, WART, WHAM

3-letter words (27)

ARM, ART, AVO, HAH, HAM, HAW, MAR, MAW, MHO, OHM, OOH, ORA, ORT, OVA, RAH, RAM, RAT, RAW, RHO, TAR, TAV, THO, VAR, VAT, WAR, WHA, WHO

5x5 grid (196 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	I	I	D	N
C	D	H	E	R
C	P	S	C	I
E	E	O	C	S
I	G	N	E	H

All 196 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

COGENCIES

8-letter words (4)

CEPHEIDS, ENRICHES, PENOCHES, SPHERICS

7-letter words (14)

CEPHEID, CHERISH, CISCOES, CONCHES, CONCISE, CONGEES, GNOCCHI, PENOCHE, POESIES, PONGEES, SCONCES, SEICHES, SPENCES, SPHERIC

6-letter words (39)

CERISE, CHIDER, CHIDES, CISCOS, CONCHS, CONGEE, CONGES, COSECS, COSHED, COSHER, DEICES, DREICH, ENRICH, EPOCHS, GOPHER, ICONES, NOSHED, NOSHER, PENGOS, PEONES, POGIES, PONCES, PONGEE, POSHER, RECCES, RICHEN, RICHES, SCENES, SCONCE, SCONES, SCOPES, SCRIED, SCRIES, SECCOS, SEICHE, SICCED, SOCCER, SPENCE, SPONGE

5-letter words (58)

CEPES, CERIC, CHIDE, CIRES, CISCO, CONCH, CONES, CONGE, COPEN, COPES, COPSE, COSEC, CRIED, CRIES, DECOS, DEICE, DRIES, EPOCH, GEESE, GENES, HIDER, HIDES, NEEPS, NOSED, OCHER, OGEES, PENCE, PENES, PENGO, PONCE, PONES, POSED, POSER, RECCE, RECON, REDID, RESEE, RICED, RICES, RISEN, SCEND, SCENE, SCONE, SCOPE, SCOPS, SECCO, SEGNO, SEISE, SENGI, SHEND, SHERD, SHIED, SHIER, SICES, SIRED, SIREN, SIRES, SONES

4-letter words (80)

CEDI, CEES, CEPE, CEPS, CHIC, CHID, CIRE, CONE, COPE, COPS, COSH, CRIS, DECO, DIED, DIES, EDHS, EGOS, EPOS, GEES, GENE, GIEN, GIES, GOES, GONE, GOSH, HEIR, HERD, HERN, HIDE, HIED, HIES, ICED, ICES, ICHS, ICON, IDES, IRED, IRES, NEEP, NERD, NOES, NOPE, NOSE, NOSH, OGEE, ONCE, ONES, OPEN, OPES, PEEN, PEES, PEON, PESO, PONE, PONG, POSE, POSH, RECS, REIS, REND, RESH, RICE, RICH, RIDS, RISE, SCOP, SECS, SEEP, SEGO, SEIS, SEND, SENE, SHED, SICE, SICS, SIRE, SONE, SONG, SOPH, SPEC

6x6 grid (127 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

L	L	N	A	A	A
O	A	E	O	O	S
N	E	N	D	I	O
A	R	R	L	I	B
D	R	O	I	S	S
G	B	L	C	A	R

All 127 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ARBOREAL, BORDELLO, LANDLORD

7-letter words (12)

ADRENAL, AREOLAE, BORNEOL, CAIRNED, CORNEAL, DISCORD, GRANOLA, LIBIDOS, NEROLIS, SCORNED, SCORNER, SILICAS

6-letter words (36)

AIOLIS, AREOLA, AREOLE, BOLIDE, BORANE, BORDEL, BOREAL, BOREEN, BROILS, CORDON, CORNEA, CORNED, CORNEL, CORNER, DARNED, DARNEL, DARNER, EARNED, ENROLS, ERICAS, IRREAL, LEANER, LIBIDO, LOANED, LOANER, LOREAL, LORICA, NEROLI, NEROLS, ORDEAL, SAILOR, SCORER, SCORIA, SILICA, SIRREE, SOONER

5-letter words (76)

ACOLD, ACORN, AIOLI, AIRER, ALLEE, ALONE, ANEAR, ANOAS, ANODE, ANOLE, ARBOR, AREAE, AREAL, ARENA, ARRIS, ARSIS, ASIDE, BLISS, BLOCS, BOILS, BORER, BORIC, BORNE, BROIL, CAIRD, CAIRN, COBRA, COILS, CORER, CORIA, DARER, DISCI, DISCO, DONEE, DREAD, DREAR, DREED, ELAND, ENROL, ERICA, ERROR, GRANA, IDEAL, ILIAC, LEONE, LIARS, LIDOS, LLANO, LONER, LORAN, LORIS, NALED, NEROL, NOILS, ODEON, OLDEN, OLIOS, ORDOS, OREAD, ORRIS, RAILS, RANEE, RARER, RENAL, RERAN, ROILS, SAILS, SCARS, SCOLD, SCORE, SCORN, SIREE, SIREN, SIRRA, SLIDE, SOILS