Daily challenge: Friday, August 14, 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 (196 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

KEEN
VNOW
SEAM
NTIT

All 196 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

NONEVENTS

8-letter words (2)

NEONATES, NONEVENT

7-letter words (4)

ANOMIES, KEENEST, NEONATE, SENTIMO

6-letter words (8)

ANENST, ANOMIE, ENATES, EVENTS, NONETS, TITANS, TITMAN, WOMANS

5-letter words (44)

AEONS, AMIES, ANENT, ENATE, ENTIA, EVENS, EVENT, KEENS, KNOWN, MANES, MANSE, MATES, MIAOW, MIENS, MITES, MOANS, MOATS, NATES, NEATS, NEONS, NEVES, NONES, NONET, OATEN, OMITS, ONSET, SENTI, SEVEN, STANE, STANK, STEAM, STENO, TATES, TENON, TITAN, VEENA, VENAE, VENOM, VENTS, VESTA, WAITS, WANES, WEENS, WOMAN

4-letter words (79)

AEON, AITS, AMIE, ANES, ANEW, ANON, ATES, AWEE, EATS, ENOW, EONS, EVEN, EVES, KEEN, KENO, KENS, KNEE, KNEW, KNOW, MAES, MANE, MANO, MANS, MATE, MATS, MAWN, MIEN, MITE, MOAN, MOAT, MONK, MONS, MOWN, NEAT, NENE, NEON, NEST, NETS, NEVE, NOES, NOMA, NONA, NONE, OATS, OMIT, ONES, SEAM, SEAT, SENE, SENT, SETA, SNAW, SNOW, STAT, STAW, TANK, TANS, TATE, TATS, TEAM, TEAT, TENS, TIES, TITS, VENA, VENT, VEST, VETS, WAES, WAIT, WANE, WANS, WATS, WEEK, WEEN, WENS, WOES, WONK, WONS

3-letter words (58)

AIM, AIT, AMI, ANE, ATE, AWE, AWN, EAT, ENS, EON, ETA, EVE, ITS, KEN, MAE, MAN, MAT, MAW, MOA, MON, MOW, NAE, NAM, NAW, NEE, NET, NEW, NOM, NOW, OAT, OES, ONE, ONS, OWE, OWN, SEA, SEI, SEN, SET, TAE, TAM, TAN, TAO, TAT, TAW, TEA, TEN, TIE, TIT, VEE, VET, WAE, WAN, WAT, WEE, WEN, WOE, WON

5x5 grid (172 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

IIUTD
RTEHE
ECIHC
RTAAE
OTNPN

All 172 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

CAPACITOR, HETEROTIC

8-letter words (5)

APATETIC, CHAPATTI, DECANTER, DETECTER, DETECTOR

7-letter words (13)

APATITE, CHANTER, CHANTOR, CHAPATI, CHATTER, CITATOR, EROTICA, HEPATIC, PANACHE, PEACHED, TECTITE, TERTIAN, THECATE

6-letter words (37)

ANATTO, APACHE, CANAPE, CANTER, CANTIC, CANTOR, CATNAP, CATTIE, CERITE, CHICER, CHUTED, DECANE, DECANT, DETECT, EROTIC, HATTER, HECTOR, HETERO, IRITIC, NATTER, PANTIE, PATTER, PATTIE, PEACED, PECHAN, PECHED, RECANT, RECITE, RECTOR, RETAPE, RETORT, ROTATE, ROTTER, TECHIE, TERCET, THECAE, THETIC

5-letter words (54)

AAHED, ACHED, ACTOR, ANTIC, ANTRE, APACE, APNEA, ATTIC, CANTO, CATER, CHANT, CHAPE, CHEAP, CHETH, CHUTE, CITER, DHUTI, ECHED, EPACT, ETAPE, ETHIC, HATER, NACRE, OTTER, PACED, PACER, PACHA, PANTO, PATER, PEACE, PEACH, PECAN, RECAP, RECTA, RECTI, RECTO, RETIA, RETIE, RETRO, ROTTE, TACET, TACIT, TANTO, TATER, TECTA, TERCE, THECA, THEIR, TITAN, TITER, TITRE, TORTE, TOTER, UTERI

4-letter words (61)

ACED, ACHE, ACRE, ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, CANE, CANT, CAPE, CATE, CERO, CETE, CHAP, CHAT, CHIA, CHIC, CHIT, CITE, EACH, ECHE, ETIC, ETNA, ETUI, HAEN, HANT, HATE, HEAP, HEIR, HETH, NAAN, NANA, NAPE, NEAP, ORCA, OTIC, PACE, PACT, PANE, PANT, PATE, PEAN, PECH, RETE, RITE, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, TACE, TACT, TAPA, TAPE, TATE, TETH, TIRE, TITI, TORC, TORE, TORT, TOTE, TRET, TROT

6x6 grid (43 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EEEVIO
IHOTMT
FWLCWI
DDSVHR
TDEEMS
HOETZN

All 43 words in this grid

7-letter words (6)

EVOLVED, EVOLVES, HOTCHES, SCOLDED, SHEETED, VETCHES

6-letter words (9)

CHIRMS, ETCHES, EVOLVE, HEEDED, ITCHES, MOTIVE, SEEDED, TOWHEE, WOLVES

5-letter words (28)

CHIRM, CLOVE, COLDS, COVET, COWLS, DEEDS, DEEMS, ESCOT, HEEDS, HOLDS, HOTCH, HOWLS, LOCHS, LOWSE, MEEDS, METED, METES, SCOLD, SCOWL, SEEMS, SHEET, TEEMS, TOWIE, VETCH, VOLTE, VOLTI, WHIRS, WOLDS