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)
| K | E | E | N |
| V | N | O | W |
| S | E | A | M |
| N | T | I | T |
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)
| I | I | U | T | D |
| R | T | E | H | E |
| E | C | I | H | C |
| R | T | A | A | E |
| O | T | N | P | N |
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)
| E | E | E | V | I | O |
| I | H | O | T | M | T |
| F | W | L | C | W | I |
| D | D | S | V | H | R |
| T | D | E | E | M | S |
| H | O | E | T | Z | N |
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