Daily challenge: Saturday, August 15, 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 (130 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| L | N | H | D |
| G | R | M | A |
| M | A | S | T |
| X | U | G | E |
All 130 words in this grid
7-letter words (1)
DAMAGES
6-letter words (7)
ARHATS, DAMAGE, DAMARS, GAUGES, GRAMAS, RAMATE, TEGUAS
5-letter words (27)
AMUSE, ARHAT, ATMAS, DAMAR, DATES, GAGES, GAMAS, GAUGE, GETAS, GRAMA, GRAMS, GUARS, HASTE, HATES, MAGES, MAGUS, MAMAS, MARSE, MATES, RAGES, RAMUS, SAGUM, SMARM, SUGAR, TAHRS, TEGUA, USAGE
4-letter words (51)
AGES, AMAH, AMAS, AMUS, ARMS, ARSE, ATES, ATMA, DAMN, DAMS, DATE, ETAS, GAGE, GAGS, GAMA, GAMS, GARS, GAST, GAUM, GEST, GETA, GETS, GRAM, GUAR, GUST, HAMS, HAST, HATE, HATS, MAGE, MAGS, MAMA, MARL, MARS, MAST, MATE, MATS, MUGS, MUSE, MUST, RAGE, RAGS, RAMS, RASE, SAGE, SATE, SETA, TAHR, TAMS, TEGS, TSAR
3-letter words (44)
AGE, AMA, AMU, ARM, ARS, ATE, DAH, DAM, ETA, GAG, GAM, GAR, GAS, GET, GUM, HAD, HAM, HAS, HAT, MAD, MAG, MAR, MAS, MAT, MAX, MUG, MUS, RAG, RAM, RAS, RAX, SAD, SAG, SAT, SAU, SAX, SEG, SET, SUM, TAD, TAM, TAS, TEG, USE
5x5 grid (276 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | O | L | N | N |
| E | S | C | I | A |
| N | P | R | S | R |
| E | I | A | H | R |
| A | F | W | E | H |
All 276 words in this grid
8-letter words (6)
APRICOTS, FIASCOES, HARICOTS, SHARPENS, SHARPEST, WAINSCOT
7-letter words (20)
APRICOT, ARREARS, CRASHER, EPEIRIC, FAINEST, FAIRISH, FARINAS, FIASCOS, HARICOT, HARPINS, INCLOSE, NAILSET, RAPINES, SAPIENS, SCRAPES, SCRAPIE, SHARPEN, SHARPIE, SHRINES, WEARISH
6-letter words (44)
ARPENS, ARREAR, ASCOTS, CLOSET, CRAPES, CRIPES, EOLIAN, FARINA, FASCIA, FIASCO, FINEST, HARPIN, HEARSE, INSTEP, NICOLS, PARIAN, PARISH, PAWERS, RAPINE, RASHER, RAWINS, REWASH, REWINS, RIPENS, RIPEST, SARINS, SARSEN, SCRAPE, SCRAPS, SCRIPS, SEPIAS, SHAPEN, SHAPES, SHARIF, SHARPS, SHEARS, SHRINE, SPEIRS, SPINET, SPRAIN, TENIAE, TENIAS, TOCSIN, WASHER
5-letter words (84)
AFARS, ANILS, APNEA, ARIAS, ARILS, ARPEN, ASCOT, CLOSE, CLOTS, COLIN, COSET, COTES, CRAPE, CRAPS, CRASH, CRIPE, ESCOT, FAIRS, FARCI, FIARS, FINES, FIRST, HAIRS, HARPS, HEAPS, HEARS, INSET, LIARS, LIRAS, NAILS, NAIRA, NARIC, NARIS, NICOL, NIPAS, PAINS, PAIRS, PARIS, PARSE, PAWER, PEINS, PENES, PESTO, PINES, RAILS, RAINS, RANIS, RAPES, RAWER, RAWIN, REAPS, REARS, REWIN, RHEAS, RINSE, RIPEN, RIPES, SAILS, SAINS, SARIN, SAWER, SCOTS, SCRAP, SCRIP, SEPIA, SHAPE, SHARP, SHEAF, SHEAR, SHREW, SILOS, SNIPE, SPARS, SPEIR, SPINE, TENIA, TEPAS, WAINS, WAIRS, WARPS, WEARS, WHAPS, WINES, WIPES
4-letter words (122)
AFAR, AILS, AINS, AIRS, ANIL, ANIS, APES, APSE, ARCO, ARCS, ARIA, ARIL, ARSE, ASCI, CLOT, COLS, COST, COTE, COTS, CRAP, CRAW, CRIS, EARS, ERRS, FAIN, FAIR, FASH, FENS, FIAR, FINE, FINS, FIRS, HAIR, HAPS, HARP, HEAP, HEAR, HEHS, HERS, IRIS, LIAR, LINN, LIRA, LIRI, LOCI, LOSE, LOST, LOTS, NAIL, NEIF, NEST, NETS, NILS, NIPA, NIPS, PAIN, PAIR, PARS, PASH, PEIN, PENS, PESO, PEST, PETS, PIAS, PINE, PINS, RAIA, RAIL, RAIN, RANI, RAPE, RAPS, RASH, REAP, REAR, RHEA, RIAS, RIFE, RINS, RIPE, RIPS, SAFE, SAIL, SAIN, SAPS, SARI, SCOT, SENE, SHAW, SHEA, SHEW, SHRI, SICS, SILO, SIRS, SLOE, SLOT, SNIP, SOLI, SPAE, SPAR, SPAS, SPIN, SRIS, STEP, TENS, TEPA, TOES, WAIF, WAIN, WAIR, WAPS, WARP, WARS, WASH, WEAR, WHAP, WIFE, WINE, WINS, WIPE
6x6 grid (201 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| I | B | E | O | V | E |
| R | C | Y | L | E | A |
| D | E | E | A | O | W |
| F | D | U | N | B | G |
| I | A | N | A | S | W |
| W | M | C | R | E | A |
All 201 words in this grid
8-letter words (2)
BELAUDED, CRANNOGS
7-letter words (24)
ABALONE, ANALOGS, ARCADED, BALONEY, BANDEAU, BELAYED, BOWELED, CANALED, CANDELA, CRANNOG, DECIBEL, DELAYED, DELAYER, DELEAVE, DUENNAS, FIACRES, GOANNAS, LAUNDER, MAIDENS, MAUNDER, REDDENS, UNAIDED, UNSWEAR, WEASAND
6-letter words (60)
ABASER, ANALOG, ANNEAL, ANNUAL, ANSWER, ARCADE, BANANA, BANDED, BANDER, BANNED, BELAUD, BIRDED, CANNAS, CANNED, CANNEL, CANOLA, CASERN, CENSER, CRANED, DENSER, DUENNA, FANNED, FAUNAE, FAUNAL, FAUNAS, FEUARS, FIACRE, GOALED, GOANNA, GOBANS, LAUANS, LAUDED, LAUDER, LEANED, LOANED, MADDER, MAIDEN, MANANA, MANNAS, MANNED, MANUAL, NACRES, NUDELY, REDDEN, REDEYE, SANDED, SANDER, SANELY, UNBARS, UNCASE, UNMADE, VEALED, WADDER, WAIFED, WANDER, WANNED, WEANED, WIDDER, WIDELY, WIDENS
5-letter words (115)
ABACA, ABASE, ACRES, ADDER, ADUNC, AEONS, AIDED, AIDER, ALONE, AMIDE, ANELE, ANNAL, ANNAS, ANOLE, ANSAE, AREAS, ASANA, BALED, BANAL, BANED, BANNS, BARES, BASER, BAYED, BELAY, BELOW, BONED, BONEY, BOWEL, BREDE, BREED, CABAL, CANAL, CANED, CANNA, CANOE, CARES, CARSE, CEDED, CEDER, CELEB, CENSE, CRABS, CRANE, CREED, CREEL, CREWS, CYANO, CYANS, DEANS, DELAY, DELVE, DENSE, DERBY, DIWAN, DREED, DUNAM, ELANS, FADED, FADER, FAUNA, FAUNS, FEUAR, FEUED, GOBAN, IDEAL, LAEVO, LAUAN, LAYED, LAYER, LEANS, LEAVE, LENSE, LEONE, LOANS, LOBAR, LYCEA, LYCEE, MANAS, MANNA, MAUND, NACRE, NALED, NARES, NUDER, RANEE, REDAN, REDIA, RESAW, RICED, SANED, SAUNA, SAWER, SERAC, SNARE, SNEER, SWEAR, UDDER, UNBAN, UNBAR, UNDEE, UNDER, UNSEW, VEALY, VOLED, WADED, WADER, WAFER, WEANS, WEARS, WEAVE, WIDEN, WIDER, WIFED, YEANS