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)

LNHD
GRMA
MAST
XUGE

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)

TOLNN
ESCIA
NPRSR
EIAHR
AFWEH

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)

IBEOVE
RCYLEA
DEEAOW
FDUNBG
IANASW
WMCREA

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