Daily challenge: Sunday, August 16, 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 (73 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	O	H	R
T	F	Y	G
M	E	E	S
C	I	P	I

All 73 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

PEYOTE, SPECIE, SPICEY, TEPEFY

5-letter words (3)

CEPES, SEPIC, SPICE

4-letter words (27)

CEES, CEPE, CEPS, EMIC, EPIC, EYES, FEES, FEET, FOYS, HOYS, ITEM, MICE, OYES, PEES, PEGS, PICE, PIES, RYES, RYOT, SEEM, SEEP, SIPE, SPEC, SPIC, TEES, TOYS, YETI

3-letter words (39)

CEE, CEP, EFT, EMF, EYE, FEE, FEM, FET, FEY, FIT, FOH, FOY, GEE, GEY, HOT, HOY, ICE, MET, OFT, PEC, PEE, PEG, PES, PET, PIC, PIE, PIS, PSI, RHO, RYE, SEE, SEG, SEI, SIP, TEE, TOY, YEP, YES, YET

5x5 grid (80 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

D	I	T	G	T
A	M	A	R	T
L	P	M	C	T
L	P	N	L	B
O	P	N	I	O

All 80 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

MARTIAL, OILCAMP, PARTIAL

6-letter words (5)

AMTRAC, DAMMAR, IMPACT, IMPART, PALMAR

5-letter words (18)

ADMIT, APART, CAMPO, CRAMP, DAMAR, GAMMA, GRAMA, GRAMP, LAMIA, LLAMA, PLAID, PLAIT, POPPA, TAMAL, TIDAL, TRACT, TRAIT, TRAMP

4-letter words (54)

ADIT, ALMA, AMIA, AMID, ATMA, BLIN, BOIL, BOLT, CAID, CAMP, CART, CRAG, CRAM, CRAP, DAMP, DIAL, DITA, GAIT, GAMA, GAMP, GRAM, GRAT, IMAM, LAID, LAMA, LAMP, LINN, LOIN, MAID, MAIM, MALL, MAMA, MARC, MART, OLLA, PACT, PADI, PAID, PALL, PALM, PALP, PART, PLOP, POLL, RAIA, RAID, RAMI, RAMP, TACT, TAMP, TAPA, TART, TRAM, TRAP

6x6 grid (150 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	D	T	M	G	D
A	E	D	E	O	G
E	C	H	A	T	M
O	T	S	K	Y	H
A	T	T	H	R	G
F	A	J	G	R	T

All 150 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

FATSHEDERA

9-letter words (3)

ATMOMETER, FATHEADED, SCAREHEAD

8-letter words (1)

REDCOATS

7-letter words (14)

CHEDDAR, DEASHED, DETECTS, FATHEAD, HASTATE, KHADDAR, REACHED, RECHEAT, REDACTS, REDCOAT, SHEDDER, STEADED, TEACHER, TEETHED

6-letter words (46)

AETHER, CARDED, CHASTE, CHEDER, COATEE, DACHAS, DASHED, DASHER, DEATHY, DETECT, DOATED, DOGGED, ETCHED, ETCHER, FATHER, GOADED, HEADED, HEADER, HEATHY, KASHER, KHEDAS, MOATED, MOGGED, MYRRHS, RACHET, REACTS, REDACT, REDATE, REHASH, REHEAT, RHYTHM, SADDER, SCARED, SHADED, SHADER, SHEATH, SKATED, TEARED, TECHED, TEDDER, TEETHE, THECAE, THETAS, TOCHER, TOGGED, TOTHER

5-letter words (85)

ACETA, ACHED, ADDER, AHEAD, ARETE, ASCOT, ASHED, ATOMY, CADET, CADRE, CARED, CARET, CEDAR, CHEAT, CHEMO, CHETH, COATS, COTTA, DACHA, DARED, DASHY, DEASH, DEATH, DEETS, DETER, DHAKS, DOETH, DOMED, DOTED, EARED, ECHED, ETHER, GEMOT, GETAS, HADED, HASTE, HATED, HEARD, HEATH, HEDER, KHEDA, KHETH, MEATY, METED, METER, MOTET, MOTHY, MYRRH, OATHS, OCHER, OTHER, RACED, REACH, REACT, READD, RECTA, RECTO, REHEM, RETEM, RHYTA, SADHE, SATED, SATEM, SATYR, SCARE, SHADE, SHAKY, SHEAR, SHEET, SHERD, SKATE, STATE, STEAD, STEED, STEER, STOAT, TASTE, TEACH, TEAKS, TECTA, TEETH, THECA, THETA, TOAST, TSADE