Daily challenge: Monday, August 17, 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 (177 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	C	I	Z
L	A	I	T
E	T	M	O
R	O	O	T

All 177 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SCLEROTIA

8-letter words (3)

EROTICAL, SALEROOM, SCLEROMA

7-letter words (7)

ATOMICS, EROTICA, EROTICS, MIOTICS, MORTALS, OOMIACS, TOOTLER

6-letter words (21)

ATOMIC, CLAMOR, EROTIC, MIOTIC, MOOTER, MORELS, MORTAL, MOTELS, OOMIAC, OTITIC, RETIAL, SALTER, SAMITE, SCALER, SLATER, TICALS, TOMATO, TOMTIT, TOOTER, TOOTLE, TOTALS

5-letter words (35)

ALERT, ALTER, AMICI, AMORT, CATER, CITER, CLAIM, CLEAT, LAICS, LATER, MACLE, MATER, MICAS, MITER, MITRE, MOREL, MOTEL, MOTOR, REALS, RETIA, ROTAS, ROTLS, SCALE, SLATE, TACIT, TAELS, TALCS, TALER, TEALS, TICAL, TITER, TITLE, TITRE, TOTAL, TOTER

4-letter words (61)

AERO, ALTO, ASCI, ATOM, CATE, CITE, CLAM, ETAS, ETIC, LACS, LAIC, LATE, LATI, LEAS, MACS, MALE, MALT, MATE, MICA, MITE, MOOR, MOOT, MORE, MORT, MOTE, OMIT, OTIC, REAL, REAM, ROOM, ROOT, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, ROTL, ROTO, SALE, SALT, SATE, SATI, SCAM, SCAT, SLAM, SLAT, TAEL, TALC, TALE, TEAL, TEAM, TEAS, TELA, TELS, TICS, TITI, TOEA, TOIT, TOOM, TOOT, TORE, TOTE, ZITI

3-letter words (49)

AIM, AIT, ALE, ALS, ALT, AMI, ATE, CAM, CAT, EAT, ELS, ETA, LAC, LAM, LAS, LAT, LEA, LET, MAC, MAE, MAS, MAT, MOO, MOR, MOT, OOT, ORE, ORT, RET, ROE, ROM, ROT, SAC, SAE, SAL, SAT, TAE, TAM, TAS, TEA, TEL, TIC, TIT, TOE, TOM, TOO, TOR, TOT, ZIT

5x5 grid (119 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	T	T	T	Y
N	E	I	B	F
T	L	N	T	D
C	H	A	U	U
T	R	H	T	A

All 119 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

AUTUNITE, UNBITTEN

7-letter words (3)

DUALITY, ENTHRAL, ETCHANT

6-letter words (16)

AUNTIE, BITTEN, CHALET, CHAUNT, CLIENT, DUNITE, ENTITY, HALITE, INARCH, INHALE, LENITY, LITTEN, RATINE, RATITE, TALENT, TENUTI

5-letter words (34)

ALIEN, ALINE, ANENT, ANILE, ATILT, BINAL, BITTY, CHANT, CHART, CLINE, CRANE, ELINT, FYTTE, HAUNT, INLET, LARCH, LETCH, LINEN, NETTY, NITTY, TAUNT, TENTH, THANE, TILTH, TITAN, TITTY, UNHAT, UNITE, UNITY, UNLET, UNLIT, UNTIE, UNTIL, UTILE

4-letter words (64)

ALIT, ANIL, ANTI, ARCH, AUNT, BILE, BINE, BINT, BITE, BITT, CHAR, CHAT, CLAN, DUAL, DUNE, DUNT, ELAN, ETCH, HALE, HALT, HANT, HART, HATH, HAUT, HUNH, HUNT, INBY, LANE, LATH, LATI, LAUD, LENT, LIEN, LINE, LINT, LITE, LITU, NARC, NETT, NITE, RALE, RANI, RANT, RATH, TAHR, TALC, TALE, TALI, TART, TAUT, TELA, TENT, TETH, THAN, THAT, THUD, TILE, TILT, TINE, TINT, TUNA, TUNE, TUTU, UNIT

6x6 grid (104 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

U	L	S	H	C	I
O	Y	T	S	T	U
O	O	A	R	Qu	T
I	I	M	V	S	A
E	U	S	H	S	T
G	M	V	A	E	W

All 104 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

SQUASHES, ULTRAISM

7-letter words (8)

ATOMISM, GEISHAS, MARSHES, QUASHES, QURSHES, SCUTATE, SMARTLY, STRATHS

6-letter words (21)

ATTICS, GEISHA, GUSHES, MASTIC, MUSHES, SIMARS, SMARTS, SMARTY, SQUASH, SQUATS, STARTS, STATES, STICHS, STOMAS, STOOLS, STRATH, STRAYS, TASSET, TASTES, ULTRAS, VASTLY

5-letter words (73)

ARTSY, ASHES, ASSET, ATOMS, ATTIC, EASTS, GEUMS, HAETS, HASTE, HESTS, IOTAS, LOOIE, LOOMS, LOOTS, LYART, LYSSA, MARSH, MARTS, MASSY, MASTS, MATHS, MAYST, MOATS, MOOLS, MOTHS, OASTS, OATHS, QUASH, QUASS, QUATE, QURSH, RAMIE, RAMUS, SATES, SAYST, SCUTA, SCUTS, SHEAS, SHEWS, SIMAR, SIMAS, SMART, SMASH, SQUAT, STARS, START, STASH, STATE, STATS, STAYS, STEWS, STICH, STOAI, STOAS, STOMA, STOOL, STRAY, TAMIS, TARTS, TASSE, TASTE, TATES, TOAST, TOOLS, TRAMS, TRASH, TRASS, TRAYS, TSARS, ULTRA, VASTS, VASTY, WESTS