Daily challenge: Tuesday, August 18, 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 (137 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NEYE
LHCT
TIPS
ITSA

All 137 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PASTICHE

7-letter words (2)

SPASTIC, SPITTLE

6-letter words (8)

ASPICS, ENLIST, LICHEN, PASTIL, SCHIST, SPICEY, SPILTH, STITHY

5-letter words (26)

APHIS, ASPIC, ASPIS, CHILE, CHIPS, CHITS, LICHT, LISPS, LITHE, PASTE, PASTY, PITHY, SPICE, SPICS, SPICY, SPILE, SPILT, SPITS, STICH, STILE, STILT, TECHY, TILTH, TITHE, TITIS, TITLE

4-letter words (55)

ASCI, ASPS, CELT, CHIP, CHIS, CHIT, CIST, ECHE, ELHI, ETCH, EYEN, HILT, HIPS, HISS, HIST, HITS, HYTE, LECH, LICE, LICH, LIPS, LISP, LIST, LITS, PASS, PAST, PHIS, PICE, PICS, PILE, PISS, PITH, PITS, PSST, SAPS, SICE, SICS, SILT, SIPS, SITH, SPAS, SPIC, SPIT, STEY, STYE, THEN, THEY, THIS, TICS, TILE, TILT, TIPS, TITI, TITS, YECH

3-letter words (45)

APT, ASP, ASS, CEL, CHI, CIS, EYE, HEN, HEY, HIC, HIP, HIS, HIT, ICE, ICH, ICY, ITS, LEY, LIP, LIS, LIT, PAS, PHI, PHT, PIC, PIS, PIT, PSI, SAP, SIC, SIP, SIT, SPA, STY, THE, THY, TIC, TIL, TIP, TIS, TIT, TYE, YEH, YEN, YET

5x5 grid (154 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

AADND
BTWEY
GHDSI
OLOTN
AUMSF

All 154 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

AULDEST, GOLDEST, MOULDED, TAWNEYS

6-letter words (21)

ALDOSE, ALMOST, BATHOS, DAWNED, DEISTS, DHOTIS, DYNEIN, GHOSTS, GLOSTS, GOLDEN, HOLDEN, INSOUL, ISOLOG, MODEST, MOLDED, MOULDS, OLDEST, SOLUMS, TAWNEY, TAWSED, THOLOS

5-letter words (44)

ALUMS, AWNED, BAWDS, DAWED, DAWEN, DEIST, DHOTI, DOSED, DOUMS, DYNES, GHOST, GHOUL, GLOMS, GLOST, GOLDS, HOLDS, HOLMS, HOSED, HOSEN, HOSTS, LODEN, LODES, MODES, MOLDS, MOSEY, MOSTS, MOULD, NEIST, NESTS, NEWSY, OLDEN, SNITS, SOLUM, STIED, STIES, SWATH, TAWED, TAWNY, TAWSE, THOSE, WADED, WADES, WESTS, WHOSE

4-letter words (85)

ALMS, ALUM, AULD, AWED, AWES, AWNY, BADE, BATH, BAWD, DATA, DAWN, DAWS, DAWT, DENY, DEWS, DEYS, DOMS, DOSE, DOST, DOTS, DOUM, DYED, DYES, DYNE, GLOM, GLUM, GOAL, GOLD, HODS, HOLD, HOLM, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, INTO, LODE, LOSE, LOST, LOTI, LOTS, LUMS, MODE, MODS, MOLA, MOLD, MOST, MOTS, NEST, NEWS, NEWT, NITS, ODES, OLDS, SEND, SEWN, SINS, SITS, SNIT, SODS, SOLA, SOLD, SOLO, SOTS, SOUL, SWAB, SWAT, SYNE, TAWS, THOU, TIED, TIES, TINS, TODS, TOLA, TOLD, TOLU, TOMS, WADE, WEDS, WEND, WEST, WHOA, WHOM, YEWS, YINS

6x6 grid (128 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

RLDOSS
ALNAUG
EOONOH
WFUDEU
RTNSGE
AWRDUT

All 128 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

NUTWOODS

7-letter words (10)

ADNOUNS, EUGENOL, GONDOLA, HUGEOUS, NOODGES, NUTWOOD, OUTWEAR, SOUGHED, SUNDOGS, TWOFOLD

6-letter words (43)

ADNOUN, ALLODS, ANODES, DOLLAR, DONNAS, DONNED, DONNEE, DOOFUS, ENOUGH, FONDLE, FONDUS, FOUNDS, FUDGES, FUNDUS, GENOAS, GOUGED, GOUGES, GUANOS, GUENON, HENNAS, HOUNDS, LOANED, LODGES, LOUDEN, LOUSED, NODOUS, NONUSE, NOODGE, NUDGES, OUTWAR, SENNAS, SOUNDS, SUGHED, SUNDOG, SUNNAS, UNDOES, UNDONE, UNFOLD, UNFOND, UNUSED, WONNED, WOODEN, WOUNDS

5-letter words (74)

ALLOD, ALLOW, ALOFT, ALONE, ALOOF, ALOUD, ANODE, ANOLE, DONAS, DONEE, DONNA, DONNE, DONUT, DOUGH, DOUSE, DUNES, FELLA, FELON, FONDS, FONDU, FOODS, FOUND, FOUNT, FUDGE, FUNDS, FUSED, FUSEE, GENOA, GENUA, GENUS, GONAD, GONOF, GOUGE, GUANO, HEDGE, HENNA, HONAN, HONED, HONES, HOUND, LODEN, LODES, LODGE, LOUSE, NEGUS, NODES, NODUS, NONAS, NONES, NOUNS, NUDES, NUDGE, ODEON, SANDS, SANED, SANES, SAUGH, SEDGE, SEGUE, SENNA, SOUGH, SOUND, SUNNA, SUTRA, TUNAS, TUNED, TUNES, UNAUS, UNDEE, UNDUE, WEALD, WOALD, WOODS, WOUND