Daily challenge: Wednesday, August 19, 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 (128 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TTES
HMAC
EHHD
NAAH

All 128 words in this grid

6-letter words (4)

SAMECH, SCATHE, SEAMEN, THEMES

5-letter words (21)

CAMES, CATES, CHASE, DACES, DACHA, DAMES, DATES, HAHAS, HAMES, HATES, HEMES, MACES, MATES, NEMAS, SATEM, SCATT, SEMEN, TACES, TAMES, TEACH, THEME

4-letter words (57)

ACES, AHEM, AMEN, ATES, CAME, CASE, CATE, CHAD, CHAM, CHAT, DACE, DAME, DATE, EACH, EATH, EMES, ETAS, HAEM, HAEN, HAES, HAET, HAHA, HAME, HATE, HATH, HEME, MACE, MACH, MACS, MAES, MATE, MATH, MATT, MEAD, MEAN, MEAT, MESA, META, METH, NEMA, SAME, SATE, SCAD, SCAM, SCAT, SEAM, SEAT, SEME, SETA, SETT, TACE, TACH, TAME, TEAM, TEAS, THEM, THEN

3-letter words (46)

AAH, ACE, AHA, ANE, ATE, ATT, CAD, CAM, CAT, DAH, DAM, EAT, EME, ETA, ETH, HAD, HAE, HAH, HAM, HAS, HAT, HEH, HEM, HEN, MAC, MAD, MAE, MAS, MAT, MEN, MET, NAE, NAH, SAC, SAD, SAE, SAT, SEA, SEC, SET, TAD, TAE, TAM, TAS, TEA, THE

5x5 grid (221 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SRANE
TMOAN
AIYOB
OSHEK
HTDSO

All 221 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

STRAMASHES

8-letter words (4)

MISYOKED, MISYOKES, STASIMON, STRAMASH

7-letter words (10)

ANNOYED, BEDSITS, ENAMORS, MISYOKE, SMASHED, SMASHES, STASHED, STASHES, STASIMA, STROYED

6-letter words (25)

ANNOYS, AORTAS, AROMAS, ARTIST, BAYMAN, BEDSIT, BOYISH, DEBONE, DHOORA, ENAMOR, HYAENA, MANORS, MAROON, MASHED, MASHES, MATRON, ROOKED, SHOATS, SIMARS, SIMOON, STOATS, STROMA, STROOK, STROYS, TOSHES

5-letter words (70)

ABOON, AMIAS, AMORT, ANNOY, ANOMY, AORTA, AROMA, ASHED, ASHES, ATMAN, BAYED, BONNE, BOOMS, BOOMY, BOORS, ENORM, HOIST, HOKED, HOKES, HOKEY, HONAN, MAIST, MANNA, MANOR, MARTS, MASHY, MOIST, MOOED, MORTS, NABES, NOISY, NOMAS, NOOKS, NORMS, OBEYS, OHIAS, OKEHS, OMITS, OOHED, ROAMS, ROMAN, ROOKS, SHEDS, SHIMS, SHIST, SHITS, SHOAT, SHOED, SHOES, SHONE, SHOON, SIMAR, SMART, SMASH, SOTHS, STASH, STIMY, STOAI, STOAT, STROY, TAMIS, THYMI, TOITS, TRAMS, TROIS, TRONA, TRONE, TROYS, YOKED, YOKES

4-letter words (111)

ABED, AIMS, AITS, AMAS, AMIA, AMIS, ANNA, ANOA, ARMS, ARMY, ARTS, ASHY, ATMA, AYES, BANE, BAYS, BEDS, BEYS, BONE, BOOM, BOON, BOOR, BOYO, BOYS, DESK, DEYS, EBON, EDHS, HIST, HITS, HOED, HOES, HOKE, HONE, HOST, HOTS, HOYA, HOYS, KEYS, KOAN, MANA, MANE, MANO, MARS, MART, MASH, MAST, MATS, MISO, MIST, MOAN, MOON, MORA, MORS, MORT, NAAN, NABE, NANA, NAOI, NAYS, NOES, NOMA, NOMS, NOOK, NOON, NORM, OARS, OAST, OATS, OBES, OBEY, OHED, OHIA, OKEH, OKES, OMIT, OOHS, ORTS, OYES, RAMI, RAMS, ROAM, ROAN, ROMS, ROOK, SATI, SHED, SHES, SHIM, SHIT, SHOE, SHOO, SHOT, SIMA, SIMS, SITS, SMIT, SOKE, SOTH, STOA, TAMS, TAOS, THEY, THIO, THIS, TOIT, TOSH, TRAM, TROY, YOKE, YOKS

6x6 grid (149 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

OWGHWE
PWTODA
TRTHIE
SHEODN
ATOECK
EHFSBR

All 149 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

ATHETOID, BESOOTHE, HEATHERS, SCOOTERS, SOOTHERS

7-letter words (17)

AETHERS, COOTERS, DOTTERS, ENCODES, FOOTERS, HEATERS, HEATHER, HOOTERS, HOWDIED, POWTERS, RETHINK, SCOOTER, SCOTERS, SHOOTER, SOOTHER, STRETTO, TOOTERS

6-letter words (50)

AEDINE, AETHER, BESOTS, CODEIA, CODEIN, COINED, COOEED, COOEES, COOERS, COOTER, DEFTER, DIDOES, DIODES, DOTERS, DOTTER, EASTER, EATERS, ENCODE, ETHERS, FOODIE, FOOTER, HATERS, HEATER, HEATHS, HEEDED, HOIDEN, HOODED, HOODIE, HOOFED, HOOTER, HOTTER, HOWDIE, OTHERS, OTTERS, POWTER, REEDED, SCOOTS, SCOTER, SEETHE, SHOOED, SOFTAS, SOFTER, SOOTHE, SOOTHS, THETAS, THREES, TOOTER, TOOTHS, TOTERS, TOTHER

5-letter words (77)

AEDES, AIDED, AIDES, ASTER, BEERS, BEETS, BESOT, CEDED, CODED, CODEN, CODES, COHOG, COOED, COOEE, COOER, COOFS, COOTS, DEERS, DEETS, DINED, DIODE, DOERS, DOETH, DOTER, EATER, ESCOT, ETHER, ETHOS, HAETS, HASTE, HATER, HEATH, HEATS, HETHS, HIDED, HIDES, HOERS, HOOFS, HOOTS, HOSED, KNEAD, NIDED, NIDES, OFTER, OTHER, OTTER, PREED, PREES, REEFS, SCOOT, SEERS, SHOED, SHOER, SHOES, SHOOT, SHOTE, SOFTA, SOFTS, SOOTH, SOTHS, STEED, STOOD, TAHRS, TETHS, THETA, THINE, THINK, THOSE, THREE, TOOTH, TOOTS, TOTER, TOWED, TREED, TREES, TRETS, WADED