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)
| T | T | E | S |
| H | M | A | C |
| E | H | H | D |
| N | A | A | H |
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)
| S | R | A | N | E |
| T | M | O | A | N |
| A | I | Y | O | B |
| O | S | H | E | K |
| H | T | D | S | O |
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)
| O | W | G | H | W | E |
| P | W | T | O | D | A |
| T | R | T | H | I | E |
| S | H | E | O | D | N |
| A | T | O | E | C | K |
| E | H | F | S | B | R |
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