Daily challenge: Thursday, August 20, 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 (123 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

DIIX
EIUF
TLAA
ERUD

All 123 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

ALERTED, DARTLED, FAILURE, FAULTED, RETILED, TRAILED, URALITE

6-letter words (13)

DARTED, DARTLE, DIALER, DIETER, FAILED, FALTER, FARTED, RAILED, RELAID, RELIED, RETIAL, RETIED, RETILE

5-letter words (30)

AALII, ADULT, AILED, ALERT, ALTER, ARETE, ARTEL, AURAL, DETER, DULIA, DURAL, EDILE, ELIDE, ELITE, FARLE, FAULT, LITER, LITRE, RELET, RELIT, RETIA, RETIE, RULED, TEIID, TELIA, TERAI, TILED, TILER, TRAIL, ULTRA

4-letter words (41)

AFAR, AIDE, ALIT, AURA, DALE, DARE, DART, DEIL, DELE, DELI, DIAL, DIEL, DIET, DITE, DUAL, DURA, DURE, EDIT, FAIL, FARE, FARL, FART, FAUX, LAID, LAUD, LIAR, LIED, LITE, LUAU, LURE, RAID, RAIL, RALE, RETE, RULE, TELA, TELE, TIDE, TIED, TILE, TRAD

3-letter words (32)

AAL, AID, AIL, AIT, ALE, ALT, ARE, ART, DAL, DEL, DIE, DIT, ERA, FAD, FAR, FIX, LAD, LAR, LED, LEI, LET, LID, LIE, LIT, LUX, RAD, RET, TED, TEL, TIE, TIL, ULU

5x5 grid (319 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ETEOP
KESRE
WIUIA
MOTAT
QuASTO

All 319 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

TOASTIEST, WISTERIAS

8-letter words (9)

ATOMISER, MATUREST, REPOSITS, SERIATIM, STATURES, TASTIEST, TATTIEST, TOASTIER, WISTERIA

7-letter words (27)

AIRPOST, ATOMIES, ATOMISE, ATOMIST, ATTIRES, AUSTERE, KEESTER, KEISTER, KIESTER, MATURES, MOISTER, MOUSIER, REPOSIT, SATIRES, SOUREST, SOURSOP, STATIST, STATUES, STATURE, STOURES, STOURIE, TARSIAS, TASTIER, TATAMIS, TATTIER, TATTIES, TOURIST

6-letter words (43)

AIREST, AMOURS, ARETES, ATTARS, ATTIRE, AURIST, MATURE, MISTER, MITIER, MOUSER, OTITIS, OTTARS, OUSTER, OUTSAT, PERUSE, POSEUR, POSITS, POSTER, PRAISE, PRESET, PROSIT, QUOITS, QUOTAS, REATAS, REPOSE, RESEEK, RIATAS, SATIRE, SOMATA, STAIRS, STATUE, STATUS, STEREO, STOURE, STOURS, SUTTAS, TARSIA, TATAMI, TATARS, TATTIE, TERAIS, TOWIES, WESTER

5-letter words (107)

AMIES, AMOUR, ARETE, ARIAS, ARISE, AROSE, ASTIR, ATTAR, AURAE, AUREI, AURES, AURIS, AUTOS, EERIE, EROSE, ESTER, EUROS, IOTAS, KEETS, MATTS, MIKES, MISER, MITIS, MITTS, MOATS, MOIST, MOTTO, MOTTS, MOUES, MOUSE, OMASA, OMITS, OPERA, OSIER, OSTIA, OTTAR, OTTOS, OURIE, PEARS, PEISE, PERIS, PERSE, POETS, PORES, POSER, POSIT, PREES, PRESE, PREST, PRISE, PROSE, PROST, PRUTA, QUOIT, QUOTA, RAIAS, RAISE, REATA, REEST, REPOS, RESEE, RESET, RESEW, RIATA, ROSET, SATIS, SERAI, SIEUR, SIMAS, SIREE, SITAR, SOURS, SOUSE, STAIR, STEEK, STEER, STERE, STIES, STIRP, STIRS, STOAI, STOAT, STOMA, STOUR, SUITS, SUTTA, TAMIS, TARES, TAROS, TARSI, TATAR, TAUTS, TERAI, TERSE, TIERS, TIKES, TIRES, TIROS, TITIS, TOAST, TOURS, TOUSE, TOWIE, URAEI, WEEST, WEETS, WISER

4-letter words (131)

AERO, AIRS, AITS, AMIE, AMIS, ARES, ARIA, ARSE, ATOM, AURA, AUTO, EARS, EKES, EPOS, EROS, ERST, EURO, IOTA, IRES, KEET, KIST, KITS, MAST, MATS, MATT, MIKE, MISE, MISO, MIST, MITT, MOAS, MOAT, MOST, MOTS, MOTT, MOUE, OAST, OATS, OMIT, ORES, OTTO, OURS, OUST, OUTS, OWES, PEAR, PEAT, PERI, POET, PORE, POSE, POST, PRAT, PREE, PROS, RAIA, RATO, REEK, REES, REIS, REPO, REST, RETE, RETS, RIAS, RISE, ROES, ROPE, ROSE, RUES, RUSE, RUST, RUTS, SATI, SEEK, SEER, SERA, SERE, SIKE, SIMA, SIRE, SITS, SOMA, SORA, SORE, SORI, SOUR, SOUS, STAT, STEW, STIR, STOA, STOW, SUET, SUIT, SURA, SURE, TAOS, TARE, TARO, TARP, TARS, TATS, TAUS, TAUT, TEES, TIER, TIES, TIKE, TIRE, TIRO, TITI, TITS, TOST, TOTS, TOUR, TUIS, UREA, USER, UTAS, WEEK, WEER, WEES, WEET, WEST, WETS, WISE, WIST, WITS, WOST, WOTS

6x6 grid (75 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AHAKOR
RAPHYE
RCGMCA
HAHMEN
EADHEI
SWSMRE

All 75 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

HEADSMEN, SHEENIER

7-letter words (8)

APACHES, CHAPMEN, DASHEEN, HEADMEN, MENACER, PARCHES, SHEENIE, SWASHER

6-letter words (25)

ADHERE, ANCHOR, APACHE, ARCHES, ASHMEN, CHADAR, CHOREA, CYMENE, DACHAS, DASHER, ECHOER, ECHOEY, HEMMER, HEREIN, MEANER, MEANIE, MENACE, PACHAS, RAGMEN, RECANE, REECHO, REECHY, SEARCH, SHRINE, WASHER

5-letter words (40)

ACHES, ADMEN, AGHAS, AHEAD, ASHEN, CANER, CHADS, CHARR, CHASE, CHASM, CHAWS, CHEWS, CHOKY, CHORE, CHYME, DACHA, EERIE, EMEER, EMMER, ENEMY, HAHAS, HAWSE, HEADS, HENCE, HERMS, HYMEN, KHAPH, NACHO, NEEMS, NIECE, PACHA, PARCH, REACH, REHEM, RHEAS, SADHE, SHEEN, SHEER, SWASH, SWEAR