Daily challenge: Friday, August 21, 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 (48 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	O	R	T
G	T	S	T
W	J	T	N
A	O	F	S

All 48 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

GATORS

5-letter words (5)

GATOR, GOATS, OTTOS, TORTS, TROTS

4-letter words (19)

GATS, GOAT, JOTS, OATS, ORTS, OTTO, ROTA, ROTS, SORT, STAG, STOA, STOW, TAOS, TOGA, TORS, TORT, TOST, TROT, WOTS

3-letter words (23)

AGO, ATT, GAT, GOA, GOR, GOT, JAW, JOT, JOW, OAT, OFT, ORS, ORT, ROT, SOT, TAG, TAO, TOG, TOR, TOW, TWA, TWO, WOT

5x5 grid (34 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

R	E	I	O	T
O	E	O	A	A
O	G	O	E	E
R	B	F	E	R
O	Y	E	G	F

All 34 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

BOOGER, GOOIER

5-letter words (8)

BEEFY, BEFOG, GOFER, GOOFY, GREAT, REATA, REEFY, ROGER

4-letter words (24)

BEEF, BEER, BOAT, BOOR, BROO, EGER, FEAT, FERE, FREE, GOAT, GOBO, GOBY, GOER, GOOF, GORE, GORY, GREE, IOTA, OBEY, OBOE, OGEE, ORBY, REEF, ROBE

6x6 grid (191 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	E	N	E	G	T
E	L	A	E	O	M
S	D	H	C	A	E
R	E	P	K	H	E
H	H	A	A	I	C
U	I	S	T	I	U

All 191 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SERENADER

8-letter words (11)

CHIASTIC, HAEREDES, LEACHERS, MAENADES, PASTICHE, PHREATIC, REACHERS, SAPHEADS, SAPHENAE, SERENADE, STAPEDES

7-letter words (22)

CHAPATI, HEADERS, HEPATIC, KASHERS, LEACHED, LEACHER, LEACHES, LEADERS, MAENADS, NEEDERS, REACHED, REACHER, REACHES, READERS, RESEATS, RHAPHAE, RHAPHES, SAPHEAD, SAPHENA, SHAPERS, TAKAHES, TOCHERS

6-letter words (60)

ACHENE, ALDERS, ANELED, ANELES, CADRES, CAEOMA, CHAPES, CHEATS, CHEDER, CHEGOE, DACHAS, ELDERS, ENLACE, HACKIE, HAERES, HASHED, HASHES, HEADER, HEALED, HEALER, HERDER, KASHER, KHAPHS, LACHES, LADERS, LEADER, MACHES, MAENAD, MOCHAS, NACHAS, NACHES, NALEDS, NEEDER, OCHERS, PASHED, PASHES, PASTIE, PEDALS, PEDLER, PHATIC, READER, REALES, REATAS, RELACE, RENEGE, REPAST, RESEAT, RESEDA, RESEEN, RHAPHE, SERENE, SHAPED, SHAPER, SHAPES, SHERDS, SHREDS, STAPES, TAKAHE, TAPERS, TOCHER

5-letter words (97)

AAHED, ACHED, ACHES, AECIA, AEDES, ALDER, ANELE, APEAK, APERS, APHIS, ASHED, ASHES, CADES, CADRE, CAMEO, CANER, CHADS, CHAPE, CHATS, CHEAP, CHEAT, CHEMO, CHIAS, CHITS, COMAE, DACHA, DAHLS, DALES, DEASH, DHALS, ECHED, ECHES, ELDER, EPHAS, HADES, HAIKA, HALED, HALER, HALES, HEADS, HEALS, HEATS, HEDER, HERDS, IKATS, KAPAS, KAPHS, KASHA, KATAS, KHAPH, KHATS, KHEDA, LADER, LADES, LEACH, LEADS, MACHE, MOCHA, NALED, NEEDS, OCEAN, OCHER, PAISA, PASHA, PASTA, PEATS, PEDAL, PEDES, PERSE, REACH, READS, REALS, REATA, REDAN, REDES, REEDS, REELS, RENAL, RESEE, RHEAS, SAICE, SEATS, SEDAN, SEDER, SELAH, SHAPE, SHEDS, SHERD, SHRED, SLACK, STAPH, STICH, TAHRS, TAPAS, TAPED, TAPER, TAPES