Daily challenge: Saturday, August 22, 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 (126 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	C	R	E
E	M	M	A
R	O	F	A
B	I	S	R

All 126 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

FIBROMAS

7-letter words (4)

AMERCER, ARMOIRE, CRAMMER, FIBROMA

6-letter words (9)

AMERCE, BIFORM, COMMAS, FARCER, FARMER, FRAMER, ISOMER, MERCER, RAMMER

5-letter words (24)

AFARS, AFIRE, AFORE, AMMOS, ARMER, ARMOR, BIOME, BRIOS, BROME, BROMO, CEROS, COMER, COMMA, CREAM, EMMER, FARCE, FIBRE, FORME, FRAME, MAARS, MOIRE, OCREA, ROMEO, SOFAR

4-letter words (42)

AFAR, AMAS, AMMO, ARCO, ARFS, BIOS, BORE, BRIO, BRIS, BROS, CERO, COME, CRAM, EMFS, EROS, FAME, FARE, FARM, FIRE, FIRM, FORB, FORE, FORM, MAAR, MARC, MARE, MARS, MOME, MORE, OBIS, OMER, OSAR, REAM, RIFS, SAME, SIRE, SOFA, SOMA, SOME, SORB, SORE, SORI

3-letter words (46)

AAS, AMA, ARC, ARE, ARF, ARM, ARS, BIO, BIS, BOS, BRO, EAR, EMF, ERA, FAR, FAS, FIB, FIR, FOB, FOE, FOR, IFS, IRE, MAE, MAR, MAS, MOB, MOC, MOM, MOR, MOS, OBI, ORB, ORE, RAM, RAS, REC, REM, RIB, RIF, ROB, ROE, ROM, SIB, SIR, SOB

5x5 grid (41 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

W	N	N	E	A
R	C	A	O	U
Y	W	N	D	I
D	H	T	Y	G
H	P	D	D	S

All 41 words in this grid

6-letter words (2)

CANNON, DUENNA

5-letter words (11)

AUDIO, CADGY, CANDY, CANOE, CANON, CANTY, CRWTH, DONNA, NANCY, SYNOD, SYNTH

4-letter words (28)

ACNE, AEON, ANOA, ANON, AWNY, AWRY, CADI, CANE, CANT, DAWN, DAWT, DIGS, DONA, DONE, HWAN, NAOI, NEON, NODI, NONA, NONE, SYNC, TWAE, WADI, WADY, WAND, WANE, WANT, WANY

6x6 grid (193 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	A	L	W	I	O
I	M	L	I	N	O
H	W	R	D	L	O
U	E	O	E	E	C
R	E	K	R	A	T
R	L	E	I	R	T

All 193 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

LINOLEATE, RELOCATED

8-letter words (5)

CAREERER, DREARIER, RELOCATE, REWORKED, WIREWORK

7-letter words (22)

AMREETA, CATERED, CATERER, CEDILLA, CLEARED, CLEARER, CLEATED, CLERKED, LEARIER, LOCATED, LOCATER, REACTED, REDRILL, REEKIER, REERECT, REORDER, TEARIER, TRAIKED, WHEELER, WHEREAT, WIDOWER, WINDROW

6-letter words (66)

AEDILE, AIRTED, ALDRIN, AREOLE, CAREER, CARKED, CARREL, CARTED, CARTEL, CARTER, CATTED, CLERID, COLDER, COLONI, CONDOR, COOLED, COOLER, DEACON, DEARER, DEARIE, DECARE, DERATE, DERMAL, DORMIE, HEELER, HERDER, HEREAT, HERMAE, HERMAI, HIEMAL, HURLER, IDEATE, IRATER, KERRIA, LEERED, LOCATE, OLEATE, ORACLE, ORATED, RACOON, RATTED, RATTER, REARED, REDEAR, REDREW, REEKED, REEKER, REELER, REWOKE, REWORD, REWORK, TARRED, TARTED, TARTER, TEARED, TEARER, TEREDO, TERRAE, TRACED, TRACER, WILDER, WINDER, WINDLE, WINDOW, WORKED, WORKER

5-letter words (98)

ACOLD, ACTED, AERIE, AIRED, AIRER, ALDER, ARIEL, ARROW, ARTEL, CARED, CARER, CARET, CARTE, CATER, CEDER, CERED, CERIA, CLEAR, CLEAT, CLEEK, CLERK, COLED, COLIN, COLON, CONDO, DEAIR, DERAT, DERMA, DIRER, DOWER, DOWIE, DREAR, DRILL, EARED, EATER, EDILE, EERIE, ELDER, ELECT, ELIDE, ELOIN, ERECT, ERODE, HERMA, IDLER, ILEAC, INDOW, INDRI, INLET, IRATE, IRKED, KORAI, KORAT, LOOED, ODEON, OLDER, ORATE, ORDER, ORIEL, RACED, RACER, RACON, RARED, RARER, RATED, RATEL, RATER, REACT, RECON, RECTA, RELET, RIDER, RILED, RODEO, ROWER, TACET, TARED, TAROK, TARRE, TATER, TELOI, TERAI, TERRA, TRACE, TRACT, TRAIK, TRIAC, TRIER, TRIKE, WHEEL, WHERE, WIDER, WIDOW, WILCO, WILED, WIRED, WIRER, WORLD