Daily challenge: Sunday, August 23, 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 (59 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EITO
NDMW
CRNE
NYVP

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

PENDENCY

7-letter words (1)

MIDTOWN

5-letter words (6)

DENIM, MINCY, MINED, TINED, TOWNY, WOMEN

4-letter words (24)

DIME, DINE, EDIT, EMIT, ENVY, MEND, MIEN, MIND, MINE, MOWN, NEWT, NIDE, OMEN, OMIT, PEND, RYND, TIDE, TIED, TIME, TINE, TOME, TOWN, VEND, WEND

3-letter words (27)

CRY, DEN, DIE, DIM, DIN, DIT, DRY, END, MEN, MEW, MID, MOT, MOW, NEW, NIM, NIT, OWE, OWN, PEN, PEW, TIE, TIN, TOM, TOW, TWO, WEN, WOT

5x5 grid (247 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

MOHPE
FAKLA
RNKCT
IEEDE
TFFOD

All 247 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

APHANITE, EFFECTED, REFECTED

7-letter words (11)

ALKANET, CLEATED, DEFINER, FRANKED, KNEECAP, PLACKET, PLEATED, RAKEOFF, REFINED, REINKED, TALCKED

6-letter words (64)

ALKANE, ALKENE, CALKED, CALKER, DECKED, DECKER, DECKLE, DEFIER, DEFINE, DEFTER, DEKARE, DENIER, DOFFED, DOFFER, EFFECT, ELATED, FAKEER, FERINE, FINKED, FOETAL, HANKED, HANKER, INFARE, KECKLE, KERNED, KNIFED, KNIFER, LACKED, LACKER, MARINE, MOANED, MOANER, NECKER, NEEDED, NIFFER, PACKED, PACKER, PACKET, PEACED, PELTED, PLACED, PLACET, PLATED, RANKED, RANKLE, REEDED, REFECT, REFFED, REFINE, REINED, REKNIT, RETINA, RETINE, RIFFED, TACKED, TACKER, TACKET, TACKLE, TALCED, TALKED, TALKER, TIFFED, TINKER, TINKLE

5-letter words (57)

ACKEE, ACTED, AFRIT, AKENE, ALEPH, ALPHA, ANKLE, CEDED, CLEAT, DECAL, DEFER, DEKKO, ECLAT, ELATE, EPACT, ETAPE, FAKED, FAKER, FECAL, FINED, FINER, FRANK, FREED, FRENA, INFRA, INKED, INKER, INKLE, KEFIR, KENAF, KERNE, KNEED, KNIFE, LACED, LATED, MAKER, MANED, NAKED, NITER, OAKEN, OFFED, OFFER, PACED, PATED, PEACE, PLACE, PLACK, PLATE, PLEAT, RAKED, RAKEE, RANEE, REFED, REFIT, REINK, TERNE, TINED

4-letter words (112)

ACED, AKEE, AMOK, ANKH, CALK, CAPE, CAPH, CATE, CEDE, CLAP, DECK, DEER, DEET, DEFI, DEFT, DEKE, DENE, DOFF, EDDO, EKED, EPHA, ERNE, FAKE, FANE, FARE, FECK, FEED, FEET, FEOD, FERN, FIEF, FINE, FINK, FIRE, FIRN, FOAM, FREE, FRET, FRIT, HAKE, HANK, HARE, HOAR, INFO, KANE, KARN, KECK, KEEF, KEEN, KEET, KEIR, KERF, KERN, KHAF, KHAN, KNAR, KNEE, KNIT, KOAN, KOHL, LACE, LACK, LATE, LEAP, MAKE, MAKO, MANE, MARE, MOAN, NECK, NEED, NEIF, NITE, PACE, PACK, PACT, PALE, PATE, PEAL, PEAT, PELT, PLAT, PLEA, RAKE, RANI, RANK, REED, REEF, REEK, REFT, REIF, REIN, RIFE, RIFF, RIFT, RINK, RITE, TACE, TACK, TAEL, TALC, TALE, TALK, TAPE, TEED, TEEN, TEFF, TERN, TIER, TIFF, TINE, TIRE

6x6 grid (54 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HDBYHL
IUHOOB
AASNAF
LADNEE
AFHTEH
IXOEIA

All 54 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

DUBONNET

7-letter words (1)

DAHOONS

6-letter words (12)

AUDIAL, BANNET, BLONDS, BONNET, BONSAI, DAHOON, FLASHY, FOEHNS, HONANS, HONDAS, SONANT, SONNET

5-letter words (40)

ABOON, ALFAS, ANENT, ANNOY, BANDS, BANNS, BLOND, BONDS, BONNE, BOOBY, BOONS, BOYOS, BUSHY, DASHY, DAUBY, DHOTI, DUADS, ENTIA, FANOS, FENDS, FLASH, FOEHN, FOHNS, FONDS, HADAL, HENNA, HONAN, HONDA, LOANS, LOOBY, LOONS, SADHE, SALAD, SHONE, SHOOL, SHOON, SNOOL, TEENS, TENDS, USNEA