Daily challenge: Monday, August 24, 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 (67 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TEHA
IDYF
AAET
MIIF

All 67 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

HAFTED

5-letter words (4)

DEITY, FAYED, HAYED, MAYED

4-letter words (25)

ADIT, AIDE, AMIA, AMIE, AYAH, DEFI, DEFT, DEFY, DIET, DITE, EDIT, EIDE, EYED, FIEF, HAFT, HYTE, IDEA, MADE, MAID, MAYA, TEAM, TIDE, TIDY, TIED, YETI

3-letter words (37)

AFT, AID, AIM, AIT, AMA, AMI, AYE, DAM, DAY, DEY, DIE, DIT, DYE, EDH, EFT, EYE, FAY, FED, FET, FEY, FIE, FIT, HAY, HET, HEY, MAD, MAE, MAY, TEA, TED, TIE, TYE, YAH, YAM, YEA, YEH, YET

5x5 grid (147 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NVRCN
AINET
TTEBB
TRORH
TOOOU

All 147 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ENTERTAIN

8-letter words (5)

BEETROOT, BERBERIN, RETAINER, ROTTENER, TATTOOER

7-letter words (13)

BETAINE, CERVINE, CRITTER, HOOTIER, NATTIER, NERVATE, NERVIER, NERVINE, RENTIER, ROOTIER, TENTIER, TERTIAN, TROTTER

6-letter words (35)

ATTIRE, BETTOR, BOREEN, CENTER, CENTRE, CERITE, ENTIRE, ENVIER, HOOTER, INTORT, NATTER, REBOOT, REBORE, RENTER, RETAIN, RETINA, RETINE, RETIRE, RETORT, RITTER, ROBBER, ROOTER, ROTTEN, ROTTER, TATTOO, TENREC, TENTER, TENTIE, TINTER, TOOTER, TORERO, TORTEN, TOTTER, VAINER, VIATOR

5-letter words (37)

BETTA, BHOOT, BORER, BRENT, CENTO, CERIA, CRIER, EBBET, ENTER, ENTIA, INERT, INTER, INTRO, NITER, NITRE, NITRO, OTTER, REBBE, REBEC, RENIN, RENTE, RETIA, RETRO, ROTTE, TAINT, TATER, TENET, TENIA, TERNE, TINCT, TITAN, TITER, TITRE, TOROT, TORTE, TREEN, VITTA

4-letter words (56)

AIRN, BEEN, BEER, BEET, BENE, BENT, BETA, BOOR, BOOT, BORE, BORT, BOTA, BOTT, BREE, BREN, BROO, CENT, ERNE, HOOT, HOUR, INTO, NENE, NETT, NINE, NITE, OTTO, REIN, RENT, RITE, ROBE, ROOT, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, TAIN, TATE, TEEN, TENT, TERN, TIER, TINE, TINT, TIRE, TOOT, TORE, TORO, TORT, TREE, TRET, TROT, VAIN, VAIR, VIER, VINA, VINE, VITA

6x6 grid (244 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HASHNH
HNERNO
STOATR
ARNWBL
EFRKHM
CWERMO

All 244 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

EARSTONES, REFASTENS, WANTONERS

8-letter words (11)

ANTRORSE, BARONETS, CERASTES, EARSTONE, FEASTERS, FERRATES, REFASTEN, REFRONTS, SNORTERS, SNOWBANK, WANTONER

7-letter words (31)

AERATOR, ATONERS, BANTERS, BARONET, CERATES, EASTERN, EASTERS, FASTENS, FEASTER, FERRATE, FRATERS, FRONTER, FRONTES, NATRONS, NONHERO, NONWARS, RASTERS, REFRONT, RHETORS, SARTORS, SENORAS, SNORTER, STERTOR, STONERS, STRAFER, STREWER, TANTRAS, WANTERS, WANTONS, WORSENS, WORSETS

6-letter words (74)

ANEARS, ANSATE, ANTRES, AORTAE, AORTAS, ARENAS, ARSENO, ASTERN, ASTERS, ATONER, ATONES, BANKER, BANTER, BARONS, CERATE, CERTES, EARTHS, EASTER, EATERS, ERRORS, FASTEN, FASTER, FEATER, FRATER, FRONTS, FROTHS, HERONS, NATRON, NONART, NONETS, NONFAT, NONWAR, NORTHS, NOTERS, ONSETS, ORATES, ORATOR, RANKER, RASTER, RATERS, REFERS, RENOWN, RETORE, RETORN, RHETOR, SANSAR, SARTOR, SENORA, SENORS, SETONS, SHRANK, SNORES, SNORTS, STERNA, STONER, STONES, STORES, STRAFE, STROWN, TANKER, TANREC, TANTRA, TAROTS, TENORS, THANES, TONERS, TRONAS, TRONES, TROTHS, WANTER, WANTON, WORSEN, WORSET, WORTHS

5-letter words (125)

ABMHO, AEONS, ANEAR, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTES, ANTRA, ANTRE, AORTA, AREAS, ARENA, ASHEN, ASTER, ATONE, BARES, BARON, BATON, EARTH, EATEN, EATER, ERROR, ETNAS, EWERS, FARTS, FATES, FEARS, FEAST, FEATS, FEWER, FRATS, FROES, FRONS, FRONT, FRORE, FROTH, FROWN, HAETS, HANSA, HANSE, HANTS, HEARS, HEART, HENTS, HERON, HETHS, HONAN, KBARS, KNARS, KNOTS, NARES, NEARS, NONAS, NONES, NONET, NORTH, NOTER, NOTES, ONSET, ORATE, RANTS, RATER, RATES, REFER, RENTS, RETRO, RHEAS, RHOMB, ROARS, ROTAS, ROTES, ROWAN, SAFER, SANER, SANTO, SATES, SENOR, SENSA, SEROW, SETAE, SETON, SHEAR, SHENT, SNASH, SNORE, SNORT, SNOTS, STARE, STENO, STERN, STOAE, STOAT, STONE, STORE, STREW, STROW, TANTO, TARES, TAROT, TARRE, TEARS, TENON, TENOR, THANE, TONER, TONES, TORAS, TORES, TORSE, TRANK, TRASH, TRETS, TRONA, TRONE, TROTH, TROTS, TWAES, WANTS, WARES, WEARS, WONTS, WORSE, WORST, WORTH, WORTS