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)
| T | E | H | A |
| I | D | Y | F |
| A | A | E | T |
| M | I | I | F |
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)
| N | V | R | C | N |
| A | I | N | E | T |
| T | T | E | B | B |
| T | R | O | R | H |
| T | O | O | O | U |
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)
| H | A | S | H | N | H |
| H | N | E | R | N | O |
| S | T | O | A | T | R |
| A | R | N | W | B | L |
| E | F | R | K | H | M |
| C | W | E | R | M | O |
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