Daily challenge: Tuesday, August 25, 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 (112 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	S	G	E
R	M	L	V
E	L	O	C
L	K	O	T

All 112 words in this grid

7-letter words (8)

COOKERS, COOLERS, EVOKERS, LOLLERS, LOOKERS, SMOKERS, TOLLERS, TOOLERS

6-letter words (15)

COMERS, COOKER, COOLER, EVOKER, LOLLER, LOOKER, MERLOT, RELOOK, REMOVE, SMELLS, SMOKER, TOKERS, TOLLER, TOOLER, VOMERS

5-letter words (17)

CLOOT, CLOVE, COMER, COOLS, EVOKE, GLOMS, GLOVE, LOOMS, MELLS, MOLLS, OMERS, SMELL, SMOKE, TOKER, TOLLS, TOOLS, VOMER

4-letter words (44)

CLOT, COKE, COLE, COLS, COME, COOK, COOL, COOT, COVE, ELLS, ELMS, GELS, GLOM, KOLO, KOTO, LEGS, LEVO, LOCO, LOLL, LOOK, LOOM, LOOT, LOVE, MELL, MERL, MOKE, MOLE, MOLL, MOLS, MOOL, MOOT, MOVE, OMER, REMS, SLOT, TOKE, TOLE, TOLL, TOME, TOMS, TOOK, TOOL, TOOM, VOLE

3-letter words (28)

COL, COO, COT, ELK, ELL, ELM, ELS, EMS, ERS, GEL, LEG, LEK, LEV, LOO, LOT, MEL, MOC, MOL, MOO, MOT, OKE, OLE, OMS, OOT, REM, TOM, TOO, VEG

5x5 grid (167 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	U	N	E	E
P	A	I	S	R
G	V	V	R	E
T	A	F	T	P
T	I	R	R	T

All 167 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

ARTERIES, REINSERT, TERREENS, TERRINES

7-letter words (19)

ESERINE, GAINERS, GARTERS, NAVVIES, PANIERS, PAVISER, PERRIES, PRISERE, PTERINS, RAFTERS, RAVINES, REPRISE, RERISEN, RETRIES, SNEERER, TERREEN, TERRIES, TERRINE, TRIUNES

6-letter words (34)

AFTERS, AIRERS, AVIANS, ENSERF, FRERES, FRIERS, GAINER, GARTER, INSERT, NAVIES, PANIER, PAVINS, PAVISE, PEREIA, PRIERS, PTERIN, PUISNE, PUNIER, RAFTER, RAVINE, RAVINS, RERISE, RESEEN, RINSER, SEREIN, SERINE, SIRREE, TARTER, TERSER, TRIENS, TRIERS, TRINES, TRIUNE, VAINER

5-letter words (49)

AFRIT, AFTER, AGAIN, AIRER, ANISE, AVIAN, FRERE, FRIER, FRIES, FRISE, FRITT, GAINS, INSET, NAVAR, PAINS, PAIRS, PAISE, PANES, PAVIN, PAVIS, PERIS, PERSE, PRESE, PRIER, PRIES, PRISE, RAVIN, REINS, RESEE, RESET, RESIN, RINSE, RISEN, RISER, SERER, SERIN, SNEER, TERSE, TRAIT, TRIER, TRIES, TRINE, UNAIS, UNSET, VAIRS, VANES, VIERS, VINES, VIRES

4-letter words (61)

AGAR, AINS, AIRS, AIRT, ANES, ANIS, ERRS, FAIR, FART, FAVA, FIAR, FIAT, FRAG, FRAT, FRET, FRIT, GAIN, GAIT, GANE, GAUN, IRES, PAIN, PAIR, PANE, PANS, PERI, PERT, PUNA, PUNS, RAFT, RAGA, REES, REIN, REIS, RIFT, RINS, RISE, SEEN, SEER, SEPT, SERE, SERF, SETT, SINE, SIRE, SNAG, SNAP, TART, TAVS, UNAI, VAIN, VAIR, VANE, VANS, VAVS, VIER, VIES, VINA, VINE, VISE, VIVA

6x6 grid (135 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

G	K	T	N	D	E
A	A	O	G	U	A
E	A	S	G	E	W
W	I	T	L	I	K
V	R	Y	T	A	L
L	A	G	H	T	A

All 135 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

GOATLIKE, GRAVITAS, GRITTILY

7-letter words (18)

ARISTAE, ATLATLS, DUGONGS, GASTRAL, GRAVITY, GRISTLE, GRISTLY, HATLIKE, LARIATS, LATIGOS, LEGONGS, OATLIKE, RAYLIKE, SOGGILY, TONGUED, WASTRIE, WITTILY, YTTRIAS

6-letter words (39)

AGRIAS, ALKALI, ARGYLE, ARISTA, ASTRAL, ASTRAY, ATLATL, DUGONG, ELYTRA, GASLIT, GELATI, GRISLY, GRISON, GRITTY, KELSON, KILTIE, KITTLE, LARIAT, LATIGO, LEGONG, LIKELY, LITTLE, LYRIST, LYTTAE, LYTTAS, STRIAE, TALKIE, TATTIE, TATTLE, TOASTY, TOGGLE, TONGUE, VITTLE, WASTRY, WATTLE, WEASON, WITHAL, WRISTY, YTTRIA

5-letter words (75)

AGRIA, AIRTS, AISLE, ALIKE, ARIAS, ARYLS, ASTIR, ATILT, AVISO, DAUNT, DUELS, DUNGS, GELTS, GILTS, GLIAL, GOATS, GONGS, GRIST, GRITS, GYRAL, HAILS, HALTS, ISTLE, KAILS, KILTS, KILTY, KITTY, LAITH, LAITY, LARIS, LATHY, LEGIT, LILTS, LYART, LYTTA, NOGGS, NUDGE, OSTIA, RIVAL, RIYAL, SATYR, SLAKE, SLATY, SONDE, STAIR, STRAY, STRIA, STYLE, STYLI, TAILS, TASTY, TATTY, TAWIE, TIGON, TILAK, TILTH, TILTS, TOAST, TOGUE, TONGS, UNGOT, VARIA, VIRAL, VIRGA, VISTA, VITAE, VITTA, WAIST, WAITS, WELTS, WILTS, WITHY, WITTY, WRIST, WRITS