Daily challenge: Thursday, August 27, 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 (90 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

LEIE
HDTN
LIHR
TEUE

All 90 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

DIETHER, ENTITLE, INTITLE, NEITHER

6-letter words (6)

DITHER, EITHER, HITHER, LITHER, NETHER, TITHER

5-letter words (14)

EDILE, ELIDE, ELITE, ETHER, ITHER, LETHE, LITHE, LITRE, NITID, NITRE, TILDE, TITHE, TITLE, TITRE

4-letter words (32)

DIEL, DIET, DINE, DINT, DITE, EDIT, EIDE, ELHI, ERNE, HEIL, HELD, HERN, HETH, HIDE, HILT, HURT, IDLE, INTI, LEHR, LIEU, LITE, NIDE, NIDI, NITE, THRU, TIDE, TIED, TILE, TILT, TINE, TITI, TRUE

3-letter words (34)

DEL, DIE, DIN, DIT, EDH, ELD, ERN, ETH, HER, HET, HID, HIE, HIT, HUE, LED, LEI, LET, LEU, LID, LIE, LIT, NET, NIT, NTH, RUE, TED, TEL, TEN, THE, TIE, TIL, TIN, TIT, URN

5x5 grid (268 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

DYEES
TCNDI
ALESE
LETFE
OGEAH

All 268 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

NEEDIEST, SEEDIEST

7-letter words (15)

CALENDS, CALLETS, DECALOG, DEFEATS, DEFENCE, DEFENSE, ENLACED, ENLACES, GLACEED, GLEETED, SECEDES, STEELED, STELENE, TALLEST, TELESIS

6-letter words (41)

ALLEES, ALLEGE, CALLED, CALLET, CELLAE, CENSED, CLEFTS, DEFATS, DEFEAT, DEFECT, DELETE, DESIST, DIENES, DIESEL, ECESIS, ENLACE, FELLOE, FENCED, GELLED, GLACES, GLEEDS, GLEETS, HAFTED, HEATED, HEFTED, LEALTY, LENSED, NESTLE, SEATED, SECEDE, SEIDEL, SEISED, SENECA, SENSED, SIESTA, STEEDS, STELAE, STELLA, TALCED, TECTAL, TENSED

5-letter words (93)

ACETA, ACNED, ACNES, ALEFS, ALLEE, CEDES, CEDIS, CELLA, CELLO, CELTS, CENSE, CESTA, CLEAT, CLEFS, CLEFT, DECAL, DEETS, DEFAT, DEIST, DELTA, DENES, DENSE, DIENE, DYNEL, DYNES, EATEN, ECLAT, ELECT, FATED, FATES, FEATS, FECAL, FEEDS, FEIST, FELLA, FELTS, FENCE, FENDS, FETED, FETES, GEESE, GEEST, GELTS, GLACE, GLEED, GLEES, GLEET, HAETS, HAFTS, HATED, HATES, HEATS, HEEDS, HEFTS, ISTLE, LACED, LACES, LACEY, LEETS, LEFTS, LENDS, LENES, LENSE, NEEDS, NEIST, OGEES, SEEDS, SEISE, SELLE, SENDS, SENSE, SETAE, SIDES, SNEDS, SNELL, STEAL, STEED, STEEL, STELA, STELE, TACES, TACET, TALES, TECTA, TEENS, TEENY, TELAE, TELES, TENDS, TENSE, TYEES, TYNED, TYNES

4-letter words (117)

ACED, ACES, ACNE, ALEC, ALEE, ALEF, ALES, ALOE, ALTS, ATES, CALL, CALO, CEDE, CEDI, CEES, CELL, CELT, CETE, CLEF, DEES, DEET, DEFT, DELE, DELL, DENE, DENS, DENY, DIES, DYED, DYNE, EATS, EFTS, EIDE, ENDS, EYNE, FATE, FATS, FEAT, FEDS, FEED, FEEL, FEES, FEET, FELL, FELT, FEND, FENS, FETA, FETE, FETS, GEED, GEES, GELT, GETA, GETS, GLEE, HAES, HAET, HAFT, HATE, HATS, HEAT, HEED, HEFT, HEST, IDES, LACE, LACY, LEAL, LEES, LEET, LEFT, LEND, LENS, LEST, LETS, LOGE, NEED, NEST, NETS, OGEE, OGLE, OLEA, OLLA, SEAT, SECT, SEED, SEEL, SEEN, SEIS, SELL, SEND, SENE, SETA, SIDE, SNED, SNYE, TACE, TAEL, TALC, TALE, TALL, TEAL, TEAT, TEDS, TEED, TEEL, TEEN, TEES, TELA, TELE, TELL, TEND, TENS, TYEE, TYNE, YENS

6x6 grid (116 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

CENANO
FTLUHT
AOGXLE
UNSDTY
CONWUM
EARREC

All 116 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

CONDUCER, TURNSOLE, UNTANGLE

7-letter words (9)

CONDUCE, CONNATE, CONNOTE, CONSOLE, CURRANS, ERRANDS, LANUGOS, RONDURE, TOUCANS

6-letter words (38)

ACORNS, ACUATE, ANSWER, AUNTLY, CANDLE, CANNOT, CANONS, CENTOS, CONGOS, CONGOU, CONSOL, CURRAN, CUTELY, CUTLET, ELUANT, ERRAND, ETHANE, FANONS, FELONS, GOANNA, HANTLE, LANUGO, LENTOS, LETHAL, MUTELY, OCEANS, RACONS, SOFTEN, SOLANO, SOUCAR, TANGLE, TANGOS, TENANT, TOLANE, TOUCAN, UNGUAL, UNGULA, WRONGS

5-letter words (66)

ACORN, AEONS, ALOFT, ALONG, ALTOS, ANCON, ANGLE, ANOLE, CANNA, CANOE, CANON, CANSO, CARNS, CENTO, CONGO, CONNS, CORNS, CURNS, CUTEY, DURNS, DURRA, EARNS, FANGS, FANON, FANOS, FAUNS, FELON, GLOAT, GUANO, HALOS, HAUNT, HONAN, HOTEL, HOTLY, LEHUA, LENTO, LOANS, LONGS, LUNET, MURRA, NONCE, NOUNS, OATEN, OCEAN, OFTEN, OUNCE, RACON, RANDS, RECUT, ROANS, SOFTA, SOLAN, SONAR, TANGO, TANGS, TELOS, THANE, THUGS, TOLAN, TONAL, TONGS, TURNS, UNCOS, UNGOT, UNLET, WRONG