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)
| L | E | I | E |
| H | D | T | N |
| L | I | H | R |
| T | E | U | E |
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)
| D | Y | E | E | S |
| T | C | N | D | I |
| A | L | E | S | E |
| L | E | T | F | E |
| O | G | E | A | H |
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)
| C | E | N | A | N | O |
| F | T | L | U | H | T |
| A | O | G | X | L | E |
| U | N | S | D | T | Y |
| C | O | N | W | U | M |
| E | A | R | R | E | C |
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