Daily challenge: Friday, August 28, 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 (195 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| H | A | E | R |
| E | L | O | T |
| E | A | O | S |
| R | Qu | G | N |
All 195 words in this grid
7-letter words (3)
AEROSOL, GALOOTS, STEALER
6-letter words (20)
ALERTS, GALEAE, GALOOT, GALORE, GAOLER, HEALER, HEELER, HELOTS, LOOTER, OSTEAL, QUOTER, REALER, REELER, RELETS, RETOOL, STELAE, STELAR, STEROL, STOLON, TOOLER
5-letter words (48)
AGONS, ALERT, ALONG, EQUAL, GALAH, GALEA, HAETS, HALER, HALOS, HAOLE, HELOS, HELOT, LAREE, LONGS, LOONS, LOOTS, LOTOS, NOLOS, NOTER, OLEOS, QUAGS, QUALE, QUARE, QUOTE, RELET, ROOST, ROOTS, ROTOS, SNOOL, SNOOT, SOLAR, SOLON, SOREL, SOTOL, STEAL, STELA, STELE, STOAE, STOLE, STOOL, STORE, TELAE, TELOS, TOGAE, TONGA, TONGS, TOONS, TOQUE
4-letter words (75)
AERO, AGON, ALAE, ALAR, ALEE, ALOE, EROS, GALA, GALE, GAOL, GOAL, GOOS, HAET, HALE, HALO, HEAL, HEAR, HEEL, HELO, LAGS, LEAR, LEER, LETS, LOGS, LONG, LOON, LOOS, LOOT, LORE, LOST, LOTS, NOGS, NOLO, NOTE, OLEA, OLEO, OOTS, ORTS, QUAG, RAGS, RALE, REAL, REEL, RETS, ROAR, ROLE, ROOT, ROTE, ROTO, ROTS, SNOG, SNOT, SOAR, SOLA, SOLE, SOLO, SONG, SOON, SOOT, SORE, SORT, STOA, TEAL, TELA, TELE, TOEA, TOGA, TOGS, TOLA, TOLE, TONG, TONS, TOOL, TOON, TORE
3-letter words (49)
AGO, ALA, ALE, ARE, EAR, EEL, ERA, GAE, GAL, GAR, GOA, GOO, GOT, HAE, HAO, LAG, LAR, LEA, LEE, LET, LOG, LOO, LOT, NOG, NOO, NOS, NOT, OAR, OLE, ONS, OOT, ORE, ORT, QUA, RAG, REE, RET, ROE, ROT, SOL, SON, SOT, TEA, TEL, TOE, TOG, TON, TOO, TOR
5x5 grid (199 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | E | T | F | Y |
| N | D | D | N | V |
| R | D | J | I | S |
| E | N | A | R | S |
| E | L | I | H | A |
All 199 words in this grid
8-letter words (1)
INTENDER
7-letter words (5)
DELAINE, DELIRIA, HARIJAN, REDDISH, SHRINED
6-letter words (54)
ADDEND, ALINED, ALINER, ANELED, ARILED, ARSHIN, DENIAL, DIALED, DIALER, DINTED, ELAINS, HADJIS, HAILED, HAILER, HARASS, HINDER, INDENT, INLAID, INTEND, INTENT, JAILED, JAILER, LAHARS, LANDER, LARINE, LENDER, NAILED, NAILER, RADDED, RAIDED, RAILED, RAILER, RAINED, REDDED, REDDEN, RELAID, RELEND, RELINE, RENAIL, RHINAL, RIDDEN, RIDDER, RIDENT, RINDED, SARINS, SHADER, SHALED, SHINED, SHINER, SHRINE, TEDDER, TENDER, VIALED, VIRILE
5-letter words (51)
ADDED, AIDED, AILED, ALINE, ANELE, ANILE, ARSIS, ASIDE, DJINS, ELAIN, ELAND, ENDER, HADJI, HAIRS, HAJIS, HALED, HALER, HILAR, IRADE, LADEN, LADER, LAHAR, LAIRS, LARIS, LIANE, LIARS, LINED, LINER, LIRAS, NAIRA, NALED, NARIS, NIDED, RAINS, RAINY, RANEE, REDAN, RENAL, RILED, RISHI, SARAN, SARIN, SARIS, SHADE, SHALE, SHINE, SHRIS, SIDED, SNIDE, VIAND, VIRAL
4-letter words (88)
AIDE, AINS, AIRS, ALEE, ANIL, ARIA, ARID, ARIL, DAHS, DAIS, DALE, DELE, DELI, DENE, DENT, DIAL, DINS, DINT, DISH, DISS, DJIN, DREE, ELAN, ERNE, HADE, HADJ, HAIL, HAIR, HAJI, HALE, HAND, HILA, HIND, IRID, IRIS, JADE, JAIL, JANE, JARS, JINS, LADE, LAID, LAIN, LAIR, LAND, LANE, LARI, LARS, LEER, LEND, LIAR, LINE, LIRA, LIRI, NAIL, NEED, NERD, NIDE, RAID, RAIL, RAIN, RALE, RAND, RANI, RASH, REDD, REEL, REND, RIAL, RIDE, RILE, RIND, RINS, SARI, SHAD, SHIN, SHRI, SIAL, SIDE, SINS, SIRS, SRIS, TEND, TENT, VIAL, VIDE, VINY, VISA
6x6 grid (104 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| S | O | Y | H | O | D |
| A | I | I | S | T | E |
| T | R | I | O | O | E |
| M | C | H | Y | O | T |
| T | E | P | L | T | A |
| T | L | W | E | O | M |
All 104 words in this grid
8-letter words (3)
MATELOTE, SATIRIST, SITARIST
7-letter words (10)
HOISTED, MATELOT, PELTATE, PHOTOED, PLECTRA, RATCHET, RISOTTO, SATCHEL, SATIRIC, TEPHRAS
6-letter words (31)
ARCHLY, ARIOSI, ARIOSO, ARISTO, CHOOSY, HISTED, HOOTED, HOSTED, IATRIC, ISOHEL, LOOTED, LOTTOS, MOTTOS, PELOTA, PHOTOS, PHYTOL, PLOTTY, RATIOS, RICHLY, RIOTED, SOOTED, TEPHRA, TETCHY, TOMATO, TOOTED, TOOTHS, TOOTHY, TOOTLE, TOOTSY, TOYISH, TRISTE
5-letter words (60)
AITCH, AMOLE, ARMET, CHIRM, CHOIR, CHYLE, DEETS, DOETH, ECHOS, ETHOS, HOIST, HOOLY, HOOTS, HOOTY, HOYLE, ITCHY, LETCH, LOOED, LOOTS, LOTOS, LOTTE, LOTTO, LYTTA, MATTE, MOLTO, MOTEL, MOTTE, MOTTO, OTTOS, PETTO, PHOTO, PHOTS, PHYLE, RATCH, RATIO, RHYTA, RIOTS, RISHI, SARIS, SHIRT, SHOED, SHOTE, SITAR, SOOTH, SOOTY, SOTOL, STEED, STOIC, STOOL, TECHY, TECTA, TEETH, TETHS, TOOTH, TOOTS, TOTED, TOYOS, TRICE, TRIOS, WETLY