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)

HAER
ELOT
EAOS
RQuGN

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)

TETFY
NDDNV
RDJIS
ENARS
ELIHA

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)

SOYHOD
AIISTE
TRIOOE
MCHYOT
TEPLTA
TLWEOM

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