Daily challenge: Saturday, August 29, 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 (87 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

UANA
SCIE
RSDO
NTMT

All 87 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

CANIDS, CASSIA, DISCUS, MODICA, SAINED

5-letter words (14)

ACIDS, ACNED, CAIDS, CANED, CANID, DEISM, DEIST, DISCS, INCUS, MOIST, NEIST, ODIST, SAIDS, SANED

4-letter words (37)

ACID, ACNE, AIDE, AIDS, ANAS, ANIS, ASCI, CAID, CAIN, CANE, CINE, CIST, CUSS, DEAN, DINE, DISC, DISS, DOMS, IDEA, MODE, MODI, MODS, NIDE, ODEA, ODIC, SACS, SAID, SAIN, SANE, SCAN, SICS, SIDE, SINE, TODS, TOEA, TOED, TOMS

3-letter words (31)

AID, AIN, AIS, ANA, ANE, ANI, ASS, CAN, CIS, DEN, DIE, DIN, DIS, DOE, DOM, DOT, IDS, ISM, MOD, MOT, NAE, ODE, ODS, OMS, SAC, SAU, SIC, SIN, TOD, TOE, TOM

5x5 grid (454 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

YEVDW
TCDPN
AOAEI
ALTRL
ELATS

All 454 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

ALLOCATED, ATTRACTED, DECOLLATE

8-letter words (10)

ALLOCATE, COLLARED, COLLARET, COLLATED, DOTTRELS, ELATERIN, LOCATERS, PARIETAL, PARSLIED, TRIPEDAL

7-letter words (43)

ACARINE, ARIETTA, ATLATLS, ATTRACT, CALTRAP, CAPELIN, CARLINE, CARTELS, CATTALO, COATERS, COLLARS, COLLATE, COLTERS, COTTARS, DEALATE, DEPARTS, DETRACT, DOLLARS, DOTTREL, ELAPINE, ELATERS, LATERAD, LATERAL, LATRINE, LOADERS, LOCATED, LOCATER, PALACED, PALTERS, PARTLET, PEACOAT, PEDOCAL, PETRALE, PIRATED, RATLINE, RATTLED, REACTED, REDCOAT, STARLET, STARTED, STARTLE, STRATAL, STRIPED

6-letter words (94)

ACETAL, ADVECT, ALATED, ALTARS, ALTERS, ARIELS, ARILED, ARTELS, ATLATL, ATTARS, ATTEND, CAPERS, CARATE, CARATS, CARIED, CARLIN, CARTED, CARTEL, CATALO, CATERS, CATTLE, CEDARS, CEDERS, COATED, COATER, CODEIN, CODERS, COLLAR, COLTER, COTTAR, DARTLE, DATERS, DECARE, DEPART, DERATS, DOLLAR, DOTERS, DOTTLE, ECARTE, ELATED, ELATER, ELODEA, INERTS, LADERS, LAPELS, LARINE, LATTEN, LATTER, LINEAL, LINEAR, LINERS, LOADER, LOCATE, OATERS, OTTARS, PALACE, PALATE, PALEAL, PALTER, PARLED, PARTED, PATERS, PEACED, PEARLS, PEDALO, PERILS, PINEAL, PINETA, PIRACY, PIRATE, RAPINE, RATELS, RATLIN, RATTED, RATTEN, RATTLE, REDACT, REDCAP, SLIPED, STARED, STATAL, STATED, STATER, STRATA, STRIPE, TALARS, TAPERS, TAPIRS, TARTED, TATARS, TATERS, TOTERS, TRACED, TRINED

5-letter words (146)

ACARI, ACETA, ACTED, ALATE, ALLOD, ALLOT, ALTAR, ALTER, APERS, AREAL, ARIEL, ARILS, ARTAL, ARTEL, ATOLL, ATRIP, ATTAR, CADET, CALLA, CAPED, CAPER, CARAT, CARED, CARET, CARLE, CARLS, CARTE, CARTS, CATER, CEDAR, CEDER, COALA, CODEN, CODER, COTED, COTTA, DARTS, DATER, DEALT, DEARS, DECAL, DEILS, DELTA, DERAT, DOTAL, DOTER, EARLS, ELATE, EPACT, ILEAC, ILEAL, INERT, IRADE, IRATE, LACED, LACEY, LADEN, LADER, LAPEL, LAPIN, LATED, LATEN, LATER, LATTE, LEARS, LIERS, LINED, LINER, LODEN, NEARS, NERTS, NETTS, OARED, OATEN, OATER, OCTAL, OTTAR, PACED, PALEA, PARED, PARLE, PARTS, PATED, PATEN, PATER, PEACE, PEARL, PEARS, PEART, PEDAL, PELTS, PERIL, PETAL, PIERS, PIETA, PILEA, PILED, PINED, RACED, RAPED, RATAL, RATED, RATEL, REACT, READD, REATA, REPIN, RIELS, RILED, RIPED, RIPEN, SLIER, SLIPE, STALE, STALL, STARE, START, STATE, STRAP, STREP, STRIP, TACET, TAELS, TALAR, TAPED, TAPER, TAPIR, TARED, TARTS, TATAR, TATER, TEARS, TEIND, TEPAL, TOTAL, TOTED, TOTER, TRACE, TRACT, TRADE, TREAD, TREAT, TREND, TRIED, TRINE, TRIPE

4-letter words (158)

ACED, ACTA, ALAE, ALAR, ALTO, APED, APER, AREA, ARIL, ARTS, ATAP, CADE, CALL, CALO, CAPE, CARE, CARL, CARS, CART, CATE, CEDE, COAL, COAT, CODA, CODE, COLA, COLE, COLT, COTE, DACE, DALE, DARE, DART, DATA, DATE, DATO, DEAL, DEAR, DECO, DEIL, DELI, DELS, DOAT, DOLE, DOLL, DOLT, DOTE, DOTY, EARL, EARS, ERST, ILEA, IRED, LACE, LACY, LADE, LARI, LARS, LATE, LATS, LEAD, LEAL, LEAP, LEAR, LEND, LIED, LIEN, LIER, LINE, LIRA, LIRE, LOAD, LOCA, LODE, LOTA, NEAP, NEAR, NEAT, NETT, NILS, NIPA, OARS, ODEA, OLEA, OLLA, PACA, PACE, PACT, PALE, PALL, PARA, PARE, PARS, PART, PATE, PEAL, PEAR, PEAT, PEIN, PELT, PEND, PERI, PERT, PIED, PIER, PILE, PINE, RACE, RACY, RALE, RAPE, RATE, RATO, RATS, READ, REAL, REAP, REDD, REDE, REDO, REIN, REND, RIEL, RILE, RIND, RIPE, SLED, SLIP, STAR, STAT, TACE, TACO, TACT, TAEL, TALA, TALE, TALL, TAPE, TARE, TARS, TART, TATE, TATS, TEAL, TEAR, TELS, TEND, TEPA, TOAD, TOLA, TOLE, TOLL, TOTE, TRAD, TRAP, TRET, TRIP, VETO

6x6 grid (163 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NSNASG
KMEPED
SWSSNA
PMIMEB
HWNGDN
LFLOGR

All 163 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

DEADNESSES

9-letter words (2)

BADNESSES, MISSPENDS

8-letter words (5)

DEADNESS, MISEASES, MISSENDS, MISSPEND, SWINGMEN

7-letter words (28)

AEGISES, ASEPSES, ASEPSIS, BADNESS, DEADENS, DEMISED, DEMISES, FLOGGED, GENESES, GENESIS, GENSENG, MENSING, MESSING, MESSMEN, MISEASE, MISPENS, MISSEND, NEWSMEN, SEMISES, SENSING, SNEAPED, SPEANED, SPENSES, SPEWING, SWINGED, SWINGES, SWISSES, WINGMEN

6-letter words (49)

ASPENS, BADGES, BEANED, DEADEN, DEANED, DEMISE, DESIGN, EGISES, ENSIGN, GONGED, LODENS, LODGES, LOGGED, LONGED, LONGES, MENADS, MENSED, MENSES, MESNES, MESSED, MESSES, MEWING, MISPEN, MISSED, MISSES, NESSES, NOGGED, PAEANS, PEASEN, PEASES, PENMEN, SEABED, SEDANS, SENSED, SENSES, SEPSES, SEPSIS, SEWING, SINGED, SINGES, SNEAPS, SPEANS, SPENDS, SPENSE, SWINGE, WINGED, WISPED, WISSED, WISSES

5-letter words (78)

AEGIS, APNEA, APSES, APSIS, ASPEN, BADGE, BANDS, BANED, BANES, BEADS, BEANS, BEGIN, BENDS, BENES, DEADS, DEANS, DENES, DENSE, DOGES, EASED, EASES, ESSES, FLONG, GENES, GIMPS, LODEN, LODES, LODGE, LOGES, LONGE, MEADS, MEANS, MENAD, MENDS, MENSE, MESNE, MIMED, MIMES, MISES, NABES, NAPES, NEAPS, NODES, PAEAN, PANES, PASES, PEANS, PEASE, PENDS, PENES, SANES, SEDAN, SEGNI, SEGNO, SEMIS, SENDS, SENSE, SIMPS, SINGE, SISES, SMEWS, SNAPS, SNEAP, SNEDS, SPAED, SPAES, SPANS, SPEAN, SPEND, SPEWS, SWIMS, SWING, SWISS, WEANS, WIMPS, WISED, WISES, WISPS