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