Daily challenge: Sunday, August 30, 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 (134 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EBET
EAIO
RTYP
HOAO

All 134 words in this grid

6-letter words (8)

AORTAE, BAITER, BEATER, BETRAY, OPIATE, RATITE, REBAIT, REBATO

5-letter words (21)

AORTA, BAITH, BERTH, BITER, EARTH, EATER, OATER, ORATE, PATER, PATIO, PAYOR, RATIO, REATA, RETIA, RETIE, TABER, TERAI, THREE, TITER, TITRE, TRAIT

4-letter words (50)

ABET, AERO, ARTY, ATAP, BAIT, BARE, BATE, BATH, BEAR, BEAT, BEER, BEET, BETA, BETH, BITE, EATH, HORA, HOYA, OATH, PATE, PATH, PATY, PITA, PITH, PITY, POET, RATE, RATH, RATO, RAYA, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, TARE, TARO, TEAR, TEAT, THRO, TOEA, TOIT, TOPI, TORA, TORE, TOYO, TRAY, TREE, TROY, TYPO, YARE, YORE

3-letter words (55)

AIT, ARE, ART, ATE, BAR, BAT, BAY, BEE, BET, BIO, BIT, EAR, EAT, ERA, ETA, ETH, HOT, HOY, OAT, ORA, ORE, ORT, PAT, PAY, PIA, PIE, PIT, POI, POT, PYA, RAT, RAY, REB, REE, RET, RHO, ROT, TAB, TAE, TAO, TAP, TAR, TEA, TEE, THO, TIE, TIP, TIT, TOE, TOP, TOR, TOY, YAP, YAR, YIP

5x5 grid (226 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

OEETL
YOHSR
FEIEY
RIREO
NTAHS

All 226 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

SHOETREES

8-letter words (9)

ETHERIFY, FIERIEST, FRIARIES, HAIRIEST, HEARTIER, HERESIES, SHEARERS, SHIRTIER, SHOETREE

7-letter words (16)

AERIEST, AIRIEST, FIERIER, HAIRIER, HEARERS, HERNIAE, REFIRES, REHIRES, RESHOES, SEAREST, SHARERS, SHEARER, SHEERER, THEREAT, THEREIN, THEREOF

6-letter words (44)

AERIER, AERIES, AERIFY, AIRERS, AIREST, AIRIER, ARTIER, EERIER, ETHERS, FEIRIE, FERIAE, FIRERS, FRERES, HAERES, HEARER, HEREAT, HEREIN, HEREOF, HERESY, HERNIA, HIRERS, NITRES, RATIFY, REFIRE, REHIRE, RERISE, RESHOE, SEARER, SEISER, SEREIN, SEREST, SERIES, SHAIRN, SHARER, SHARES, SHARIF, SHEERS, SHERIF, SHIRES, SHOERS, SIREES, THERES, TRIERS, TRISTE

5-letter words (70)

AERIE, AIRER, ARISE, EERIE, ETHER, EYERS, EYRES, FEINT, FEIST, FERES, FERIA, FIRER, FIRES, FOIST, FOYER, FRERE, FRIAR, FRIER, HARES, HEART, HEIST, HERES, HERLS, HIRER, HIRES, HOERS, HOISE, HOIST, HOOEY, NITRE, OYERS, REEST, REFIT, REIFY, RESEE, RESET, RIFER, RISER, SEERS, SEISE, SERAI, SERER, SERES, SERIF, SERIN, SHARE, SHEAR, SHEER, SHEET, SHIER, SHIES, SHIRE, SHIRT, SHOER, SHOES, SHRIS, SIREE, SIRES, TARES, THEIN, THEIR, THERE, THESE, THIEF, TIRES, TRAIN, TREES, TREYS, TRIER, TRIES

4-letter words (86)

AHOY, AIRN, AIRT, ARES, EERY, ERST, ETHS, EYER, EYES, EYRE, FEHS, FERE, FERN, FIAR, FIAT, FIRE, FIRN, FOES, FRIT, HAES, HAIR, HARE, HART, HEAR, HEAT, HEIR, HERE, HERL, HERN, HERS, HEST, HETS, HIES, HIRE, HIST, HOER, HOES, HOSE, HOYS, IRES, IRIS, OOHS, OYER, OYES, RAIN, REES, REIF, REIN, REIS, RESH, REST, RHEA, RHOS, RIFE, RISE, RYES, SEAR, SEAT, SEER, SEES, SEIS, SERA, SERE, SHAT, SHEA, SHOE, SHOO, SHRI, SIRE, SOYS, TAHR, TAIN, TARE, THEE, THEY, THIO, THIR, THIS, TIER, TIRE, TREE, TREF, TREY, TRIO, YEAH, YEAR

6x6 grid (177 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

STSRTI
SNVELE
HAUCUI
ENABBF
DRHRBM
OTCLOI

All 177 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

BARBULES, BRACELET, CLUBHAND, SERVANTS

7-letter words (22)

BANDEAU, BANDORE, BARBULE, BORACES, BRACERS, BRANDER, CHAUNTS, FILTERS, FUELERS, HEAVERS, LEVANTS, LUCARNE, ORACLES, ORCHARD, REAVERS, RECANED, SAUCERS, SERVANT, SHAVERS, SHEAVES, THROMBI, TRACERS

6-letter words (52)

ACULEI, ANARCH, ARENAS, AUCUBA, BANDER, BORANE, BRACER, BRACES, CABBIE, CANDOR, CHARED, CHAUNT, CRANED, DEAVES, ELITES, FILERS, FILTER, FUELER, HANSEL, HARDEN, HAUNTS, HAVERS, HEAVER, HEAVES, IMBUES, LEVANT, LITERS, LITRES, NUCLEI, ORACLE, RACERS, REAVER, REAVES, RECANE, RETILE, SANDER, SAUCER, SAUCES, SAVERS, SECUND, SHAVER, SHAVES, SHEAVE, SVELTE, TILERS, TRACER, TRACES, ULCERS, UNHAND, UNSHED, VAUNTS, VERSTS

5-letter words (99)

AAHED, AREAS, ARENA, ASHED, ASHEN, AUNTS, AVERS, AVERT, BAAED, BANED, BARDE, BARED, BILES, BRACE, BRAND, BUILT, BUNDT, BUNTS, CANED, CANER, CARBO, CARED, CAROB, CAROL, CAROM, CHARD, CHARE, CHART, CLOMB, CLUES, CRANE, CREDO, CULET, CULTI, CUNTS, DEANS, DEASH, DEAVE, EASTS, EAVES, ELITE, FILER, FILES, FILET, HANSE, HANTS, HARED, HAUNT, HAVER, HAVES, HEAVE, IMBUE, LIBRA, LITER, LITRE, LORAN, LUCES, NAANS, NAVEL, NAVES, RABBI, RACER, RACES, RARED, REAVE, RELET, RELIT, RESTS, RETIE, ROTCH, SANED, SANER, SAUCE, SAUNA, SAVER, SAVES, SHAVE, SHEND, SHERD, SNASH, TELES, TESTS, THANE, THROB, TILER, TILES, TORAH, TORCH, TRACE, TREND, TRODE, ULCER, UNDER, UNSET, VANED, VASTS, VAUNT, VERST, VESTS