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