Daily challenge: Monday, August 31, 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 (71 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	H	P	G
T	D	H	E
G	O	H	A
O	C	L	E

All 71 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

CHALOTH

6-letter words (2)

CHALOT, CHELAE

5-letter words (7)

CHELA, CLOTH, DHOLE, EPHAH, EPHOD, HELOT, HOOCH

4-letter words (26)

CLOD, CLOG, CLOT, COLA, COLE, COOL, COOT, DHAL, DOLE, DOTH, EPHA, GOOD, HALE, HALO, HEAL, HELO, HOLE, LOCH, LOCO, LOGO, LOTH, OLEA, PEAL, PHOT, TOLA, TOLE

3-letter words (35)

ALE, COD, COG, COL, COO, COT, DOC, DOG, DOL, DOT, GOD, GOO, GOT, HAE, HAH, HEH, HEP, HOD, HOG, HOT, LEA, LOG, LOO, LOT, NTH, OLE, OOH, OOT, PEA, PEG, PEH, PHT, TOD, TOG, TOO

5x5 grid (75 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	C	E	A	I
H	A	O	R	H
D	I	V	D	F
A	T	T	T	Y
O	O	O	A	E

All 75 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CAVITATE

7-letter words (1)

VITTATE

6-letter words (7)

CERVID, CHITTY, DACOIT, HAIRDO, HAVIOR, TATTOO, VITTAE

5-letter words (22)

AREAE, ARECA, AROID, AVOID, CERIA, CHIAO, CORIA, DATTO, DAVIT, DITTO, DITTY, DREAD, DROIT, HARDY, HAVOC, OOTID, OREAD, REACH, ROACH, TITTY, VITAE, VITTA

4-letter words (44)

ACHE, ADIT, AERO, AREA, ARVO, AVID, CADI, CAID, CERO, CHAD, CHAO, CHIA, CHID, CHIT, CORD, CORE, CORF, DACE, DATO, DITA, DIVA, DOER, DOIT, DORE, EACH, ECHE, FRAE, FROE, HAIR, HARD, HARE, HEAD, HIRE, OTTO, READ, ROAD, TATE, TEAT, TOAD, TOOT, TOTE, VITA, VOID, YETT

6x6 grid (121 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

T	E	E	L	T	N
D	Y	T	R	G	B
N	T	O	N	E	F
K	O	R	N	H	Y
E	A	W	R	U	W
L	U	O	S	Y	R

All 121 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ENROOTED, UNROOTED

7-letter words (17)

ARNOTTO, DETERGE, ENTERON, GENTEEL, GENTLER, HERONRY, KNOTTED, KNOTTER, LEARNER, SWOONER, SWOTTED, SWOTTER, TOOTLER, TROTTED, UNNOTED, WHERETO, WRONGER

6-letter words (45)

AROYNT, ARROWS, EARNER, ENROOT, ENTREE, ETERNE, GENROS, GENTLE, GENTOO, GLEETY, GLEYED, GREEDY, GREYED, GROTTO, GROTTY, HENRYS, HENTED, HERETO, KNOTTY, LEARNT, NONWAR, REGLET, RENTED, RETOOK, RETORN, RETORT, RONYON, ROOTED, ROOTER, ROTTED, ROTTER, RUNNER, SORNER, SORROW, SWARTY, TONGER, TONNER, TOOTED, TOOTER, TOOTLE, UNROOT, UNWORN, WARNER, WONTON, WOTTED

5-letter words (57)

ARROW, AWOKE, BERET, DETER, EGRET, ENTER, GENRE, GENRO, GENUS, GLEED, GLEET, GREED, GREET, HENRY, HERON, KAROO, KNOWN, KNOWS, LEARN, NOTED, NOTER, OTTER, OWNER, REEDY, RENTE, ROOTY, ROTOR, ROTTE, SOWAR, SURRA, SWALE, SWART, SWOON, SWORN, TERNE, TONER, TONEY, TONNE, TONUS, TOROT, TORTE, TOTED, TOTER, TOYED, TOYER, TREED, TROAK, TROKE, TRONE, TROWS, UNWON, WARTY, WHERE, WORRY, WRONG, WROTE, YENTE