Trellis #4 answer

The hidden word: STANDARD

STANDARD was the one 8-letter word in the grid, worth 40 points. Its path moves only up, down or sideways from letter to letter, never diagonally, and no square is used twice.

Every word in the grid (53)

These everyday words make up the day's maximum of 174 points, with the hidden eight. Points by length: 3 letters 1, 4 letters 2, 5 letters 4, 6 letters 7, 7 letters 12.

7 letters (1)

CRESTED

6 letters (5)

CANDLEDARNEDDECEITNESTEDRESTED

5 letters (6)

ACRESCANEDCRESTSTALESTANDSUEDE

4 letters (22)

ACRECANECATSCEDEDARNICEDLACELANDLANELATENEONNESTNETSNICENOSEONESRESTSUEDTALETENDTIEDUSER

3 letters (19)

ACEALEANDATECANCATDENENDICENETONERATSONSUETANTARTENTIEUSE

Rarer words that also counted (14)

ELATEDELANDELATENACRECINEDRATLATSSUETTARNEONETALACTADTED