Daily challenge: Friday, June 26, 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 (58 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IORH
YHTT
CKYM
SASA

All 58 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

MYTHOI

5-letter words (10)

CASKS, CASKY, CHOTT, MASKS, MAYAS, MYTHY, SACKS, TROTH, YACHT, YACKS

4-letter words (23)

ACHY, ASKS, CAKY, CASA, CASK, CAYS, KAYS, MASK, MAYA, MAYS, MYTH, SACK, SACS, SAYS, SKAS, THIO, THRO, TORT, TROT, TROY, YACK, YAKS, YAMS

3-letter words (24)

ASK, AYS, CAY, CHI, HOT, HOY, KAS, KAY, KHI, MAS, MAY, ORT, RHO, ROT, SAC, SAY, SKA, SKY, THO, THY, TOR, TOY, YAK, YAM

5x5 grid (298 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

EDDKO
IREQuL
TAPNU
SITIX
TASYE

All 298 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

KERATITIS

8-letter words (12)

ASTATINE, ENTASIAS, EPISTASY, EPITASIS, INERTIAS, PARTITAS, PEDERAST, STRIDDEN, STRIDENT, TRIDENTS, UNPAIRED, UNPITIED

7-letter words (27)

ARPENTS, ASTRIDE, DEAIRED, DENTIST, DEPARTS, ENTASIA, ENTASIS, INEDITA, INERTIA, ISATINE, KERATIN, PARENTS, PARTIED, PARTITA, PASTIER, PATINED, PEATIER, PIASTRE, QUERIED, STAIDER, STATIST, STRAITS, STRATAS, TAPERED, TASTIER, TRIDENT, UNITARD

6-letter words (58)

AERIED, ARDENT, ARPENT, ARTIST, DEARIE, DEPART, DERATS, DERIDE, DIAPER, DRAPED, INERTS, ISATIN, NEARED, NEREID, PAIRED, PAISAS, PARDIE, PARENT, PASTAS, PASTIE, PASTIS, PATINE, PERDIE, PEREIA, PINTAS, PITIED, PITIER, PRIDED, RAIDED, RAISIN, RAPINE, RAPIST, RATINE, REATAS, REDDEN, REDIAE, REDIAS, REPAID, REPAST, RIATAS, RIDDEN, RIDENT, SATIRE, SISTRA, STARED, STARTS, STIPED, STRAIT, STRATA, STRATI, STRIAE, STRIDE, TIERED, TINEAS, TRAITS, TREATS, TREATY, UNPAID

5-letter words (95)

AERIE, AIDED, AIDER, AIRED, AIRTS, ARPEN, ASTIR, DEAIR, DENTS, DERAT, DIRTS, DITAS, DRAPE, DRATS, DRIED, EARED, EDITS, EIDER, ENTIA, EXINE, EXIST, EXITS, IDEAS, INEPT, INERT, INTIS, KEPIS, LUNTS, NEATS, NERTS, NIPAS, PAISA, PARDI, PARED, PARTS, PASTA, PATIN, PATSY, PEART, PEATS, PEATY, PENIS, PINED, PINTA, PINTS, PITAS, PRATS, PRIDE, PRIED, RAIAS, RAPED, REATA, REDED, REDIA, RENTS, REPIN, RIATA, SASIN, SATIN, SATIS, SIPED, SITAR, STAID, STAIR, STARE, START, STATS, STIED, STIPE, STIRP, STRAP, STREP, STRIA, TAPED, TAPER, TAPIS, TARED, TARTS, TASTY, TATAR, TIDED, TINEA, TINED, TIPIS, TIRED, TITIS, TITRE, TRAIT, TRAPT, TREAT, TRIED, UNITS, UNITY, UNTIE, XYSTI

4-letter words (105)

AIDE, AIRT, AITS, APED, APER, ARID, ARTS, ATAP, DEAR, DENT, DERE, DIRE, DIRT, DITA, DITS, DRAT, DREK, EAST, EATS, EDIT, EIDE, ERAS, EXIT, IDEA, INTI, IRED, KEAS, KENT, KEPI, KEPT, LUNE, LUNT, LUXE, NEAP, NEAR, NEAT, NERD, NIPA, NISI, NITS, NIXE, NIXY, PAID, PAIR, PARD, PARE, PART, PAST, PATS, PATY, PEAR, PEAS, PEAT, PENT, PERI, PERT, PIAS, PINE, PINT, PITA, PITS, PITY, PIXY, PRAT, RAIA, RAID, RAPE, RAPT, RATS, REAP, REDD, REDE, RENT, RIAS, RIDE, SAID, SARD, SARI, SATI, SINE, SIPE, SITS, STAR, STAT, STIR, STYE, TAPE, TARE, TARP, TART, TATS, TIDE, TIED, TIER, TINE, TIPI, TIRE, TITI, TITS, TRAP, TREK, TSAR, UNIT, XYST, YIPE

6x6 grid (101 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ROSSNE
EHEOCL
EFEUEP
WCHSCJ
EIDOOR
FNEHRI

All 101 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

REECHOED

7-letter words (5)

CODEINE, CODICES, CORRODE, FESCUES, OSSEOUS

6-letter words (32)

CENSES, CHINED, CHOOSE, CODEIN, COHOSH, COSECS, COSHER, COSHES, CUSECS, DEICES, ECHOED, EROSES, FESCUE, FICHES, FICHUS, FIENDS, HEROES, HOODIE, INDOOR, JOCOSE, LENSES, NICHES, NIECES, NOSHER, NOSHES, REECHO, RHODIC, ROSCOE, SCOUSE, SHINED, SOCLES, WICHES

5-letter words (63)

CENSE, CHIDE, CHIEF, CHINE, CHOSE, CODEN, COEDS, COHOS, COOED, COSEC, COSES, CUSEC, DEICE, DICES, DIENE, ECHES, ECHOS, EIDOS, EROSE, FECES, FENDS, FICES, FICHE, FICHU, FIDOS, FIEND, FINDS, FINED, HEROS, HINDS, HOCUS, HOODS, HOSEL, HOSES, ICHOR, LENOS, LENSE, LEONE, NEWIE, NICHE, NIECE, NOSES, OOHED, OUSEL, PEONS, ROODS, ROOSE, ROSES, SCONE, SHEER, SHIED, SHINE, SHOED, SHOER, SHOES, SHORE, SOCLE, SODIC, SOUSE, WENDS, WIDEN, WINDS, WINED