Daily challenge: Tuesday, June 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 (194 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

PNER
DRQuS
ONEL
ESAH

All 194 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

PRESEASON

8-letter words (2)

PREQUELS, RESEASON

7-letter words (9)

HANSELS, PREQUEL, SENORES, SEQUELA, SERENES, SEROSAE, SEROSAL, SNORERS, SORNERS

6-letter words (25)

DRONES, EROSES, HAERES, HANSEL, HANSES, HEROES, HERONS, LANOSE, PROSES, QUEANS, QUERNS, REASON, REROSE, RESEAL, RESEND, SEASON, SENSOR, SEQUEL, SERENE, SEROSA, SNORER, SNORES, SORELS, SORNER, SQUEAL

5-letter words (51)

DONAS, DOSER, DOSES, DRONE, ELAND, ELANS, ERNES, EROSE, ERSES, HALER, HALES, HANSE, HEALS, HERES, HERNS, HERON, HEROS, LANES, LASER, LASES, LEANS, LEASE, LENES, LENOS, LENSE, NOSES, PRESA, PRESE, PRONE, PROSE, QUEAN, QUERN, REALS, RENAL, RESOD, ROSES, SALES, SANER, SANES, SEALS, SELAH, SENOR, SENSA, SENSE, SERER, SERES, SNORE, SONES, SOREL, SORER, SORES

4-letter words (62)

AERO, ALES, ANES, DOES, DONA, DONE, DONS, DORE, DORP, DOSE, EASE, ELAN, ELSE, EONS, ERNE, ERNS, EROS, ESES, HAEN, HAES, HALE, HAND, HEAL, HENS, HERD, HERE, HERN, HERO, LAND, LANE, LASE, LEAN, LEAS, LEND, LENO, LENS, NERD, NOES, NOSE, ONES, ORES, OSES, PROD, PROS, REAL, REND, ROES, ROSE, SALE, SALS, SAND, SANE, SEAL, SEAS, SELS, SEND, SENE, SERE, SONE, SORD, SORE, SORN

3-letter words (44)

ALE, ALS, AND, ANE, DOE, DON, DOR, DOS, ELS, END, ENS, EON, ERE, ERN, ERS, HAE, HAS, HEN, HER, HES, LAS, LEA, NAE, NAH, NOD, NOR, NOS, OES, ONE, ONS, ORE, OSE, PRO, RES, ROD, ROE, SAE, SAL, SEA, SEL, SEN, SER, SOD, SON

5x5 grid (207 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

BEARA
GLTHS
WMOAN
UWEIH
BTCHM

All 207 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ECHINATE

7-letter words (3)

EARSHOT, LOMEINS, RATHOLE

6-letter words (21)

ALOHAS, ALOINS, BLEARS, CHINAS, EARTHS, ELOINS, ETHNIC, GELATO, HARTAL, HEATHS, HIATAL, INHALE, LAHARS, LOMEIN, LOTAHS, MEATAL, MOLARS, RATANS, SATARA, SHALOM, TELOME

5-letter words (72)

ALMEH, ALOHA, ALOIN, ALTHO, ARHAT, ARTAL, ARTEL, BEARS, BELOW, BETAS, BETHS, BLAHS, BLATE, BLEAR, BLEAT, BLOAT, BUTCH, BUTEO, CHEAT, CHEMO, CHIAO, CHIAS, CHINA, CHINS, EARTH, ELOIN, EMOTE, GEARS, GETAS, GLOAT, HAHAS, HANSA, HAOLE, HEATH, HOTEL, IOTAS, LAHAR, LATHS, LEARS, LOANS, LOATH, LOINS, LOTAH, LOTAS, MEANS, MIAOW, MICHE, MINAE, MINAS, MOANS, MOLAR, MOTEL, MOTHS, MUTCH, NATAL, NICHE, OATHS, RATAN, RATEL, SAICE, SHALE, SHALT, SHOAT, SHOTE, SNATH, TAHRS, TAINS, TEARS, TELOI, THOLE, TRASH, WEANS

4-letter words (110)

AINS, ALME, ALOE, ALOW, ALTO, ANSA, ATOM, BEAR, BEAT, BELT, BETA, BETH, BLAE, BLAH, BLAT, BLET, BLOT, BLOW, BUTE, CHEW, CHIA, CHIN, CIAO, EARS, EATH, ETAS, ETCH, ETHS, GEAR, GELT, GETA, GLOM, GLOW, HAEM, HAET, HAHA, HAHS, HALE, HALM, HALO, HALT, HART, HASH, HATE, HATH, HEAT, HINS, HOLE, HOLM, HOLT, HOME, HOWE, IOTA, LARS, LATE, LATH, LEAR, LOAN, LOIN, LOTA, LOTH, LOWE, MEAN, MEAT, MEOW, MICE, MINA, MOAN, MOAS, MOAT, MOLA, MOLE, MOLT, MOTE, MOTH, MUTE, NAOI, NICE, OATH, OLEA, RALE, RASH, RATE, RATH, RATO, SAIN, SATE, SHAH, SHAT, SHOE, SHOT, SHOW, TAEL, TAHR, TAIN, TALE, TANS, TARS, TEAL, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT, TELA, THAE, THAN, TOEA, TOLA, TOLE, TOME, WEAN

6x6 grid (220 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NEECUT
AEEDRO
KAOIEF
RACPAL
NUEHOT
QuEETFM

All 220 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

FOREPEAK, OEDIPEAN, TOEPIECE

7-letter words (23)

CHAIRED, CHAPEAU, CHEEPED, CHEEPER, DECRIAL, DEFORCE, DELTAIC, EARACHE, EPOCHAL, HAIRCUT, HEARKEN, NEEDIER, OEDIPAL, OUTRIDE, PIEFORT, PIERCED, POTHEEN, REFLOAT, TAPHOLE, TAPIOCA, TEACAKE, TOTALED, UREDIAL

6-letter words (71)

AECIAL, AERIED, APERCU, APIECE, ATOPIC, CHAFED, CHAFER, CHALOT, CHAPEL, CHOLER, CODEIA, COPIED, COPIER, CURIAE, CURIAL, DIALER, DIAPER, DIATOM, DIPOLE, DOPIER, DREICH, ELAPID, FAERIE, FAIRED, FERIAL, FOALED, FORCED, FOREDO, HAIRDO, HAIRED, HALERU, LAIRED, LOAFED, LOAFER, MOHAIR, MOPIER, NEEDER, NUCHAE, NUCHAL, ORDEAL, OREIDE, PAIRED, PELOTA, PERDIE, PERIOD, PICARA, PIECED, PIERCE, POTEEN, RACHET, RACIAL, RACIER, REDEAR, REDIAL, REDUCE, RELAID, REPAID, RIALTO, THALER, THECAE, THOLED, TOLEDO, TOURED, TREFAH, TREPID, TRIODE, TRIPOD, TRUCED, TURFED, UREDIA, UREIDE

5-letter words (123)

AECIA, AERIE, AFORE, AIDER, AIRED, AKENE, ALEPH, ALERT, ALOFT, ANEAR, APEAK, AURAE, CEDER, CHAFE, CHAIR, CHAPE, CHEEP, CIDER, CODEC, CODER, COPAL, COPED, COPER, CREDO, CREPE, CRIED, CRIPE, CRUDE, CURED, CURIA, CURIE, CURIO, DEAIR, DEALT, DEFAT, DEICE, DELTA, DEPOT, DOPER, EDUCE, EIDER, ELOPE, EPOCH, EPODE, ERICA, FERIA, FLAIR, FLOAT, FLOTA, FORCE, FORDO, FRIED, HALED, HALER, HAOLE, HOLED, HOPED, HOPER, IDEAL, LAICH, LAIRD, LOPED, LOPER, LOTAH, MOPED, MOPER, NACHO, NUCHA, OAKEN, OCEAN, OLEIC, ORIEL, OURIE, OUTRE, PALED, PALER, PEACH, PECAN, PEDRO, PERDU, PIECE, POACH, PODIA, POLED, POLER, QUEUE, RAKEE, RANEE, REDIA, REDIP, REPOT, RIPED, RUCHE, TALER, TAPED, TAPER, TAPIR, TEACH, TEPAL, TEPID, TEUCH, THECA, THOLE, TOLED, TOPED, TOPEE, TOPER, TOPHE, TOPIC, TOPOI, TORIC, TOTAL, TREAT, TRIAL, TRICE, TRIED, TRIPE, TRUCE, URAEI, UREAL, UREDO, UREIC, URIAL