Daily challenge: Wednesday, July 1, 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 (59 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	I	A	E
S	F	N	E
N	Q	T	O
T	R	D	T

All 59 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

FANTOD, TENIAE, TENIAS

5-letter words (5)

DONEE, FAINT, NAIFS, SAINT, TENIA

4-letter words (23)

AEON, ANIS, ANTE, DONA, DONE, DOTE, ETNA, FAIN, FANE, FANO, FINE, FINO, INTO, NAIF, NETT, NOTE, SAIN, SIFT, SINE, TEEN, TOEA, TONE, TOTE

3-letter words (28)

AFT, AIN, AIS, ANE, ANI, ANT, DOE, DON, DOT, EON, FAN, FAS, FIN, IFS, NAE, NEE, NET, NOD, NOT, ONE, SIN, TEA, TEE, TEN, TOD, TOE, TON, TOT

5x5 grid (103 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	K	A	R	N
E	O	N	R	H
T	E	F	D	O
P	M	I	L	R
P	T	I	M	Y

All 103 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

EMPTILY, TIMIDLY

6-letter words (7)

DORMIE, FONDLY, HORNET, IMPEND, KETONE, LIMPET, MILORD

5-letter words (22)

ARDOR, DIMLY, DORMY, DRAKE, DRANK, ENROL, FIEND, FILMY, FLORA, FRANK, IMIDO, LIMEN, LIMIT, LORAN, MIMEO, OLDIE, RAKEE, RANEE, TEMPT, TIMID, TONDI, TONDO

4-letter words (72)

AKEE, DIET, DIME, DORM, DORR, DORY, EMIT, FEET, FEND, FETE, FIDO, FILM, FILO, FLIT, FOND, HOLD, HOLM, HOLY, HORA, HORN, IDLY, IDOL, IMID, KANE, KAON, KARN, KEEF, KEEN, KEEP, KEET, KETO, KNAR, KNEE, KNOT, KOAN, LIDO, LIEF, LIEN, LIFE, LIME, LIMP, LIMY, LORD, LORN, LORY, MEEK, MEET, MEND, MENO, METE, MIEN, MILD, MILO, MIME, NARD, NEIF, NOTE, ORRA, PEEK, PEND, PEON, RAKE, RAND, RANK, ROLF, TEEM, TEEN, TEMP, TEND, TIME, TOKE, TONE

6x6 grid (68 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

S	A	T	U	C	P
D	G	E	O	N	N
M	O	D	B	N	P
E	D	A	X	S	O
F	T	N	A	H	M
E	O	A	H	B	S

All 68 words in this grid

7-letter words (7)

BANDOGS, BODEGAS, DEBATED, SANDDAB, SNOUTED, UNBATED, UNNOTED

6-letter words (19)

ABMHOS, ADNATE, ANADEM, BANDOG, BETONS, BODEGA, COBNUT, DEBATE, DEMODE, DOATED, DOBSON, DODGED, DOTAGE, HANTED, MOATED, ODEONS, OUTAGE, OUTGAS, TANDEM

5-letter words (42)

ABMHO, ABODE, ABOUT, ADOBE, AEONS, ANTED, BADGE, BATED, BATON, BEADS, BEGAT, BETAS, BETON, BOTAS, CONNS, COTED, DATED, DEADS, DEGAS, DODGE, DOMED, DONUT, EBONS, EGADS, ETNAS, FEODS, FETED, GATED, GEODE, GETAS, GODET, HATED, NOTED, ODEON, OUTED, OUTGO, SANTO, SATED, SHOPS, SNOUT, TONDO, UNBAN