Daily challenge: Thursday, July 2, 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 (68 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

CERE
AEYI
AETE
SIEI

All 68 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

CERITES

6-letter words (2)

CERITE, RETIES

5-letter words (11)

AERIE, CEASE, CETES, EERIE, EYRIE, RETIA, RETIE, RITES, TEASE, TYEES, YETIS

4-letter words (27)

AERY, ASEA, CEES, CERE, CETE, EASE, EERY, EYER, EYES, EYRE, REES, RETE, RITE, RYES, SEER, SITE, TEAS, TEES, TIER, TIES, TIRE, TYEE, TYER, TYES, TYRE, YEAS, YETI

3-letter words (27)

AAS, ACE, AIS, AIT, CEE, ERE, EYE, IRE, REC, REE, REI, RET, RYE, SAE, SEA, SEE, SEI, SET, SIT, TEA, TEE, TIE, TIS, TYE, YEA, YES, YET

5x5 grid (278 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

DELAE
RTOEC
OOLHR
DAOTO
TEESA

All 278 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

CHELATED, OOTHECAE, OOTHECAL, REECHOED, REECHOES

7-letter words (20)

ACEROSE, AEROSAT, AEROSOL, CHELATE, CHOLATE, CHOREAL, CHORTLE, HOSTLER, OOTHECA, REALTER, RECHOSE, RELATED, ROADEOS, ROSEATE, ROSEOLA, SOLATED, STEALER, TEETHER, TOOTLED, TOOTLER

6-letter words (54)

ADORED, AETHER, ALERTS, ALTHEA, CERTES, CHELAE, CHERTS, CHOLER, CHOLOS, CHOREA, CREOLE, DEALER, DOOLEE, ECHOED, ECHOER, ECHOES, ELATED, ELODEA, HEALED, HEALER, HELOTS, HOOTED, HOOTER, HOTROD, LOOTED, LOOTER, ODORED, OSTEAL, OSTLER, REALER, REECHO, RELACE, RELATE, RELOAD, RETOOL, ROADEO, RODEOS, ROOTED, SEALER, SEATED, SOLATE, SOLOED, SOOTED, TEATED, TEETHE, THECAE, THECAL, THOLED, THOLOS, TOOLED, TOOLER, TOOTED, TOOTER, TOOTLE

5-letter words (79)

ACHOO, ADORE, ALERT, ALOES, ALTER, ALTHO, ALTOS, CELTS, CEROS, CHELA, CHERT, CHOLO, CHORE, CHOSE, DEALT, DEETS, DOLTS, DOTED, DOTER, DROOL, ECHOS, ELATE, ERODE, EROSE, ETHER, ETHOS, HELOS, HELOT, HEROS, HOLED, HOLTS, HOSTA, HOTEL, LACER, LATED, LEACH, LEECH, LOACH, LOOED, LOOSE, LOOTS, LOTAS, LOTOS, ORTHO, OTHER, REACH, RELET, ROAST, RODEO, ROOSE, ROOST, ROOTS, ROSET, ROTAS, ROTES, ROTOS, SOREL, SOTOL, STEAD, STEAL, STEED, STOAE, STOAT, STOLE, STOOD, STOOL, STORE, TALER, TEETH, TELAE, THECA, THOLE, THOSE, THREE, TOLED, TOOTH, TOOTS, TORCH, TRODE

4-letter words (120)

ACHE, ACRE, AERO, ALEC, ALEE, ALOE, ALTO, ALTS, ASEA, ATES, CALO, CELT, CERO, DALE, DATE, DEAL, DEES, DEET, DELE, DOAT, DOLE, DOLT, DOOR, DORE, DOTE, EACH, ECHE, ECHO, EROS, ETAS, HEAL, HELO, HERO, HOED, HOER, HOES, HOLE, HOLT, HOOD, HOOT, HOSE, HOST, HOTS, LACE, LADE, LATE, LEAL, LECH, LEHR, LOAD, LODE, LOOS, LOOT, LORD, LORE, LOSE, LOST, LOTA, LOTH, LOTS, OAST, OATH, OATS, ODEA, ODOR, OLEA, OLEO, OOTS, ORCA, ORTS, REAL, RHEA, RHOS, ROAD, RODE, ROLE, ROOD, ROOT, ROSE, ROTA, ROTE, ROTL, ROTO, ROTS, SATE, SEAL, SEAT, SEED, SETA, SOLA, SOLE, SOLO, SOOT, SORE, SORT, SOTH, STOA, TALE, TAOS, TEAL, TEAT, TEED, TEES, TELA, TELE, THEE, THRO, TOAD, TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOLA, TOLE, TOOL, TOOT, TORC, TORE, TORO, TREE, TROD

6x6 grid (146 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

AOLEOT
GBIELA
RFETDT
ALNEPM
ATCEAL
RILANT

All 146 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

ANALECTA, DENTICLE, LENTICEL, PETIOLED, TALENTED

7-letter words (15)

ARTICLE, BEETLED, CENTILE, CENTRAL, DECANAL, DEPLANE, ENTICED, FEEDLOT, FILETED, FLEETED, LICENTE, MANACLE, PELICAN, PETIOLE, RATAFEE

6-letter words (47)

AECIAL, AFIELD, AGRAFE, ATRIAL, BEETLE, BOILED, BOLETE, BOLETI, CANAPE, CENTAL, CENTRA, CITRAL, CLEPED, DECANE, DECANT, DECENT, DECILE, DENTAL, DENTIL, DETECT, DETENT, ECLAIR, ENTAIL, ENTICE, FENCED, FLEECE, GABLED, GAOLED, GOBLET, LAICAL, LAMPED, LATRIA, LEAPED, LENTIC, LENTIL, NECTAR, NEEDLE, PEACED, PEDALO, PENCEL, PENCIL, RICTAL, TALCED, TALENT, TAMPED, TECTAL, TRICED

5-letter words (79)

ABOIL, ACNED, ADEPT, ADMAN, AECIA, ALTAR, ANENT, ANTAE, ARGOL, ARTAL, ATMAN, ATRIA, BEFIT, BETEL, BIELD, BLEED, BLITE, BOITE, CANAL, CLEAN, CLEAT, CLEPE, CLEPT, DEALT, DECAL, DELTA, ECLAT, ELITE, ENACT, ENTIA, FARLE, FATAL, FENCE, FETED, FIELD, FILED, FILET, FLAIL, FLAIR, FLEET, GABLE, GRAAL, ILEAC, ILEAL, LAARI, LACED, LADEN, LAPEL, LARGO, LEANT, LEAPT, LEPTA, LIBEL, LIBRA, OILED, OLDEN, PAEAN, PANEL, PEACE, PECAN, PEDAL, PENAL, PENCE, PLANE, PLANT, RATAL, RIATA, RICED, TALAR, TAPED, TECTA, TELOI, TEPAL, TICAL, TILED, TOLED, TRAIL, TRIAL, TRICE