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)
| C | E | R | E |
| A | E | Y | I |
| A | E | T | E |
| S | I | E | I |
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)
| D | E | L | A | E |
| R | T | O | E | C |
| O | O | L | H | R |
| D | A | O | T | O |
| T | E | E | S | A |
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)
| A | O | L | E | O | T |
| G | B | I | E | L | A |
| R | F | E | T | D | T |
| A | L | N | E | P | M |
| A | T | C | E | A | L |
| R | I | L | A | N | T |
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