Daily challenge: Saturday, July 4, 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 (182 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	D	A	T
A	E	R	H
Q	L	O	O
S	W	I	E

All 182 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

ORDEALS, RATHOLE

6-letter words (15)

AREOLA, DEARTH, DROOLS, HALOED, HATRED, HEARTH, HOOLIE, HOWLED, HOWLER, ORDEAL, REOILS, ROILED, THOLED, THREAD, THROWS

5-letter words (47)

AHEAD, ALERT, ALOHA, AREAL, DEALS, DEATH, DERAT, DHALS, DROOL, EARLS, EARTH, HADAL, HALED, HALER, HARED, HARLS, HEALS, HEARD, HEART, HEATH, HELIO, HERLS, HOLED, HORDE, HOWLS, LADER, LOOIE, OILED, OILER, OREAD, ORTHO, REALS, REOIL, ROILS, SWORD, SWORE, TAELS, TARED, THOLE, THORO, THROE, THROW, TRADE, TREAD, TROWS, WILED, WORTH

4-letter words (73)

AERO, ALOE, ALOW, AREA, DALE, DALS, DARE, DART, DEAL, DEAR, DELI, DELS, DHAL, DRAT, EARL, EATH, HADE, HAED, HALE, HALO, HARD, HARE, HARL, HART, HEAD, HEAL, HEAR, HEAT, HELO, HERD, HERL, HERO, HOED, HOER, HOLE, HOLS, HORA, HOWL, HOWS, ILEA, LADE, LEAD, LEAR, LORD, LORE, LOWS, OILS, OLEA, OLIO, ORAD, ORLE, OWLS, RATH, READ, REAL, ROIL, ROLE, ROWS, SLED, SLOE, SLOW, TAEL, TAHR, TARE, TARO, THAE, THRO, TRAD, TROW, WILE, WORD, WORE, WORT

3-letter words (45)

ALE, ALS, ARE, ART, DAH, DAL, DEL, EAR, EAT, EDH, ELS, ERA, HAD, HAE, HAT, HER, HOE, HOW, LAD, LEA, LED, LIE, LOO, LOW, OHO, OIL, OLE, OOH, ORA, ORE, ORT, OWL, RAD, RAH, RAT, RED, RHO, ROE, ROW, TAD, TAE, TAR, THO, WOE, WOO

5x5 grid (148 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

F	V	S	E	C
S	O	E	T	E
N	T	O	E	C
D	D	I	H	U
A	N	A	N	O

All 148 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

TESTOONS

7-letter words (7)

CESTOID, CHITONS, DAHOONS, ECHIDNA, FONTINA, OSTEOID, TESTOON

6-letter words (20)

CESTOI, CHEESE, CHITON, CHOOSE, DADOES, DAHOON, ECHOES, FOETID, FOODIE, FOOTIE, HOOVES, NITONS, SETONS, SNOOTS, STOVES, TECHIE, TESTEE, UNHAND, UNITES, VESTEE

5-letter words (46)

ADIEU, ADITS, CETES, CHAIN, CHINA, CHINO, CHITS, DANIO, DIETS, DITES, DOEST, DOITS, DOTES, FONTS, FOOTS, HODAD, HONAN, HOOFS, HOOTS, NIECE, NITES, NITON, NOTES, NUCHA, OOTID, OSTIA, SETON, SNOOD, SNOOT, SOOTS, STEIN, STETS, STOOD, STOVE, TEIND, TEUCH, TOITS, TONDI, TONDO, TOONS, TOOTS, TOTES, UNITE, UNITS, VETCH, VOTES

4-letter words (74)

ADIT, AITS, CEES, CETE, CHAD, CHIA, CHID, CHIN, CHIT, CHON, DADA, DADO, DIET, DITE, DITS, DOES, DOIT, DOTE, DOTS, ECHE, ECHO, EONS, ETCH, FOES, FOND, FONS, FONT, FOOD, FOOT, HAND, HETS, HIND, HITS, HOES, HOOF, HOOT, HOTS, NADA, NANA, NITE, NITS, NOES, NOSE, NOTE, OHIA, ONTO, OOTS, OUCH, SECT, SETS, SNOT, SONS, SOOT, SOTS, STET, TEES, TEST, TETS, TOES, TOIT, TONS, TOON, TOOT, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, UNAI, UNIT, VEES, VEST, VETO, VETS, VOES, VOTE

6x6 grid (81 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

H	P	T	L	W	N
P	E	E	R	M	A
U	I	A	H	O	H
A	A	I	Qu	R	E
R	I	F	R	T	H
T	E	E	A	W	O

All 81 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

ATHEROMA

7-letter words (6)

AIRFARE, AQUIFER, FARTHER, FEATHER, WARFARE, WREATHE

6-letter words (22)

AFREET, AORTAE, ARMLET, ARTIER, FATHER, FEATER, FERIAE, FERRET, FRATER, HAMLET, HETERO, IRATER, MOHAIR, MORTAR, PETREL, QUARTE, RATHER, REFIRE, REHIRE, TERMOR, TERRAE, WREATH

5-letter words (52)

AFIRE, AIRTH, AMORT, AORTA, ARETE, ARMOR, AROMA, ARTEL, ATRIA, EARTH, EATER, ERROR, FERIA, FIRTH, FREER, FRIAR, HEART, HERMA, HORAH, IRATE, MAHOE, MOHEL, MORAE, MOREL, ORTHO, OTHER, PEARL, PEART, PETER, QUARE, QUART, QUIRE, QUIRT, RATER, RATHE, REFER, REFIT, RETIA, RETIE, RIFER, ROMAN, TAFIA, TARRE, TERAI, TERRA, THROE, TIARA, TRIER, UPPER, WAFER, WATER, WRATH