Daily challenge: Sunday, July 5, 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 (11 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

U	A	D	W
A	G	D	X
M	M	D	N
M	N	N	O

All 11 words in this grid

4-letter words (1)

AGMA

3-letter words (10)

ADD, AGA, DAD, DAG, DON, GAD, GAM, MAG, NOD, ODD

5x5 grid (87 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	V	R	H	N
N	U	H	T	F
O	N	U	T	C
S	B	N	S	H
S	N	I	T	M

All 87 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

HUNNISH, NUNNISH

6-letter words (3)

NINTHS, TUBIST, UNHURT

5-letter words (23)

BINTS, BONNE, BONUS, BUNNS, BUNTS, BUTCH, BUTTS, HUNTS, HUTCH, NINTH, NOUNS, OBITS, SNIBS, SNITS, SNOBS, SNUBS, STINT, STUBS, STUNS, STUNT, SUNNS, TINTS, UNITS

4-letter words (59)

BINS, BINT, BITS, BONE, BOSS, BUHR, BUNN, BUNS, BUNT, BUSH, BUST, BUTS, BUTT, HUBS, HUNS, HUNT, HURT, HUSH, HUTS, INNS, NIBS, NITS, NOBS, NONE, NOUN, NUBS, NUNS, NUTS, OBIS, OBIT, ONUS, RHUS, RUNE, RUNS, SIBS, SINS, SITH, SNIB, SNIT, SNOB, SNUB, SOBS, SONE, SOUR, STUB, STUN, SUBS, SUNN, SUNS, THRU, THUS, TINS, TINT, TRUE, TUBS, TUNS, TUSH, TUTS, UNIT

6x6 grid (159 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

B	U	C	A	A	A
W	E	N	H	D	W
U	G	C	T	S	Z
A	L	A	I	T	E
D	N	M	I	H	Y
H	N	L	T	I	E

All 159 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

ANALCITES, MALAGUENA

8-letter words (6)

AGENTIAL, ANALCITE, CHANTAGE, DALMATIC, EULACHAN, THETICAL

7-letter words (12)

ANLAGEN, ANTIMAN, CANTALA, CATTISH, ETHICAL, GENTIAN, LATTICE, LIMITES, LITHEST, SHANTIH, STAITHE, TITMICE

6-letter words (48)

AGAMIC, AGENTS, ANLACE, ANLAGE, BECALM, BEGLAD, CAMISE, CANCAN, CANCHA, CANGUE, CANTIC, CENTAL, CHANCE, CHANGE, CHANTS, ECLATS, ENTAIL, ENTITY, GLACIS, HANGUL, LAICHS, LANAIS, LANDAU, LATISH, LATTES, LIAISE, LIMITS, LITHIA, LITHIC, MANAGE, MATTES, SHANTI, SIMIAN, STALAG, STITCH, STITHY, THETIC, TITHES, TITIAN, TITMAN, UNCAGE, UNCIAL, UNCLAD, UNGLUE, UNGUAL, UNGULA, WADSET, WECHTS

5-letter words (91)

ADZES, AGENT, AITCH, ALAND, AMICE, AMITY, ANTIC, ANTIS, ATTIC, BEGAN, BEGAT, BENCH, BENTS, BUNCH, BUNTS, CANAL, CANTS, CATTY, CECAL, CENTS, CHADS, CHANG, CHANT, CHAWS, CITES, CLAIM, CUNTS, DACHA, DANCE, ECLAT, ENTIA, ETHIC, GAITS, GAMIC, GENTS, GLACE, GLAND, GULCH, HADST, HANCE, HANTS, HAWSE, HITCH, IMAGE, LAGAN, LAICH, LAITH, LAITY, LANAI, LATCH, LATHS, LATTE, LIANA, LIMAN, LIMIT, LITHE, MACHS, MAIST, MATCH, MATHS, MATTE, MATTS, MISTY, MITES, MITIS, MITTS, NATCH, NATTY, NUCHA, STAGE, STAND, STICH, STILT, TACHS, TACIT, TAMIS, TESTA, THANE, THAWS, TICAL, TILTH, TITAN, TITHE, TITIS, ULNAD, UNCIA, WECHT, WENCH, YETIS, YETTS, ZESTY