Daily challenge: Monday, July 6, 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 (110 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IFSI
NLCG
TTEH
SSCE

All 110 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

INFLECTS

7-letter words (3)

FILCHES, FINLESS, INFLECT

6-letter words (9)

CHESTS, ELINTS, FILETS, FLECHE, FLEECH, FLETCH, FLINTS, INLETS, ISLETS

5-letter words (26)

CELTS, CHESS, CHEST, ECHES, ELFIN, ELINT, FILCH, FILES, FILET, FLINT, GELTS, GESTS, GHEES, HEELS, HESTS, INLET, ISLES, ISLET, LEECH, LETCH, LINTS, SECTS, SELFS, SETTS, SICES, TESTS

4-letter words (40)

CEES, CELS, CELT, CESS, ECHE, EELS, EGIS, ETCH, FILE, FILS, FLEE, GELS, GELT, GEST, GETS, GHEE, HEEL, HEST, HETS, ICES, ISLE, LECH, LEGS, LESS, LEST, LETS, LINT, NILS, SECS, SECT, SEGS, SELF, SELS, SETS, SETT, SICE, SIGH, TEGS, TELS, TEST

3-letter words (31)

CEE, CEL, CIS, EEL, ELF, ELS, ESS, FIL, FIN, GEE, GEL, GET, HES, HET, ICE, ICH, IFS, LEE, LEG, LET, LIN, NIL, SEC, SEE, SEG, SEL, SET, SIC, TEE, TEG, TEL

5x5 grid (136 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

NRLWH
ETBEG
ETTAI
DTANI
PTETF

All 136 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

ANTEATER, BETATTER, NETTABLE

7-letter words (12)

ABETTED, ABETTER, ATTAINT, BETAINE, DETENTE, EATABLE, FINABLE, TAENIAE, TENABLE, TENTAGE, WHETTED, WHETTER

6-letter words (35)

ATTAIN, ATTENT, BATTED, BATTEN, BATTER, BATTLE, BELTED, BELTER, BETTED, BETTER, DETENT, ENABLE, GETTER, LETTED, LETTER, NATTER, NEATEN, NEATER, NETTED, NETTER, NETTLE, RENTED, RETTED, TAENIA, TATTED, TATTER, TATTLE, TEATED, TENIAE, TENTED, TETTER, WELTED, WELTER, WETTED, WETTER

5-letter words (26)

ANTAE, BAGEL, BEGAN, BEGAT, BEGIN, BETTA, BLEAT, BREED, BRENT, DETER, EATEN, EATER, ENATE, ENTIA, GABLE, GIANT, LEANT, RENTE, TABLE, TAINT, TATER, TENIA, TINEA, TREED, WEIGH, WHEAT

4-letter words (60)

ABET, ABLE, AGIN, ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, BAIT, BANE, BANI, BATE, BATT, BEAN, BEAT, BELT, BETA, BLET, BLEW, BREE, BREN, DEER, DEET, ETNA, FIAT, FINE, GAIN, GAIT, GANE, GATE, GELT, GETA, HEAT, INIA, INTI, LEAN, LWEI, NABE, NAIF, NEAT, NEED, NETT, NIGH, NITE, REED, RENT, RETE, TAEL, TAIN, TATE, TEAT, TEED, TEEN, TENT, TERN, TINE, TINT, TREE, TRET, WEAN, WELT, WHET

6x6 grid (198 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

DSTEOD
ETTRHH
TTMENI
SEWRDI
OISNMO
PAEETH

All 198 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

NETMINDERS

9-letter words (2)

NETMINDER, TEENSIEST

8-letter words (5)

DINETTES, ENTODERM, NEWSIEST, POSTTEST, REWETTED

7-letter words (37)

DEHORTS, DEMESNE, DEWIEST, DINETTE, DORMERS, EASIEST, ETHMOID, HERDMEN, HINDERS, HOMINID, HORNETS, INHERED, MENDERS, MINDERS, MODERNE, MODERNS, NEMESIS, NEWSIES, POESIES, POSTMEN, SAPIENT, SESTETS, SETTERS, STERNER, STETTED, STRETTE, TENDERS, TENSEST, TERMERS, TERMINI, TERSEST, TESTERS, TETTERS, TSETSES, TWISTED, WETTERS, WETTEST

6-letter words (72)

DEHORN, DEHORT, DETEST, DINERO, DINERS, DOMINE, DORMER, EASIES, EMEROD, EMESIS, EMODIN, ENDERS, ESTERS, ETERNE, HETERO, HIDERS, HINDER, HOIDEN, HORNED, HORNET, INERTS, INHERE, IODINE, MENDER, MENSAE, MENSES, MERMEN, METEOR, METHOD, MINDER, MINERS, MODERN, NETTED, NETTER, NEWEST, NEWIES, NEWSIE, ORMERS, PASEOS, PISTES, POISES, POSIES, POSTED, RETTED, REWETS, SENDER, SESTET, SETTER, SEWERS, STEREO, STERNS, STEWED, STREWN, STREWS, TENDER, TENSES, TEREDO, TERMED, TERMER, TERNES, TESTED, TESTER, TESTES, TETTER, TMESES, TMESIS, TSETSE, WETTED, WETTER, WISENT, WISEST, WISTED

5-letter words (81)

DEMES, DENIM, DETER, DIMES, DINER, DOMES, DOTES, EASES, EMEND, ENDER, ERNES, ERSES, ESTER, EWERS, HEMES, HERNS, HIDER, HOMES, IDIOM, IDIOT, INERT, IODIN, MEDII, MENSA, MENSE, MESNE, METED, METER, METES, METRE, METRO, MEWED, MINED, MINER, MODEM, MOTES, NEIST, NERTS, NETTS, NEWIE, NEWTS, OASES, OASIS, OMENS, ORMER, PAISE, PASEO, PASES, PISTE, POETS, POISE, POSES, REHEM, REMET, RETEM, RETRO, REWET, SEISE, SEMEN, SENTE, SETTS, SEWED, SEWER, SNEAP, STERE, STERN, STETS, STEWS, STREW, TEENS, TENSE, TERNE, TERNS, TERSE, TEWED, TOMES, TREND, TRETS, TREWS, TWIST, WISES