Daily challenge: Wednesday, July 8, 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 (124 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

R	A	N	T
N	I	A	I
A	X	I	L
L	S	P	U

All 124 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

PLANARIAN, PLANARIAS

8-letter words (1)

PLANARIA

7-letter words (2)

ANTIAIR, PLATINA

6-letter words (7)

AALIIS, NARIAL, NASIAL, PLAINT, PLANAR, PLIANT, SPLINT

5-letter words (24)

AALII, ARIAS, AXIAL, IXIAS, LAARI, LANAI, LIANA, LININ, LITAI, NAIRA, NANAS, PLAIN, PLAIT, PLANT, PULIS, RAIAS, RIALS, RIANT, SAINT, SLAIN, SPLAT, SPLIT, TAXIS, UPLIT

4-letter words (46)

AIRN, ALIT, ALPS, ANAL, ANAS, ANIL, ANTA, ANTI, ARIA, AXAL, AXIL, AXIS, ILIA, INIA, INTI, IXIA, LAIN, LAIR, LATI, LINT, LIPS, LISP, NAAN, NAIL, NANA, PIAL, PIAN, PILI, PLAN, PLAT, PULA, PULI, RAIA, RAIN, RANI, RANT, RIAL, RIAS, SAIN, SIAL, TAIL, TAIN, TALI, TAXA, TAXI, ULAN

3-letter words (42)

AAL, AIL, AIN, AIR, AIS, AIT, ALP, ALS, ANA, ANI, ANT, ASP, LAS, LAT, LAX, LIN, LIP, LIS, LIT, NAN, NIL, NIT, NIX, PIA, PIS, PIU, PIX, PSI, PUL, RAN, RIA, RIN, SAL, SAX, SIP, SIX, TAN, TAX, TIL, TIN, UPS, XIS

5x5 grid (85 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

O	E	D	H	E
O	A	N	N	N
L	I	Y	E	G
N	A	A	I	A
W	T	A	C	A

All 85 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CAYENNED

7-letter words (6)

AEOLIAN, ALANINE, ATALAYA, CAYENNE, HENNAED, TAENIAE

6-letter words (14)

AGENDA, ALANIN, ALINED, ATWAIN, CATALO, DENIAL, ENNEAD, EOLIAN, GENIAL, INLAND, LINENY, LOANED, TAENIA, YENNED

5-letter words (23)

AGENE, ALAND, ALANE, ALANT, ALINE, ALIYA, ALOIN, ANTAE, CAGEY, DANIO, HENNA, INLAY, LADEN, LIANE, LINED, LINEN, LINEY, LOOED, NAIAD, NINNY, NYALA, TAIGA, TWAIN

4-letter words (41)

ALAE, ALAN, ALOE, ANIL, ANTA, AYIN, CAGE, CAIN, DEAL, DEAN, DENE, DENY, EYNE, GAEN, GENE, GIEN, LADE, LAIN, LAND, LANE, LAWN, LINE, LINN, LINT, LINY, LOAD, LOAN, LOIN, NAIL, NAOI, NEAT, NENE, NINE, TAIL, TAIN, TALA, TALI, WAIL, WAIN, WANT, YAWN

6x6 grid (60 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	I	Y	N	H	S
O	N	T	E	G	F
E	E	C	R	H	A
O	A	N	C	D	E
I	E	D	H	H	F
P	E	I	C	U	E

All 60 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ACCRETION

8-letter words (3)

INTERNED, INTERNEE, RETINENE

7-letter words (4)

ACCRETE, CENTNER, INTERNE, RECANED

6-letter words (17)

ACETIN, ACTION, CANCHA, CENTER, CENTRE, CHERTY, CRETIN, DANCER, ETERNE, INTEND, INTERN, RECANE, RECENT, RETENE, RETINE, TENACE, TENREC

5-letter words (35)

ACNED, ACTIN, AGENT, ANENT, CANED, CHERT, CHIDE, DANCE, DIENE, DREGS, EAGER, EAGRE, ENACT, ENTER, HEUCH, INTER, NACRE, NITER, NITRE, PEACE, PENCE, RECTI, RENTE, RETIE, SHENT, SHERD, TEENY, TENCH, TERCE, TERGA, TERNE, TINEA, YECCH, YENTE, YINCE