Daily challenge: Thursday, July 9, 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 (59 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	A	T	E
H	E	E	C
K	E	I	M
I	I	U	A

All 59 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

AECIUM, CETANE, HAEMIC

5-letter words (4)

AECIA, AMICE, EATEN, ENATE

4-letter words (25)

AMIE, CETE, EMIC, HAEM, HAEN, HAET, HATE, HEAT, KEEN, KEET, KHAN, KHAT, KHET, MEAN, MEAT, MEEK, MEET, META, METE, MICE, MIEN, NEAT, NEEM, TEEM, TEEN

3-letter words (27)

AIM, AMI, AMU, ANE, ATE, CEE, EAT, EKE, EMU, ETA, HAE, HAT, HEN, HET, ICE, KEA, KEN, MET, NAE, NAH, NEE, NET, TAE, TAN, TEA, TEE, TEN

5x5 grid (63 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

U	M	H	E	U
M	E	R	D	I
R	C	C	H	R
E	Qu	E	M	T
A	T	E	T	E

All 63 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

RECREATE

7-letter words (2)

CHEQUER, TECHIER

6-letter words (13)

CHEQUE, CHIDER, CREATE, CRECHE, EQUATE, HEREAT, MEETER, MERCER, QUAERE, TECHIE, TEETER, TERCET, TERMER

5-letter words (20)

CERED, CHIDE, CHIRM, DRIER, EMCEE, HIDER, MERDE, METER, QUATE, RECCE, REHEM, RETEM, RHEUM, RIDER, TERCE, THEME, THETA, THIRD, TRIED, TRIER

4-letter words (27)

CERE, CETE, CHID, DERE, DERM, DIRT, ECHE, HEIR, HEME, HERD, HERE, HERM, HIDE, HIED, MEET, MERE, META, METE, METH, RETE, RIDE, TEEM, TERM, TETH, THEE, THEM, THIR

6x6 grid (91 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	T	E	A	L	A
T	T	V	A	T	A
N	H	H	A	E	S
D	C	M	M	T	E
G	W	C	T	O	O
S	N	I	E	W	A

All 91 words in this grid

8-letter words (9)

CHATTING, HAEMATAL, MATTINGS, SETTINGS, STEMMATA, STETTING, STOMATAL, TATTINGS, TOMATOES

7-letter words (16)

CHAETAE, CHAETAL, EMOTING, HATTING, MATTING, MATTINS, METATES, MOTTOES, SETTING, STOMATA, STOMATE, TATTING, TOOTING, VATTING, WETTEST, WOTTING

6-letter words (22)

ALATES, AWEING, CHAETA, EMOTES, ESTATE, LATEST, MATTIN, MEATAL, METATE, MOTETS, MOTTES, OTTAVA, SALAAM, STATAL, STEMMA, TAMEST, TATTIE, TATTOO, TESTAE, TOEING, TOMATO, TOTING

5-letter words (44)

ALATE, ATLAS, ATTIC, CHATS, EMOTE, HAETS, HALTS, HAMES, HATES, MATES, MATTE, MEATS, MEETS, METAL, METES, MOOTS, MOTES, MOTET, MOTTE, MOTTO, MOTTS, SATEM, SETAE, SETAL, STATE, STAVE, STEAL, STEAM, STOMA, SWING, TALAS, TAMES, TASTE, TATES, TEASE, TEATS, TESTA, TINGS, TOMES, TOOTS, TOTEM, TOTES, WINCE, WINGS