Daily challenge: Friday, July 10, 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 (99 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

UPIT
ZQEF
TPOR
OOES

All 99 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

POOFTERS

7-letter words (2)

OPEROSE, POOFTER

6-letter words (4)

REPOSE, SOFTER, SOFTIE, TOPERS

5-letter words (19)

EROSE, FERES, FORES, FROES, OFTER, PEPOS, PERSE, PIERS, PORES, POSER, REFIT, REPOS, REPOT, ROPES, TERSE, TIERS, TOPER, TOPES, TOPOS

4-letter words (34)

EPOS, EROS, FERE, FOES, FOOT, FORE, FRET, FROE, OPES, ORES, PEPO, PESO, PIER, POET, POOF, POOR, PORE, POSE, REFT, REIF, REPO, ROES, ROOT, ROPE, ROSE, SEPT, SERE, SERF, SOFT, SOOT, SORE, TIER, TOES, TOPE

3-letter words (39)

EFT, ERE, ERS, FER, FET, FIE, FIT, FOE, FOP, FOR, FRO, OES, OFT, OOT, OPE, OPT, ORE, ORS, OSE, PEP, PER, PES, PET, PIE, PIT, POT, REF, REI, REP, RES, RET, ROE, SER, SOP, TIE, TIP, TOE, TOO, TOP

5x5 grid (369 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

QuAROT
BLMIE
LEASN
IETLL
OETDA

All 369 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

QUALMIEST, STEALABLE

8-letter words (11)

ALARMIST, BALMIEST, BARMIEST, BEAMIEST, BETAINES, BLASTEMA, ETAMINES, LAMELLAR, OMELETTE, ROMAINES, TAMARINS

7-letter words (24)

AMORIST, ARISTAE, ARMLETS, BALLETS, BARITES, BETAINE, ELMIEST, ETAMINE, ETAMINS, INSTALL, LAMELLA, LARIATS, MALAISE, MALEATE, MALLETS, MARINES, OMELETS, ROMAINE, SALABLE, STEELIE, STELLAR, TAMABLE, TAMARIN, TAMARIS

6-letter words (57)

ABLATE, ALARMS, AMINES, AMORAL, ARISEN, ARISTA, ARMETS, ARMIES, ARMLET, AROMAS, BALLET, BARITE, BARMIE, BEMIST, BLAINS, BLEATS, DALASI, ELAINS, ELEMIS, EMOTES, ESTEEM, ETAMIN, INSTAL, LAMIAE, LAMIAS, LARIAT, LARINE, LLAMAS, MALATE, MALLEE, MALLEI, MALLET, MARINE, METALS, MISATE, MORALE, OMELET, QUALMS, RAMATE, RAMETS, RAMIES, SALAMI, SALLET, SAMITE, SAMLET, SENIOR, STELAE, STELAI, STELAR, STELLA, TAMALE, TAMARI, TENIAE, TENIAS, TESTAE, TESTEE, TORIES

5-letter words (122)

ABEAM, ABELE, ABETS, ALAMO, ALARM, ALATE, ALLEE, ALMAS, AMAIN, AMEBA, AMIAS, AMIES, AMINE, AMINS, ARIAS, ARISE, ARMET, AROMA, BALAS, BALMS, BARMS, BEAMS, BEAST, BEATS, BEETS, BELIE, BELLE, BEMAS, BETAS, BETEL, BLAIN, BLAME, BLAMS, BLASE, BLAST, BLATE, BLATS, BLEAT, BLETS, ELAIN, ELATE, ELEMI, EMOTE, ILEAL, INSET, LABEL, LALLS, LAMAS, LAMIA, LARIS, LATTE, LEASE, LEAST, LEETS, LLAMA, MAINS, MAIST, MALAR, MALLS, MALTS, MARIA, MATTE, MEALS, MEATS, MEETS, MELEE, METAL, MIENS, MINES, MITES, MOIRA, MOIST, MORAL, MOTES, NEIST, NITES, QUALE, QUALM, RAMEE, RAMET, RAMIE, RIALS, RINSE, RISEN, RITES, ROTES, ROTIS, SALAD, SALAL, SALMI, SATEM, SIMAR, SLAIN, SLATE, SMALL, SMALT, SMELL, SMITE, SMOTE, STAIN, STAIR, STALE, STALL, STEAL, STEAM, STEEL, STELA, STELE, TAINS, TALAR, TAMAL, TAMIS, TEALS, TEAMS, TEASE, TEATS, TEEMS, TELAE, TENIA, TESLA, TESTA, TINES

4-letter words (153)

ABET, ABLE, AIMS, AINS, ALAE, ALAR, ALAS, ALBA, ALEE, ALLS, ALMA, ALME, ALMS, ALTS, AMAS, AMIA, AMIE, AMIN, AMIR, AMIS, ARIA, ARMS, BALE, BALL, BALM, BAMS, BARM, BEAM, BEAT, BEET, BELL, BEMA, BETA, BETS, BLAE, BLAM, BLAT, BLET, DALS, EASE, EAST, EATS, ELMS, EMIR, EMIT, ETAS, ILEA, LAIN, LAIR, LALL, LAMA, LAME, LAMS, LARI, LASE, LAST, LATE, LATS, LEAL, LEAS, LEET, LETS, MABE, MAIN, MAIR, MALE, MALL, MALT, MARL, MAST, MATE, MATS, MATT, MEAL, MEAT, MEET, MELL, META, METE, MIEN, MINE, MISE, MIST, MITE, MORA, MOTE, NEST, NIMS, NITE, OMIT, ORAL, ORLE, RALE, RAMI, RAMS, RIAL, RIAS, RIME, RIMS, RINS, RIOT, RISE, RITE, ROES, ROMS, ROTE, ROTI, SAIN, SALE, SALL, SALT, SAME, SATE, SIAL, SIMA, SINE, SITE, SLAM, SLAT, SMIT, SNIT, STEM, STET, TAEL, TAIN, TALA, TALE, TALL, TAME, TAMS, TEAL, TEAM, TEAS, TEAT, TEEL, TEEM, TELA, TELE, TELL, TENS, TEST, TETS, TIES, TIME, TINE, TINS, TIRL, TIRO, TOES, TOME, TOMS, TORA, TORI

6x6 grid (109 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

RCUUYE
TLAGAR
IDDOEN
RXASII
ADSUKV
SATEOH

All 109 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

HOKINESS, TESSERAE, VINEGARY

7-letter words (7)

ALIDADS, DILDOES, DOESKIN, REISSUE, SASSIER, TESSERA, VINEGAR

6-letter words (26)

ADAGES, ALDOSE, ALIDAD, CADGER, CADGES, CAULDS, DADOES, DAGOES, DASSIE, DILDOE, DILDOS, DOGEAR, ESSOIN, GENIUS, HOKIER, HOUSER, KOUSSO, OVINES, REGULI, SAUTES, SENARY, SENRYU, TASSIE, TUSSER, VINERY, VINIER

5-letter words (73)

ADAGE, ADDAX, ANISE, ASSET, AUGER, CADGE, CADGY, CAGER, CAGES, CALIX, CAULD, CLADS, CULTI, DADAS, DADOS, DAGOS, DATES, DAUTS, DILDO, DOGES, DOSER, EAGER, EGADS, EOSIN, ERNES, ETUIS, EYRES, GADDI, GARNI, GAULT, GAYER, GENII, GENRE, GOADS, GYRES, HOKES, HOUSE, ISSUE, IVIES, KINES, KUSSO, LAGAN, LAGER, LAUAN, LIRAS, LUGER, LUGES, NARES, NISEI, NISUS, OSIER, OVINE, RAGES, RANIS, REGAL, RESIN, RESOD, SARDS, SASIN, SATES, SAUTE, SIKES, SKIER, SKUAS, SODAS, SUETS, TASSE, TIDAL, TSADI, VINES, VISAS, YAGER, YEARN