Daily challenge: Saturday, July 11, 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 (98 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ETLM
COLD
RTFR
OEIT

All 98 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

DRIFTER, LOFTIER, TRIFOLD

6-letter words (10)

COLTER, FIERCE, FLORET, LOFTER, REFOLD, RETOLD, TERCET, TIERCE, TITFER, TRITER

5-letter words (19)

CROFT, DRIER, DRIFT, FETOR, FORCE, FORTE, FRIER, OFTER, REFIT, RIFER, TERCE, TITER, TITRE, TOROT, TORTE, TOTER, TRIER, TRITE, TROLL

4-letter words (37)

COFT, COLD, COLT, CORE, COTE, FLOC, FLOE, FOLD, FORE, FORT, FRIT, LOFT, LORE, LOTI, REFT, REIF, RIFE, RIFT, RITE, ROLF, ROLL, ROTE, ROTI, ROTL, ROTO, TIER, TIRL, TOFT, TOLD, TOLL, TORC, TORE, TORO, TORT, TOTE, TREF, TROT

3-letter words (29)

COL, COR, COT, EFT, FER, FET, FIE, FIR, FIT, FOE, FOR, LOT, OFT, OLD, ORC, ORE, ORT, REF, REI, RET, RIF, ROC, ROE, ROT, TIE, TIT, TOE, TOR, TOT

5x5 grid (54 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TYWLM
MIHAH
OEEII
ERKOI
IUROH

All 54 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

HOOKIER, ROOKIER

6-letter words (5)

HOKIER, HOOKER, MAIHEM, REEMIT, ROOKIE

5-letter words (13)

AERIE, EERIE, HAIKU, HIKER, MORRO, REALM, REHEM, REMIT, TIMER, UREAL, WHEAL, WHERE, WHITY

4-letter words (34)

AERO, AHEM, EMIT, EURO, HAIK, HALM, HEAL, HERE, HERO, HIKE, HOER, HOKE, HOOK, KIER, MEEK, MERE, MERK, MITY, MORE, OKEH, OMER, OMIT, REAL, REAM, REEK, ROOK, RUER, TIER, TIME, UREA, WHAM, WHEE, WHIM, WHIT

6x6 grid (294 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

DGODEA
EILNDT
ONREAS
IKGMML
TUTCFG
NLYMDY

All 294 words in this grid

10-letter words (4)

SANDERLING, SLANDERING, STAMMERING, TENDERLOIN

9-letter words (3)

ENAMELING, MANDOLINE, TENDERING

8-letter words (18)

DANDLING, DEMASTED, DILEMMAS, FLANERIE, GEMMATED, GOLDENER, LANDLINE, LANOLINE, MANDATED, MANDOLIN, MEDDLING, NUTMEATS, REDDLING, REMANDED, SADDLING, SANDLING, SMERKING, UNTINGED

7-letter words (45)

ADDLING, ADENOID, AMENDED, ANELING, DANDLER, DILEMMA, DIRKING, DONATED, EANLING, EDEMATA, ELOINED, ENDOGEN, ENEMATA, FLAMMED, GEMMATE, GERMANE, GLADDEN, GLEANED, GLENOID, GODDAMS, GODLING, GREATEN, GRENADE, LADENED, LANDLER, LANOLIN, LATENED, LEMMATA, LUNTING, MANDATE, NUTMEAT, REDATED, REGMATA, RELINED, REMANDS, REMATED, SADDLER, SLAMMED, SLAMMER, SLANDER, STADDLE, STAMMEL, STAMMER, STANDER, TANDEMS

6-letter words (100)

ADNATE, AERIED, AMENDS, DAMMER, DANDLE, DEADEN, DEADER, DEANED, DEMAND, DEMAST, DERIDE, DERMAL, DERMAS, DINGED, DINGER, DIRLED, DIRNDL, DOGLEG, DOILED, DOLING, DONATE, EDEMAS, EDGING, ELODEA, ENAMEL, ENEMAS, FLAMED, FLAMEN, FLAMER, GELDED, GENETS, GERMAN, GILDED, GINGER, GINGKO, GIRNED, GLANDS, GLEAMS, GODDAM, GODETS, GOLDEN, GOLEMS, GONADS, GREATS, IRKING, KINGED, LAMEDS, LAMMED, LANDED, LANDER, LASTED, LEADED, LEADEN, LEANED, LEGMAN, LEMMAS, LINGER, LOGION, LUTING, MADDEN, MASTED, MEATED, MEDALS, MELDED, MELOID, MENADS, MENDED, MERINO, MERLIN, MERLON, MERMAN, NODDER, NUKING, NUTMEG, OGLING, OLEATE, REALMS, REDATE, REDDEN, RELIED, RELINE, RELINK, REMADE, REMAND, REMATE, RENDED, RINGED, SADDEN, SADDLE, SANDED, SANDER, SLATED, SMEGMA, STAMEN, STANED, TANDEM, TEDDER, TENDER, TINEID, TINGED

5-letter words (124)

ADDLE, AERIE, AMEND, ANODE, ANOLE, DATED, DEADS, DEALS, DEDAL, DERMA, DILDO, DINGE, DIODE, DIRGE, DOGIE, DOING, DOLED, DONAS, EATEN, EDEMA, EDILE, ELIDE, ELOIN, ENATE, ENDED, ENDER, ENEMA, ENOKI, FLAME, FLAMS, FLATS, GELID, GEMMA, GENET, GENRE, GEOID, GLADE, GLADS, GLAND, GLEAM, GLEAN, GLEDE, GLEDS, GLIDE, GODET, GOING, GOLEM, GONAD, GONER, GREAT, GRIDE, ILEAL, INION, KOINE, KUGEL, LADED, LADEN, LADER, LAMED, LAMER, LANDS, LATED, LATEN, LEADS, LEAST, LEMAN, LEMMA, LENDS, LINED, LODEN, LONER, LUGED, LUGER, MALMS, MANED, MATED, MEADS, MEALS, MEATS, MEDAL, MELON, MENAD, MENDS, NAMED, NAMER, NEATS, NEMAS, ODDER, OGLED, OGLER, OILED, OILER, OLDEN, ONION, READD, READS, REALM, REALS, REAMS, REATA, REDAN, REDED, REGMA, REMAN, RENAL, RENDS, RIDGE, RILED, SANED, SANER, SATED, SLATE, SMERK, STADE, STAND, STANE, STEAD, STENO, TAMED, TAMER, TENDS, TINED, TINGE, TSADE