Daily challenge: Sunday, July 12, 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 (33 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

I	T	K	R
C	D	L	R
D	N	D	I
A	T	H	E

All 33 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

ADDICT

5-letter words (3)

THEIR, THIRD, THIRL

4-letter words (11)

DEIL, DIRK, DIRL, HEIL, HEIR, HIDE, HIED, HILT, LIED, RIDE, THIR

3-letter words (18)

ADD, AND, ANT, DIE, DIT, EDH, HID, HIE, ILK, IRK, LID, LIE, NTH, RID, TAD, TAN, THE, TIC

5x5 grid (44 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

N	W	H	U	R
Y	W	U	V	A
T	R	H	I	T
G	H	L	E	E
G	A	I	T	L

All 44 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

HALITE

5-letter words (8)

ATILT, ELITE, RATEL, TELIA, URATE, WHEEL, WHILE, WHITE

4-letter words (35)

ALEE, ALIT, ELHI, GAIT, GALE, HAIL, HALE, HALT, HEEL, HEIL, HILA, HILI, HILT, HURL, HURT, ILIA, LEET, LEHR, LIAR, LITE, RAIL, RATE, TAIL, TEEL, TELA, TELE, THRU, TILE, TILT, VAIL, VILE, VITA, WHEE, WHET, WHIT

6x6 grid (241 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	E	E	B	D	C
E	E	C	P	O	O
I	F	T	D	E	O
R	K	S	A	F	N
I	E	L	I	E	M
I	O	Y	T	N	U

All 241 words in this grid

8-letter words (7)

DEFEATER, ENFILADE, FETIALES, RETAILER, STALKIER, UNEASILY, YOLKIEST

7-letter words (37)

ADEPTER, ADOPTEE, ADOPTER, ALIENED, BEEFIER, DEFEATS, DEFILER, DEFILES, FAINTLY, FALSITY, FEASTER, FETIALS, FIRELIT, KIESTER, KLISTER, LINEATE, MENIALS, ODALISK, PECTASE, RECEPTS, REFECTS, REFIRES, REFRIES, RELATER, RESLATE, RETAILS, SAINTLY, SALIENT, SALTINE, SILKIER, SLAINTE, STALKER, STEEPED, STEEPEN, TALKIER, TALKIES, YOLKIER

6-letter words (70)

ADEPTS, ADOPTS, ALKIES, COOPED, COOPTS, COPTER, DAINTY, DEAFEN, DEALER, DEASIL, DEFATS, DEFEAT, DEFILE, DEFINE, EASILY, EASTER, ELATER, ENISLE, ERECTS, FALSER, FALSIE, FASTER, FEALTY, FEATER, FEIRIE, FETIAL, IOLITE, LASTER, LATKES, LISTEE, LISTER, MEASLE, MEASLY, MENIAL, NEATER, PEDALO, PEDALS, PEDATE, PENMEN, RECEPT, RECTAL, REFECT, REFIRE, RELATE, RELIEF, RELINE, RELIST, RESAIL, RESITE, RESTER, RETAIL, RETAIN, SAFETY, SAILER, SALINE, SALTIE, SLATER, STALER, TAILER, TALKER, TALKIE, TEASEL, TEASER, TENIAE, TENIAS, TINEAL, TINEAS, TINMEN, UNEASE, YESTER

5-letter words (127)

ADEPT, ADOBE, ADOPT, AISLE, ALIEN, ALINE, ALIST, ALOES, ASKER, ASTER, BEEFS, BEETS, BOOED, CODAS, CODEN, COEDS, COOED, COOPT, COPED, COPEN, DAILY, DALES, DATER, DEALS, DEALT, DEFAT, DEFIS, DOPED, EASEL, EATER, ELAIN, ELATE, ELINT, ELITE, ENTIA, EPODE, ERECT, ESTER, FAILS, FAINT, FALSE, FEASE, FEAST, FEATS, FEINT, FEIST, FEODS, FETAL, FETAS, FIATS, FILER, FILES, FIRES, FITLY, FOODS, FRIER, FRIES, KERFS, KIEFS, LADEN, LAITY, LASER, LATER, LATKE, LINEN, LINTY, LINUM, MEADS, MEALS, MEALY, MEATS, METIS, MUNIS, NEATS, NEIST, NISEI, NUMEN, ODEON, PEALS, PEASE, PEATS, PEDAL, RECTA, REEFS, REIFS, RELIT, RESIN, RIELS, RIFER, RIFTS, SAINT, SALTY, SERIF, SILTY, SKIER, SKIEY, SLAIN, SLATE, SLYER, STADE, STAIN, STALE, STALK, STEEP, STEER, STERE, TAILS, TAINT, TALER, TALES, TALKS, TEALS, TEASE, TEATS, TENIA, TILER, TILES, TINEA, TSADE, UNITE, UNITY, UNMET, UNTIE, UNTIL, YELKS, YERKS, YOLKS