Daily challenge: Tuesday, July 14, 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 (163 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

R	N	A	I
A	H	E	I
S	T	W	R
E	L	E	H

All 163 words in this grid

7-letter words (4)

ASTERIA, LETHEAN, WELSHER, WHETHER

6-letter words (16)

ENATES, ETHANE, HASLET, HASTEN, NEWELS, RASHER, RASTER, RATELS, RATHER, RELETS, REWETS, SHEWER, THENAR, WELTER, WETHER, WHENAS

5-letter words (37)

ASHEN, ASTER, ENATE, ESTER, ETHER, HAETS, HASTE, HATER, HATES, HETHS, HEWER, LETHE, NATES, NEWEL, NEWER, NEWTS, RATEL, RATER, RATES, RATHE, RELET, REWET, SANER, SHARN, STANE, STELE, STERE, TELES, THANE, THEIR, THERE, TWIER, WELSH, WELTS, WHATS, WHERE, WHETS

4-letter words (59)

ANAS, ANEW, ATES, ELSE, ETAS, ETHS, EWER, HAEN, HAET, HAIR, HAST, HATE, HATS, HEIR, HERE, HETH, HETS, LEHR, LEST, LETS, LWEI, NETS, NEWT, RASE, RASH, RATE, RATH, RATS, RETE, RETS, RHEA, SANE, SATE, SETA, SHAT, SHEA, SHEW, SLEW, STAR, STEW, TAHR, TARN, TELE, TELS, THAE, THAN, THEN, THEW, TSAR, WEAN, WEIR, WELT, WERE, WETS, WHAT, WHEN, WHET, WIRE, WREN

3-letter words (47)

AHA, AIR, ANA, ANE, ASH, ATE, ELS, ERE, ETA, ETH, EWE, HAE, HAS, HAT, HEN, HER, HET, HEW, IRE, LET, NAE, NAH, NET, NEW, RAH, RAN, RAS, RAT, REI, RET, RIA, SAT, SEL, SET, SHA, SHE, TAN, TAR, TAS, TEA, TEL, TEN, TEW, THE, WEN, WET, WHA

5x5 grid (94 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	A	D	O	L
A	L	A	T	O
N	H	E	E	T
C	Qu	H	B	P
Y	U	I	T	A

All 94 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

ABETTAL, CHELATE, TAPETAL

6-letter words (7)

BEADLE, BEHEAD, BEHELD, CHALEH, CHALET, CHELAE, TAPETA

5-letter words (24)

ABELE, AHEAD, ALATE, ALDOL, BATHE, BETEL, BETTA, CHEAT, CHEEP, CHELA, DATTO, DOTAL, ELATE, HADAL, LATTE, LOTAH, LOTTE, LOTTO, PETAL, PETTO, TELAE, THEBE, THETA, TOTAL

4-letter words (60)

ABET, ALAE, ALAN, ALEE, BATH, BEAD, BEAT, BEEP, BEET, BETA, CHAD, CHAO, CHAT, DAHL, DALE, DATE, DATO, DOAT, DOLT, DOTE, ELAN, HAET, HALE, HATE, HEAD, HEAL, HEAT, HEBE, HEEL, HELD, LATE, LEAD, LEAN, LEET, LOAD, LOOT, LOTA, OTTO, PATH, PEAL, PEAT, PEEL, QUIT, TAEL, TALA, TALE, TAPE, TEAL, TEAT, TEEL, TELA, TELE, TEPA, THEE, TOAD, TOEA, TOOL, TOOT, TOTE, YUCH

6x6 grid (84 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	O	E	O	R	S
H	R	W	U	T	A
W	C	E	H	H	M
E	F	E	T	D	A
O	D	W	V	I	R
H	N	F	J	O	A

All 84 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DECRETIVE

8-letter words (2)

ADROITER, DIORAMAS

7-letter words (4)

DIORAMA, RIVETER, TAMARAO, WORTHED

6-letter words (22)

ADHERE, ADROIT, ASTHMA, DAMARS, DECREE, DEVOID, DEVOIR, DITHER, DRAMAS, DROVED, ECHOER, HADITH, HETERO, RATHER, RECEDE, REECHO, REEFED, SAMARA, TAMARI, TOWHEE, WETHER, WUTHER

5-letter words (55)

AROID, CHORE, CREED, DAMAR, DEFER, DETER, DIVED, DRAMA, DRIVE, DROIT, DROVE, ETHER, EVITE, FETED, FETID, FEWER, FJORD, HARTS, HEWER, HURST, HURTS, ITHER, JIVED, JORAM, MARIA, MARTS, OTHER, RADIO, RATHE, REFED, RETIA, REWET, RIVED, RIVET, ROTAS, ROUTH, ROUTS, ROVED, ROWER, STOUR, STROW, TERCE, THERE, TIARA, TORAH, TORAS, TOURS, TOWER, TRUER, WHERE, WHORE, WORST, WORTH, WORTS, WURST