Daily challenge: Thursday, July 16, 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 (89 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

A	L	T	H
W	E	A	E
U	E	H	E
A	L	F	E

All 89 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

ALTHAEA

6-letter words (3)

ALTHEA, HEALTH, WEALTH

5-letter words (7)

ALATE, ELATE, FLEET, HEATH, LATHE, LETHE, TELAE

4-letter words (39)

ALAE, ALEE, ALEF, AWEE, EATH, FEAL, FEAT, FEEL, FEET, FLEA, FLEE, FLEW, FLUE, HAET, HALE, HALT, HATE, HATH, HEAL, HEAT, HEEL, HETH, LATE, LATH, LEAL, LEET, TAEL, TALA, TALE, TEAL, TEEL, TELA, THAE, THEE, WALE, WEAL, WEEL, WEET, WELT

3-letter words (39)

ALA, ALE, ALT, ATE, AWE, AWL, EAT, EAU, EEL, ELF, ETA, ETH, EWE, FEE, FEH, FEU, FEW, FLU, HAE, HAH, HAT, HEH, HET, HEW, LAT, LAW, LEA, LEE, LET, LEU, TAE, TEA, TEE, TEL, TEW, THE, WAE, WEE, WET

5x5 grid (159 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

U	L	D	R	D
S	N	U	M	S
M	T	C	A	H
A	I	C	I	Qu
E	O	D	A	T

All 159 words in this grid

8-letter words (2)

ACCIDIAS, SACCULUS

7-letter words (6)

ACCIDIA, ACCIDIE, AQUATIC, DACOITS, DICTUMS, HAMULUS

6-letter words (13)

ACACIA, ACIDIC, AMIDIC, AUNTIE, DACOIT, DICTUM, DIQUAT, HAUNTS, OCCURS, SHAULS, STUCCO, TACTIC, UNCIAE

5-letter words (50)

ADITS, AMICI, AMIDO, AQUAS, AUNTS, CACTI, CAULD, CAULS, COATI, COATS, CUNTS, CURDS, CUTIE, DICTA, DOATS, DOITS, DRUMS, DUCTS, DUMAS, DUNTS, HAULS, HAUNT, ICTIC, IODIC, LUCID, LUNTS, MAQUI, MAULS, MAUND, MAUTS, MICAS, MUCID, NURDS, OCCUR, OIDIA, QUASH, RUNTS, SAULS, SHAUL, SLUMS, SLURS, SMUTS, STAID, STUMS, TACIT, TACTS, TURDS, UNCIA, UNCUT, UNTIE

4-letter words (88)

ACID, ACTA, ACTS, ADIT, AIMS, AITS, AMID, AMIE, AQUA, AULD, AUNT, CACA, CADI, CAID, CAMS, CASH, CAUL, CIAO, COAT, CODA, CUNT, CURD, CURS, CUTS, DIMS, DITA, DITS, DOAT, DOIT, DRUM, DUCI, DUCT, DUMA, DUNS, DUNT, EATS, HAMS, HAUL, HAUT, LUMS, LUNT, LUST, MAID, MASH, MATS, MAUD, MAUL, MAUN, MAUT, MICA, MIDI, MUNS, MUTS, NURD, NUTS, OATS, OCAS, ODIC, QUAD, QUAI, QUID, QUIT, RUMS, RUNS, RUNT, RUTS, SAID, SAUL, SHAM, SHIT, SLUM, SLUR, SLUT, SMIT, SMUT, STUD, STUM, STUN, SULU, TACO, TACT, TAMS, TUNS, TURD, ULUS, UNCI, URDS, URSA

6x6 grid (113 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

I	T	I	F	Y	N
B	E	T	I	E	S
N	E	T	U	T	T
A	A	L	T	I	H
O	C	R	T	I	E
I	R	A	B	Y	N

All 113 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

BRATTIEST

8-letter words (11)

BITTIEST, CARABINE, CATTIEST, NATTIEST, NETTIEST, NITTIEST, RACLETTE, RATTIEST, STULTIFY, TARLETAN, TARTARIC

7-letter words (21)

BATTUES, BEARCAT, BEATIFY, BRATTLE, CARABIN, CARBINE, CATENAE, CATTIES, CIRRATE, NEUTRAL, NITRATE, RATITES, RATTEEN, TARTLET, TEACART, TESTIFY, TITRATE, TITTIES, TITULAR, TUTELAR, TUTTIES

6-letter words (31)

ARCANA, ARCANE, BARRIO, BATTLE, BATTUE, BEATEN, BITTEN, CARATE, CATENA, CATTIE, CATTLE, COATEE, CORRAL, ELUTES, FETTLE, LATEEN, LATTEN, LATTIN, NEARBY, NETTLE, ORACLE, RATIFY, RATINE, RATITE, RATTEN, RATTLE, SETTLE, TARTAR, TITBIT, TITTIE, TITTLE

5-letter words (49)

ACARI, ALTAR, ANEAR, BARIC, BATTU, BETEL, BETTA, BITTS, BITTY, CABIN, CANAL, CARAT, CARLE, CLEAN, CLEAR, CLEAT, CLUES, COATI, CRANE, CRATE, EATEN, ELATE, ELUTE, ENATE, LATEN, LATTE, LEBEN, LUTEA, LUTES, NARCO, NETTS, NITTY, OATEN, RANEE, RATEL, TAROC, TARTY, TENET, THEIN, THINE, TITAN, TITHE, TITLE, TITTY, TUTEE, TUTTI, TUTTY, ULTRA, YETTS