Daily challenge: Friday, July 17, 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 (141 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

EINI
TSEE
RHHD
EANW

All 141 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

HARSHENED

8-letter words (3)

ANDESITE, ARSENITE, HEARTIES

7-letter words (8)

DESTINE, EARTHED, EARTHEN, HARSHEN, HEARSED, HEINIES, NEITHER, SHEENIE

6-letter words (14)

ARSINE, DENIES, EARTHS, EITHER, ETHENE, ETHERS, HEARSE, HEARTS, HEINIE, SEINED, STRAND, THEINE, THEINS, WHEENS

5-letter words (29)

DEIST, DENES, DENSE, EARTH, ETHER, HARSH, HARTS, HEARS, HEART, HEIST, INSET, ITHER, NEIST, NISEI, NITES, NITRE, SEINE, SHARE, SHEAR, SHEEN, STEIN, STIED, THEIN, THENS, THESE, TINED, TINES, WHEEN, WHENS

4-letter words (46)

ARSE, ARTS, DEES, DENE, DENS, EARS, EDHS, ERST, ETHS, HAHS, HAND, HARE, HART, HEAR, HEED, HEHS, HENS, HERS, HEST, NEED, NEST, NITE, NITS, RAND, RHEA, SEED, SEEN, SENE, SHAH, SHEA, SHED, SINE, SITE, SITH, SNED, SNIT, THAE, THAN, THEE, THEN, TIED, TIES, TINE, TINS, WHEE, WHEN

3-letter words (40)

AND, ARE, ARS, ART, DEE, DEN, EAR, EDH, ENS, ERA, ERS, ETH, HAE, HAH, HEH, HEN, HER, HES, INS, ITS, NAE, NAH, NEE, NIT, RAH, RAN, SEE, SEI, SEN, SET, SHA, SHE, SHH, SIN, SIT, THE, TIE, TIN, TIS, WHA

5x5 grid (134 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SNAEA
SATTT
SUTEI
LEKID
ICOEE

All 134 words in this grid

9-letter words (2)

DIOCESANS, TITANATES

8-letter words (4)

DETASSEL, DIOCESAN, IDIOCIES, TITANATE

7-letter words (2)

ANSATED, SLICKED

6-letter words (24)

ANSATE, ATELIC, COEDIT, COITUS, DIKTAT, ELUANT, ELUATE, ELUTED, KITTED, LETTED, LICKED, SAUTED, SAUTES, SUTTAS, TASSEL, TASSET, TATTED, TATTIE, TAUTED, TEATED, TITANS, TITTIE, TUSSLE, TUTTED

5-letter words (40)

ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTED, ASSET, AULIC, CEILS, CLUES, COKED, COKES, DEKES, DIKES, DITAS, DITES, ELUTE, ETNAS, ILEUS, KITED, KITES, KOELS, LIEUS, LUTEA, LUTED, LUTES, NATES, SATED, SATES, SAULS, SAUTE, SLICE, SLICK, SULCI, SUTTA, TASSE, TATES, TEIID, TELIC, TIKES, TITAN, TULES, TUTTI

4-letter words (62)

ANAS, ANSA, ANTA, ANTE, ATES, CEIL, CELS, CESS, CETE, CLUE, COED, COKE, DEKE, DIET, DIKE, DITA, DITE, EDIT, EIDE, EKED, EKES, ETAS, ETNA, ICES, KITE, KOEL, KUES, LEKE, LEKU, LESS, LICE, LICK, LIES, LIEU, LUES, LUTE, OKES, SANS, SASS, SATE, SATI, SAUL, SETA, SETT, SLUE, SLUT, SUES, SUET, SUSS, TANS, TASS, TATE, TAUS, TAUT, TEAT, TELS, TIDE, TIED, TIKE, TULE, UKES, UTAS

6x6 grid (267 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

LESTRA
TENTIV
RIRNTA
ROWSNB
ANQuTUE
SSLANE

All 267 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

RESTRAINTS

9-letter words (2)

RESTRAINS, RESTRAINT

8-letter words (16)

ENTRAINS, ENTWINES, NITRITES, RESTRAIN, SNORTERS, SNOWIEST, TERNIONS, TERRINES, TERTIANS, TINNIEST, TRIENNIA, UNTWINES, VARIANTS, VINTNERS, VITRINES, WORRIERS

7-letter words (46)

ANOINTS, AROINTS, ATTRITE, ENTRAIN, ENTRIES, ENTWINE, ESTRINS, INERTIA, INSTALS, INSTANT, INTROIT, INTRONS, NARROWS, NITRITE, NORITES, ORIENTS, RELENTS, RETINES, RETINTS, RINSERS, SENIORS, SENNITS, SERRANO, SNORERS, SNORTER, SNOWIER, STRAINS, STRAITS, TERNION, TERRINE, TERRORS, TERTIAN, TINNERS, TINNIER, TRIENES, TRITEST, TWINERS, TWINSET, UNSWORE, UNSWORN, UNTWINE, VARIANT, VINTNER, VITRINE, WORRIER, WORRIES

6-letter words (80)

ANENST, ANOINT, ANTIAR, AROINT, ARREST, ARROWS, ASLANT, AVIANS, BUTANE, ERRORS, ESTRIN, INERTS, INNERS, INSERT, INSTAL, INTRON, NARINE, NARROW, NITERS, NITRES, NORITE, ORIENT, QUANTS, QUOINS, RAVINS, RELENT, RENEST, RESENT, RETEST, RETINE, RETINT, RINSER, SARINS, SENIOR, SENNIT, SERINE, SEROWS, SLANTS, SNEERS, SNORER, SNORES, SNORTS, SQUATS, STINTS, STRAIN, STRAIT, STREEL, STREET, STROWN, STROWS, SUNTAN, TABUNS, TAINTS, TAUNTS, TENSER, TERNES, TERRAS, TERROR, TINNER, TINSEL, TITANS, TITRES, TRAINS, TRAITS, TREENS, TRIENE, TRIENS, TRIERS, TRINES, TRITER, TRONAS, TWIERS, TWINER, TWINES, UNBENT, WIRERS, WORRIT, WRIEST, WRITER, WRITES

5-letter words (122)

ABUTS, AIRTS, ANENT, ARIEL, ARROW, AUNTS, AVANT, AVIAN, BAITS, BANNS, BATTS, BENNI, BENTS, BUNNS, BUNTS, ENSUE, ENTIA, ERNES, ERROR, INERT, INNER, INSET, INTRO, IRONS, LEERS, LENES, LENSE, NAIRA, NAVAR, NERTS, NITER, NITES, NITRE, NITRO, NOIRS, NOWTS, ORIEL, QUANT, QUOIN, QUOIT, RAINS, RAVIN, REEST, REINS, RELET, RENTS, RESET, RETRO, RIANT, RINSE, RITES, ROANS, SARIN, SEERS, SEINE, SENTI, SERIN, SEROW, SLANT, SLATS, SNEER, SNITS, SNORE, SNORT, SNOWS, SQUAT, STAIN, STAIR, STANE, STINT, STRIA, STROW, STUNT, SWINE, SWORE, SWORN, TABUN, TABUS, TAINS, TAINT, TAUNT, TEENS, TELES, TENSE, TENTS, TERNE, TERNS, TERRA, TIERS, TINES, TINTS, TIRES, TITAN, TITRE, TRAIN, TRAIT, TREEN, TREES, TRIER, TRIES, TRINE, TRITE, TRONA, TROWS, TSUBA, TWIER, TWINE, TWINS, VARIA, VITTA, WINES, WIRER, WIRES, WIRRA, WITES, WORST, WORTS, WRENS, WREST, WRIER, WRIES, WRITE