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)
| E | I | N | I |
| T | S | E | E |
| R | H | H | D |
| E | A | N | W |
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)
| S | N | A | E | A |
| S | A | T | T | T |
| S | U | T | E | I |
| L | E | K | I | D |
| I | C | O | E | E |
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)
| L | E | S | T | R | A |
| T | E | N | T | I | V |
| R | I | R | N | T | A |
| R | O | W | S | N | B |
| A | N | Qu | T | U | E |
| S | S | L | A | N | E |
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