Daily challenge: Sunday, July 19, 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 (53 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

TECI
UHHK
TGCL
CDUA

All 53 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

CLAUGHT

6-letter words (1)

CAUGHT

5-letter words (12)

AUGHT, CAULK, CHECK, CHETH, CHICK, CHUTE, DUCAL, GULCH, HEUGH, KHETH, LAUGH, TEUGH

4-letter words (16)

ACHE, CALK, CAUL, CHIC, CHUG, DUAL, DUCK, GUCK, HECK, HETH, HICK, KHET, LACK, LAUD, LUCK, THUG

3-letter words (23)

CHI, CUD, DUG, ETH, GHI, GUL, GUT, HEH, HET, HIC, HUE, HUG, HUT, ICE, ICH, ICK, KHI, LAC, LUG, THE, TUG, TUT, UGH

5x5 grid (273 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

YTSEA
SDLGR
OESIL
ETTSH
OISNN

All 273 words in this grid

8-letter words (6)

ELEGISTS, ELITISTS, GRISETTE, RELISTED, RESTLESS, TIRELESS

7-letter words (25)

AEGISES, AGELESS, AGISTED, ARISTOS, DELISTS, DESIRES, DESISTS, DOTTELS, EAGLETS, ELEGIST, ELEGITS, ELITIST, GRILSES, GRITTED, IRELESS, LEGISTS, LISTEES, LISTELS, REGILDS, REGLETS, RELISTS, SESSILE, SHITTED, SLITTED, SOTTISH

6-letter words (53)

AGISTS, AGLETS, ARGILS, ARGLED, ARGLES, ARILED, ARISES, ARISTO, DELIST, DESIRE, DESIST, DOTTEL, EAGLES, EAGLET, EGISES, ELDEST, ELEGIT, ELITES, GARISH, GLEETS, GRILSE, GRISTS, HISSED, HISSES, HISTED, ISLETS, LEGIST, LEGITS, LISLES, LISTED, LISTEE, LISTEL, OSTLER, OTITIS, REGILD, REGILT, REGLET, RELETS, RELISH, RELIST, SHIRES, SHISTS, SLEETS, SOTTED, STEEDS, STEELS, STELES, STILES, STILTS, TELEGA, TESTIS, TILDES, TOITED

5-letter words (85)

AEGIS, AGILE, AGIST, AGLEE, AGLET, ARGIL, ARGLE, ARILS, ARISE, DEETS, DELES, DELIS, DOEST, DOSES, DOTES, EAGLE, EARLS, ELITE, GELDS, GELEE, GELTS, GESTS, GILDS, GILTS, GIRLS, GISTS, GLEDS, GLEET, GRIST, GRITS, HILTS, HIRES, HISTS, ISLED, ISLES, ISLET, LEETS, LEGIT, LIGER, LILTS, LISLE, LISTS, RAGES, RAGIS, RELET, RELIT, RESTS, RILED, RILES, RISES, RITES, SETTS, SHIRE, SHIST, SHITS, SILDS, SILTS, SILTY, SIRES, SISES, SITED, SITES, SLEDS, SLEET, SLITS, STEED, STEEL, STELE, STETS, STILE, STILT, TEELS, TELES, TESTS, TESTY, TIGER, TILDE, TILED, TILER, TILES, TILTS, TIRES, TIRLS, TITIS, TOITS

4-letter words (104)

AGER, AGES, ARES, ARIL, DEET, DELE, DELI, DELS, DOES, DOSE, DOST, DOTE, DOTS, EARL, EELS, EGIS, ELDS, ELSE, ERGS, GAES, GEAR, GELD, GELS, GELT, GEST, GILD, GILT, GIRL, GIST, GITS, GLED, GLEE, GRIT, HILT, HIRE, HISN, HISS, HIST, HITS, ILEA, IRES, ISLE, LEAR, LEET, LEGS, LESS, LEST, LETS, LILT, LIRA, LIRE, LIST, LITE, LITS, ODES, OSES, RAGE, RAGI, RAGS, REGS, REST, RIGS, RILE, RISE, RITE, SEAR, SEGS, SELS, SERA, SETS, SETT, SHIT, SILD, SILT, SIRE, SITE, SITS, SLED, SLIT, SODS, SOTS, STET, STIR, TEDS, TEED, TEEL, TEES, TELE, TELS, TEST, TETS, TILE, TILS, TILT, TIRE, TIRL, TITI, TITS, TODS, TODY, TOED, TOES, TOIT, TOST

6x6 grid (142 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

HNANSS
ENRRTD
AEBHNT
SDINDI
TSDQAU
HWRARS

All 142 words in this grid

8-letter words (7)

BREADTHS, DANDIEST, HEADIEST, RANDIEST, SANDIEST, TINNIEST, URANIDES

7-letter words (23)

ARRESTS, BRANNED, BRANNER, BREADTH, BREASTS, DANDIER, DANDIES, ENNEADS, ERRANTS, HEADIER, HENNAED, INBREDS, QINDARS, RANDIER, RANDIES, REBINDS, REDDISH, SANDHIS, SANDIER, SIERRAN, THREADS, TINNIER, URANIDE

6-letter words (41)

ARENAS, ARREST, BEASTS, BIDDEN, BIDDER, BRANTS, BREADS, BREAST, DANISH, DASSIE, DEISTS, DINARS, DISSED, ENNEAD, ERRANT, HEADER, HENNAS, HIDDEN, HISSED, HISSER, INBRED, QINDAR, RADISH, RADIUS, RANEES, RANIDS, RAREST, READDS, REBIDS, REBIND, SADIST, SAINTS, SANDHI, SANIES, SIENNA, SIERRA, SNARED, SNARES, SUINTS, THREAD, TSADIS

5-letter words (71)

ADDER, ANNAS, AREAE, AREAS, ARENA, AUDIT, AURAR, BEADS, BEAST, BENNE, BESTS, BIDER, BIDES, BINDI, BINDS, BRANS, BRANT, BREAD, DEIST, DIDST, DIENE, DINAR, DINTS, DURAS, EASED, EASTS, HEADS, HEEDS, HENNA, HIDER, HIDES, HINDS, HISTS, IDEAS, NANAS, NARES, NEEDS, NEIST, NESTS, NIDES, NIDUS, RANDS, RANEE, RANID, RANIS, RANTS, RARED, RARES, READD, READS, REBID, REDAN, REDDS, REDID, RESTS, SADIS, SAINT, SANDS, SANED, SANER, SEDAN, SENNA, SIDES, SNARE, SUINT, THREE, TIARA, TINTS, TRANS, TSADE, TSADI