Daily challenge: Monday, July 20, 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 (74 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

N	T	E	R
E	Qu	E	T
O	A	U	L
O	D	I	A

All 74 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

DILUTER

6-letter words (7)

AUDIAL, AUDILE, DIALER, DILUTE, QUAERE, RELAID, TERETE

5-letter words (12)

ADULT, ALERT, ALTER, DULIA, ELUTE, ENTER, LUTEA, QUAIL, QUEER, TELIA, TREAD, TUQUE

4-letter words (27)

ALEE, DAUT, DIAL, DUAL, DUEL, DUET, ETUI, ILEA, LAID, LAUD, LEAD, LEER, LEET, LEUD, LIDO, LUTE, QUAD, QUAI, QUOD, READ, REEL, RETE, TEEL, TELA, TREE, TRET, TULE

3-letter words (27)

ADO, AID, AIL, ALE, ALT, DOE, DUE, DUI, EAU, EEL, ERE, LEA, LEE, LET, LEU, LID, NET, QUA, REE, RET, TEA, TEE, TEL, TEN, TET, TUI, UDO

5x5 grid (161 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	S	I	D	N
Q	E	A	O	M
P	G	S	H	L
E	G	M	E	H
E	T	D	E	F

All 161 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

MELODISES

8-letter words (4)

DISEASED, MELODIAS, MELODIES, MELODISE

7-letter words (4)

DISEASE, DOSAGES, MELODIA, SESSION

6-letter words (18)

DAISES, DASHED, DIESEL, DISSES, DOSAGE, EMESES, GAOLED, GASHED, GASSES, HAOLES, HOISES, HONDAS, MELOID, NOISES, NOSHED, SASHED, SEASON, TMESES

5-letter words (47)

ADIOS, ASHED, ASSES, DEEMS, DEMES, DOLED, DOLES, DOSED, DOSES, EASED, EASEL, EIDOS, FELON, FEMES, GADIS, GASES, HAOLE, HEDGE, HELOS, HEMES, HOISE, HOLED, HOLES, HONDA, HOSED, HOSEL, HOSES, LEDGE, LOSES, MELON, MESAS, MESON, MOHEL, MOLES, NOISE, NOSED, NOSES, OASES, PEAGE, PEAGS, PEASE, SADIS, SAGES, SEDGE, SIEGE, SODAS, SOLED

4-letter words (87)

ADOS, AGEE, AGES, AHEM, DAGS, DAHL, DAHS, DAIS, DASH, DEEM, DEES, DEME, DIES, DIOL, DISS, DOLE, DOSE, EASE, EDGE, EGAD, EGGS, EMES, EPEE, ESES, FEED, FEEL, FEES, FEHS, FEME, FEMS, GADI, GAES, GAOL, GASH, HAES, HAGS, HEED, HEEL, HEHS, HELM, HELO, HEME, HEMS, HOLE, HOLM, HOSE, IDOL, LOAD, LOSE, MEED, MESA, MESH, MHOS, MOAS, MODI, MOLE, NODI, NOSE, NOSH, OHED, OHMS, OLES, OSES, PEAG, PEAS, PEGS, PESO, SADI, SAGE, SAGS, SAID, SASH, SASS, SEAS, SEED, SEEM, SEGS, SEIS, SEME, SHAD, SHAG, SHED, SHMO, SHOD, SODA, SOLE, TEGS

6x6 grid (133 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

F	I	A	B	E	H
Y	I	T	M	U	N
E	G	E	E	I	P
T	R	H	I	T	N
Y	O	D	O	E	U
D	O	H	Y	S	C

All 133 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

CENTIMETER

9-letter words (1)

AMENITIES

8-letter words (4)

EMETINES, EREMITES, ETAMINES, HEMATEIN

7-letter words (16)

AMITIES, CENTIME, EMETINE, EREMITE, ETAMINE, HOODIER, HOODIES, HYENINE, INHUMER, MINTIER, MINUTES, PIETIES, PINTOES, SYENITE, TERGITE, UNITIES

6-letter words (45)

AIGRET, AMINES, BAITER, BATMEN, CENTOS, CUTESY, CUTEYS, CUTIES, DIETER, DODOES, DOTIER, DREIGH, EMERGE, EMEROD, EMETIN, ETAMIN, HERETO, HETERO, HOODIE, HOOTER, HUMATE, INHUME, MAIGRE, METIER, MINUET, MINUTE, MITIER, NUMBAT, PINTOS, PITIER, PITIES, PNEUMA, REEMIT, REMATE, REMINT, SENITI, TAMEIN, TENPIN, TERETE, TINEID, TODIES, UNITES, UNTIDY, UNTIES, UPTIME

5-letter words (66)

AMEER, AMINE, CENTO, CUTES, CUTEY, CUTIE, CUTIN, DHOTI, DITES, DODOS, DORTY, DOTER, DOTES, DOYEN, EGRET, EIDOS, EMEER, EMERY, FIERY, GREET, HEMIN, HOODY, HOOTY, HOSEN, HYDRO, HYOID, IMBUE, MATER, MERGE, METER, METES, MINES, MINUS, MITES, NEUME, NINES, NITES, NITID, ORDOS, PIETA, PINES, PINEY, PINTO, REHEM, REIFY, REMET, REMIT, RETEM, RETIA, RETIE, RHEUM, SCENT, SCUTE, SENTE, SENTI, TABUN, TAMER, TEIID, TIGER, TIMER, TINES, TUNES, UNITE, UNPIN, UNTIE, YENTE