Daily challenge: Tuesday, July 21, 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 (85 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

S	D	E	E
T	D	I	S
J	C	C	T
E	T	A	G

All 85 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

DESICCATE

8-letter words (1)

DEDICATE

7-letter words (3)

DICTATE, ECTATIC, TICTACS

6-letter words (6)

EDDIES, EDICTS, ESTATE, STACTE, TACTIC, TICTAC

5-letter words (17)

ACIDS, CACTI, DEICE, DEIST, DICTA, DIDST, EDICT, EDITS, SEEDS, SIDED, STATE, STIED, TACET, TACIT, TACTS, TIDED, TIDES

4-letter words (32)

ACID, ACTS, CATE, CATS, CIST, DEES, DICE, DIED, DIES, DISC, DITA, DITS, EDIT, EIDE, GATE, GATS, IDES, SCAG, SCAT, SEED, SICE, SIDE, STAG, STAT, TACE, TACT, TATE, TATS, TICS, TIDE, TIED, TIES

3-letter words (25)

ACE, ACT, ATE, CAT, CIS, DEE, DID, DIE, DIS, DIT, ETA, GAT, ICE, IDS, ITS, JET, SEE, SEI, SIC, SIT, TAG, TAT, TIC, TIE, TIS

5x5 grid (116 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	S	T	D	E
L	Y	R	F	I
S	U	D	U	I
S	E	A	E	D
E	S	D	S	G

All 116 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

STYLUSES

7-letter words (10)

DEIFIED, DEIFIES, DRUDGED, DRUDGES, EDIFIED, EDIFIES, TRUDGED, TRUDGES, TRUSSED, TRUSSES

6-letter words (20)

DEFIED, DEFIES, DRUDGE, DRUIDS, DRUSES, DULSES, FIDGED, FIDGES, FUDGED, FUDGES, SASSED, SASSES, SEEDED, STYLUS, SUEDED, SUEDES, SURFED, SUSSED, TRUDGE, URUSES

5-letter words (34)

AEDES, ASSES, DEADS, DRUID, DRUSE, DUADS, DUDED, DUDES, DULSE, DURST, EASED, EASES, ESSES, FIDGE, FUDGE, IDEAS, LUDES, LYSED, LYSES, RUSES, SADES, SAULS, SAURY, SEEDS, SEEDY, SLUED, SLUES, SLURS, SUEDE, TRUED, TRUES, TRULY, TRUSS, YURTS

4-letter words (51)

DADS, DEAD, DEES, DEFI, DEFT, DIED, DIES, DRYS, DUAD, DUDE, DUDS, DUES, DULY, EASE, EFTS, ESES, FIDS, FUDS, FURS, FURY, GEDS, IDEA, IDES, LUAU, LUDE, LUES, LYSE, RUDE, RUED, RUES, RULY, RUSE, SADE, SASS, SAUL, SEAS, SEED, SEES, SEIF, SLUE, SLUR, SUED, SUES, SURD, SURF, SUSS, TRUE, URUS, USED, USES, YURT

6x6 grid (83 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	L	O	F	B	T
P	R	O	H	L	I
E	L	I	I	D	L
O	T	D	G	W	A
R	I	I	C	I	O
T	T	E	L	O	N

All 83 words in this grid

8-letter words (6)

BILLFOLD, DIORITIC, ELICITOR, FORETOLD, PERLITIC, RELIGION

7-letter words (10)

DIORITE, IDIOTIC, OILHOLE, OOLITIC, PELITIC, PERLITE, PETIOLE, RETICLE, TORTILE, TRIOLET

6-letter words (22)

CITOLE, ELICIT, HIRPLE, IOLITE, LOITER, OOLITE, ORIGIN, ORIOLE, OTITIC, PETITE, PETROL, PRETOR, REPLOT, RETILE, RETOLD, RETORT, RIDGIL, RIOTER, TELIAL, TITTIE, TRITER, WOOLIE

5-letter words (45)

AIOLI, CILIA, CITER, COLIN, DHOLE, DIDIE, DIGIT, ELITE, ELOIN, IDIOT, IDLER, ILIAD, ILIAL, LEPER, LICIT, LITER, LOTIC, NICOL, OILER, OLDIE, OLEIC, ORIEL, PERIL, PETIT, PROLE, PROOF, RELIT, REPEL, RETIE, RETRO, RIGID, TEIID, TELIA, TELIC, TELOI, TIDAL, TILER, TITER, TITLE, TORII, TORTE, TRIOL, TRITE, WILCO, WOALD