Daily challenge: Wednesday, July 22, 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 (202 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

IIRT
TODE
NATE
TNMA

All 202 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

DETRITION, MEDITATOR, REEDITION, TOADEATER

8-letter words (3)

ANTIDOTE, MEDITATE, TETANOID

7-letter words (7)

ANTIRED, EDEMATA, EDITION, MATADOR, NOTATED, ROTATED, TETRODE

6-letter words (18)

ADROIT, ANTEED, DONATE, EDITOR, IDEATE, IODATE, MANTID, MEATED, NATION, NOTATE, REDATE, REEDIT, RETEAM, RIOTED, ROAMED, ROTATE, TRIODE, TRITON

5-letter words (43)

ADEEM, ADORE, AMEER, ANODE, ANTAE, ANTED, ATMAN, DATER, DETER, DONNA, DOTER, DROIT, EATER, EDEMA, ERODE, MADRE, MANOR, MANTA, MATED, MATER, MEDII, METED, METER, NADIR, NAMED, NOTED, NOTER, OATER, REDAN, REDON, RETEM, TAMED, TANTO, TATER, TIRED, TORII, TORTE, TOTED, TOTEM, TOTER, TREED, TRODE, TRONA

4-letter words (78)

ADIT, ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, ATMA, DAME, DAMN, DATA, DATE, DATO, DEEM, DEER, DEET, DIRE, DIRT, DITA, DOAT, DOIT, DONA, DORE, DOTE, DREE, EDIT, ETNA, IDEA, IDEM, IOTA, IRED, IRON, MADE, MANO, MATE, MEAT, MEED, MEET, META, METE, NAME, NAOI, NODE, NODI, NOIR, NORI, NOTA, NOTE, ODEA, REDE, REDO, REED, RETE, RIDE, RIOT, ROAD, ROAM, ROAN, RODE, ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, TAME, TATE, TEAM, TEED, TEEM, TIDE, TIRE, TIRO, TOAD, TOIT, TORE, TORI, TORT, TOTE, TREE, TRET, TRIO, TROD, TROT

3-letter words (49)

ADO, AMA, ANT, ATE, DAM, DEE, DIT, DON, DOR, DOT, EAT, ETA, ION, IRE, MAD, MAE, MAN, MAT, MED, MET, NAM, NAN, NOD, NOR, NOT, OAT, ODE, ORE, ORT, RED, REE, RET, RID, ROD, ROT, TAD, TAE, TAM, TAN, TAO, TAT, TEA, TED, TEE, TET, TOD, TON, TOR, TOT

5x5 grid (196 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

HFRTE
OOWOC
RSENR
NOSLF
HROKU

All 196 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

CROWNLESS

8-letter words (4)

CONSOLES, FORSWORN, HOOKLESS, TOWNLESS

7-letter words (9)

CONSOLE, CORNELS, FORSOOK, FORWORN, FULNESS, LOOSENS, NELSONS, TROWELS, WORSENS

6-letter words (28)

CEORLS, CONSOL, CORNEL, CRONES, CROWNS, FLOORS, FROWNS, HORSES, HOSELS, LESSON, LESSOR, LOOSEN, LOOSES, NELSON, NOOSES, ROOSES, ROWELS, ROWENS, SENSOR, SNOOKS, SNOOLS, SOWENS, TOROSE, TOWELS, TRONES, TROWEL, WORSEN, WORSES

5-letter words (58)

CEORL, CONES, CORNS, CRONE, CROWN, CROWS, ENOWS, FLEWS, FLOOR, FLOSS, FORTE, FOSSE, FROES, FRONS, FROWN, FROWS, HOOKS, HORNS, HORSE, HOSEL, HOSEN, HOSES, HOWES, LOONS, LOOSE, LOSES, NEONS, NOELS, NOOKS, NOOSE, NOSES, OLEOS, ORLES, OWSEN, ROLES, ROOKS, ROOSE, ROSES, ROWEL, ROWEN, SENOR, SLEWS, SNOOK, SNOOL, SNORT, SNOWS, SOLES, SOOKS, SORNS, SWORN, TONES, TOROS, TOWEL, TOWNS, TRONE, TROWS, WORSE, WROTE

4-letter words (96)

CONE, CONS, CORF, CORN, COTE, COWS, CROW, ELKS, ENOW, EONS, FLEW, FOES, FORT, FOSS, FROE, FROW, HOES, HONS, HOOF, HOOK, HORN, HOSE, HOWE, HOWF, HOWS, KORS, KOSS, LENO, LENS, LESS, LOON, LOOS, LORN, LOSE, LOSS, NEON, NESS, NEWS, NEWT, NOEL, NOES, NOOK, NOSE, NOTE, NOWS, NOWT, OLEO, OLES, ONCE, ONES, ORLE, OSES, OWES, OWNS, OWSE, RHOS, ROES, ROLE, ROLF, ROOF, ROOK, ROSE, ROTE, ROWS, SELF, SELS, SEWN, SEWS, SLEW, SNOT, SNOW, SOLE, SONS, SOOK, SOON, SORN, SORT, SOWN, SWOT, TOES, TONE, TONS, TORC, TORN, TORO, TOWN, TOWS, TROW, TWOS, WENS, WOES, WONS, WOOF, WOOS, WORN, WORT

6x6 grid (59 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

RNDLPE
OINRMM
TGNHME
AAOIWF
EXAEFG
NLDFAE

All 59 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

AGNATION, DEFINING, LAXATION

7-letter words (8)

AGATOID, ATONING, DAFFING, GAFFING, LEANING, TANGOED, WHIFFED, WHINING

6-letter words (21)

DEWING, EATING, FINING, GAEING, GAFFED, GITANO, GONIFF, GONION, HOEING, HONIED, HONING, MEWING, MIFFED, MINING, MINION, NATION, NOTING, ORIGAN, TANNIN, TONING, WINING

5-letter words (27)

ANIME, ANION, DINGO, ELAIN, FEMME, GAFFE, GATOR, GIRON, GONIA, GONIF, HOGAN, INGOT, INION, MEWED, MINAE, NITON, OHING, ONION, RHINO, TANGO, TAXON, TIGON, TOGAE, TONDI, WEALD, WHIFF, WIFED