Daily challenge: Thursday, July 23, 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 (169 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

YDWI
SEUH
EMBR
IROU

All 169 words in this grid

7-letter words (5)

BEMIRES, EMBRUED, EMBRUES, IMBRUED, IMBRUES

6-letter words (15)

BEMIRE, BREEDS, BROMES, BRUMES, DEMIES, EMBEDS, EMBRUE, HUMERI, HUMOUR, IMBEDS, IMBRUE, IMBUED, IMBUES, OMBRES, REMEDY

5-letter words (35)

BORES, BREED, BREES, BRIES, BRIMS, BROME, BRUME, DEEMS, DEMES, DEMOB, DEMUR, EMBED, HUMOR, IMBED, IMBUE, MEEDS, MIRES, MORES, OBESE, OBEYS, OMBRE, ORBED, REEDS, REEDY, RESEW, RHUMB, RIMED, RIMES, ROBED, ROBES, RUBES, RUMOR, SEBUM, SEDUM, SEEDY

4-letter words (60)

BEDS, BEDU, BEER, BEES, BEYS, BORE, BREE, BRIE, BRIM, BUDS, BUHR, BUMS, DEEM, DEER, DEES, DEME, DEMO, DEYS, DUES, DUMB, DURO, DYES, EMES, EMEU, EMIR, EURO, HUED, HUES, HUMS, IRES, MEED, MIRE, MORE, MUDS, OBES, OBEY, OMER, ORES, REED, REES, REMS, RIME, RIMS, ROBE, ROMS, RUBE, RUDE, RUED, RUES, RUMS, SEED, SEEM, SEER, SEME, SEMI, SMEW, UMBO, WEDS, WEER, WEES

3-letter words (54)

BED, BEE, BEY, BRO, BUD, BUM, BUR, DEB, DEE, DEW, DEY, DUB, DUE, DUI, DYE, EME, EMS, EMU, HUB, HUE, HUM, IRE, MED, MEW, MIR, MOB, MOR, MUD, OBE, OMS, ORB, ORE, OUR, REE, REI, REM, RES, RIM, ROB, ROM, RUB, RUE, RUM, SEE, SEI, SER, SEW, URB, WEB, WED, WEE, WUD, YES, YEW

5x5 grid (301 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

TFDUA
OSEIH
CTESA
WYRIN
DEWYL

All 301 words in this grid

8-letter words (7)

ANISEEDS, DIESTERS, FESTERED, FOSTERED, INSERTED, LINSEEDS, RESIDUES

7-letter words (27)

ANISEED, ANYWISE, ASHIEST, COSTERS, DESERTS, DESIRED, DESIRES, DEWIEST, DIESTER, DIETERS, ESCOTED, ESTRINS, ETESIAN, FESTERS, FOSTERS, INSERTS, INSIDES, LIAISED, LIAISES, LINSEED, RESIDES, RESIDUA, RESIDUE, SCOTERS, STEERED, TERSEST, WRESTED

6-letter words (58)

AIREST, AIRTED, ANISES, ASHIER, ASIDES, COSTED, COSTER, CYDERS, CYESES, DESERT, DESIRE, DETERS, DETEST, DEWIER, DEWILY, DIESES, DIETER, EERILY, ESTERS, ESTRIN, EYRIES, FESTER, FOSTER, HAIRED, HANSES, INSERT, INSETS, INSIDE, LIAISE, LINSEY, REDYES, RESAID, RESAIL, RESETS, RESIDE, RESIDS, RESINY, RESTED, RETEST, REWINS, RINSED, RINSES, SANIES, SCOTER, SEISED, SEISER, SEISIN, SERINS, SETOSE, SHIEST, SIREES, STEERS, STEINS, TOTERS, TWYERS, WISEST, WRIEST, WRYEST

5-letter words (91)

AIDES, AIRED, AIRTS, ANISE, ASIDE, COSES, COSET, COSEY, COTED, COTES, CYDER, DEERS, DEETS, DETER, DIETS, DUETS, DYERS, ERSES, ESCOT, ESTER, EYERS, EYRES, EYRIE, FETES, FEUDS, HAIRS, HAIRY, HANSE, HIDES, INSET, LIERS, LYRES, NISEI, REDYE, REEDS, REEFS, REEST, REINS, RESET, RESID, RESIN, REWIN, RINSE, RISES, RISHI, SAIDS, SEEDS, SEERS, SEISE, SERED, SERIN, SHIED, SHIER, SHIES, SIDES, SIRED, SIREE, SIRES, SNAIL, STEED, STEER, STEIN, STERE, STREW, STRIA, STYED, STYES, TERSE, TOFTS, TOTED, TOTER, TOTES, TREED, TREES, TRIES, TWYER, TYEES, TYERS, TYRED, TYRES, WIRED, WIRES, WISED, WISER, WISES, WISHA, WREST, WRIES, WYTED, WYTES, YESES

4-letter words (118)

AIDE, AIDS, AINS, AIRS, AIRT, AIRY, ANIL, ANIS, COFT, COST, COTE, COTS, DEER, DEES, DEET, DEFT, DERE, DEWY, DIES, DIET, DISH, DUES, DUET, DYER, DYES, EERY, EFTS, EIDE, ESES, EYED, EYER, EYES, EYRE, EYRY, FEDS, FEES, FEET, FETE, FETS, FEUD, HAIL, HAIR, HIDE, HIED, HIES, HISN, HUED, HUES, IDES, INLY, IRED, IRES, LIER, LIES, LINS, LINY, LIRE, LYRE, NAIL, NISI, OSES, REED, REEF, REES, REIN, REIS, RESH, REST, RETE, RETS, RIAS, RINS, RISE, RYES, SAID, SAIL, SAIN, SCOT, SEED, SEER, SEES, SEIS, SERE, SERS, SETS, SIDE, SIRE, SOFT, STEY, STYE, TEDS, TEED, TEES, TEST, TOFT, TOST, TOTE, TOTS, TREE, TREY, TYEE, TYER, TYES, TYRE, WERE, WERT, WILY, WINS, WINY, WIRE, WIRY, WISE, WISH, WYES, WYNS, WYTE, YINS, YWIS

6x6 grid (67 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

EMLFON
WTILAY
DGHZHS
RRFUIT
IIIURE
DEEUAE

All 67 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

EARTHLIGHT

8-letter words (2)

FLASHIER, LAZURITE

7-letter words (9)

ARTISAN, AZURITE, ETHANOL, HASTIER, HILLOAS, HYALITE, NASTIER, URETHAN, ZILLAHS

6-letter words (16)

ALIGHT, ASHIER, AURIST, EARTHS, EARTHY, FASTER, FLASHY, FLIGHT, HALITE, HAZIER, HILLOA, LASTER, LAZIER, OYSTER, THALLI, ZILLAH

5-letter words (39)

AERIE, ARTSY, ASTER, ASTIR, AUREI, AURIS, AZLON, AZURE, DRIED, EARTH, FIGHT, FILLO, FILTH, FLASH, FLAYS, FLITE, FRIED, FUZIL, GRIDE, HAFIZ, HASTE, HILLO, HURTS, LIGHT, LLANO, MIGHT, NAZIS, OFAYS, SALON, SHALL, SHIER, SHIRE, SHIRT, SIREE, STEER, STERE, THILL, UHLAN, URAEI