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)
| Y | D | W | I |
| S | E | U | H |
| E | M | B | R |
| I | R | O | U |
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)
| T | F | D | U | A |
| O | S | E | I | H |
| C | T | E | S | A |
| W | Y | R | I | N |
| D | E | W | Y | L |
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)
| E | M | L | F | O | N |
| W | T | I | L | A | Y |
| D | G | H | Z | H | S |
| R | R | F | U | I | T |
| I | I | I | U | R | E |
| D | E | E | U | A | E |
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