Daily challenge: Friday, July 24, 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 (181 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

SPES
SGEE
HAET
RDTY

All 181 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

DRAGEES, TEEPEES

6-letter words (11)

DRAGEE, HATTED, PEAGES, PETTED, RAGEES, RATTED, SEATED, SETTEE, TEATED, TEEPEE, TEPEES

5-letter words (31)

DEASH, DEEPS, DEGAS, DRAGS, EPEES, GASPS, GATED, GEESE, GETAS, HASPS, HATED, PEAGE, PEAGS, PEATY, PETTY, RAGED, RAGEE, RAGES, RASPS, RATED, RATTY, SAGES, SATED, SEEPS, SHADE, SHAGS, SHARD, SPEAR, SPEED, TEPEE, TYEES

4-letter words (77)

AGED, AGEE, AGES, ASPS, DAGS, DAHS, DASH, DATE, DEAR, DEEP, DEES, DEET, DRAG, DRAT, EDHS, EGAD, EPEE, ETAS, GAED, GAES, GASH, GASP, GATE, GEAR, GEED, GEES, GETA, GHAT, HADE, HAED, HAES, HAET, HAGS, HARD, HASP, HATE, PEAG, PEAR, PEAS, PEAT, PEED, PEES, PEGS, RAGE, RAGS, RASH, RASP, RATE, SADE, SAGE, SAGS, SARD, SATE, SEAR, SEAS, SEAT, SEED, SEEP, SEGS, SETT, SHAD, SHAG, SHAT, TAGS, TAHR, TASS, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT, TEED, TEES, TEGS, TYEE, YEAH, YEAR, YEAS, YETT

3-letter words (60)

AGE, ASH, ASP, ASS, ATE, ATT, DAG, DAH, DEE, DEY, EAR, EAT, EDH, ETA, GAD, GAE, GAR, GAS, GAT, GED, GEE, GET, GEY, HAD, HAE, HAG, HAS, HAT, PEA, PEE, PEG, PES, PET, RAD, RAG, RAH, RAS, RAT, SAD, SAE, SAG, SAT, SEA, SEE, SEG, SET, SHA, TAD, TAE, TAG, TAR, TAS, TEA, TED, TEE, TEG, TET, TYE, YEA, YET

5x5 grid (130 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

FTSPL
AMHAE
PHUGO
EYHTI
ILNDG

All 130 words in this grid

6-letter words (12)

ALEPHS, ASTHMA, AUGHTS, DIGHTS, LAUGHS, LEHUAS, MATSAH, PLAGUY, PLASMA, SAUGHY, SHAUGH, TIGHTS

5-letter words (46)

ALEPH, AUGHT, DHUTI, DIGHT, EPHAS, GAUMS, GEOID, GHAST, GHAUT, GIGAS, GIGOT, HAFTS, HAUGH, HUMPH, HUMPY, HYPHA, LAUGH, LEAPS, LEASH, LEAST, LEGIT, LEHUA, MATHS, MUHLY, PASTA, PATHS, PHAGE, PHYLE, PLAGE, PLASH, PLASM, PLEAS, SAGUM, SALEP, SAUGH, SHALE, SHAPE, SPALE, STAMP, STAPH, THUMP, TIGHT, TOAST, TOGAE, TOGAS, YUGAS

4-letter words (72)

AGIO, ALPS, AUTO, EAST, EGAL, EPHA, FATS, GALE, GAPE, GAPS, GASH, GASP, GAST, GAUM, GIGA, GOAL, GOAS, GUMS, HAFT, HALE, HAMS, HAPS, HASP, HAST, HATH, HATS, HAUT, HEIL, HUGE, HUMP, HUMS, HYPE, LAPS, LASH, LAST, LEAP, LEAS, MATH, MATS, OAST, PAGE, PALE, PAMS, PASH, PAST, PATH, PATS, PEAG, PEAL, PEAS, PHAT, PHUT, PLEA, SAGE, SAGO, SALE, SALP, SHAG, SHUT, SMUG, SMUT, SPAE, TAMP, TAMS, TAPE, THAE, THUG, TOEA, TOGA, TUMP, UGHS, YUGA

6x6 grid (261 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NOOGMT
LNHESP
EFOIAH
TSRHTN
ERAWTC
UESATT

All 261 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

SENHORITAS

9-letter words (3)

SENHORITA, SENORITAS, THIRSTERS

8-letter words (14)

ESTERASE, HESITANT, HONESTER, NAPHTHAS, SANCTION, SAWHORSE, SENHORAS, SENORITA, SPATHOSE, STRAWHAT, TATTIEST, TENORIST, TERAWATT, THIRSTER

7-letter words (31)

APHTHAE, ATHIRST, ATHWART, EASTERS, FESTERS, FOSTERS, HARRIES, HAWSERS, NAPHTHA, NESTERS, PANTIES, RASTERS, ROSTERS, SANTIRS, SEAREST, SENHORA, SENORAS, SERRIES, SHANTIH, SIRREES, TATTIES, TERRIES, THORIAS, THRONES, THWARTS, TREASON, TSARISM, TSARIST, WARIEST, WASTERS, WHORISH

6-letter words (81)

AHORSE, APHTHA, ARETES, ARIOSE, ARREST, ARSENO, ASTERS, EASTER, ESTERS, FESTER, FOSTER, FRITHS, GEISHA, GONEFS, GONOFS, HAERES, HASTEN, HAWSER, HEATHS, HIRSEL, HONEST, HONORS, HORSTE, HOSTEL, IRONES, LEFTER, MESIAN, NASION, NATION, NESTER, NONETS, NORIAS, PANTIE, PASEOS, PATHOS, PATIOS, RAREST, RASERS, RASTER, REASON, RESAWS, ROSTER, ROSTRA, SANCTA, SANTIR, SAREES, SARSEN, SEASON, SEESAW, SENHOR, SENORA, SEREST, SHANTI, SIRRAH, SIRRAS, SIRREE, SOFTEN, SOFTER, STEERS, STERES, STRAWS, SWARFS, TATTIE, TENORS, TERRAE, TERRAS, TERRIT, THIRST, THORIA, THRAWS, THROES, THRONE, THWART, TSORIS, URARIS, UREASE, WASTER, WHARFS, WHIRRS, WHISHT, WRIEST

5-letter words (131)

ANTAS, ANTIS, ARETE, ARHAT, ARIAS, ARISE, AROSE, ARRIS, ARSON, ARTEL, ASTER, AWARE, EASEL, ERASE, ESTER, FELON, FETES, FOEHN, FOIST, FRIES, FRISE, FRITH, FRITT, FROES, FROST, GHOST, GONEF, GONOF, HAEMS, HAHAS, HAIRS, HARES, HARTS, HASTE, HAWSE, HEAPS, HEATH, HEIRS, HEIST, HEMPS, HOISE, HOIST, HOLES, HONES, HONOR, HORAH, HORAS, HORSE, HORST, HOSEL, HOSEN, IRONE, LEFTS, LENOS, MEANT, NAIRA, NOIRS, NOISE, NONES, NONET, NORIA, NORIS, OFTEN, OFTER, OHIAS, PAEON, PAIRS, PAISE, PASEO, PATHS, PATIO, PHASE, RARES, RASER, REARS, REEST, RESAW, RESET, RIANT, ROSET, SAITH, SAREE, SARIS, SAROS, SEARS, SEERS, SENOR, SERES, SIRRA, SORAS, SPAHI, SPAIT, STEER, STENO, STERE, STRAW, SWARE, SWARF, SWART, SWATH, TAHRS, TAWSE, TENON, TENOR, TERRA, TERSE, THAWS, THOSE, THRAW, THROE, TIROS, TREES, TRUES, TSARS, TWAES, URARI, URASE, UREAS, URSAE, WARES, WARTS, WASTE, WHAPS, WHARF, WHIRR, WHIRS, WHISH, WHIST, WHOSE, WRIES, WRIST