Daily challenge: Saturday, July 25, 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 (117 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

NOML
HOTH
DCAE
TXFT

All 117 words in this grid

6-letter words (1)

NOTATE

5-letter words (11)

ACHOO, COMTE, FETCH, HATCH, MOOCH, MOTET, NOTCH, OCTET, TEACH, THEFT, THETA

4-letter words (50)

ATOM, CAFE, CATE, CHON, COAT, COAX, COHO, COON, COOT, COTE, DOAT, DOOM, DOTE, DOTH, EACH, EATH, ETCH, FACT, FATE, FEAT, FETA, HAET, HAFT, HATE, HEAT, HEFT, HOAX, HOMO, HOOD, HOOT, MOAT, MONO, MOOD, MOON, MOOT, MOTE, MOTH, NOTA, NOTE, OATH, TACH, TACO, TACT, TATE, TEAT, TETH, THAE, THAT, TOOM, TOON

3-letter words (55)

ACT, AFT, ATE, CAT, COD, CON, COO, COT, DOC, DOM, DON, DOT, EAT, EFT, ETA, ETH, FAT, FAX, FEH, FET, HAE, HAO, HAT, HET, HOD, HON, HOT, MOA, MOC, MOD, MON, MOO, MOT, NOD, NOH, NOM, NOO, NOT, OAF, OAT, OCA, OHO, OOH, OOT, TAE, TAO, TAT, TAX, TEA, TET, THE, TOD, TOM, TON, TOO

5x5 grid (175 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

VSRDO
TTHOO
ESELW
HEEDZ
IOIOD

All 175 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

DOWDIEST, ROWDIEST, SHORTEST

7-letter words (16)

DEHORTS, DELETES, DETESTS, DOOLEES, DOWDIES, DROOLED, HORSTES, HOWDIES, HOWLETS, ROWDIES, SEETHED, SHEETED, SHOOLED, SHORTED, WORSTED, WORTHED

6-letter words (35)

DEHORT, DELETE, DETEST, DHOLES, DIESEL, DOLORS, DOOLEE, EDDOES, ELDEST, HEELED, HORSTE, HORSTS, HOWDIE, HOWLED, HOWLET, IDLEST, ODDEST, OLDEST, OLDIES, OWLETS, SEELED, SEETHE, SEIDEL, SETTEE, SHEETS, SHORTS, STELES, TESTED, TESTEE, THOLED, THOLES, THROES, WOOLED, WORSTS, WORTHS

5-letter words (47)

DEETS, DELES, DHOLE, DOEST, DOETH, DOLED, DOLES, DOLOR, DOORS, DROOL, HESTS, HETHS, HOLED, HOLES, HORST, IDLES, LEETS, LEHRS, LOOED, ODORS, OLDIE, OOHED, OWLET, ROLES, SETTS, SHEET, SHEOL, SHOED, SHOES, SHOOL, SHORT, STEED, STEEL, STELE, STETS, STROW, TELES, TESTS, TETHS, THESE, THOLE, THROE, THROW, WOOED, WORST, WORTH, WORTS

4-letter words (74)

DEES, DEET, DELE, DHOW, DIEL, DIES, DOES, DOLE, DOOR, DORS, EDDO, EIDE, ETHS, HEED, HEEL, HELD, HELO, HEST, HETH, HETS, HIES, HOED, HOES, HOLD, HOLE, HOOD, HOWL, IDES, IDLE, LEES, LEET, LEHR, LEST, LETS, LORD, ODES, ODOR, OHED, OLEO, OLES, OOHS, ORDO, ORTS, ROES, ROLE, ROOD, SEED, SEEL, SETS, SETT, SHED, SHES, SHOD, SHOE, SHOO, SHOW, STET, TEED, TEEL, TEES, TELE, TEST, TETH, TETS, THEE, THRO, TROD, TROW, WOES, WOLD, WOOD, WOOL, WORD, WORT

6x6 grid (175 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

NUWPLH
TRIKHI
ANMAMN
RDRESC
NANATT
TAJNUE

All 175 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

MASTERMIND

8-letter words (6)

ANAEMIAS, SEMIHARD, TANNATES, TRIMARAN, TRIPHASE, TUATERAS

7-letter words (24)

ANAEMIA, ANEMIAS, ANNATES, ARMREST, HAEMINS, HAMSTER, IMARETS, INSANER, KARATES, MARANTA, MILKMEN, MINSTER, NUTRIAS, PIASTER, PINTADA, RETASTE, SARDANA, SAUNTER, SEMINAR, STUNNER, TANNATE, TANNEST, TUATERA, URANIAS

6-letter words (46)

ADNATE, AERATE, AHIMSA, AIRMEN, ANEMIA, ANIMAS, ANIMES, ARENAS, ARMETS, ASTERN, ASTUTE, DREAMS, HAEMIN, HAREMS, HARMIN, HASTEN, IMARET, INSANE, INSEAM, INSTAR, INTURN, JASMIN, JAUNTS, KARATE, KARATS, MAENAD, MAIMER, MASTER, NUTRIA, NUTTER, RAMETS, RANDAN, RAREST, REMAIN, REMIND, REMINT, SARDAR, SEMINA, SENATE, STERNA, TANNER, TENANT, TRIMER, TURNIP, UNTRIM, URANIA

5-letter words (98)

ADMEN, AIMER, AMEND, AMINS, ANEAR, ANIMA, ANIME, ANNAS, ANTES, AREAS, ARENA, ARETE, ARIAS, ARMER, ARMET, ASANA, ASTER, ATRIA, ATRIP, AUNTS, DARES, DRAIN, DRAMS, DRATS, DREAM, DREST, ENATE, ETNAS, HAEMS, HAETS, HAKIM, HAMES, HAREM, HARES, HASTE, IMAMS, INARM, INSET, JANES, JAUNT, JNANA, KAMES, KARAT, LIMAS, LIMEN, LIMES, LIMNS, MARES, MASER, MEANT, MEATS, MENAD, MIASM, NANAS, NARES, NATES, NEATS, NEMAS, NETTS, PHASE, PIKAS, PIMAS, PINTA, RADAR, RAJAS, RAMET, RANTS, RARES, RATAN, RATES, REAMS, RIMER, RIMES, SAINT, SANER, SARAN, SATEM, SAUTE, SENNA, SERAI, SMARM, SMEAR, STAND, STANE, STARE, STEAK, STEAM, STERN, STUNT, TARES, TASTE, TAUTS, TEAMS, TERAI, TUNAS, UNARM, UNRIP, UTTER