Daily challenge: Tuesday, July 28, 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 (73 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ROYN
DLOO
WTFL
YFIN

All 73 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

FINFOOT

6-letter words (2)

INFOLD, NOTIFY

5-letter words (14)

DOOLY, DROOL, FIFTY, FITLY, FLOOD, FLOOR, FOOTY, LOFTY, LOONY, NIFTY, NITON, ROOTY, TOFFY, TOYON

4-letter words (27)

DOLT, FILO, FLIT, FOLD, FOOD, FOOL, FOOT, IFFY, INFO, LIFT, LOFT, LOOF, LOON, LOOT, LORD, LOTI, NOLO, ROLF, ROOF, ROOT, TIFF, TOFF, TOLD, TONY, TOOL, TOON, TOYO

3-letter words (29)

DOL, DOR, FIL, FIN, FIT, FLY, FON, FOY, IFF, LIN, LIT, LOO, LOT, NIL, NIT, NOO, NOT, OFF, OFT, OLD, OOT, ROD, TIL, TIN, TON, TOO, TOY, YOD, YON

5x5 grid (102 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

ILIMA
NOIAR
IAFCA
RCTNU
UPLHR

All 102 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

UNFAMILIAR

8-letter words (3)

AMARANTH, FAMILIAR, MAIOLICA

7-letter words (2)

MARANTA, PURANIC

6-letter words (6)

CAFTAN, CAMION, FOLIAR, MARACA, UNFAIR, URANIC

5-letter words (23)

ACINI, AIOLI, CILIA, CRAFT, CURIA, CURIO, FACIA, FARCI, FOLIA, ILIAC, IONIC, LINAC, LOATH, MAFIA, MAFIC, MICRA, MILIA, NARIC, PRION, PURIN, TAFIA, UNARM, UNCIA

4-letter words (67)

ACTA, AFAR, AMIA, ANIL, ANTA, AUNT, CAIN, CANT, CARP, CIAO, CION, CRAM, CUNT, CURN, FACT, FAIL, FAIN, FAIR, FANO, FARM, FIAR, FIAT, FILO, FOIL, FOIN, HUNT, ILIA, INIA, LIAR, LIFT, LIMA, LINO, LION, LOAF, LOAN, LOFT, LOIN, MAAR, MAIL, MARC, MICA, MILO, NAIF, NAIL, NAOI, NARC, NOIL, NOIR, OATH, PRAO, PRAT, PURI, RAFT, RAIA, RAIL, RAIN, RAMI, RANI, RANT, RATH, RUNT, TAIL, TAIN, TARP, THRU, UNCI, URIC

6x6 grid (285 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

ERNIEE
FOOHYT
SASRGS
HFLIEE
IDRPSH
OBEYOS

All 285 words in this grid

9-letter words (3)

REFASHION, SHOALIEST, SOROSISES

8-letter words (15)

DEPOSERS, DERISORY, ERIGERON, HORSIEST, ISOHYETS, PERIGEES, PERISHES, REPLIERS, REPOSERS, REPRISAL, REPRISES, RESPIRED, SHALIEST, SHEEPISH, SHOALIER

7-letter words (28)

DEPOSER, DEPOSES, FALSIES, FASHION, FIBRILS, HOSIERS, HOSIERY, ISOHYET, LIGROIN, LISPERS, NOSIEST, PERIGEE, POSHEST, REPLIER, REPLIES, REPOSER, REPOSES, REPRISE, RESPIRE, ROSIEST, SEROSAL, SEROSAS, SHALIER, SHEILAS, SOROSIS, SPEIRED, SPLASHY, SPRIEST

6-letter words (95)

ALIPED, ASHORE, BRIERS, BRIERY, DEBRIS, DEPOSE, DRIEGH, DRIERS, DRIEST, EGISES, EGRESS, EPOSES, ESPIES, EYRIES, FALSIE, FIBRIL, FLASHY, FLIERS, FLIEST, FRIERS, FRISES, GILDER, GRIPED, GRIPER, GRIPES, GRIPEY, GRISON, HEIRED, HEISHI, HEROIN, HOOFER, HOPERS, HOSIER, LIEGES, LIGERS, LISPED, LISPER, NOSIER, OPERON, ORGIES, ORISON, OSIERS, OSPREY, PEISES, PERILS, PERISH, PERSON, PIGSTY, PILAFS, PISHES, PLASHY, PLIERS, POSERS, POSHER, POSIES, POSSES, PRIERS, PRIEST, PRISES, PRISON, PYOSES, PYOSIS, REGILD, REPEGS, REPOSE, RESHES, RHINOS, RIPEST, RISERS, ROOFER, ROSIER, SEEPED, SEISOR, SEPOYS, SEPSIS, SERGES, SEROSA, SHEERS, SHEETS, SHEILA, SHORES, SIEGES, SIREES, SLIEST, SLIPED, SLIPES, SOREST, SPEILS, SPEIRS, SPIERS, SPIRED, SPIRES, SPLASH, SPRIER, SPRIGS

5-letter words (144)

AFORE, ALDER, BIDER, BRIER, BRIES, BRIGS, DHALS, DRIER, DRIES, DRIPS, EGERS, EGEST, EPEES, EYRES, EYRIE, EYRIR, FIBER, FIBRE, FLASH, FLIER, FLIES, FLIPS, FOALS, FRIER, FRIES, FRIGS, FRISE, FRORE, FROSH, GEEST, GESSO, GESTE, GIPSY, GIRLS, GIRON, GIROS, GIRSH, GREES, GRIPE, GRIPS, GRIPY, GROIN, GYRES, GYRON, GYROS, HEIGH, HEILS, HEIRS, HERLS, HERON, HEROS, HIDER, HONOR, HOOFS, HOPED, HOPER, HOPES, HOSES, LIEGE, LIERS, LIGER, NORIS, OASIS, OBEYS, OORIE, OSIER, PEISE, PERIL, PERIS, PESOS, PESTY, PIERS, PILAF, PISOS, PLASH, PLIER, PLIES, POSER, POSES, POSSE, PREYS, PRIER, PRIES, PRIGS, PRISE, PRISS, REBID, REEST, REGES, REPEG, REPOS, RHINO, RIPED, RIPER, RIPES, RISER, RISES, RISHI, ROOFS, SAFER, SAHIB, SALPS, SEEPS, SEEPY, SEERS, SEISE, SEPOY, SERGE, SHEEP, SHEER, SHEET, SHOAL, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOPS, SHORE, SHORL, SHORN, SHRIS, SIEGE, SIGHS, SIPED, SIPES, SIRED, SIREE, SIRES, SISAL, SISES, SLASH, SLIER, SLIPE, SLIPS, SOFAS, SORES, SPEIL, SPEIR, SPIER, SPIES, SPIRE, SPIRY, SPRIG, STEIN, TYRES, TYROS