Daily challenge: Wednesday, July 29, 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 (69 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ODPL
JHSC
DPOP
OLCO

All 69 words in this grid

5-letter words (12)

CLOPS, COOPS, HOOPS, LOOPS, PLOPS, POLOS, POOHS, POOPS, SCOLD, SCOOP, SOLDO, SPOOL

4-letter words (36)

CLOD, CLOP, COCO, COHO, COLD, COOL, COOP, COOS, COPS, COSH, HODS, HOLD, HOLP, HOOP, HOPS, LOCO, LOOP, LOPS, OOHS, OOPS, PLOD, PLOP, POCO, POLO, POOH, POOL, POOP, POPS, POSH, SCOP, SHOD, SHOO, SHOP, SOLD, SOLO, SOPH

3-letter words (21)

COL, COO, COP, COS, DOL, HOD, HOP, LOO, LOP, ODS, OHO, OHS, OLD, OOH, OPS, POD, POH, POL, POP, SOL, SOP

5x5 grid (231 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

SOEIC
ATGUL
LRUUS
HSLRY
ITEAE

All 231 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

RUSTLERS, STARLETS, TRUSTERS, URETHRAL, URETHRAS

7-letter words (17)

AERUGOS, ARUGULA, LIGULAE, LIGULAR, LIGULES, LIGURES, LUSTERS, REALEST, RESLATE, RESURGE, RUSTLER, SLAYERS, STARLET, TEGULAR, TRUSTER, ULSTERS, URETHRA

6-letter words (26)

AERUGO, ALTERS, ARGILS, ARGOTS, ERUGOS, LARGOS, LAYERS, LIGULA, LIGULE, LIGURE, LUSTER, REALES, RELAYS, RESULT, RUGOSA, RULERS, RUSTLE, SLAYER, STELAE, STELAR, STOGIE, SUREST, SUTRAS, TESLAS, ULSTER, YAREST

5-letter words (75)

ALTER, ALTOS, ARGIL, ARGOT, ARGUE, ARGUS, ARLES, EARLS, ELUTE, ERUGO, EYRES, GETAS, GOALS, GOATS, GRATE, GULAR, GULES, GURSH, GURUS, ISLET, ISTLE, LARES, LARGE, LARGO, LAYER, LEARS, LEARY, LIEUS, LULUS, LURES, RALES, RATOS, REALS, RELAY, RULER, RULES, RURAL, SARGE, SEARS, SERAL, SHRUG, SLATE, SLATS, SLAYS, SLURS, SLUTS, SOARS, STARS, STEAL, STELA, STERE, SUETS, SULCI, SULUS, SURAL, SURAS, SURGE, SUTRA, TARGE, TARSI, TEALS, TEARS, TEARY, TELAE, TESLA, TOGUE, TRUST, TSARS, TULES, URATE, UREAL, USERS, USURY, YEARS, YULES

4-letter words (108)

AERY, ALES, ALTO, ALTS, ARES, ARSE, ARTS, CLUE, EARL, EARS, EGOS, ETAS, ETHS, EYRA, EYRE, GETA, GETS, GOAL, GOAS, GOAT, GRAT, GULS, GURU, GUSH, GUST, GUTS, GUYS, HIST, HITS, ISLE, LARS, LAST, LATE, LATS, LAYS, LEAR, LEST, LETS, LIEU, LUGE, LULU, LURE, LUSH, LUST, LUTE, OARS, OAST, OATS, OSAR, RALE, RATE, RATO, RATS, RAYS, REAL, RESH, REST, RETS, RULE, RUSE, RUSH, RUST, RUTS, SALS, SALT, SATE, SEAL, SEAR, SERA, SERE, SERS, SHIT, SITE, SITH, SLAT, SLAY, SLUE, SLUG, SLUR, SLUT, SOAR, STAR, STOA, SUET, SULU, SURA, SURE, TAOS, TARS, TEAL, TEAR, TELA, TELS, THIS, THRU, TRUG, TSAR, TULE, TUSH, ULUS, UREA, URGE, URUS, USER, UTAS, YARE, YEAR, YULE

6x6 grid (220 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

CHIARY
RTGEUV
HSEOTF
IDNSTR
UOGSOF
NEEOFN

All 220 words in this grid

10-letter words (2)

FOOTSTONES, FOSTERAGES

9-letter words (2)

FOOTSTONE, FOSTERAGE

8-letter words (3)

FROTTEUR, GENOISES, HIDEOUTS

7-letter words (22)

CHIGOES, CTENOID, EIGHTHS, ENDOGEN, ESTUARY, ETHIONS, GENOISE, GESSOED, GESSOES, GESTURE, GOSSOON, HIDEOUT, NONEGOS, OSTOSES, OUTSETS, RAGOUTS, STOOGES, STOUTER, TENSION, TESTONS, TORTURE, TUREENS

6-letter words (72)

AGONES, AUTOED, CHIGOE, DENOTE, DONEES, EGESTS, EGOIST, EIGHTH, EIGHTS, ETHION, FOSSES, FOSTER, FROSTS, FUTONS, GAITED, GEESTS, GEODES, GEOIDS, GNOSES, GODETS, GOOSED, GOOSES, HISTED, NEONED, NESTER, NESTOR, NOISED, NOISES, NONEGO, NONETS, NUDEST, NUDGES, NUDIST, ODEONS, ONSETS, ONSIDE, OUTSEE, OUTSET, RAGEES, RAGOUT, REESTS, RETROS, ROOSTS, ROSETS, ROSTER, ROTTER, SEDGES, SEGNOS, SENSOR, SNOUTS, SONDES, SORTER, SOUTER, STEEDS, STENOS, STOGIE, STONED, STONES, STOOGE, STOURE, STOURY, STOUTS, TENDON, TENOUR, TENSOR, TESTER, TESTON, TIGONS, TOSSED, TOSSES, TOUTER, TUREEN

5-letter words (119)

AEONS, AGONE, AGONS, AITCH, AUREI, AUTOS, CHITS, DEETS, DENSE, DOEST, DOGES, DONEE, DONGS, EDGES, EGEST, EIGHT, ENDUE, ESSES, ESTER, FOOTS, FORTE, FORTS, FOSSE, FROST, FUTON, GAITS, GEEST, GEODE, GEOID, GESSO, GESTE, GESTS, GODET, GONGS, GOOFS, GOOSE, GOUTS, HIDES, NEONS, NESTS, NODES, NOISE, NONES, NONET, NOOSE, NOSED, NOSES, NOTER, NUDES, NUDGE, ODEON, ODIST, OGEES, ONSET, OTTER, OTTOS, OUTER, RAGED, RAGEE, RAGES, REEDS, REEST, REGES, RETRO, ROOFS, ROOSE, ROOST, ROSED, ROSES, ROSET, ROTOS, ROTTE, SEDGE, SEGNO, SEGOS, SENDS, SENSE, SIDES, SNEDS, SNEER, SNOGS, SNOTS, SNOUT, SOFTS, SONDE, SONES, SONGS, SOOTS, SORTS, STEED, STEER, STENO, STONE, STOUR, STOUT, TEARY, TEENS, TEETH, TENDS, TENON, TENSE, TERAI, TESTS, TIGER, TIGON, TOFFS, TOGAE, TONDI, TONDO, TONED, TONES, TONGS, TORTE, TORTS, TOTER, TOUTS, TROTS, TUFTS, URAEI