Daily challenge: Thursday, July 30, 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 (55 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

W	S	Y	D
E	U	N	R
E	C	V	S
R	S	N	E

All 55 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

RESCUES

6-letter words (6)

RECUSE, RESCUE, SCREES, SECUND, SUCRES, SUNDRY

5-letter words (10)

NEVUS, REUSE, SCREE, SEERS, SENSE, SUCRE, SUERS, SWEER, SYNCS, UNSEW

4-letter words (17)

CEES, CUES, DRYS, ECUS, RECS, REES, RYND, SECS, SEER, SEES, SUER, SUES, SUNS, SYNC, UNDY, WEER, WEES

3-letter words (21)

CEE, CUE, DRY, ECU, ENS, ERS, NUS, REC, REE, RES, SEC, SEE, SEN, SER, SEW, SUE, SUN, SYN, UNS, USE, WEE

5x5 grid (64 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

Y	N	I	O	D
C	Y	O	R	N
N	W	W	P	K
G	C	N	E	B
A	O	N	A	I

All 64 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

NONPOOR, NONWORD, NONWORK

6-letter words (3)

ANCONE, KROONI, RONION

5-letter words (14)

AGONE, ANCON, BANCO, BEANO, DROOP, DROWN, IRONY, KROON, ONION, PENNA, POORI, PORNO, PRION, ROWEN

4-letter words (44)

ACNE, AGON, ANEW, ANOA, ANON, BANE, BEAN, CONE, CONN, DOOR, DORK, DORP, DROP, GONE, IRON, KENO, NABE, NOIR, NONA, NONE, NOON, NOPE, NORI, OPEN, ORDO, PEAN, PONY, POOD, POON, POOR, PORK, PORN, PROD, PROW, ROOD, ROPE, WEAN, WOOD, WORD, WORK, WORN, YIRD, YONI, YOWE

6x6 grid (196 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

E	A	I	E	G	H
E	D	O	T	R	O
D	E	H	O	L	T
N	E	D	A	H	N
R	H	K	O	P	O
I	S	E	S	I	B

All 196 words in this grid

11-letter words (1)

ALTOGETHERS

10-letter words (1)

ALTOGETHER

9-letter words (1)

DEADENERS

8-letter words (10)

ADHESION, DEADENED, DEADENER, DIETHERS, ETHERISH, HOIDENED, ISOPHOTE, ORTHOSES, SHREDDED, TOGETHER

7-letter words (19)

DEEDIER, DHOOTIE, DIETHER, DITHERS, HEEDERS, HOODIER, HOOTIER, LADENED, LAPISES, LOADERS, NEEDERS, NEEDIER, PHOTOED, REEDIER, SHEDDED, SOAKERS, SPADERS, TROAKED, TROTHED

6-letter words (63)

ADDERS, DEADEN, DEEDED, DEHORT, DHOOTI, DITHER, DOTIER, EDITOR, EITHER, ENDERS, ERODED, ESKERS, ETHENE, ETHERS, HALTER, HEDERS, HEEDED, HEEDER, HODDEN, HOGTIE, HOIDEN, HOISES, HOODED, HOODIE, HOOTER, HOTROD, KERNED, KHEDAH, LADERS, LAKERS, LAPSES, LOADED, LOADER, LOOTER, NEEDED, NEEDER, NOISES, OKAPIS, OREIDE, OTHERS, PALTER, POISES, POKERS, REDDED, REDDEN, REDOES, REEDED, REEDIT, RENDED, RETOOL, RISKED, ROADEO, SIPHON, SOAKED, SOAKER, SPADED, SPADER, SPAHEE, SPOKED, SPOKEN, SPOKES, TOROTH, TROAKS

5-letter words (101)

ADDED, ADDER, ADORE, AIDED, AKENE, ALTER, ALTHO, APSES, BIONT, BIPOD, BISES, BISKS, DEDAL, DEERS, DEKES, DHAKS, DHOTI, DOETH, DOLOR, DOSES, DOTER, ENDED, ENDER, ERGOT, ERODE, ERSES, ESKER, ETHER, GEODE, GEOID, HADED, HAKES, HEDER, HIRED, HOISE, HOKED, HOKES, HOSES, ITHER, KERNE, KHEDA, LADED, LADEN, LADER, LAKED, LAKER, LAKES, LAKHS, LAPIS, LAPSE, LODEN, LOOED, LOOIE, NOISE, NOPAL, OAKEN, ODDER, OKAPI, OKEHS, OOHED, OOTID, ORTHO, OTHER, PHOTO, POISE, POKED, POKER, POKES, POSES, REDED, REDOS, RETIA, RISES, RISKS, RODEO, SHEEN, SHEND, SHIRE, SHRED, SIRED, SIREE, SIREN, SKEED, SKEEN, SKENE, SKOAL, SOAKS, SOKES, SPADE, SPADO, SPAKE, SPODE, SPOKE, THORO, THOSE, TIDED, TOROT, TORTE, TROAK, TRODE, TROTH