Daily challenge: Friday, July 31, 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 (44 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

W	I	N	I
U	P	Y	O
A	E	E	B
I	O	M	I

All 44 words in this grid

5-letter words (2)

EBONY, PEONY

4-letter words (14)

BEEP, BONY, EBON, EMEU, NIPA, OBEY, PEON, PINY, PYIN, WINO, WINY, WIPE, YIPE, YONI

3-letter words (28)

APE, BEE, BEY, BOY, BYE, EAU, EME, EON, EYE, ION, MIB, MOA, NIP, NOB, OBE, OBI, PEA, PEE, PIN, PIU, PYE, WIN, YEA, YEP, YIN, YIP, YOB, YON

5x5 grid (254 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	S	T	I	N
N	O	L	O	S
V	A	I	M	O
O	I	O	E	H
S	Y	T	N	E

All 254 words in this grid

8-letter words (4)

ISOTONES, OILSTONE, SOLITONS, TOENAILS

7-letter words (17)

AILMENT, ALIMENT, ENTOILS, HEMIOLA, ISOTONE, LOTIONS, NOISOME, NOTIONS, SILANES, SOLANOS, SOLIONS, SOLITON, SOMEONE, STOLONS, TOENAIL, TOLANES, TONSILS

6-letter words (28)

AIOLIS, ALOINS, ENTOIL, ENVOIS, ENVOYS, EOLIAN, HOOLIE, LANOSE, LIANES, LOMENT, LOTION, MOIETY, NITONS, NOTION, OILMEN, OSMOLS, OVOLOS, SILANE, SMOLTS, SOLANO, SOLANS, SOLION, SOLONS, SOTOLS, STOLON, TOLANE, TOLANS, TONSIL

5-letter words (85)

AIOLI, ALIEN, ALMEH, ALOES, ALOIN, ALONE, ALTOS, AVION, AVISO, ENOLS, ENTIA, ENVOI, ENVOY, EOSIN, HEILS, HOMOS, HOOTS, ITEMS, LAITY, LANES, LIANE, LIMEN, LIMOS, LINOS, LIONS, LOANS, LOINS, LOOMS, LOTOS, METIS, MILOS, MILTS, MOANS, MOILS, MOLTO, MOLTS, MONTE, MOOLA, MOOLS, MOONS, MOOTS, NAILS, NEEMS, NITON, NOILS, NOISY, NOLOS, NOMEN, NOMOI, NOMOS, OLIOS, OSMOL, OVALS, OVOLI, OVOLO, SIALS, SILOS, SILTS, SLIME, SLIMS, SMOLT, SMOTE, SNAIL, SNITS, SNOTS, SOILS, SOLAN, SOLON, SOLOS, SOOTS, SOTOL, STOAI, STONE, TOILS, TOLAN, TONAL, TONES, TOYOS, VAILS, VALSE, VANES, VIALS, VOILA, VOLTI, VOLTS

4-letter words (120)

AILS, AIMS, ALIT, ALME, ALMS, ALOE, ALSO, ALTO, ALTS, ANES, AVOS, ENOL, EONS, HEIL, HEMS, HENT, HOME, HOMO, HOOT, ILIA, IONS, ITEM, LANE, LIEN, LIME, LIMO, LINO, LINS, LION, LITS, LOAN, LOIN, LONE, LOOM, LOOS, LOSE, LOST, LOTI, LOTS, MENO, MHOS, MIEN, MILO, MILS, MILT, MOAN, MOIL, MOLA, MOLS, MOLT, MONS, MOOL, MOON, MOOS, MOOT, MOTE, MOTS, NAIL, NAOI, NAOS, NEEM, NEST, NILS, NITS, NOES, NOIL, NOLO, NOME, NOMS, NOSE, NOTE, NOVA, OHMS, OILS, OLIO, OMEN, ONES, OOTS, OVAL, SIAL, SILO, SILT, SITE, SITS, SLIM, SLIT, SLOE, SLOT, SNIT, SNOT, SOIL, SOLA, SOLI, SOLO, SOLS, SOME, SONE, SOON, SOOT, SOTS, STOA, TEEN, TILS, TINS, TOES, TOIL, TOLA, TOME, TOMS, TONE, TONS, TOOM, TOYO, TOYS, VAIL, VANE, VANS, VIAL, VOES, VOLT

6x6 grid (72 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

R	T	L	Qu	P	H
N	S	P	P	K	A
B	L	C	S	R	T
H	H	K	H	Y	U
A	E	S	O	U	A
I	O	S	R	E	S

All 72 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

CHOUSERS

7-letter words (5)

CHAOSES, CHOREAS, CHOUSER, HOUSERS, SKOSHES

6-letter words (14)

CHOKES, CHOREA, CHORES, CHORUS, CHOSES, CHOUSE, EROSES, HORSES, HOUSER, PRUTAH, RESAYS, SHOERS, SHORES, SHOYUS

5-letter words (52)

AURES, CHAOS, CHESS, CHOKE, CHORE, CHOSE, EROSE, ERSES, EUROS, HARKS, HARPS, HARSH, HOERS, HOKES, HORSE, HOSES, HOURS, HOUSE, HOYAS, OKEHS, PARKS, PARTY, PRUTA, RESAY, RHYTA, ROSES, ROUES, ROUSE, SAURY, SHOER, SHOES, SHORE, SHOYU, SKOSH, SOKES, SORES, SORUS, SOURS, SOUSE, SOYAS, SPRAT, SUERS, TARPS, TURKS, TURPS, UREAS, USERS, YOKES, YORES, YOURS, YOUSE, YURTA