Daily challenge: Saturday, August 1, 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 (87 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| W | S | R | E |
| E | G | S | U |
| I | F | N | K |
| Y | A | A | Y |
All 87 words in this grid
6-letter words (4)
EGRESS, FEIGNS, SERGES, SURGES
5-letter words (18)
ANKUS, FANGS, FEIGN, FESSE, GRUES, KNURS, NAIFS, NURSE, RUNGS, SEIFS, SERGE, SNAKY, SUERS, SURGE, URGES, USERS, YANGS, YANKS
4-letter words (32)
ANUS, ERGS, FANG, FANS, FESS, FIGS, GIES, GNUS, GRUE, KAFS, KANA, KNUR, KUES, NAIF, RUES, RUNG, RUNS, RUSE, RUSK, SEGS, SEIF, SERS, SUER, SUNG, SUNK, SURE, UNAI, URGE, USER, YAKS, YANG, YANK
3-letter words (33)
ANA, ANY, EFS, ERG, ERS, ESS, FAN, FAY, FEW, FIE, FIG, GIE, GNU, IFS, KAF, KAY, KUE, NAY, NUS, RES, RUE, RUN, SEG, SEI, SER, SEW, SKA, SKY, SUE, SUN, UNS, USE, YAK
5x5 grid (170 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| N | R | N | H | I |
| E | A | I | A | L |
| R | K | M | R | H |
| T | S | F | H | D |
| I | F | L | A | L |
All 170 words in this grid
7-letter words (4)
AIRMAIL, HAFFITS, LAMINAE, LAMINAR
6-letter words (25)
AERIAL, AIRERS, AIRMAN, ALDRIN, ANIMAL, DHARMA, FRIARS, HAFFIT, HARMIN, HIKERS, HIRERS, INANER, INARMS, LAMIAE, LAMINA, MAKERS, MARINA, MARKER, NARIAL, RAKERS, STRAIN, STRAKE, STREAK, STREAM, TRAIKS
5-letter words (52)
AIRER, AMAIN, ANIMA, DAFFS, DAHLS, DHALS, DRAIL, DRAIN, DRAMA, DRAMS, FRAIL, FRIAR, HAIKA, HAIKS, HARMS, HIKER, HILAR, HIRER, INANE, INARM, KARST, KARTS, LAIRD, LAMIA, LANAI, LIANA, LIARD, MAKER, MANIA, MARIA, MARKS, MARTS, MIKRA, MINAE, NAIRA, NARKS, NEARS, NERTS, NIHIL, RAKER, REAMS, REARS, RERAN, SKEAN, SKIRL, SMART, STIFF, TIFFS, TRAIK, TRAIN, TRAMS, TREKS
4-letter words (89)
AIMS, AIRN, AKIN, AMAH, AMIA, AMIN, AMIR, ANAL, ARFS, ARIA, ARKS, ARMS, ARTS, DAFF, DAHL, DALS, DHAL, DRAM, EARN, EARS, ERST, FIST, FITS, HAIK, HAIL, HAIR, HALF, HAMS, HARD, HARL, HARM, HIKE, HILA, HIRE, KAIN, KAMI, KANA, KANE, KARN, KART, KERN, KINA, KIRN, LAIN, LAIR, LAMA, LAMS, LARD, LARI, LIAR, MAIL, MAIN, MAIR, MAKE, MANA, MANE, MARE, MARK, MARL, MARS, MART, MIKE, MINA, MIRE, NAIL, NANA, NARD, NARK, NEAR, NIMS, RAIA, RAIL, RAIN, RAKE, RAKI, RAMI, RAMS, RANI, RARE, REAM, REAR, RIAL, RIMS, SIFT, SKIM, SKIN, TIFF, TRAM, TREK
6x6 grid (376 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| E | N | S | A | E | N |
| A | E | T | T | R | A |
| D | O | D | I | S | P |
| R | H | K | A | H | W |
| O | I | A | I | N | L |
| F | I | O | R | I | Y |
All 376 words in this grid
10-letter words (2)
ASPARTATES, PARTISANLY
9-letter words (6)
ASPARTATE, DISPARATE, DISTASTED, NEARSIDES, PRETASTED, STEARATES
8-letter words (24)
ARISTATE, ASTERIAS, DAISHIKI, DENTISTS, DIASTASE, DISPARTS, DISRATED, DISRATES, DISTASTE, HAIRNETS, ITERATED, ITERATES, NEARSIDE, PARTISAN, PARTITAS, PRETASTE, RAKISHLY, RAPHIDES, RATTEENS, RETASTED, STEARATE, STRIDENT, TRIDENTS, WHITTERS
7-letter words (72)
AERATED, AERATES, AERATOR, ANESTRI, ANSATED, ANTIAIR, APHIDES, APSIDES, ARIDEST, ARISTAE, ARISTAS, ARTISAN, ASTERIA, ASTRIDE, DASHIKI, DENTATE, DENTIST, DHARNAS, DIASTER, DISHPAN, DISPART, DISRATE, DITTOED, DOTTERS, ESTREAT, FORDOES, HAIRNET, HASTATE, HITTERS, HOTTISH, IRATEST, ITERATE, KITTENS, NEATENS, NEATEST, NESTERS, NETTERS, PARIAHS, PARTITA, PARTITE, PASTERN, RAINILY, RAPHIAS, RAPHIDE, RATITES, RATTEEN, RATTENS, RATTISH, RETASTE, RIKISHA, RODENTS, ROTTERS, SATRAPS, SETTERS, SHAKOES, SHIKARI, SHINILY, SHITTED, SPRITES, STARETS, STATERS, STRIDES, STRIDOR, TARTISH, TASTERS, TESTERS, TREATED, TRIDENT, TSARIST, WHITENS, WHITEST, WHITTER
6-letter words (108)
AERATE, AIKIDO, AIRILY, ANEARS, ANSATE, ARENAS, ARISTA, ARSHIN, ASIDES, ASTERN, ASTERS, ATTIRE, DEDANS, DHARNA, DHOTIS, DOTTER, EDITOR, ENTIRE, ERASED, ESTATE, ESTERS, FORDED, HAIRDO, HASTEN, HITTER, HORDED, HORDES, HOTTER, KITERS, KITTED, KITTEN, NADIRS, NEATEN, NESTER, NESTOR, NETTED, NETTER, ODISTS, OTTARS, OTTERS, PARIAH, PARIAN, PARISH, PASTAS, PASTER, PRATED, PRATES, PRIDED, PRIDES, RAKISH, RAPHIA, RAPHIS, RASHLY, RATITE, RATTED, RATTEN, RETTED, RIDENT, RODENT, ROTATE, ROTTEN, ROTTER, SATEEN, SATIRE, SATORI, SATRAP, SETTER, SHADED, SHADES, SHAIRN, SHIKAR, SHIRTS, SITTEN, SITTER, SPARID, SPRATS, SPRITE, SPRITS, STARTS, STATED, STATER, STATES, STATOR, STERNA, STIRPS, STRAPS, STRATI, STRIDE, TARPAN, TARSIA, TASTED, TASTER, TATERS, TEASED, TEATED, TERAPH, TESTAE, TESTER, TESTIS, TISANE, TITERS, TREATS, TSADES, WHISTS, WHITED, WHITEN, WHITER, WHITES
5-letter words (164)
ADITS, AIDED, AIDES, AIRTS, ANEAR, ANSAE, ANTAE, ANTAS, ANTED, ANTES, ANTIS, APHID, APHIS, AREAS, ARENA, ARIAS, ASIDE, ASTER, ASTIR, ATRIA, DANIO, DASHI, DEANS, DENTS, DHOTI, DIRTS, DITAS, DITES, DITTO, DOEST, DOTED, DOTES, EASED, EASTS, EATEN, EDITS, ENTIA, ERASE, ESTER, FIORD, FORDO, HADED, HADES, HAIKA, HAIRS, HASTE, HIDED, HIDES, HISTS, HORDE, IRATE, KADIS, KINAS, KISTS, KITED, KITER, KITES, KOANS, NADIR, NAIRA, NARIS, NEAPS, NEARS, NEATS, NERTS, NESTS, NETTS, ODIST, OTTAR, OTTER, PARAS, PARIS, PARTS, PASHA, PASTA, PASTE, PASTS, PRASE, PRATE, PRATS, PRIDE, RAIAS, RAINY, RAKIS, RASED, RATED, RATES, REAPS, RETIA, RIDES, RISHI, RITES, ROANS, ROTAS, ROTES, ROTIS, ROTTE, SADES, SANER, SARAN, SARIS, SATED, SATIS, SEDAN, SENTI, SETAE, SETTS, SHADE, SHAKO, SHINY, SHIRE, SHIRT, SHITS, SIDED, SIDES, SIREN, SITAR, SITED, SITES, SPARE, SPRAT, SPRIT, STARE, STARS, START, STATE, STATS, STEAD, STERN, STIRP, STIRS, STOAE, STRAP, STRIA, TARPS, TARSI, TARTS, TASTE, TATER, TATES, TEARS, TEASE, TEATS, TEENS, TESTA, TESTS, TIDED, TIDES, TITER, TITRE, TORII, TRAPS, TRASH, TREAT, TRIAD, TRITE, TSADE, TSADI, TSARS, WHINY, WHIRS, WHIST, WHITE, WHITS