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)

WSRE
EGSU
IFNK
YAAY

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)

NRNHI
EAIAL
RKMRH
TSFHD
IFLAL

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)

ENSAEN
AETTRA
DODISP
RHKAHW
OIAINL
FIORIY

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