Daily challenge: Sunday, August 2, 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 (150 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

O	E	E	W
G	L	A	W
O	O	R	I
S	R	T	E

All 150 words in this grid

7-letter words (3)

ROOTIER, SOOTIER, SORORAL

6-letter words (12)

ALGORS, GLAIRE, GLORIA, GOORAL, LOOTER, RETIAL, RETOOL, RETROS, ROOTER, SORTER, SORTIE, WAITER

5-letter words (16)

ALGOR, GLAIR, GLARE, GORAL, LOGOS, OORIE, RETIA, RETRO, SOLAR, TERAI, TIROS, TOROS, TORSO, TRIAL, WRITE, WROTE

4-letter words (70)

AIRT, ALEE, ALOE, AWEE, EARL, EGOS, EROS, ERRS, GEAR, GLEE, GOAL, GOOS, GORE, LAIR, LARI, LEAR, LOGE, LOGO, LOOS, LOOT, LORE, LOTI, OGEE, OGLE, OLEA, OLEO, ORAL, ORLE, ORRA, RALE, RIAL, RITE, ROAR, ROLE, ROOT, ROTE, ROTI, SOAR, SOLA, SOLE, SOLO, SOOT, SORA, SORE, SORI, SORT, TIER, TIRE, TIRL, TIRO, TOLA, TOLE, TOOL, TORA, TORE, TORI, TORO, TORR, TORS, WAIR, WAIT, WALE, WARE, WART, WEAL, WEAR, WEEL, WIRE, WITE, WRIT

3-letter words (49)

AIR, AIT, ALE, ARE, ART, AWE, EAR, EEL, EGO, ERA, ERR, GEE, GEL, GOA, GOO, GOR, GOT, IRE, LAR, LAW, LEA, LEE, LEG, LOG, LOO, LOT, OAR, OLE, OOT, ORA, ORE, ORS, ORT, RAW, REI, RET, RIA, ROT, SOL, SOT, TIE, TOG, TOO, TOR, WAE, WAR, WAW, WEE, WIT

5x5 grid (175 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

E	N	Y	E	R
W	E	I	E	D
O	W	T	T	R
O	N	A	H	H
U	V	R	P	A

All 175 words in this grid

8-letter words (5)

EYEWATER, NATTERED, PATTERED, UNWETTED, UNWITTED

7-letter words (13)

APATITE, NAPHTHA, NATTIER, NEONATE, NETTIER, RATTEEN, RATTIER, TEENIER, UNRATED, UNTWINE, VAWNTIE, WATERED, WEENIER

6-letter words (45)

ANTEED, APHTHA, ATWEEN, HANTED, HATRED, HATTED, HATTER, NATTER, NETTED, NETTER, PANTED, PANTIE, PATINE, PATTED, PATTEE, PATTEN, PATTER, PATTIE, PRATED, PRATER, RANTED, RANTER, RATINE, RATITE, RATTED, RATTEN, RATTER, REDEYE, RETENE, RETIED, RETINE, THRAWN, TIERED, TWEENY, UNTIED, VATTED, WANTED, WANTER, WATTER, WEENIE, WEETED, WETTED, WETTER, WITTED, WONTED

5-letter words (39)

ANTED, ETWEE, HATED, HATER, NEWIE, NITER, NITRE, OVATE, PARVO, PATED, PATEN, PATER, PATIN, PRATE, PRAWN, RATED, RATER, RAWIN, RETIE, TATER, TAWIE, TEENY, THRAW, THREE, TITAN, TITER, TITRE, TREED, TWEEN, TWIER, TWINE, TWINY, UNTIE, UNWIT, WATER, WEENY, WINEY, WITAN, WITED

4-letter words (73)

ANTE, ANTI, ARVO, AVOW, AWEE, DEER, DEET, DERE, DREE, ETNA, EYED, EYEN, EYER, EYNE, HAHA, HANT, HARP, HATE, HATH, NEON, NETT, NEWT, NITE, NOVA, NOWT, PANT, PATE, PATH, PAWN, PHAT, PRAT, RANT, RATE, RATH, REDE, REED, REIN, RETE, TAHR, TAPA, TARN, TARP, TATE, TEED, TEEN, TETH, THAN, THAT, THAW, TIED, TIER, TINE, TINY, TREE, TRET, TREY, TWAT, TWEE, TWIN, TWIT, WANT, WARN, WARP, WATT, WEEN, WEET, WINE, WINY, WITE, WITH, WONT, YETI, YETT

6x6 grid (101 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

H	W	Y	C	H	R
N	H	I	O	N	H
C	K	F	R	I	M
T	T	C	L	W	S
Qu	S	R	I	L	W
D	U	E	R	C	H

All 101 words in this grid

9-letter words (4)

FRILLIEST, HILLCREST, SWIRLIEST, WHIRLIEST

8-letter words (9)

FRILLIER, HILLIEST, MILLIERS, ROILIEST, SILLIEST, SWIRLIER, TRILLION, WHIRLIER, WHIRLIES

7-letter words (12)

DURRIES, HILLIER, MILIEUS, MILLIER, MISLIES, OILIEST, ROILIER, SILLIER, SILLIES, SURLIER, WILIEST, WILLIES

6-letter words (20)

CIRRUS, CLINCH, CRIERS, CROFTS, DURRIE, FLIERS, FLIEST, FLINCH, FLIRTS, FRILLS, MILIEU, MISLIE, OILIER, SCRIMS, SLIEST, STRICK, TRILLS, TRUEST, WILIER, WIRERS

5-letter words (56)

CHICO, CHIRO, CHOIR, CIRES, CLICK, CREST, CRICK, CRIER, CRIES, CROCI, CROFT, CRUDS, CRUSE, CRUST, DURES, DURST, FLICK, FLICS, FLIER, FLIES, FLIRT, FRILL, HILLS, ICHOR, LIERS, LIEUS, MILLS, MINCY, MINOR, NILLS, NORIS, ORNIS, RHINO, RIFTS, RILLS, SCRIM, SLICK, SLIER, SURER, SWILL, SWIRL, TRICK, TRIER, TRIES, TRILL, TRUER, TRUES, TRUST, UREIC, WHICH, WHIRL, WILLS, WINCH, WIRER, WIRES, YONIS