Daily challenge: Monday, August 3, 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 (73 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

H	E	T	V
M	B	T	O
T	S	W	H
I	D	I	G

All 73 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

DIGHTS, TOTEMS, WIGHTS

5-letter words (8)

DIGHT, DISME, SIGHT, TOTEM, TWIST, WHIDS, WHIST, WIGHT

4-letter words (32)

BETH, BETS, DITS, GHIS, GIDS, GIST, HEMS, HETH, HETS, HIST, HOTS, HOWS, METH, SIGH, STEM, STET, STOW, SWIG, SWOT, TETH, TETS, THIS, TOTE, TOTS, TOWS, TWIG, VOTE, VOWS, WHID, WHIG, WIST, WOTS

3-letter words (30)

BET, DIG, DIS, DIT, EMS, ETH, GHI, GID, HEM, HET, HID, HIS, HOT, HOW, IDS, ISM, ITS, MET, SIT, TET, THO, TIS, TOT, TOW, TWO, VOW, WHO, WIG, WIS, WOT

5x5 grid (75 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	S	H	E	L
S	T	P	C	T
N	H	C	U	O
H	T	N	E	E
A	A	O	N	W

All 75 words in this grid

6-letter words (3)

LETUPS, TOUCHE, WECHTS

5-letter words (29)

ATONE, CENTO, CLEPT, COUCH, COUNT, COUPE, COUPS, CUPEL, CUTCH, HANCE, HATCH, LETCH, LETUP, NATCH, NONCE, NOTCH, OATHS, OUNCE, OUPHE, OUPHS, PECHS, PUNCH, PUNTO, SPELT, THANE, TONNE, TOUCH, WECHT, WENCH

4-letter words (43)

ANEW, ANON, ANTA, CELT, CENT, CEPS, COTE, COUP, CUNT, CUPS, CUTE, ETCH, HANT, HATH, LECH, LEPT, NENE, NEON, NONA, NONE, NOTA, OATH, ONCE, OUCH, OUPH, PECH, PEHS, PELT, PSST, PUCE, PUNA, PUNT, SPEC, SPUE, SPUN, THAN, TONE, TUNA, TUNE, TUPS, UNTO, WEEN, WENT

6x6 grid (173 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

D	E	O	R	I	A
L	T	N	C	D	O
E	L	F	I	O	B
O	A	I	S	B	T
H	V	P	H	A	R
H	A	O	A	T	T

All 173 words in this grid

9-letter words (1)

ELLIPSOID

8-letter words (3)

CORDOBAS, FILLETED, HALFTONE

7-letter words (18)

APHASIA, APHASIC, BASIDIA, BASINED, BASINET, BICORNE, BOOBISH, CONIDIA, CORDOBA, DRONISH, FILETED, ISOBATH, SHIFTED, SHILLED, SPALLED, SPILLED, VALETED, VIALLED

6-letter words (52)

ADOBOS, ALNICO, BICORN, BICRON, BIOTAS, BISHOP, BRASIL, COBRAS, COINED, CORNED, CORNEL, CORNET, COSINE, DENOTE, DINTED, DISBAR, DOBBIN, DOBRAS, DRONED, ELFISH, FAILLE, FALLEN, FILLED, FILLET, HABOOB, HAFTED, HALTED, HILLED, HILTED, INFALL, IODINE, IRONED, IRONIC, ISOBAR, LAVISH, LIFTED, NORDIC, OAFISH, PALISH, PALLED, PALLET, PHASIC, PILAFS, PILLED, PSOCID, SABINE, SHIVAH, SIFTED, SILTED, TAHSIL, TAPALO, TONISH

5-letter words (99)

ABBOT, ADIOS, ADOBO, ALIFS, ALOHA, APHIS, APISH, ATAPS, ATTAR, AVAIL, AVISO, BASIC, BASIL, BASIN, BATHS, BIOTA, BOOBS, BOTAS, BRASH, COBBS, COBRA, COIFS, CONED, CONTE, CORIA, COTED, CRONE, DICOT, DINED, DOBRA, DRONE, ELFIN, FIDOS, FILET, FILLE, FINED, FLAPS, FLIPS, HAFIS, HAOLE, IDIOT, INLET, IODIC, IODIN, IOTAS, IRONE, LAPIS, LEAFS, LEAPS, LENIS, LENTO, LOAFS, NORIA, NOTED, OATHS, OIDIA, OPAHS, OPSIN, ORCIN, ORDOS, ORNIS, OVOLI, PAISA, PALET, PATHS, PAVIS, PHIAL, PILAF, PILEA, RABIC, RABID, RATOS, RICIN, SABIN, SABOT, SHIFT, SHILL, SHIVA, SHOAT, SODIC, SPAHI, SPAIL, SPALE, SPALL, SPILE, SPILL, SPILT, TABID, TABOO, TAPIS, TELIA, TENOR, THILL, TONED, TONIC, TORIC, TRASH, VALET, VOLTE