Daily challenge: Tuesday, August 4, 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 (148 possible words, minimum 3 letters)
| D | A | T | L |
| G | U | N | C |
| S | E | G | A |
| D | D | B | T |
All 148 words in this grid
7-letter words (4)
CANGUES, GANGUES, UNCAGED, UNCAGES
6-letter words (15)
BANGED, CANGUE, CANTUS, CATGUT, DANGED, DUNGED, GANGED, GANGUE, GAUGED, GAUGES, NUDGED, NUDGES, TANGED, UNAGED, UNCAGE
5-letter words (27)
ACNED, ACNES, ADUNC, AGENT, AGUES, BANED, BANES, BEGAN, BEGAT, BEGUN, CAGED, CAGES, CANED, CANES, DAUNT, DUNES, ENACT, GAUGE, GAUNT, GENUA, GENUS, NABES, NEGUS, NUDGE, TABES, TUNED, TUNES
4-letter words (54)
ABED, ACNE, ACTA, AGED, AGES, AGUE, ANES, ANGA, ANTA, ANUS, AUNT, BANE, BANG, BEDS, BEGS, BENT, CAGE, CANE, CANT, DAGS, DANG, DAUT, DEBT, DENT, DUES, DUGS, DUNE, DUNG, DUNT, EGAD, GANE, GANG, GAUD, GAUN, GEDS, GENT, GENU, GNAT, GNUS, GUAN, NABE, NAGS, SENT, SUED, SUNG, TACT, TAGS, TANG, TAUS, TUGS, TUNA, TUNE, TUNG, USED
3-letter words (48)
ACT, AGE, ANA, ANE, ANT, BAG, BAN, BAT, BED, BEG, BEN, CAB, CAN, CAT, DAG, DEB, DEN, DUE, DUG, DUN, ENG, GAB, GAD, GAN, GAT, GED, GEN, GNU, GUN, GUT, NAB, NAG, NEB, NUS, NUT, SEG, SEN, SUE, SUN, TAB, TAD, TAG, TAN, TAU, TUG, TUN, USE, UTA
5x5 grid (223 possible words, minimum 4 letters)
| T | I | E | L | I |
| H | R | T | E | T |
| A | E | H | P | I |
| R | L | S | T | I |
| V | R | S | T | N |
All 223 words in this grid
9-letter words (2)
SHELTERER, TEPHRITES
8-letter words (5)
AESTHETE, INTHRALS, PETRALES, PITHLESS, TEPHRITE
7-letter words (24)
EPITHET, ESTHETE, HEARTHS, INTHRAL, INTITLE, PEERESS, PETRALE, PETRELS, RESPELT, RESPITE, RETESTS, RETIREE, SHEERER, SHEETER, SHELTER, SHELTIE, SPELTER, SPHERAL, SPIELER, TEETHER, TEETHES, THITHER, THREEPS, TRITEST
6-letter words (36)
ARETES, ARTELS, EARTHS, EITHER, HALEST, HEARTH, HITHER, LETHES, PELTER, PETREL, RAREST, REHEEL, REHIRE, RETEAR, RETEST, RETIRE, RETRAL, SHEALS, SHTETL, SPHERE, STINTS, STIPEL, TEETER, TEETHE, TEPHRA, TETHER, THALER, THREEP, THRESH, TIEPIN, TILTER, TILTHS, TITHER, TITHES, TITRES, TRITER
5-letter words (71)
AERIE, ALERT, ARETE, ARIEL, ARLES, ARTEL, EARLS, EARTH, ELITE, ETHER, HALER, HALES, HARES, HARLS, HEALS, HEART, HERLS, HESTS, HETHS, HIRER, HIRES, ITHER, LAREE, LARES, LETHE, PETER, PETIT, PINTS, PITHS, RALES, RARES, REALS, RELET, RELIT, RESTS, RETIE, RITES, SEALS, SELAH, SERAL, SHEAL, SHEAR, SHEER, SHEET, SPEEL, SPEER, SPEIL, SPELT, SPIEL, SPITE, SPITS, STINT, STIPE, TEALS, TEETH, TESLA, TESTS, TETHS, TETRA, THERE, THREE, TILER, TILTH, TINTS, TIRES, TITER, TITHE, TITLE, TITRE, TRESS, TRITE
4-letter words (85)
ALES, ARES, EARL, ERRS, ETHS, HAES, HAET, HALE, HARE, HARL, HART, HEAL, HEAR, HEEL, HEHS, HEIL, HERE, HERL, HEST, HETH, HIRE, INTI, IRES, LARI, LEAR, LEER, LEET, LEHR, LEPT, LESS, LEST, LITE, NIPS, NITS, PEEL, PEER, PEHS, PELE, PELT, PINT, PITH, PITS, PSST, RALE, RARE, REAL, REAR, REEL, RESH, REST, RETE, RHEA, RIEL, RITE, SEAL, SEAR, SELS, SERA, SERE, SHEA, SHRI, SPIN, SPIT, TEAL, TEAR, TEEL, TELA, TELE, TELS, TEST, TETH, THAE, THEE, THIR, TIER, TILE, TILT, TINT, TIPI, TIPS, TIRE, TITI, TITS, TREE, TRET
6x6 grid (157 possible words, minimum 5 letters)
| A | R | I | I | H | P |
| E | E | S | D | M | A |
| T | A | I | H | H | N |
| S | S | A | H | S | N |
| M | B | L | H | S | E |
| U | U | I | O | T | O |
All 157 words in this grid
9-letter words (1)
DISASTERS
8-letter words (8)
BLASTERS, DIASTASE, DIASTERS, DISASTER, HOLSTERS, MISDIALS, SABULOSE, SLOSHIER
7-letter words (18)
ABIOSES, BASTERS, BLASTER, DIASTER, DIETERS, DISHIER, EASTERS, HOLSTER, LASTERS, LOTOSES, MISDIAL, MISEATS, RESISTS, SASSIER, SHIBAHS, STASIMA, TASSIES, ULSTERS
6-letter words (49)
AERIES, AIDMAN, ALBUMS, APHIDS, ARETES, ASHIER, ASHMAN, ASSAIS, ASTERS, BALSAS, BASTER, BASTES, BLASTS, DIESIS, DIETER, EASIER, EASIES, EASTER, EATERS, HANSES, HASTES, LABIUM, LASTER, MANSES, MISATE, MISEAT, PANNES, RESAID, RESIST, RISHIS, SAHIBS, SEATER, SEISMS, SHIBAH, SHIERS, SHISTS, SHOTES, SISTER, SLOTHS, SOLUMS, SOTOLS, STASIS, STEERS, STERES, TASSIE, TEASER, TEIIDS, THIOLS, ULSTER
5-letter words (81)
AERIE, ALBUM, ALUMS, AMIDS, APHID, APHIS, AREAE, AREAS, ARETE, ARISE, ARSIS, ASSAI, ASTER, BAHTS, BALSA, BASIS, BASTE, BASTS, BLAHS, BLAST, BLOTS, DHALS, DIALS, DIETS, EASTS, EATER, ETHOS, HALOS, HANSE, HASTE, HILUM, HISTS, HOSEN, HOSES, LASTS, LOSES, LOTOS, MANSE, MIDIS, MISER, PANNE, RESID, RISHI, SAHIB, SAIDS, SATES, SEATS, SEISM, SENNA, SETAE, SHAHS, SHIER, SHIES, SHIST, SHOTE, SHOTS, SIALS, SIREE, SISAL, SLABS, SLOSH, SLOTH, SLOTS, SLUBS, SLUMS, SOILS, SOLUM, SOTHS, SOTOL, STAID, STASH, STEER, STERE, TEARS, TEASE, TEIID, TERSE, THIOL, THOSE, TOILS, TOLAS