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)

DATL
GUNC
SEGA
DDBT

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)

TIELI
HRTET
AEHPI
RLSTI
VRSTN

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)

ARIIHP
EESDMA
TAIHHN
SSAHSN
MBLHSE
UUIOTO

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