Monday 15 June 2026 · daily word connections puzzle
Spoilers below: all four groups and their words. Want to try it first? This puzzle is still free to play in the archive.
Yellow - the most straightforward groupHAIL, AURORA, TORNADO and RAINBOW all fit the group weather phenomena.
Green - mediumCUMIN, PAPRIKA, TURMERIC and GINGER are all spices.
Blue - harderCERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR and SACRAL are all bones in the spine.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of WOOD to make a word or phrase: SAND + WOOD, HEART + WOOD, DEAD + WOOD and DRIFT + WOOD.
Cluster gives you 16 words that hide four groups of four. Yellow is the most straightforward group and purple the trickiest, with green and blue in between. You can make four mistakes. New to it? Read how to play Cluster.