Tuesday 16 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 groupMAYFLY, SCORPION, SILVERFISH and DAMSELFLY are all insects with long tails - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumIRON, COPPER, NICKEL and ZINC are all metals that rust.
Blue - harderMAPLE, BIRCH, HICKORY and HEMLOCK are all North American trees.
Purple - the trickiest groupMOLE, BAT, JUSTICE and ALLEY all fit things that are blind. As the purple group it is the hardest link to spot, often because some of these words look as if they belong elsewhere.
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.