Wednesday 17 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 groupSEPAL, STAMEN, PETAL and PISTIL are all parts of a flower - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumCORK, BIRCH, ASPEN and SYCAMORE are all types of tree bark.
Blue - harderRUBY, TOPAZ, AMBER and TOURMALINE are all gemstones.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of HAND to make a word or phrase: UPPER + HAND, UNDER + HAND, BACK + HAND and EMPTY + HAND.
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.