Wednesday 7 October 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 groupPENNY, SHILLING, GUINEA and GROAT are all old English currencies - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumPASS, GO, FREE and PARK are all board game properties.
Blue - harderSTATE, WEALTH, POWER and NATION are all things that can be sovereign.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of COIN to make a word or phrase: QUA + COIN, CENT + COIN, PENCE + COIN and POUND + COIN.
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.