Wednesday 21 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 groupRAIN, WIND, SNOW and FOG all fit the group weather phenomena.
Green - mediumRYE, BAGEL, SOURDOUGH and CIABATTA are all types of bread.
Blue - harderDOMINATE, RESERVE, MISTAKE and SOLDIER are all words starting with musical notes.
Purple - the trickiest groupCUBIT, ACRE, BUSHEL and KNOT all fit units of measurement. 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.