Friday 23 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 groupEach word goes in front of TABLE to make a word or phrase: ROUND + TABLE, WATER + TABLE, COFFEE + TABLE and DRESSING + TABLE.
Green - mediumVIBRANT, BUOYANT, SPIRITED and VIVACIOUS are all synonyms for energetic.
Blue - harderThe link is in the spelling, not the meaning: each word has the letters ACE hidden inside it - PACE, SPACE, TRACE and GRACE.
Purple - the trickiest groupARMS, CARDS, LAUNDRY and NAPKIN all fit things that are often folded. 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.