Friday 30 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 groupBRASS, PERCUSSION, STRING and WOODWIND are all families of musical instruments - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumEach word goes in front of SHOW to make a word or phrase: GAME + SHOW, REALITY + SHOW, TALK + SHOW and TRADE + SHOW.
Blue - harderThe link is in the spelling, not the meaning: each word has the letters NET hidden inside it - CABINET, INTERNET, MAGNET and PLANET.
Purple - the trickiest groupBRUSH, DECAY, FAIRY and PASTE each join up with TOOTH to make a familiar compound word or phrase.
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.