Sunday 21 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 groupRIBOSOME, VACUOLE, LYSOSOME and MITOCHONDRION are all parts of a cell - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumBEECH, WILLOW, ASPEN and ALDER are all deciduous trees.
Blue - harderQUARTZ, FELDSPAR, MICA and CALCITE are all types of mineral.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of BAT to make a word or phrase: FRUIT + BAT, VAMPIRE + BAT, BROWN + BAT and LONG + BAT.
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.