Friday 10 July 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 groupBULLY, FLICK, PUSH and SCOOP are all field hockey terms - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumWING, CENTER, DEFENSEMAN and GOALTENDER are all ice hockey positions.
Blue - harderBIRD, BUTTERFLY, PLANE and BUILDING are all things with wings.
Purple - the trickiest groupWIND, STORM, CYCLONE and GUST all fit weather phenomena. 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.