Sunday 12 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 groupHENDRIX, BOWIE, LENNON and CLAPTON are all rock music legends - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumFOCACCIA, CIABATTA, SOURDOUGH and BRIOCHE are all types of bread.
Blue - harderIMPRESSIONISM, ROMANTICISM, REALISM and FAUVISM are all art movements.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of BOWIE to make a word or phrase: DAVID + BOWIE, KNIFE + BOWIE, COWBOY + BOWIE and SURVIVAL + BOWIE.
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.