Thursday 16 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 groupSYDNEY, PERTH, MELBOURNE and BRISBANE are all Australian cities - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumSAND, SEASHELL, PEBBLE and DRIFTWOOD are all things found on a beach.
Blue - harderOPAL, PEARL, RUBY and EMERALD are all precious stones.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word can follow BRISBANE to make a word or phrase: BRISBANE + RIVER, BRISBANE + SOUTH, BRISBANE + NORTH and BRISBANE + EAST.
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.