Friday 17 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 groupQUEBEC, ONTARIO, BRITISH and MANITOBA are all Canadian provinces - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumSNOW, ICE, FROST and BLIZZARD are all things that are cold.
Blue - harderEach word can follow BRITISH to make a word or phrase: BRITISH + COLUMBIA, BRITISH + POUND, BRITISH + MUSEUM and BRITISH + COUNCIL.
Purple - the trickiest groupNIAGARA, ROCKIES, GRAND and YELLOWSTONE all fit North American landmarks. 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.