Tuesday 11 August 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 groupNURSE, PORTER, SURGEON and MIDWIFE are all jobs in a hospital - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumBIKE, TRIKE, TREADLE and SEWING are all things you pedal.
Blue - harderEach word goes in front of DRIVER to make a word or phrase: SCREW + DRIVER, TAXI + DRIVER, PILE + DRIVER and SLAVE + DRIVER.
Purple - the trickiest groupSMITH, TINKER, WELDER and COPPERSMITH all fit metal workers. 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.