Wednesday 12 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 groupPISTON, VALVE, SPARK and TIMING are all parts of a car engine - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumMECHANIC, FITTER, SPRAYER and TECHNICIAN are all jobs working on cars.
Blue - harderLAYBY, SLIPWAY, CROSSWAY and SUBWAY are all roads & junctions.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of WAY to make a word or phrase: RAIL + WAY, HIGH + WAY, DRIVE + WAY and TOWING + WAY.
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.