Thursday 13 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 groupSKIPPER, BARGEMAN, LOCKKEEPER and WATERMAN are all river boat jobs - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumTRAM, GONDOLA, FUNICULAR and MONORAIL all fit the group transport by rail.
Blue - harderPLANE, GLIDER, COPTER and DRONE are all things that fly.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of LIFT to make a word or phrase: FACE + LIFT, SKI + LIFT, CHAIR + LIFT and STAIR + LIFT.
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.