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Cluster #71 answers

Saturday 15 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.

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All four groups for Cluster #71

PLUMBING JOBSPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, GASFITTER, BOILERMAKER

Yellow - the most straightforward groupPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, GASFITTER and BOILERMAKER are all plumbing jobs - the most direct link on the board.

WATER PIPES & FITTINGSELBOW, COUPLING, TRAP, SIPHON

Green - mediumELBOW, COUPLING, TRAP and SIPHON are all water pipes & fittings.

KITCHEN SINKS HAVEDRAIN, TAPS, PLUGHOLE, OVERFLOW

Blue - harderDRAIN, TAPS, PLUGHOLE and OVERFLOW all fit the group kitchen sinks have.

___ STOPFULL, BUS, COMMA, SHOP

Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of STOP to make a word or phrase: FULL + STOP, BUS + STOP, COMMA + STOP and SHOP + STOP.

About Cluster #71

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.