Wednesday 19 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 groupMASON, STONEMASON, QUARRYMAN and POLISHER are all jobs in stone & masonry - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumGRANITE, SLATE, MARBLE and SANDSTONE are all stone types.
Blue - harderCHISEL, MALLET, POINT and BUSH are all stone working tools.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word goes in front of WALL to make a word or phrase: STONE + WALL, DRY + WALL, PARTY + WALL and RETAINING + WALL.
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.