Monday 24 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 groupHOAR, RIME, BLACK and GROUND are all frost types - the most direct link on the board.
Green - mediumSUMMIT, SLOPE, CRATER and BASE are all mountain features.
Blue - harderNORTHERLY, SOUTHERLY, EASTERLY and WESTERLY are all wind directions.
Purple - the trickiest groupEach word can follow STAR to make a word or phrase: STAR + DUST, STAR + SIGN, STAR + FISH and STAR + BOARD.
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.