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Cluster #85 answers

Saturday 29 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 #85

ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENAAURORA, HALO, MIRAGE, RAINBOW

Yellow - the most straightforward groupAURORA, HALO, MIRAGE and RAINBOW all fit the group atmospheric phenomena.

VOLCANIC FEATURESCALDERA, MAGMA, LAVA, ASH

Green - mediumCALDERA, MAGMA, LAVA and ASH are all volcanic features.

WEATHER SYSTEMSDEPRESSION, ANTICYCLONE, RIDGE, TROUGH

Blue - harderDEPRESSION, ANTICYCLONE, RIDGE and TROUGH are all weather systems.

DAYLIT HOURSMORNING, AFTERNOON, EVENING, NIGHT

Purple - the trickiest groupMORNING, AFTERNOON, EVENING and NIGHT all fit daylit hours. As the purple group it is the hardest link to spot, often because some of these words look as if they belong elsewhere.

About Cluster #85

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.