Daily Group Grid Answer — July 23, 2026
Full answer to our original Daily Group Grid puzzle for July 23, 2026 (Puzzle #204). Want the latest day instead? Head to today's answer, or just need a nudge — try the progressive hints. Tap a blacked-out box to reveal it.
Hints (no spoilers)
- Yellow: the easiest, most literal group.
- Green: a small twist on the obvious.
- Blue: trickier — think category, not surface meaning.
- Purple: the curveball; expect wordplay or a hidden pattern.
The Answers
| Group | Theme | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 🟡 Yellow | Fruits | APPLE, MANGO, PEACH, GRAPE |
| 🟢 Green | ___ board | KEY, SURF, DASH, CARD |
| 🔵 Blue | Chess pieces | KING, ROOK, PAWN, QUEEN |
| 🟣 Purple | Apple products | MAC, WATCH, VISION, PAGES |
The purple trap: APPLE looks like it belongs in the tech group, but the brand itself isn't a product — it's the fruit. The purple Apple-products group is MAC, WATCH, VISION, PAGES.
How the July 23, 2026 board comes apart
The opening move is Fruits (🟡 yellow). Read APPLE, MANGO, PEACH and GRAPE side by side and the category “Fruits” announces itself. Lock it in before touching anything ambiguous — a solved yellow row shrinks the search space for the three harder groups.
Next comes ___ board (🟢 green). The connection between KEY, SURF, DASH and CARD is still concrete, but you have to name it yourself rather than just spot it. Before committing, confirm all four genuinely fit “___ board” — not only the two that jumped out first.
Blue hides Chess pieces (🔵). None of KING, ROOK, PAWN or QUEEN looks special alone; the giveaway is the pattern they form together. Say the candidate label “Chess pieces” out loud and check each word against it before you submit.
That leaves Apple products (🟣 purple): MAC, WATCH, VISION and PAGES. As usual the final group leans on wordplay or a hidden pattern, so it is safest solved by elimination — clear the other twelve tiles and take what remains.
Why the purple group misleads: APPLE looks like it belongs in the tech group, but the brand itself isn't a product — it's the fruit. The purple Apple-products group is MAC, WATCH, VISION, PAGES. Whenever a word seems to fit two groups, park it and finish the group that has four unambiguous members — the leftover placement resolves itself.
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