Daily Group Grid Answer — August 14, 2026
Full answer to our original Daily Group Grid puzzle for August 14, 2026 (Puzzle #226). 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 | Constellations | ORION, LYRA, DRACO, CYGNUS |
| 🟢 Green | Harry Potter characters | REMUS, SIRIUS, SEVERUS, ALBUS |
| 🔵 Blue | Bright stars | VEGA, RIGEL, POLARIS, ALTAIR |
| 🟣 Purple | Old car models | DELTA, SATURN, CORDOBA, GREMLIN |
The purple trap: DRACO is a constellation and a HP name; SIRIUS and VEGA are both stars and names. DRACO goes to constellations, SIRIUS to HP, VEGA to stars — read each clue's strongest pull.
How the August 14, 2026 board comes apart
The opening move is Constellations (🟡 yellow). Read ORION, LYRA, DRACO and CYGNUS side by side and the category “Constellations” announces itself. Lock it in before touching anything ambiguous — a solved yellow row shrinks the search space for the three harder groups.
Next comes Harry Potter characters (🟢 green). The connection between REMUS, SIRIUS, SEVERUS and ALBUS is still concrete, but you have to name it yourself rather than just spot it. Before committing, confirm all four genuinely fit “Harry Potter characters” — not only the two that jumped out first.
Blue hides Bright stars (🔵). None of VEGA, RIGEL, POLARIS or ALTAIR looks special alone; the giveaway is the pattern they form together. Say the candidate label “Bright stars” out loud and check each word against it before you submit.
That leaves Old car models (🟣 purple): DELTA, SATURN, CORDOBA and GREMLIN. 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: DRACO is a constellation and a HP name; SIRIUS and VEGA are both stars and names. DRACO goes to constellations, SIRIUS to HP, VEGA to stars — read each clue's strongest pull. 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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