Today's Daily Group Grid Answer — June 18, 2026
Stuck on today's Daily Group Grid (Puzzle #169)? Below are gentle hints first, then the full answer for all four groups. Tap a blacked-out box to reveal it. If you only want a nudge, use the progressive hints page instead.
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.
Today's Answers
| Group | Theme | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 🟡 Yellow | Pizza toppings | ONION, PEPPER, MUSHROOM, SAUSAGE |
| 🟢 Green | Popeye characters | OLIVE, BLUTO, WIMPY, SWEEPEA |
| 🔵 Blue | ___ spray | HAIR, BODY, SEA, BEAR |
| 🟣 Purple | Salt-N-Pepa & co. | PEPA, VINEGAR, SHAKER, FLAT |
The purple trap: OLIVE reads as a topping and PEPPER as a Popeye-ish word, but OLIVE is a character and PEPPER is a topping. Solve the people group first to free the food group.
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