How to Play Daily Group Grid

Daily Group Grid is an original daily word-grouping puzzle. You're shown 16 words and must group them into four hidden groups of four, where each group shares a common theme. Here's everything you need to know.

The Rules

1. You're given a 4×4 grid of 16 words.
2. Find a group of four words that share a hidden connection and select them.
3. Press Submit to lock in your guess of four words.
4. You have four mistakes. Solve all four groups before they run out.
5. If you select three correct words and one wrong one, you'll see a “One away…” message.

What the Colors Mean

Each group is color-coded by difficulty, from easiest to trickiest:

• Yellow — the easiest, most obvious group.
• Green — straightforward but a step up.
• Blue — trickier; often requires specific knowledge.
• Purple — the hardest. Usually wordplay, a “___ blank” pattern, hidden words, or anagrams.

The Trap: Overlapping Words

The puzzle is designed so that some words look like they belong in more than one group. For example, MARS is both a planet and a candy bar; VENUS is a planet and a tennis great. Knowing all 16 words first — rather than rushing your first guess — is the key skill.

Strategy Guide

• Identify, don't submit. Mentally sort all four groups before you submit anything. The decoy word usually reveals itself once every word has a home.
• Solve the purple group by elimination. It's often the trickiest, so once the other three are clear, purple solves itself.
• Look for the wordplay pattern. Purple frequently uses “words that precede/follow X”, hidden words, or “minus the last two letters”.
• Shuffle the board to break up visual habits and spot fresh connections.
• Use hints, not the full answer. Our progressive hints page nudges you one level at a time.

Daily vs. Unlimited

On our play page you get two modes: Daily (the same board for everyone, refreshing each day) and Unlimited (random boards from our puzzle bank, play as many as you like).

Where to Find Today's Answer

If you're truly stuck, we publish today's full answer and keep a dated answer archive of every past puzzle.