Daily Group Grid Answer — June 25, 2026
Full answer to our original Daily Group Grid puzzle for June 25, 2026 (Puzzle #176). 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 | Salad greens | ROMAINE, ARUGULA, SPINACH, KALE |
| 🟢 Green | Words for strength | BRAWN, MIGHT, MUSCLE, POWER |
| 🔵 Blue | Ancient Roman things | FORUM, TOGA, VILLA, SENATE |
| 🟣 Purple | Track & field events | JAVELIN, HURDLES, DISCUS, RELAY |
The purple trap: ROMAINE hides ROMAN and SPINACH suggests strength, but both stay in the greens group. The Roman group uses literal Roman nouns (FORUM, TOGA, VILLA, SENATE).
How the June 25, 2026 board comes apart
The opening move is Salad greens (🟡 yellow). Read ROMAINE, ARUGULA, SPINACH and KALE side by side and the category “Salad greens” announces itself. Lock it in before touching anything ambiguous — a solved yellow row shrinks the search space for the three harder groups.
Next comes Words for strength (🟢 green). The connection between BRAWN, MIGHT, MUSCLE and POWER is still concrete, but you have to name it yourself rather than just spot it. Before committing, confirm all four genuinely fit “Words for strength” — not only the two that jumped out first.
Blue hides Ancient Roman things (🔵). None of FORUM, TOGA, VILLA or SENATE looks special alone; the giveaway is the pattern they form together. Say the candidate label “Ancient Roman things” out loud and check each word against it before you submit.
That leaves Track & field events (🟣 purple): JAVELIN, HURDLES, DISCUS and RELAY. 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: ROMAINE hides ROMAN and SPINACH suggests strength, but both stay in the greens group. The Roman group uses literal Roman nouns (FORUM, TOGA, VILLA, SENATE). 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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