Daily Group Grid Answer — June 27, 2026
Full answer to our original Daily Group Grid puzzle for June 27, 2026 (Puzzle #178). 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 | Units of time | SECOND, MINUTE, HOUR, DAY |
| 🟢 Green | Tiny / small | WEE, PETITE, MICRO, SCANT |
| 🔵 Blue | Rest / pause | BREAK, RECESS, LULL, RESPITE |
| 🟣 Purple | Ranking words | FIRST, PRIME, TOP, CHIEF |
The purple trap: MINUTE can mean 'tiny' and SECOND can mean a ranking — but here both are time units. The other groups use unambiguous members (WEE, PETITE; FIRST, PRIME).
How the June 27, 2026 board comes apart
The opening move is Units of time (🟡 yellow). Read SECOND, MINUTE, HOUR and DAY side by side and the category “Units of time” announces itself. Lock it in before touching anything ambiguous — a solved yellow row shrinks the search space for the three harder groups.
Next comes Tiny / small (🟢 green). The connection between WEE, PETITE, MICRO and SCANT is still concrete, but you have to name it yourself rather than just spot it. Before committing, confirm all four genuinely fit “Tiny / small” — not only the two that jumped out first.
Blue hides Rest / pause (🔵). None of BREAK, RECESS, LULL or RESPITE looks special alone; the giveaway is the pattern they form together. Say the candidate label “Rest / pause” out loud and check each word against it before you submit.
That leaves Ranking words (🟣 purple): FIRST, PRIME, TOP and CHIEF. 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: MINUTE can mean 'tiny' and SECOND can mean a ranking — but here both are time units. The other groups use unambiguous members (WEE, PETITE; FIRST, PRIME). 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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