Daily Group Grid Answer — June 29, 2026
Full answer to our original Daily Group Grid puzzle for June 29, 2026 (Puzzle #180). 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 | Herbs | BASIL, SAGE, THYME, MINT |
| 🟢 Green | Homophones of nouns | WURST, MOOSE, FLOUR, BERRY |
| 🔵 Blue | Coin condition | WORN, CRISP, FADED, PROOF |
| 🟣 Purple | Wise advisor | GURU, ORACLE, SEER, MENTOR |
The purple trap: THYME (time), MINT (condition) and SAGE (wise) all double as everyday words, but here all four herbs stay together. The other groups use unambiguous members (e.g. WORN, CRISP for coins; GURU, SEER for advisors).
How the June 29, 2026 board comes apart
The opening move is Herbs (🟡 yellow). Read BASIL, SAGE, THYME and MINT side by side and the category “Herbs” announces itself. Lock it in before touching anything ambiguous — a solved yellow row shrinks the search space for the three harder groups.
Next comes Homophones of nouns (🟢 green). The connection between WURST, MOOSE, FLOUR and BERRY is still concrete, but you have to name it yourself rather than just spot it. Before committing, confirm all four genuinely fit “Homophones of nouns” — not only the two that jumped out first.
Blue hides Coin condition (🔵). None of WORN, CRISP, FADED or PROOF looks special alone; the giveaway is the pattern they form together. Say the candidate label “Coin condition” out loud and check each word against it before you submit.
That leaves Wise advisor (🟣 purple): GURU, ORACLE, SEER and MENTOR. 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: THYME (time), MINT (condition) and SAGE (wise) all double as everyday words, but here all four herbs stay together. The other groups use unambiguous members (e.g. WORN, CRISP for coins; GURU, SEER for advisors). 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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