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Daily Groups Puzzle #21: October 14, 2026

The four groups from the daily puzzle of October 14, 2026 (#21), with a clue for each one if you would rather work it out yourself.

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Clues for #21

Yellow group: a clue

On the world map

Show the yellow group's name

Countries

Show its four words

NORWAY, PERU, GREECE, CHINA

Green group: a clue

Heard in IT

Show the green group's name

Computer terms

Show its four words

COOKIE, SERVER, TROLL, CLOUD

Blue group: a clue

From a tree

Show the blue group's name

___WOOD

Show its four words

WORM, SANDAL, DEAD, HOLLY

Purple group: a clue

Same letters, new order

Show the purple group's name

Anagrams of one another

Show its four words

POST, TOPS, STOP, OPTS

Answers for #21

CountriesNORWAY, PERU, GREECE, CHINA
Computer termsCOOKIE, SERVER, TROLL, CLOUD
___WOODWORM, SANDAL, DEAD, HOLLY
Anagrams of one anotherPOST, TOPS, STOP, OPTS

How the wordplay works

___WOOD: WORM + WOOD = WORMWOOD · SANDAL + WOOD = SANDALWOOD · DEAD + WOOD = DEADWOOD · HOLLY + WOOD = HOLLYWOOD

Anagrams of one another: All four use the same letters: POST, TOPS, STOP, OPTS.

Frequently asked questions

What were the groups in puzzle #21?

Yellow: Countries (NORWAY, PERU, GREECE, CHINA). Green: Computer terms (COOKIE, SERVER, TROLL, CLOUD). Blue: ___WOOD (WORM, SANDAL, DEAD, HOLLY). Purple: Anagrams of one another (POST, TOPS, STOP, OPTS).

What was the hardest group?

The purple one, Anagrams of one another. Its words were POST, TOPS, STOP, OPTS.

When does the next puzzle come out?

Every day at midnight Eastern Time (New York). Everyone plays the same sixteen words that day.

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