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Daily Groups Puzzle #22: October 15, 2026
The four groups from the daily puzzle of October 15, 2026 (#22), with a clue for each one if you would rather work it out yourself.
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Clues for #22
Yellow group: a clue
Check the forecast
Show the yellow group's name
Weather
Show its four words
SNOW, STORM, HAIL, MIST
Green group: a clue
A trip to the salon
Show the green group's name
Hairstyles
Show its four words
BOB, BRAID, BANGS, DREADLOCKS
Blue group: a clue
Think sports, snow and meatballs
Show the blue group's name
___BALL
Show its four words
DODGE, FOOT, HAIR, VOLLEY
Purple group: a clue
Read them backward
Show the purple group's name
Palindromes
Show its four words
NOON, RADAR, CIVIC, TENET
Answers for #22
How the wordplay works
___BALL: DODGE + BALL = DODGEBALL · FOOT + BALL = FOOTBALL · HAIR + BALL = HAIRBALL · VOLLEY + BALL = VOLLEYBALL
Palindromes: Each one reads the same backward: NOON, RADAR, CIVIC, TENET.
Frequently asked questions
What were the groups in puzzle #22?
Yellow: Weather (SNOW, STORM, HAIL, MIST). Green: Hairstyles (BOB, BRAID, BANGS, DREADLOCKS). Blue: ___BALL (DODGE, FOOT, HAIR, VOLLEY). Purple: Palindromes (NOON, RADAR, CIVIC, TENET).
What was the hardest group?
The purple one, Palindromes. Its words were NOON, RADAR, CIVIC, TENET.
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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