Friday, September 18, 2026 · #1195
Today's yellow group is segment of a process and the purple group is ___case.
Today's board, solved
PHASE
ROUND
STAGE
STEP
FLIGHT
MEDLEY
PLATTER
SAMPLER
BOARDING
CRUISE
LANDING
TAKEOFF
BRIEF
PILLOW
STAIR
UPPER
All four groups
Yellow
SEGMENT OF A PROCESS
PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, STEP
Green
ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK
FLIGHT, MEDLEY, PLATTER, SAMPLER
Blue
PARTS OF A FLIGHT
BOARDING, CRUISE, LANDING, TAKEOFF
Purple
___CASE
BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, UPPER
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — SEGMENT OF A PROCESS: PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, STEP.
Green — ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK: FLIGHT, MEDLEY, PLATTER, SAMPLER.
Blue — PARTS OF A FLIGHT: BOARDING, CRUISE, LANDING, TAKEOFF.
Purple — ___CASE: BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, UPPER.
The purple title has a blank in it, so each purple word completes the phrase ___CASE rather than sharing a meaning.
When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.
Prefer to work it out? Try today's Connections hints, staged so you only see what you ask for.