What are the Posy #5 answers?

Buttercup: Cheeses (BRIE, FETA, GOUDA, STILTON). Sage: London shopping streets (OXFORD, BOND, CARNABY, REGENT). Cornflower: Shakespeare heroines (JULIET, OPHELIA, ROSALIND, PORTIA). Peony: Palindromes (KAYAK, LEVEL, CIVIC, RADAR).

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A new puzzle is released every day at midnight UK time.

Hints & answers · No. 5

Posy #5 hints and answers

Friday 2 October 2026

Stuck on today's Posy? Start with one gentle hint for each group. Only open the answers if you really need them.

Play today's Posy

Buttercup group the easiest

Hint: one of the words in this group is BRIE.

Reveal the category

Cheeses

Reveal all four words

BRIE, FETA, GOUDA, STILTON

Sage group medium

Hint: one of the words in this group is OXFORD.

Reveal the category

London shopping streets

Reveal all four words

OXFORD, BOND, CARNABY, REGENT

Cornflower group tricky

Hint: one of the words in this group is JULIET.

Reveal the category

Shakespeare heroines

Reveal all four words

JULIET, OPHELIA, ROSALIND, PORTIA

Peony group the hardest

Hint: one of the words in this group is KAYAK.

Reveal the category

Palindromes

Reveal all four words

KAYAK, LEVEL, CIVIC, RADAR

How did you do?

Share your colour grid in the group chat and see who gathered the peony posy first. A new Posy blooms at midnight.