Guide

How to play Posy

Posy is a free daily word puzzle. You get 16 words, and your job is to gather them into four little posies: groups of four that share a hidden link.

1. Tap four words you think belong together, then press Submit.
2. If you're right, your posy is revealed in its colour: buttercup (yellow) is the easiest, then sage, cornflower, and peony (pink), the trickiest.
3. If you're wrong, you lose one of your four mistakes. "One away" means three of your four words are right.
4. Find all four groups to win, then share your colour grid with friends.

Tips from regular players

• Look for the red herrings first. If five words seem to fit one group, one of them belongs somewhere else.
• Peony (pink) groups are often wordplay: hidden words, words before or after another word, or words spelled backwards.
• Use Shuffle when you're stuck. Seeing the words in a new order often helps.

Questions

Is Posy free?

Yes. Posy is free to play every day, supported by advertising.

When is a new puzzle released?

A new Posy goes live every day at midnight UK time.

Do I need to sign up or download an app?

No. Posy works in any web browser on your phone, tablet or computer. Your streak is saved on your device.

What do the colours mean?

Each posy has a flower colour showing its difficulty: buttercup (yellow) is the easiest, then sage (green), cornflower (blue) and peony (pink), the trickiest.

Can I play old puzzles?

Yes. Use the archive at the bottom of the game, or browse every puzzle's hints and answers.

Is Posy like Connections?

If you enjoy word puzzles like Connections or Wordle, you'll feel at home. Posy has its own puzzles, written fresh, with themes from food and fashion to books, gardens and wordplay.