2026-09-22
Panda Daily Categories #80 answer
Full solution for today's word category puzzle. Try the puzzle first if you want to avoid spoilers, then use the explanations below to understand why each group fits.
Puzzle summary
This daily word category puzzle gives you 16 words and asks you to sort them into four hidden groups. The solution for 2026-09-22 has a hard difficulty rating.
If you are reviewing after a missed guess, compare each category name with the four words below. The strongest answers use one precise relationship, not a loose topic that could include many other words.
Words in this puzzle
CHESS, CHECKERS, MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, SOLO, COOP, RANKED, PRACTICE, MITOSIS, MEIOSIS, OSMOSIS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GLOOMY, BLUE, SOMBER, DOWNCAST
Category
Classic Board Games
CHESS, CHECKERS, MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE
All four words fit the classic board games category.
The clue for this group was "Table games", which points toward the same shared category without revealing the words directly.
Category
Game Modes
SOLO, COOP, RANKED, PRACTICE
All four words fit the game modes category.
The clue for this group was "Play choices", which points toward the same shared category without revealing the words directly.
Category
Biology Processes
MITOSIS, MEIOSIS, OSMOSIS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS
All four words fit the biology processes category.
The clue for this group was "Living systems", which points toward the same shared category without revealing the words directly.
Category
Words Meaning Sad
GLOOMY, BLUE, SOMBER, DOWNCAST
All four words fit the words meaning sad category.
The clue for this group was "Low mood", which points toward the same shared category without revealing the words directly.
How to read this answer
A strong category usually has one clean idea connecting all four words. If a word seems to fit two places, look for the group where all four words share the same kind of relationship.
For future puzzles, start with the most obvious category, lock it in, then use the remaining words to find the trickier meanings, synonyms, or shared contexts.