LINKUP puzzle #11, November 7, 2026

Saturday's word grouping puzzle had 16 words in four groups of four, from the easy yellow group to the tricky purple one. Here are the groups.

The four groups

• Yellow: Sweets from a candy shop
  GUMDROP, LICORICE, TOFFEE, LOLLIPOP
• Green: Italian pasta dishes and shapes
  RAVIOLI, LASAGNA, FUSILLI, MACARONI
• Blue: Ways to avoid a straight answer
  HEDGE, DODGE, STALL, FUDGE
• Purple: Hide a flower
  PROSE, IRISH, DISASTER, ROSEMARY

Worth knowing about this grid: start with the yellow group (sweets from a candy shop) because it is the easiest, and leave purple (hide a flower) for last. The longest tile is LICORICE, with 8 letters.