blue group · The short answer
STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS
Each puzzle word passes the same exact test. The four mappings show how the answer works.
BROAD supplies the museum reference at the start, while BEAN makes the complete entry read as the familiar food term.
GETTY supplies the museum reference at the start, although GETTY IMAGES is more readily read as a company name.
MET supplies the museum reference at the start, while the complete expression is naturally understood as the past tense of meeting halfway.
WHITNEY supplies the museum reference at the start, though the complete entry strongly presents itself as a person’s name.
Why this group was difficult
- The openings vary in how they look
BROAD is an ordinary adjective, GETTY and WHITNEY look like names, and MET also works as a common past-tense verb. - Complete phrases mask the institutions
BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY and WHITNEY HOUSTON each have an immediate reading unrelated to museums.
How to spot this pattern next time
When an ordinary word such as MET may also function as a shortened name, compare it with other capitalized openings before dismissing that reading.
Check that all four references occur in the same position. Here BROAD, GETTY, MET and WHITNEY must each appear at the start.
Four useful facts behind the group
- The relevant beginnings are BROAD, GETTY, MET and WHITNEY.
- All four museum references occur at the left edge of their entries.
- The words following the museum references serve as surface distractions.
- WHITNEY HOUSTON supplies this group’s member of the cross-board name set.
Questions players ask
The details people search after seeing the group
What connects the blue words on October 3, 2026?
BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY and WHITNEY HOUSTON start with names used for U.S. museums.
Why does MET HALFWAY belong with museums?
MET at the beginning is the museum reference required by the category; HALFWAY makes the full entry read like an ordinary phrase.
Does GETTY IMAGES refer to the museum as a whole phrase?
No. The category uses only GETTY at the beginning, while IMAGES completes a separate and familiar company name.