blue group · The short answer
___ INN HOTELS
Each puzzle word passes the same exact test. The four mappings show how the answer works.
Adding INN gives Comfort Inn, the hotel name required by the shared completion.
Adding INN gives Days Inn, another established hotel name in the category.
Adding INN gives Hampton Inn, completing the entry as a recognizable hotel name.
Adding INN gives Holiday Inn, the fourth hotel name formed by the shared word.
Why this group was difficult
- Three entries are ordinary vocabulary
COMFORT, DAYS, and HOLIDAY have immediate everyday meanings that can delay a proper-name reading. - HAMPTON overlaps with place-name language
HAMPTON looks geographic on a board already containing ADIRONDACK, BERKSHIRE, CATSKILL, and WINDSOR. - The missing word must be supplied
Nothing on the board directly displays INN, so the relationship appears only after testing the same completion four times.
How to spot this pattern next time
When several ordinary words have a faint travel flavor, test a shared word before or after each entry instead of accepting a thematic association.
Require four exact names from the same field. INN works in the same position every time and turns all four entries into hotels.
Four useful facts behind the group
- INN appears directly after every board entry in this group.
- COMFORT becomes the complete hotel name Comfort Inn.
- DAYS, HAMPTON, and HOLIDAY take the identical completion.
- The rule is exact word completion rather than a loose travel theme.
Questions players ask
The details people search after seeing the group
What connects COMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, and HOLIDAY?
Each becomes a hotel name when INN is added: Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Hampton Inn, and Holiday Inn.
What word follows all four entries?
The shared following word is INN, and it occupies the same position in every completed hotel name.
Why is HAMPTON included with ordinary words?
HAMPTON belongs because Hampton Inn is a hotel name; its possible geographic reading is incidental to the official relationship.
How can I recognize a shared-completion category faster?
Test one likely added word across a complete set and keep it only when all four results are established expressions in the same field.