The four groups
JS bundlers
WEBPACK · ROLLUP · PARCEL · VITE
TypeScript build/run tools
TSC · TSX · TS-NODE · ESBUILD
Container engines & CLIs
DOCKER · PODMAN · BUILDAH · NERDCTL
Words that precede PACK
KNAP · SIX · ICE · FANNY
Why this puzzle works
WEBPACK sits in yellow (it's a bundler) but the wordplay group is a 'words that precede PACK' set, and 'webpack' is literally 'web' + 'pack'. The tile WEB isn't here — that disambiguates. KNAPSACK, SIX-PACK, ICE PACK, FANNY PACK: all four are domestic-life words that have nothing to do with build tooling, which is the Connectle joke. Difficulty-3 because the dev categories are all infra-heavy but the wordplay is gimme-easy.
How to read a Connectle without solving it
A code-themed grouping puzzle rewards counting as much as recognition. Start by listing every plausible group, then notice which tiles appear in two lists. Whichever group has exactly four unambiguous members is your anchor — solve it first and the rest of the board collapses by elimination. The hardest tier (purple) is almost always wordplay: tiles that share a prefix or suffix, not a concept. If a tile feels orphaned, ask whether the same word could follow or precede a common engineering word like root, stack, cache, or queue.