Sixteen words on the board that split into four groups of four, each held together by a hidden theme.
⏱ Average time
3 to 6 minutes per board.
🎯 Difficulty
A single level with four mistakes allowed. The difficulty comes from words that look like they fit two groups.
🧠 Skills exercised
Association · Categorisation · Vocabulary · Spotting traps
How to play
Find all four groups before using up four mistakes, by working out what connects each set of words.
Example
You see HORSE, GREEN, KNEE, BLUE, TIGER, ELBOW, PURPLE, SHOULDER and eight more. "Colors" and "body parts" come together fast — but HORSE is also a chess piece, and that is where the game bites.
Tips & strategies
- 1.Start with the group you are surest of: every solved group clears four words and makes the rest easier to read.
- 2.If a word seems to fit two groups, save it for last — it usually belongs to the group you have not spotted yet.
- 3.Hit Shuffle when you stall; seeing the same words in a new order tends to shake loose fresh associations.
- 4."One away!" means three of your four are right, so swap just one word at a time.
💡 Did you know?
The daily board is the same for everyone and is built from the site word bank own categories — and every word belongs to exactly one group, so there is always a single solution.
Frequently asked questions
How many mistakes do I get?
Four. On the fourth the game reveals the groups you had left.
What does "One away!" mean?
That three of the four words you picked share a group and only one is out of place.
Does everyone get the same board?
The daily challenge, yes. Outside it, each round builds a fresh board.
Can a word belong to two groups?
No. A board is only built when each of the 16 words belongs to exactly one of the four groups.