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Fourword #1 answers & hints — July 17, 2026

Fourword #1 for July 17, 2026: sixteen words, four secret groups, one sneaky trap. Words from the same group link up when they touch inside a tube — stack all four of a kind to clear the group.

The 16 words

Hints — today's four categories

Show the category names (mild spoiler)

Answers for Fourword #1

DOOR PARTS
LOCK · HINGE · KNOB · DOORBELL
DOG SOUNDS
WOOF · YIP · SNARL · WHINE
MAP FEATURES
KEY · BORDER · COMPASS · GRID
SPACE OBJECTS
NEBULA · COMET · GALAXY · METEOR

🪤 The trap word was KEY — it looks like it belongs to DOOR PARTS, but its real home is MAP FEATURES.

Par for this puzzle was 17 steps (the solver's best line is 13).

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