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Fourword #5 answers & hints — July 21, 2026

Fourword #5 for July 21, 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 #5

BOARD GAMES
LUDO · MONOPOLY · CHECKERS · SCRABBLE
SPY WORDS
MOLE · CIPHER · AGENT · ALIAS
BEACH THINGS
SURF · UMBRELLA · SAND · SHELL
GARDEN CRITTERS
SLUG · SNAIL · HEDGEHOG · WORM

🪤 The trap word was MOLE — it looks like it belongs to GARDEN CRITTERS, but its real home is SPY WORDS.

Par for this puzzle was 15 steps (the solver's best line is 11).

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