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Fourword #38 answers & hints — August 23, 2026

Fourword #38 for August 23, 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 #38

TREES
PINE · WILLOW · CEDAR · OAK
CONTAINERS
CRATE · BARREL · KEG · BIN
HAND PARTS
PALM · PINKY · THUMB · FINGER
BREAKFAST FOODS
CEREAL · OMELET · BACON · WAFFLE

🪤 The trap word was PALM — it looks like it belongs to TREES, but its real home is HAND PARTS.

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

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