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Fourword #78 answers & hints — October 2, 2026

Fourword #78 for October 2, 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 #78

METALS
BRASS · TIN · ZINC · COPPER
DENTIST WORDS
CAVITY · FILLING · CROWN · BRACES
FLOWERS
LILY · TULIP · LOTUS · ORCHID
ROYAL THINGS
PALACE · SCEPTER · THRONE · TIARA

🪤 The trap word was CROWN — it looks like it belongs to ROYAL THINGS, but its real home is DENTIST WORDS.

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

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