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Fourword #96 answers & hints — October 20, 2026

Fourword #96 for October 20, 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 #96

BASEBALL WORDS
DUGOUT · MITT · BAT · INNING
DRINKS
COCOA · TEA · JUICE · CIDER
BUILDINGS
TOWER · MOSQUE · BARN · CASTLE
NIGHT ANIMALS
OWL · FOX · WOLF · BADGER

🪤 The trap word was BAT — it looks like it belongs to NIGHT ANIMALS, but its real home is BASEBALL WORDS.

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

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