Groupings: 4 Word Puzzle

Find the connection. Group the words. Beat the grid.

Groupings is a word puzzle where 16 words hide four groups of four. Work out what links them, avoid the traps and solve every group before your guesses run out.

Start with a fresh Daily Puzzle, then push yourself with seven ways to play: Practice, Blitz, Endless, Sudden Death, The Gauntlet, Fog of War and Rush. Level up as you play, collect rewards along your Journey and add four themed puzzle packs, Sports, Retro, Music and Cinema, so there's always something new to crack.

SORT 16 WORDS INTO FOUR GROUPS Spot the hidden links and match related words together. Some categories are obvious, some are sneaky, so watch out for words that fit more than one group.

A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY Come back daily for a new challenge, keep your streak alive and see how consistently you can crack the grid.

LEVEL UP AND EARN REWARDS Every puzzle earns XP, and harder modes pay more. Every level pays coins, with bigger rewards at milestones. Open your Journey to see what's next.

• Grid skips: swap a grid you're stuck on in Endless, Sudden Death, The Gauntlet and Fog of War.
• Streak lifelines: missed a day? Save your streak.
• 2x XP and 2x coins boosts: double what you earn for 30 minutes.

PRACTICE AT YOUR LEVEL Warm up on Easy, work through Medium and Hard, then take on the toughest Expert grids.

BLITZ Race the clock. Every correct group buys you extra time, every wrong guess costs you seconds. How many can you clear before it hits zero?

ENDLESS One grid after another with a limited number of mistakes for the whole run. How long can you last?

SUDDEN DEATH One mistake and it's over. Trap-heavy puzzles, no second chances and big coin rewards.

THE GAUNTLET Easy start, brutal finish. Climb through the stages from Easy to Expert with only three mistakes to get you through. Every stage pays more than the last.

FOG OF WAR The words are hidden in the mist and you only see a hint of each. Peek at up to three tiles per grid, with just three mistakes for the whole run. It pays the biggest coin rewards of any mode.

RUSH: HEAD TO HEAD FOR COINS Pick a buy-in and play the same grid as another player. Your score is your time plus 10 seconds per mistake, and the lowest score wins the pot. Climb the Rush rating and leaderboard, or warm up against a free practice rival. Sign in to play.

PUZZLE PACKS Themed sets with no lives needed, each with one free try.

• Sports Pack: football, badminton, volleyball, basketball and golf.
• Retro Pack: the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
• Music Pack: pop, rock and hip-hop & R&B.
• Cinema Pack: animation, superheroes and blockbusters. Every genre has 50 puzzles, and you earn up to three stars on each. Unlock a pack with a one-time purchase or with coins.

INVITE FRIENDS, GET COINS Share your friend code and you both earn 100 coins when a new player uses it. Invite five friends and unlock a pack for free.

CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Six global leaderboards: Blitz, Endless, Sudden Death, The Gauntlet, Fog of War and Rush. See how you stack up and fight for the top spot.

UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Chase dozens of achievements, from your first win to flawless streaks and puzzle pack milestones. Some are hidden, so keep playing to find them all.

EARN COINS, DOUBLE ON WEEKENDS Collect coins from every puzzle and run, with double coins every Saturday and Sunday. Spend them on hints, extra chances and Rush.

GROUPINGS PLUS An optional one-time purchase: no ads, unlimited lives, half-price hints and second chances, double coins on every level reward, 25% more XP, a bonus lane of Journey rewards, a Plus badge and a special tile style.

SHARE YOUR RESULT Show friends how you did with a spoiler-free picture of your grid.

If you enjoy word games, logic puzzles, brain teasers, category puzzles or trivia, Groupings gives you a new reason to put your thinking to the test every day.

Can you find all four connections?

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