Groupthink hints and answer for 2 October 2026
Today's Groupthink hides four groups of four in a sixteen-word grid. The trick is always the words that look like they belong to more than one group.
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Hint 1 — the categoriesThe four connections are: Jungle animals; Cloud types; Famous volcanoes; BLACK ___.
Hint 2 — one word eachJungle animals: MONKEY · Cloud types: CUMULUS · Famous volcanoes: VESUVIUS · BLACK ___: SMITH
Answer
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All four groups
- Jungle animals — MONKEY, PANTHER, GORILLA, JAGUAR
- Cloud types — CUMULUS, STRATUS, CIRRUS, NIMBUS
- Famous volcanoes — VESUVIUS, ETNA, KRAKATOA, FUJI
- BLACK ___ — SMITH, BERRY, BIRD, OUT
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