Groupthink hints and answer for 9 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: Loud noises; Drum kit pieces; Cereal mascots; Homophones of body actions.
Hint 2 — one word eachLoud noises: BANG · Drum kit pieces: SNARE · Cereal mascots: TONY · Homophones of body actions: BLUE
Answer
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All four groups
- Loud noises — BANG, CRASH, BOOM, POP
- Drum kit pieces — SNARE, KICK, HI-HAT, CYMBAL
- Cereal mascots — TONY, SAM, DIG'EM, CRUNCH
- Homophones of body actions — BLUE, HEARD, SOAR, WAIST
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