Groupthink hints and answer for 22 August 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: Garden birds; Wine varieties; Subatomic particles; HEAD ___.
Hint 2 — one word eachGarden birds: SPARROW · Wine varieties: MERLOT · Subatomic particles: QUARK · HEAD ___: ACHE
Answer
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All four groups
- Garden birds — SPARROW, ROBIN, PIGEON, SEAGULL
- Wine varieties — MERLOT, CHARDONNAY, RIESLING, ZINFANDEL
- Subatomic particles — QUARK, LEPTON, BOSON, MUON
- HEAD ___ — ACHE, PHONE, LINE, QUARTERS
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