# Word Grouping Puzzle (Sort 16 Words into 4 Groups)

Sort 16 words into four hidden groups of four. Four mistakes allowed. Play unlimited puzzles or create and share your own.

- URL: https://toolstackhub.co.uk/tools/word-grouping-puzzle/
- Category: Browser Games
- Price: free, no sign-up
- Privacy: runs in the browser; input is not uploaded
- Last updated: 2026-10-08

## About
The Word Grouping Puzzle shows 16 words that belong to four hidden groups of four. Pick four words you think share a link and submit them. If they are right, the group is revealed with its colour and name. If you are wrong, you lose a life, and a message tells you if you were one word away. You get four mistakes. Play unlimited puzzles, pick the puzzle of the day, or use the creator to build your own puzzle and share it with a link.

## How to use
1. Read the 16 words. Four groups of four share a link, such as types of cheese or words that can follow the same word.
2. Click four words you think belong together and press Submit. If you are right, the group is revealed with its name and a colour. If you are wrong you lose one of your four mistakes, and the game tells you if you were one word away.
3. Use Shuffle to rearrange the words and Deselect all to start a selection again. Solve all four groups to win. Tick Unlimited mistakes for a relaxed game.
4. To make your own puzzle, open Create your own puzzle, write four groups of four different words, and press Create link. Share the link and anyone can play it.

## FAQ
**How do you play the word grouping puzzle?** Find four groups of four related words among 16. Select four words and submit. You have four mistakes before the game reveals the answers.

**What does One away mean?** It means three of the four words you chose belong to the same group, and one does not.

**Can I make my own puzzle?** Yes. Use the Create your own puzzle section, enter four groups of four different words and share the link it creates.

**Is there a daily puzzle?** Yes. Choose Puzzle of the day for the one everyone gets on a given date. Otherwise choose Random puzzle for unlimited play.

**Are the puzzles from a newspaper?** No. They were written for this site and the game is independent of any publisher.

**Is the Word Grouping Puzzle (Sort 16 Words into 4 Groups) free?** Yes, with no sign-up or limits.