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Every past word-groups puzzle, with each group and its four words. Newest first.
21 past puzzles, up to Friday 6 November 2026. Today’s and future puzzles are never shown here.
November 2026
#21 · Friday 6 November 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Signs of appendicitis: ROVSING, PSOAS, OBTURATOR, MCBURNEY
Liver function tests: ALT, AST, GGT, ALP
Biliary eponyms: MURPHY, COURVOISIER, CHARCOT, MIRIZZI
Basketball moves (and clinical words): REBOUND, DRIBBLE, SCREEN, PIVOT
#20 · Thursday 5 November 2026 Medium
The four groups, easiest first:
Hormones: INSULIN, CORTISOL, ADRENALINE, THYROXINE
Wrist bones: SCAPHOID, LUNATE, HAMATE, TRAPEZIUM
Back and shoulder muscles: TRAPEZIUS, DELTOID, LATISSIMUS, RHOMBOID
___ storm: THYROID, BRAIN, SYMPATHETIC, ELECTRICAL
#19 · Wednesday 4 November 2026 Medium
The four groups, easiest first:
Vital signs: PULSE, TEMPERATURE, SATS, RESP RATE
Lung function measures: TIDAL, RESIDUAL, VITAL, FEV1
Hand eponyms: DUPUYTREN, DE QUERVAIN, HEBERDEN, BOUCHARD
___ finger: TRIGGER, MALLET, JERSEY, SAUSAGE
#18 · Tuesday 3 November 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Types of teeth: INCISOR, CANINE, PREMOLAR, MOLAR
Inhaled medicines: SALBUTAMOL, TIOTROPIUM, FORMOTEROL, IPRATROPIUM
Beta blockers: ATENOLOL, METOPROLOL, PROPRANOLOL, BISOPROLOL
___ache: TOOTH, BELLY, HEAD, EAR
#17 · Monday 2 November 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Pathology samples: URINE, STOOL, SPUTUM, SWAB
White cells: NEUTROPHIL, LYMPHOCYTE, MONOCYTE, BASOPHIL
Ear and balance problems: TINNITUS, VERTIGO, OTITIS, GLUE EAR
___ cell: SICKLE, STEM, KILLER, GOBLET
#16 · Sunday 1 November 2026 Genius
The four groups, easiest first:
Anticoagulants: WARFARIN, HEPARIN, APIXABAN, DABIGATRAN
NSAIDs: IBUPROFEN, NAPROXEN, DICLOFENAC, ASPIRIN
Prostate cancer drugs: GOSERELIN, BICALUTAMIDE, ENZALUTAMIDE, ABIRATERONE
Moustache styles: HANDLEBAR, WALRUS, PENCIL, HORSESHOE
October 2026
#15 · Saturday 31 October 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Toxic elements: ARSENIC, THALLIUM, MERCURY, LEAD
Poisonous plants: HEMLOCK, FOXGLOVE, BELLADONNA, WOLFSBANE
Diseases behind monster myths: PORPHYRIA, RABIES, PELLAGRA, CATATONIA
___ mortis: RIGOR, LIVOR, ALGOR, PALLOR
#14 · Friday 30 October 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Viral rashes of childhood: MEASLES, RUBELLA, ROSEOLA, CHICKENPOX
___ tooth: SWEET, WISDOM, MILK, EYE
___ stone: KIDNEY, GALL, MILE, BLADDER
Numbered rash 'diseases': FIRST, SECOND, FIFTH, SIXTH
#13 · Thursday 29 October 2026 Einstein
The four groups, easiest first:
Stroke mimics: MIGRAINE, SEIZURE, HYPOGLYCAEMIA, BELL'S PALSY
Brainstem stroke syndromes: WALLENBERG, WEBER, BENEDIKT, LOCKED-IN
Psoriasis eponyms: AUSPITZ, KOEBNER, WORONOFF, MUNRO
Hidden TIA: DEMENTIA, INERTIA, ESSENTIAL, POTENTIAL
#12 · Wednesday 28 October 2026 Medium
The four groups, easiest first:
Inflammatory skin conditions: ECZEMA, PSORIASIS, ACNE, ROSACEA
Proton pump inhibitors: OMEPRAZOLE, PANTOPRAZOLE, ESOMEPRAZOLE, RABEPRAZOLE
Thrush treatments: FLUCONAZOLE, CLOTRIMAZOLE, MICONAZOLE, NYSTATIN
___ rash: NAPPY, HEAT, BUTTERFLY, RAZOR
#11 · Tuesday 27 October 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Mobility aids: CRUTCHES, WALKER, SCOOTER, ROLLATOR
Basic activities of daily living: BATHING, DRESSING, FEEDING, TOILETING
Instrumental activities of daily living: SHOPPING, BANKING, DRIVING, COOKING
___ chair: WHEEL, SHOWER, COMMODE, HIGH
#10 · Monday 26 October 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Sex hormones: OESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE, TESTOSTERONE, OESTRADIOL
Corticosteroids: PREDNISONE, CORTISONE, BUDESONIDE, FLUTICASONE
Chromosome terms: GENE, ALLELE, LOCUS, KARYOTYPE
Hidden body parts: SHINGLES, LEGIONELLA, PHARMACY, HIPPOCAMPUS
#9 · Sunday 25 October 2026 Genius
The four groups, easiest first:
Chest infections: PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS, INFLUENZA, TUBERCULOSIS
Dosing abbreviations: BD, TDS, QID, PRN
Medicines from plants: DIGOXIN, QUININE, ATROPINE, COLCHICINE
___ fever: HAY, SCARLET, GLANDULAR, CABIN
#8 · Saturday 24 October 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Sleep disorders: INSOMNIA, NARCOLEPSY, APNOEA, PARASOMNIA
Neurotransmitters: DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN, GABA, ACETYLCHOLINE
Types of tremor: RESTING, INTENTION, ESSENTIAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL
___ shot: BOOSTER, FLU, MUG, LONG
#7 · Friday 23 October 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Venomous bites and stings: FUNNEL-WEB, REDBACK, BROWN SNAKE, BOX JELLYFISH
Antifungals: FLUCONAZOLE, NYSTATIN, TERBINAFINE, CLOTRIMAZOLE
Heart sounds and murmurs: S3, S4, GALLOP, SYSTOLIC
Causes of finger clubbing: BRONCHIECTASIS, ENDOCARDITIS, CIRRHOSIS, LUNG CANCER
#6 · Thursday 22 October 2026 Medium
The four groups, easiest first:
Bones of the leg: FEMUR, TIBIA, FIBULA, PATELLA
Antipsychotics: OLANZAPINE, QUETIAPINE, RISPERIDONE, ARIPIPRAZOLE
Named syndromes: DOWN, TURNER, MARFAN, CUSHING
Types of seizure: ABSENCE, TONIC-CLONIC, FOCAL, MYOCLONIC
#5 · Wednesday 21 October 2026 Medium
The four groups, easiest first:
Muscles: BICEPS, DELTOID, TRAPEZIUS, GLUTEUS
Parts of a neuron: AXON, DENDRITE, MYELIN, SYNAPSE
Diuretics: FUROSEMIDE, SPIRONOLACTONE, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, INDAPAMIDE
Breathing patterns: CHEYNE-STOKES, KUSSMAUL, BIOT, AGONAL
#4 · Tuesday 20 October 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Organs: HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN
Fingers: THUMB, INDEX, RING, LITTLE
Regions of the spine: CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL
Talking therapies: CBT, DBT, EMDR, ACT
#3 · Monday 19 October 2026 Easy
The four groups, easiest first:
Medical specialties: DERMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, ONCOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY
Parts of the eye: CORNEA, IRIS, RETINA, LENS
Bones of the upper limb: HUMERUS, RADIUS, ULNA, SCAPULA
Primary survey: AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION, DISABILITY
#2 · Sunday 18 October 2026 Genius
The four groups, easiest first:
Statins: ATORVASTATIN, ROSUVASTATIN, SIMVASTATIN, PRAVASTATIN
___'s sign: MURPHY, BABINSKI, TINEL, TROUSSEAU
-omas that aren't cancers: HAEMATOMA, GRANULOMA, ATHEROMA, GLAUCOMA
___bone: FUNNY, COLLAR, WISH, CHEEK
#1 · Saturday 17 October 2026 Hard
The four groups, easiest first:
Endocrine glands: THYROID, PITUITARY, ADRENAL, PANCREAS
Reflexes: KNEE, ANKLE, TRICEPS, PLANTAR
___ pox: CHICKEN, MONKEY, SMALL, COW
Hidden 'ear': LEARN, HEARSE, PEARL, BEARD