Word groups: sixteen French nouns, four themes

How a round works

1. Sixteen French nouns appear on the board without their articles. They hide four groups of four that share a theme, from easy to tricky.
2. Tap four nouns and submit. A right group locks in with its theme; a wrong one costs a mistake, and “One away!” tells you three of the four belong together. Some nouns fit two themes: find the group where all four belong.
3. Four mistakes end the round. After two, you can ask for a hint: the theme of one group. At the end, every noun is shown with its article, its meaning and its pronunciation.

Why words in groups

Sorting nouns by theme makes you think about what each word means, not only how it is spelt. The result then gives every noun back with its article, so each round leaves you with sixteen words with their article (le, la, l’).

What a shared result looks like

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🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

The share text carries one coloured row per guess, never the nouns or the themes, so a friend can play the same set.

Free for everyone

Today’s set needs no account and no app install: it runs in the browser. Everyone gets the same set, and a new one starts at midnight UTC. Past sets stay readable in the archive.

With an account

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Every past set

Each finished day has its own page with the four groups, their themes and every noun with its article and meaning. Browse the archive