FOURSURE
October 8, 2026 Puzzle Breakdown
Four groups, four words each — here's the connections between today's words.
How everyone did today
Characters from A Goofy Movie (1995)
Goofy, Max, Pete, Roxanne
We kick things off today with a straightforward trip back to 1995 Disney animation. Goofy, Max, Pete, and Roxanne are all key characters from A Goofy Movie, charting the highs and lows of father-son bonding and high school crushes. If you spent any part of your childhood trying to master the Perfect Cast, this was the easiest group on the board.
90's disney songs
I2I, A Whole New World, Circle of Life, I'll Make a Man Out of You
These are all memorable animated anthems from the Disney Renaissance of the 1990s. While three of them powered massive box-office blockbusters, the inclusion of Powerline's pop hit I2I from A Goofy Movie was the only real curveball here. If you spent that decade anywhere near a television, your inner child likely solved this second group without much fuss.
Antacids
Tums, Mylanta, Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer
If today's puzzle gave you indigestion, this penultimate set had the remedy ready. Tums, Mylanta, Rolaids, and Alka-Seltzer are all well-known antacid brands formulated to neutralize stomach acid and relieve heartburn. Hopefully you spotted the medicine cabinet theme before you needed one yourself.
Products made from tree bark
Aspirin, Cork board, Cinnamon, Quinine
You might have looked for a medical or kitchen theme here, but the hardest group today goes straight to the forest. Aspirin traces its roots back to willow bark, quinine is harvested from the cinchona tree, cinnamon is shaved from inner tree bark, and cork boards are made from the spongy outer bark of oak trees. It turns out trees have been stocking our medicine cabinets and spice racks for centuries.
Why these four groups
The subtle friction here hinges on a pair of distinct crossovers: I2I tempts anyone familiar with A Goofy Movie away from the songs and toward Max and Roxanne, while Aspirin poses a classic pharmaceutical distraction alongside Alka-Seltzer and Tums. The puzzle holds its line, however, because the Disney characters form an airtight baseline once Pete and Goofy anchor the cast, leaving the songs to resolve cleanly. That clears the board for the botanical leap at the top, ensuring the tree bark trivia stays properly difficult even after the medicine cabinet red herring dissolves.