Dagens fyra (Dagens Nyheter)

About Dagens fyra (Dagens Nyheter)

Dagens fyra ("today's four") runs in the games section of Dagens Nyheter, the Stockholm daily. A new numbered puzzle goes up every weekday morning, and the paper says each one is put together by its own staff. Number 250 appeared on 2 October 2026, and every earlier puzzle stays playable from the list on the game's page.

The board holds sixteen Swedish words or names. Four groups of four are hidden among them, and each word belongs to exactly one group. You pick four words and press the button to test them; a wrong set counts as a miss, but there is no limit on tries. If you get stuck you can shuffle the board, and if you give up the answer key shows the groups, which ends the game.

The categories lean on Swedish language and culture: songs sung around the midsummer pole, Nobel prize fields, the different meanings of a single word, surnames taken from nature. That makes it a good daily for Swedish speakers and for learners who want a puzzle that rewards knowing the culture as well as the vocabulary.

How to play Dagens fyra (Dagens Nyheter)

1. Open the day's Dagens fyra and read the sixteen words.
2. Choose four words you think share something.
3. Press the test button to check them; a correct set locks in as a group, a wrong one adds a miss.
4. Use the shuffle button to see the words in a new order when you are stuck.
5. Keep going until all four groups are found, or open the answer key to give up.
6. Share your result and come back the next weekday for a new number.

Tips

• Look for words that fit more than one group; the puzzle sets traps with them, so place the others first.
• Think about other meanings of a word, since one group is often built on a word with several senses.
• Misses are not capped, but they are counted, so test a set only when all four fit.
• Older puzzles stay in the list, so weekends are a good time to catch up on ones you missed.

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