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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARE
BOOT
ESSENCE
FOOT
LEAGUE
LOAFER
MILE
PEOPLE
PUMP
QUEUE
SEA
SNEAKER
TIME
US
WHY
YARD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOOTWEARStraightforward
UNITS OF LENGTHModerate
MAGAZINESTricky
LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOOTWEARStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A SHOE STORE+ 3 more…
UNITS OF LENGTHModerate
WAYS TO MEASURE HOW FAR YOU'VE TRAVELED+ 3 more…
MAGAZINESTricky
PUBLICATIONS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A NEWSSTAND+ 3 more…
LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOOTWEARStraightforward
BOOT,LOAFER,PUMP,SNEAKER
BOOT, LOAFER, PUMP, and SNEAKER are all types of footwear/shoes.
UNITS OF LENGTHModerate
FOOT,LEAGUE,MILE,YARD
FOOT, LEAGUE, MILE, and YARD are all units used to measure length or distance.
MAGAZINESTricky
ESSENCE,PEOPLE,TIME,US
ESSENCE, PEOPLE, TIME, and US are all popular magazines.
LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
ARE,QUEUE,SEA,WHY
ARE (R), QUEUE (Q), SEA (C), and WHY (Y) are homophones of letters in the alphabet.