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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADD
ALLEY
COOL
COPY
DIVIDE
FLY
GNAT
LAP
MOTH
MULTIPLY
SKATE
SOLE
SUBTRACT
TANG
TETRA
WASP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WINGED INSECTSStraightforward
ARITHMETIC OPERATIONSModerate
FISHTricky
___ CATDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WINGED INSECTSStraightforward
BUZZING, FLUTTERING CREATURES WITH WINGS YOU MIGHT SWAT AWAY+ 3 more…
ARITHMETIC OPERATIONSModerate
WHAT A CALCULATOR DOES WITH NUMBERS+ 3 more…
FISHTricky
THESE COULD ALL BE FOUND SWIMMING IN AN AQUARIUM+ 3 more…
___ CATDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'CAT' TO FORM A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
WINGED INSECTSStraightforward
FLY,GNAT,MOTH,WASP
FLY, GNAT, MOTH, and WASP are all winged insects commonly encountered in everyday life.
ARITHMETIC OPERATIONSModerate
ADD,DIVIDE,MULTIPLY,SUBTRACT
ADD, DIVIDE, MULTIPLY, and SUBTRACT are the four basic arithmetic operations taught in elementary mathematics.
FISHTricky
TANG,TETRA,SKATE,SOLE
TANG, TETRA, SKATE, and SOLE are all types of fish — tang and tetra are popular aquarium fish, skate is a flat cartilaginous fish, and sole is a flatfish.
___ CATDevious
ALLEY,COOL,COPY,LAP
ALLEY, COOL, COPY, and LAP all combine with CAT to make familiar compound words or phrases: alley cat, cool cat, copycat, and lap cat.