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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AROMA
BLUES
BOAR
BOUQUET
BUCK
BULL
COUNTRY
FRAGRANCE
FUNK
JACK
PAPER
ROCK
SCENT
SCISSORS
SHOOT
SOUL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PLEASANT SMELLSStraightforward
MUSIC GENRESModerate
ROCK PAPER SCISSORSTricky
MALE ANIMALSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PLEASANT SMELLSStraightforward
WORDS FOR A PLEASANT WHIFF IN THE AIR+ 3 more…
MUSIC GENRESModerate
STYLES OF MUSIC WITH DEEP AMERICAN ROOTS+ 3 more…
ROCK PAPER SCISSORSTricky
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH A CLASSIC HAND GAME+ 3 more…
MALE ANIMALSDevious
TERMS FOR THE MALE OF VARIOUS ANIMAL SPECIES+ 3 more…
Full solution
PLEASANT SMELLSStraightforward
AROMA,BOUQUET,FRAGRANCE,SCENT
AROMA, BOUQUET, FRAGRANCE, and SCENT are all words meaning a pleasant smell or odor.
MUSIC GENRESModerate
BLUES,COUNTRY,FUNK,SOUL
BLUES, COUNTRY, FUNK, and SOUL are all music genres with strong American cultural origins.
ROCK PAPER SCISSORSTricky
PAPER,ROCK,SCISSORS,SHOOT
PAPER, ROCK, SCISSORS, and SHOOT are all words used in the game Rock Paper Scissors — the three hand signs and the starting word.
MALE ANIMALSDevious
BOAR,BUCK,BULL,JACK
BOAR (male pig), BUCK (male deer), BULL (male cattle), and JACK (male donkey) are all terms for male animals.