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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRAKE
CHAIN
CHIN
CUB
DOLPHIN
HAWK
MALT
MANATEE
MOVE
OTTER
PEDDLE
SADDLE
SEAL
SPOKE
TONG
VEND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MARINE MAMMALSStraightforward
BIKE PARTSModerate
SYNONYMS FOR SELLTricky
COUNTRIES WHEN “A” IS ADDEDDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
MARINE MAMMALSStraightforward
THESE CREATURES ALL LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND NURSE THEIR YOUNG+ 3 more…
BIKE PARTSModerate
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE ON A TWO-WHEELED RIDE+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR SELLTricky
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO TRADE GOODS FOR MONEY+ 3 more…
COUNTRIES WHEN “A” IS ADDEDDevious
ADD THE LETTER 'A' TO EACH WORD TO REVEAL A NATION+ 3 more…
Full solution
MARINE MAMMALSStraightforward
DOLPHIN,MANATEE,OTTER,SEAL
Dolphin, manatee, otter, and seal are all marine mammals — air-breathing animals that live in or around the sea
BIKE PARTSModerate
BRAKE,CHAIN,SADDLE,SPOKE
Brake, chain, saddle, and spoke are all components found on a bicycle
SYNONYMS FOR SELLTricky
HAWK,MOVE,PEDDLE,VEND
Hawk, move, peddle, and vend are all synonyms for the verb 'to sell'
COUNTRIES WHEN “A” IS ADDEDDevious
CHIN,CUB,MALT,TONG
Adding 'A' transforms each word into a country: CHIN→CHINA, CUB→CUBA, MALT→MALTA, TONG→TONGA