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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANANA
BEACH
BEASTIE
BOOBY
CANARY
FURIOUS
GULL
HARDY
INCENSED
IRATE
LIVID
LOST
PELICAN
PUFFIN
SCHOOL BUS
SUNFLOWER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SYNONYMS FOR ANGRYStraightforward
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWModerate
MARINE BIRDSTricky
___ BOYSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SYNONYMS FOR ANGRYStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SOMEONE SEEING RED+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND PAINTED IN SUNSHINE'S COLOR+ 3 more…
MARINE BIRDSTricky
SEABIRDS YOU MIGHT SPOT ON A COASTAL CLIFF+ 3 more…
___ BOYSDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'BOYS' TO MAKE A FAMOUS GROUP OR TITLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SYNONYMS FOR ANGRYStraightforward
FURIOUS,INCENSED,IRATE,LIVID
FURIOUS, INCENSED, IRATE, and LIVID are all synonyms meaning extremely angry.
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWModerate
BANANA,CANARY,SCHOOL BUS,SUNFLOWER
BANANA, CANARY, SCHOOL BUS, and SUNFLOWER are all famously yellow things.
MARINE BIRDSTricky
BOOBY,GULL,PELICAN,PUFFIN
BOOBY, GULL, PELICAN, and PUFFIN are all birds associated with the sea and coastlines.
___ BOYSDevious
BEACH,BEASTIE,HARDY,LOST
BEACH, BEASTIE, HARDY, and LOST all precede 'BOYS' to form well-known names: Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Hardy Boys, Lost Boys.