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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALARM
AUNT
BIOLOGICAL
COUSIN
CUCKOO
DAFFY
DAISY
DEWEY
DONALD
GRANDFATHER
KOOKY
MOTHER
NEPHEW
QUIRKY
SCROOGE
WACKY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RELATIVESStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR OFFBEATModerate
DISNEY DUCKSTricky
___ CLOCKDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RELATIVESStraightforward
WORDS FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY TREE+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR OFFBEATModerate
WORDS MEANING ECCENTRIC OR A LITTLE CRAZY+ 3 more…
DISNEY DUCKSTricky
FAMOUS FEATHERED CHARACTERS FROM THE HOUSE OF MOUSE+ 3 more…
___ CLOCKDevious
TYPES OF CLOCKS WHEN YOU ADD THE WORD 'CLOCK'+ 3 more…
Full solution
RELATIVESStraightforward
AUNT,COUSIN,MOTHER,NEPHEW
AUNT, COUSIN, MOTHER, and NEPHEW are all terms for family members or relatives.
SYNONYMS FOR OFFBEATModerate
DAFFY,KOOKY,QUIRKY,WACKY
DAFFY, KOOKY, QUIRKY, and WACKY are all synonyms meaning offbeat, eccentric, or zany.
DISNEY DUCKSTricky
DAISY,DEWEY,DONALD,SCROOGE
DAISY, DEWEY, DONALD, and SCROOGE are all duck characters from the Disney universe.
___ CLOCKDevious
ALARM,BIOLOGICAL,CUCKOO,GRANDFATHER
ALARM, BIOLOGICAL, CUCKOO, and GRANDFATHER all precede the word CLOCK to form common compound words or phrases.