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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CARP
GERBIL
GRIPE
GROUSE
HAMSTER
HARP
HORN
KEYBOARD
MOAN
MONITOR
MOUSE
ORGAN
RAT
SPEAKER
TRIANGLE
VOLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENTStraightforward
RODENTSModerate
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSTricky
SYNONYMS FOR COMPLAINDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENTStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND CONNECTED TO A DESKTOP PC+ 3 more…
RODENTSModerate
SMALL FURRY CREATURES OFTEN KEPT AS PETS OR FOUND IN FIELDS+ 3 more…
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN AN ORCHESTRA OR BAND+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR COMPLAINDevious
WORDS MEANING TO WHINE OR EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPUTER EQUIPMENTStraightforward
KEYBOARD,MONITOR,MOUSE,SPEAKER
KEYBOARD, MONITOR, MOUSE, and SPEAKER are all common peripheral devices used with a computer
RODENTSModerate
GERBIL,HAMSTER,RAT,VOLE
GERBIL, HAMSTER, RAT, and VOLE are all small rodent mammals
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSTricky
HARP,HORN,ORGAN,TRIANGLE
HARP, HORN, ORGAN, and TRIANGLE are all musical instruments
SYNONYMS FOR COMPLAINDevious
CARP,GRIPE,GROUSE,MOAN
CARP, GRIPE, GROUSE, and MOAN are all synonyms meaning to complain — notably CARP is also a fish and GROUSE is also a bird