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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAIT
BONE
CATCH
CHUM
FIDO
FLY
LUCKY
NOTICE
OBSERVE
REX
ROVER
SEE
SHIRT
SINKER
SPOT
STORM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLASSIC DOG NAMESStraightforward
PERCEIVEModerate
FISHING TERMSTricky
T-___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLASSIC DOG NAMESStraightforward
NAMES YOUR GRANDPA MIGHT HAVE CALLED HIS DOG+ 3 more…
PERCEIVEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SENSE OR BECOME AWARE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FISHING TERMSTricky
WORDS YOU'D HEAR AT THE LAKE WITH A ROD AND REEL+ 3 more…
T-___Devious
THESE WORDS ALL FOLLOW A SINGLE LETTER TO MAKE SOMETHING NEW+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLASSIC DOG NAMESStraightforward
FIDO,LUCKY,ROVER,SPOT
FIDO, LUCKY, ROVER, and SPOT are all classic, old-fashioned names commonly given to pet dogs
PERCEIVEModerate
CATCH,NOTICE,OBSERVE,SEE
CATCH, NOTICE, OBSERVE, and SEE all mean to perceive or become aware of something through the senses
FISHING TERMSTricky
BAIT,CHUM,FLY,SINKER
BAIT, CHUM, FLY, and SINKER are all terms used in fishing — bait and chum attract fish, fly refers to fly fishing, and a sinker is a weight on the line
T-___Devious
BONE,REX,SHIRT,STORM
BONE, REX, SHIRT, and STORM all follow the letter T to form compound words or names: T-BONE, T-REX, T-SHIRT, T-STORM