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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AIR
CIRCUS
EARTH
FIRE
GAS
JUICE
LIQUID
PLASMA
SATURN
SOLID
SPIRIT
STEAM
TREE
VIGOR
WATER
WEDDING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
ENERGYModerate
CLASSICAL ELEMENTSTricky
THINGS WITH RINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
WHAT MATTER CAN BE — ICE, WATER, STEAM, AND BEYOND+ 3 more…
ENERGYModerate
WORDS MEANING VITALITY OR PEP — NOT PHYSICAL MATTER+ 3 more…
CLASSICAL ELEMENTSTricky
THE ANCIENT BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UNIVERSE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH RINGSDevious
THESE ALL HAVE RINGS — BUT VERY DIFFERENT KINDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
GAS,LIQUID,PLASMA,SOLID
GAS, LIQUID, PLASMA, and SOLID are the four states of matter in physics.
ENERGYModerate
JUICE,SPIRIT,STEAM,VIGOR
JUICE, SPIRIT, STEAM, and VIGOR all mean enthusiasm, vitality, or energy in informal usage.
CLASSICAL ELEMENTSTricky
AIR,EARTH,FIRE,WATER
AIR, EARTH, FIRE, and WATER are the four classical elements from ancient philosophy.
THINGS WITH RINGSDevious
CIRCUS,SATURN,TREE,WEDDING
SATURN has planetary rings, a TREE has growth rings, a CIRCUS has a performance ring, and a WEDDING has a ring ceremony.