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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALLOON
BASSOON
BISHOP
CLARINET
COFFEE
FLUTE
FRICASSEE
FROST
GOBLET
OBOE
OLDS
POUND
SAXOPHONE
SNIFTER
STEIN
TUMBLER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DRINK VESSELSStraightforward
WOODWINDSModerate
AMERICAN POETSTricky
CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE LETTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DRINK VESSELSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT RAISE IN A TOAST+ 3 more…
WOODWINDSModerate
INSTRUMENTS THAT USE A REED OR EMBOUCHURE TO MAKE SOUND+ 3 more…
AMERICAN POETSTricky
LAST NAMES OF FAMOUS AMERICAN VERSE WRITERS+ 3 more…
CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE LETTERSDevious
WORDS THAT CONTAIN TWO SETS OF BACK-TO-BACK REPEATED LETTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
DRINK VESSELSStraightforward
GOBLET,SNIFTER,TUMBLER,STEIN
GOBLET, SNIFTER, TUMBLER, and STEIN are all types of drinking vessels or cups
WOODWINDSModerate
CLARINET,FLUTE,OBOE,SAXOPHONE
CLARINET, FLUTE, OBOE, and SAXOPHONE are all woodwind instruments in an orchestra or band
AMERICAN POETSTricky
BISHOP,FROST,OLDS,POUND
BISHOP (Elizabeth), FROST (Robert), OLDS (Sharon), and POUND (Ezra) are all celebrated American poets
CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE LETTERSDevious
BALLOON,BASSOON,COFFEE,FRICASSEE
BALLOON (ll, oo), BASSOON (ss, oo), COFFEE (ff, ee), and FRICASSEE (ss, ee) each contain two consecutive pairs of double letters