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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COW
D
DOE
EWE
HEN
I
IT
L
M
MARE
THEY
U
V
WE
YEW
YOU
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FEMALE ANIMALSStraightforward
PRONOUNSModerate
ROMAN NUMERALSTricky
HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FEMALE ANIMALSStraightforward
WORDS FOR FEMALE CREATURES FOUND ON A FARM OR IN THE WILD+ 3 more…
PRONOUNSModerate
WORDS THAT STAND IN FOR NOUNS — THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF GRAMMAR+ 3 more…
ROMAN NUMERALSTricky
SINGLE LETTERS THAT REPRESENT NUMBERS IN AN ANCIENT SYSTEM+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONESDevious
FOUR DIFFERENT SPELLINGS THAT ALL SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
FEMALE ANIMALSStraightforward
COW,DOE,HEN,MARE
COW (female bovine), DOE (female deer), HEN (female chicken), and MARE (female horse) are all terms specifically for female animals.
PRONOUNSModerate
I,IT,THEY,WE
I, IT, THEY, and WE are all pronouns used to refer to people or things without using their specific names.
ROMAN NUMERALSTricky
D,L,M,V
D (500), L (50), M (1000), and V (5) are all Roman numerals represented by single letters.
HOMOPHONESDevious
EWE,U,YEW,YOU
EWE (female sheep), U (the letter), YEW (a type of tree), and YOU (second-person pronoun) are all homophones — they all share the same pronunciation.