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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACTION
BALLPARK
BAT
BEET
BRICK
CARDINAL
CUP
GO
LID
MOTH
OWL
POPPY
STICK
STIRRER
STRAW
WOLF
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COFFEE COUNTER ITEMSStraightforward
NOCTURNAL ANIMALSModerate
THINGS THAT ARE REDTricky
___ FIGUREDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COFFEE COUNTER ITEMSStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A CAFÉ COUNTER WHEN GETTING YOUR MORNING BREW+ 3 more…
NOCTURNAL ANIMALSModerate
CREATURES THAT COME ALIVE AFTER DARK+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE REDTricky
EACH OF THESE IS FAMOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLOR RED+ 3 more…
___ FIGUREDevious
EACH WORD PRECEDES 'FIGURE' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
COFFEE COUNTER ITEMSStraightforward
CUP,LID,STIRRER,STRAW
CUP, LID, STIRRER, and STRAW are all items commonly found at a coffee shop counter for customers to use with their drinks
NOCTURNAL ANIMALSModerate
BAT,MOTH,OWL,WOLF
BAT, MOTH, OWL, and WOLF are all animals known for being active at night rather than during the day
THINGS THAT ARE REDTricky
BEET,BRICK,CARDINAL,POPPY
BEET, BRICK, CARDINAL, and POPPY are all things strongly identified with the color red — and are even used as specific shades of red
___ FIGUREDevious
ACTION,BALLPARK,GO,STICK
ACTION, BALLPARK, GO, and STICK all precede the word FIGURE to form common compound phrases: action figure, ballpark figure, go figure, stick figure