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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIRD
CORN
CROWN
CUCUMBER
CUT
DOME
KETTLE
MELON
NOODLE
NUMBER
PEPPER
REFEREE
SINGLE
TOMATO
TRACK
TRAIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CROPSStraightforward
SLANG FOR HEADModerate
SONGTricky
THINGS THAT WHISTLEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CROPSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT GROW IN A GARDEN+ 3 more…
SLANG FOR HEADModerate
INFORMAL WORDS FOR YOUR NOGGIN+ 3 more…
SONGTricky
WORDS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF MUSIC+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT WHISTLEDevious
THINGS THAT MAKE A SHRILL, HIGH-PITCHED SOUND+ 3 more…
Full solution
CROPSStraightforward
CORN,CUCUMBER,PEPPER,TOMATO
Corn, cucumber, pepper, and tomato are all common garden crops/vegetables
SLANG FOR HEADModerate
CROWN,DOME,MELON,NOODLE
Crown, dome, melon, and noodle are all slang terms for a person's head
SONGTricky
CUT,NUMBER,SINGLE,TRACK
Cut, number, single, and track are all words for a song or individual musical recording
THINGS THAT WHISTLEDevious
BIRD,KETTLE,REFEREE,TRAIN
A bird, kettle, referee, and train all whistle as part of their nature or function