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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CREATOR
DUDE
FAVA
KIDNEY
LAGOS
LIMA
LIMERICK
LINCOLN
LINE
LUXOR
METER
PINTO
RAPPER
RHYME
STALLION
VERSE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BEANSStraightforward
CITIES BEGINNING WITH “L”Moderate
POETRY TERMSTricky
“THE(E) ___” RAPPERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BEANSStraightforward
LEGUMES YOU MIGHT FIND IN A CHILI OR SUCCOTASH+ 3 more…
CITIES BEGINNING WITH “L”Moderate
WORLD CITIES THAT ALL START WITH THE SAME LETTER+ 3 more…
POETRY TERMSTricky
ELEMENTS YOU'D ANALYZE IN A POEM+ 3 more…
“THE(E) ___” RAPPERSDevious
FILL IN THE BLANK: RAPPERS KNOWN AS 'THE(E) ___'+ 3 more…
Full solution
BEANSStraightforward
FAVA,KIDNEY,LIMA,PINTO
FAVA, KIDNEY, LIMA, and PINTO are all types of beans.
CITIES BEGINNING WITH “L”Moderate
LAGOS,LIMERICK,LINCOLN,LUXOR
LAGOS (Nigeria), LIMERICK (Ireland), LINCOLN (USA), and LUXOR (Egypt) are all cities beginning with the letter L.
POETRY TERMSTricky
LINE,METER,RHYME,VERSE
LINE, METER, RHYME, and VERSE are all terms used in the study and writing of poetry.
“THE(E) ___” RAPPERSDevious
CREATOR,DUDE,RAPPER,STALLION
CREATOR (Thee Creator), DUDE (The D.O.C. — no wait: The Dude), RAPPER (The Rapper, as in Chance), and STALLION (Thee Stallion, as in Megan) all follow 'The' or 'Thee' to form rapper names.