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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOTY
BOTTOM
BUNS
CORD
CRADLE
CRIB
DIAL
DIGS
HANDSET
JOINT
LOOT
PAD
SEAT
SPOILS
SWAG
TAIL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BUTTStraightforward
ROTARY PHONE PARTSModerate
SLANG FOR HOMETricky
PLUNDERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BUTTStraightforward
WORDS FOR YOUR REAR END+ 3 more…
ROTARY PHONE PARTSModerate
COMPONENTS OF AN OLD-FASHIONED TELEPHONE+ 3 more…
SLANG FOR HOMETricky
INFORMAL WORDS FOR WHERE YOU LIVE+ 3 more…
PLUNDERDevious
WHAT A PIRATE MIGHT SAIL HOME WITH+ 3 more…
Full solution
BUTTStraightforward
BOTTOM,BUNS,SEAT,TAIL
BOTTOM, BUNS, SEAT, and TAIL are all informal or common words referring to the buttocks.
ROTARY PHONE PARTSModerate
CORD,CRADLE,DIAL,HANDSET
CORD, CRADLE, DIAL, and HANDSET are all physical parts of a classic rotary telephone.
SLANG FOR HOMETricky
CRIB,DIGS,JOINT,PAD
CRIB, DIGS, JOINT, and PAD are all slang terms meaning one's home or place of residence.
PLUNDERDevious
BOOTY,LOOT,SPOILS,SWAG
BOOTY, LOOT, SPOILS, and SWAG all refer to goods taken by force or theft, i.e., plunder.