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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BODY
BRIDGE
BROOD
CHALLENGE
CLUTCH
CONFRONT
FACE
FRET
HASH
HATCH
JUMBLE
LITTER
MEDLEY
NECK
OPPOSE
STEW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MISHMASHStraightforward
GO UP AGAINSTModerate
GROUP OF OFFSPRINGTricky
GUITAR PARTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MISHMASHStraightforward
WORDS FOR A HODGEPODGE OR MIXTURE OF THINGS+ 3 more…
GO UP AGAINSTModerate
WORDS MEANING TO STAND UP TO OR TAKE ON SOMEONE+ 3 more…
GROUP OF OFFSPRINGTricky
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR YOUNG ANIMALS BORN TOGETHER+ 3 more…
GUITAR PARTSDevious
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS YOU'D FIND ON A SIX-STRING INSTRUMENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
MISHMASHStraightforward
HASH,JUMBLE,MEDLEY,STEW
HASH, JUMBLE, MEDLEY, and STEW all mean a confused or mixed collection of things — a mishmash.
GO UP AGAINSTModerate
CHALLENGE,CONFRONT,FACE,OPPOSE
CHALLENGE, CONFRONT, FACE, and OPPOSE all mean to go up against someone or something directly.
GROUP OF OFFSPRINGTricky
BROOD,CLUTCH,HATCH,LITTER
BROOD, CLUTCH, HATCH, and LITTER are all terms for a group of offspring born or hatched at the same time.
GUITAR PARTSDevious
BODY,BRIDGE,FRET,NECK
BODY, BRIDGE, FRET, and NECK are all physical parts of a guitar, though each word also has common everyday meanings that disguise the connection.