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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAMBOO
BEAK
BELLY
DRAGON
FEATHER
FLASH
HEARTBEAT
HOT
PANIC
SEASON
SECOND
SNOOZE
TALON
WIND
WING
WINK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BIRD FEATURESStraightforward
BLINK OF AN EYEModerate
MAHJONG TILESTricky
___ BUTTONDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BIRD FEATURESStraightforward
PARTS OF A BIRD'S BODY+ 3 more…
BLINK OF AN EYEModerate
VERY SHORT SPANS OF TIME+ 3 more…
MAHJONG TILESTricky
SUITS OR TYPES IN THE GAME OF MAHJONG+ 3 more…
___ BUTTONDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'BUTTON'+ 3 more…
Full solution
BIRD FEATURESStraightforward
BEAK,FEATHER,TALON,WING
BEAK, FEATHER, TALON, and WING are all physical features found on birds.
BLINK OF AN EYEModerate
FLASH,HEARTBEAT,SECOND,WINK
FLASH, HEARTBEAT, SECOND, and WINK all describe extremely brief moments in time, often used in phrases like 'in a flash' or 'in the blink of an eye'.
MAHJONG TILESTricky
BAMBOO,DRAGON,SEASON,WIND
BAMBOO, DRAGON, SEASON, and WIND are all categories of tiles used in the traditional Chinese tile game Mahjong.
___ BUTTONDevious
BELLY,HOT,PANIC,SNOOZE
BELLY, HOT, PANIC, and SNOOZE can all precede the word BUTTON to form compound words or phrases: belly button, hot button, panic button, snooze button.