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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARE
FAMILY
FLUSH
HEAR
HOWEVER
JELLY
KNOCK
SEE
STILL
THERE
THOUGH
TUT
WE
WHY
YET
YOU
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NEVERTHELESSStraightforward
REPEATED WORDS IN EXPRESSIONSModerate
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERSTricky
ROYAL ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NEVERTHELESSStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN 'IN SPITE OF THAT' OR 'ALL THE SAME'+ 3 more…
REPEATED WORDS IN EXPRESSIONSModerate
THESE WORDS ARE SAID TWICE IN A ROW TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERSTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS SOUNDS LIKE A SINGLE LETTER OF THE ALPHABET+ 3 more…
ROYAL ___Devious
THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW 'ROYAL' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
NEVERTHELESSStraightforward
HOWEVER,STILL,THOUGH,YET
HOWEVER, STILL, THOUGH, and YET all function as conjunctions or adverbs meaning 'nevertheless' — used to introduce a contrasting idea.
REPEATED WORDS IN EXPRESSIONSModerate
HEAR,KNOCK,THERE,TUT
HEAR HEAR, KNOCK KNOCK, THERE THERE, and TUT TUT are all expressions where the word is repeated to form a recognizable phrase.
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERSTricky
ARE,SEE,WHY,YOU
ARE sounds like R, SEE sounds like C, WHY sounds like Y, and YOU sounds like U — each word is abbreviated as a single letter.
ROYAL ___Devious
FAMILY,FLUSH,JELLY,WE
ROYAL FAMILY, ROYAL FLUSH, ROYAL JELLY, and ROYAL WE are all common compound phrases beginning with ROYAL.