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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANTHEM
CHEAT
CRAB
CRANK
CROOK
CROUCH
DUCK
FLAG
GROUCH
GRUMP
MOTTO
QUACK
SEAL
SHARK
SQUAT
STOOP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CURMUDGEONStraightforward
GET LOWModerate
NATIONAL SYMBOLSTricky
SWINDLERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CURMUDGEONStraightforward
WORDS FOR A GRUMPY, IRRITABLE PERSON+ 3 more…
GET LOWModerate
ACTIONS THAT BRING YOUR BODY CLOSER TO THE GROUND+ 3 more…
NATIONAL SYMBOLSTricky
OFFICIAL EMBLEMS OR REPRESENTATIONS OF A COUNTRY+ 3 more…
SWINDLERDevious
SOMEONE WHO DECEIVES OR DEFRAUDS OTHERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
CURMUDGEONStraightforward
CRAB,CRANK,GROUCH,GRUMP
CRAB, CRANK, GROUCH, and GRUMP are all informal words for a bad-tempered, cantankerous person — a curmudgeon.
GET LOWModerate
CROUCH,DUCK,SQUAT,STOOP
CROUCH, DUCK, SQUAT, and STOOP all describe physical postures or movements where you lower your body toward the ground.
NATIONAL SYMBOLSTricky
ANTHEM,FLAG,MOTTO,SEAL
ANTHEM, FLAG, MOTTO, and SEAL are all official national symbols that represent and identify a country.
SWINDLERDevious
CHEAT,CROOK,QUACK,SHARK
CHEAT, CROOK, QUACK, and SHARK are all words for a swindler or con artist who deceives people for personal gain.