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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANK
BONE
BUSINESS
CARROT
COAL
GALL
GIRL
GUTS
NERVE
PAGES
SAVE
SNOW
STASH
STICKS
STONES
STORE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RESERVE FOR LATERStraightforward
BOLDNESS, FIGURATIVELYModerate
USED TO BUILD A SNOWMANTricky
FUNNY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RESERVE FOR LATERStraightforward
SET SOMETHING ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE+ 3 more…
BOLDNESS, FIGURATIVELYModerate
WORDS FOR AUDACITY OR DARING SPIRIT+ 3 more…
USED TO BUILD A SNOWMANTricky
CLASSIC SNOWMAN BUILDING MATERIALS+ 3 more…
FUNNY ___Devious
EACH FOLLOWS 'FUNNY' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
RESERVE FOR LATERStraightforward
BANK,SAVE,STASH,STORE
BANK, SAVE, STASH, and STORE all mean to set something aside or keep it in reserve for later use.
BOLDNESS, FIGURATIVELYModerate
GALL,GUTS,NERVE,STONES
GALL, GUTS, NERVE, and STONES are all informal words meaning boldness, audacity, or brazen courage.
USED TO BUILD A SNOWMANTricky
CARROT,COAL,SNOW,STICKS
CARROT (nose), COAL (eyes/buttons), SNOW (body), and STICKS (arms) are the traditional materials used to build a snowman.
FUNNY ___Devious
BONE,BUSINESS,GIRL,PAGES
BONE (funny bone), BUSINESS (funny business), GIRL (Funny Girl), and PAGES (funny pages) all follow the word FUNNY to form familiar phrases or titles.