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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGEL
CLOWN
COMB
DEAR
HAIR
HIVE
HOARSE
HONEY
PERIOD
PIRATE
SPELL
STRETCH
WAIL
WAX
WHILE
WITCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMESStraightforward
BEE CREATIONSModerate
INTERVAL OF TIMETricky
ANIMAL HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMESStraightforward
WHAT KIDS DRESS UP AS ON OCTOBER 31ST+ 3 more…
BEE CREATIONSModerate
THINGS MADE BY BUZZING INSECTS+ 3 more…
INTERVAL OF TIMETricky
WORDS MEANING A DURATION OR PASSAGE OF TIME+ 3 more…
ANIMAL HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE SOUND LIKE ANIMALS BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMESStraightforward
ANGEL,CLOWN,PIRATE,WITCH
Angel, clown, pirate, and witch are all classic Halloween costume choices for children.
BEE CREATIONSModerate
COMB,HIVE,HONEY,WAX
Bees produce honey and wax, build combs and hives — all four are creations associated with bees.
INTERVAL OF TIMETricky
PERIOD,SPELL,STRETCH,WHILE
Period, spell, stretch, and while all refer to an interval or length of time.
ANIMAL HOMOPHONESDevious
DEAR,HAIR,HOARSE,WAIL
Dear sounds like deer, hair like hare, hoarse like horse, and wail like whale — each is a homophone of an animal.