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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BELLY
CANDLE
CHOP
CROWN
DANDELION
DICE
EYELASH
HOCK
LIGHT
MELLOW
MILD
ROBE
SHOULDER
SOFT
TABLET
TORCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GENTLEStraightforward
CUTS OF PORKModerate
STATUE OF LIBERTY FEATURESTricky
THINGS TO BLOW ON FOR WISHES/LUCKDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GENTLEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING NOT HARSH OR INTENSE+ 3 more…
CUTS OF PORKModerate
PARTS OF A PIG YOU MIGHT FIND AT A BUTCHER+ 3 more…
STATUE OF LIBERTY FEATURESTricky
THINGS YOU'D SEE ON LADY LIBERTY+ 3 more…
THINGS TO BLOW ON FOR WISHES/LUCKDevious
YOU PUFF AIR AT THESE WHEN MAKING A WISH OR SEEKING LUCK+ 3 more…
Full solution
GENTLEStraightforward
LIGHT,MELLOW,MILD,SOFT
LIGHT, MELLOW, MILD, and SOFT all mean gentle or not harsh, making them synonyms for the word GENTLE.
CUTS OF PORKModerate
BELLY,CHOP,HOCK,SHOULDER
BELLY, CHOP, HOCK, and SHOULDER are all cuts of pork found at the butcher or on a menu.
STATUE OF LIBERTY FEATURESTricky
CROWN,ROBE,TABLET,TORCH
CROWN, ROBE, TABLET, and TORCH are all iconic features of the Statue of Liberty.
THINGS TO BLOW ON FOR WISHES/LUCKDevious
CANDLE,DANDELION,DICE,EYELASH
CANDLE (birthday wish), DANDELION (wish on seeds), DICE (for luck), and EYELASH (fallen lash wish) are all things people traditionally blow on for wishes or good luck.