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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AFRO
BONE
CRYSTAL
DISCO
FIGHT
FOUL
FUNK
GUTTER
LOCK
MUSK
ODOR
ROCK
SWAY
SWING
TANG
WAVE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STRONG SMELLStraightforward
MOVE BACK AND FORTHModerate
THINGS TO PICKTricky
___ BALLDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STRONG SMELLStraightforward
WORDS FOR A POWERFUL OR PUNGENT SCENT+ 3 more…
MOVE BACK AND FORTHModerate
WAYS TO SHIFT RHYTHMICALLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE+ 3 more…
THINGS TO PICKTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT 'PICK' — WITH YOUR HANDS OR YOUR WORDS+ 3 more…
___ BALLDevious
THESE ALL PRECEDE THE WORD 'BALL'+ 3 more…
Full solution
STRONG SMELLStraightforward
FUNK,MUSK,ODOR,TANG
FUNK, MUSK, ODOR, and TANG all describe strong or distinctive smells
MOVE BACK AND FORTHModerate
ROCK,SWAY,SWING,WAVE
ROCK, SWAY, SWING, and WAVE all mean to move back and forth in a rhythmic or oscillating way
THINGS TO PICKTricky
AFRO,BONE,FIGHT,LOCK
AFRO (pick an afro hairstyle), BONE (pick a bone = have a grievance), FIGHT (pick a fight), and LOCK (pick a lock) all follow 'pick'
___ BALLDevious
CRYSTAL,DISCO,FOUL,GUTTER
CRYSTAL ball, DISCO ball, FOUL ball, and GUTTER ball are all compound words or phrases ending in 'ball'