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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMERICA
AUTO
BARGE
BUREAU
BUZZ
DEMO
DORY
DRONE
HOOK
HUM
MORGAN
NEMO
PLUTO
PURR
SCOW
SLOOP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MONOTONOUS SOUNDSStraightforward
BOATSModerate
CAPTAINSTricky
PREFIXES WITH -CRACYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MONOTONOUS SOUNDSStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE A LOW, STEADY, REPETITIVE SOUND+ 3 more…
BOATSModerate
THESE ARE ALL TYPES OF WATERCRAFT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A RIVER OR SEA+ 3 more…
CAPTAINSTricky
FAMOUS FICTIONAL OR LEGENDARY 'CAPTAINS' SHARE THESE NAMES+ 3 more…
PREFIXES WITH -CRACYDevious
ADD -CRACY TO EACH OF THESE TO MAKE A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT OR RULE+ 3 more…
Full solution
MONOTONOUS SOUNDSStraightforward
BUZZ,DRONE,HUM,PURR
BUZZ, DRONE, HUM, and PURR all describe monotonous, continuous sounds often associated with engines, insects, or contentment
BOATSModerate
BARGE,DORY,SCOW,SLOOP
BARGE, DORY, SCOW, and SLOOP are all types of boats or small watercraft
CAPTAINSTricky
AMERICA,HOOK,MORGAN,NEMO
AMERICA, HOOK, MORGAN, and NEMO all follow 'Captain' — Captain America, Captain Hook, Captain Morgan, and Captain Nemo
PREFIXES WITH -CRACYDevious
AUTO,BUREAU,DEMO,PLUTO
AUTO, BUREAU, DEMO, and PLUTO are all prefixes that combine with -cracy to form words: autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy