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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOK
CACTUS
CARAVAN
DEMOCRATIC
EROTIC
FLEET
FOREST
HEDGEHOG
LIME
MINT
NOBLE
OLIVE
PARADE
SAD
SKELETON
TRAIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PROCESSIONStraightforward
SHADES OF GREENModerate
WHAT “BLUE” MIGHT MEANTricky
THINGS WITH SPINESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PROCESSIONStraightforward
WORDS FOR A MOVING LINE OR CONVOY OF PEOPLE OR VEHICLES+ 3 more…
SHADES OF GREENModerate
THESE ARE ALL SPECIFIC TINTS OF A SINGLE COLOR FOUND IN NATURE+ 3 more…
WHAT “BLUE” MIGHT MEANTricky
MEANINGS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF THE WORD 'BLUE'+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH SPINESDevious
THESE ALL LITERALLY HAVE A SPINE OR SOMETHING SPINE-LIKE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PROCESSIONStraightforward
CARAVAN,FLEET,PARADE,TRAIN
CARAVAN, FLEET, PARADE, and TRAIN all describe a procession or organized movement of vehicles or people.
SHADES OF GREENModerate
OLIVE,FOREST,LIME,MINT
OLIVE, FOREST, LIME, and MINT are all shades of the color green.
WHAT “BLUE” MIGHT MEANTricky
DEMOCRATIC,EROTIC,NOBLE,SAD
DEMOCRATIC (blue states), EROTIC (blue movies), NOBLE (blue blood), and SAD (feeling blue) are all meanings the word 'blue' can convey.
THINGS WITH SPINESDevious
BOOK,CACTUS,HEDGEHOG,SKELETON
BOOK (spine of a book), CACTUS (spines/needles), HEDGEHOG (spines), and SKELETON (spine/backbone) all have spines.