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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASSINET
CELLOPHANE
ELASTIC
FOIL
GLOVE
HARPOON
JACKET
LIMBER
LUMBER
MASK
ORGANISM
PLASTIC
PLOD
STOMP
SUPPLE
TRUDGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WALK HEAVILYStraightforward
FLEXIBLEModerate
FENCING EQUIPMENTTricky
WORDS BEGINNING WITH INSTRUMENTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WALK HEAVILYStraightforward
MOVE WITH SLOW, HEAVY FOOTSTEPS+ 3 more…
FLEXIBLEModerate
ABLE TO BEND AND STRETCH WITHOUT BREAKING+ 3 more…
FENCING EQUIPMENTTricky
WHAT A FENCER WEARS OR CARRIES+ 3 more…
WORDS BEGINNING WITH INSTRUMENTSDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY STARTS WITH A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
WALK HEAVILYStraightforward
LUMBER,PLOD,STOMP,TRUDGE
LUMBER, PLOD, STOMP, and TRUDGE all mean to walk in a heavy, laborious, or noisy manner.
FLEXIBLEModerate
ELASTIC,LIMBER,PLASTIC,SUPPLE
ELASTIC, LIMBER, PLASTIC, and SUPPLE all describe something that is pliable, bendable, or easily stretched.
FENCING EQUIPMENTTricky
FOIL,GLOVE,JACKET,MASK
FOIL, GLOVE, JACKET, and MASK are all pieces of equipment used in the sport of fencing.
WORDS BEGINNING WITH INSTRUMENTSDevious
BASSINET,CELLOPHANE,HARPOON,ORGANISM
BASSINET starts with BASS, CELLOPHANE starts with CELLO, HARPOON starts with HARP, and ORGANISM starts with ORGAN — each word begins with the name of a musical instrument.