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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUCKLE
BUTTON
CAVE
COLLAPSE
DANCE
FLOP
GIVE
LAUGH
MASS
SEA
SHOUT
SLEW
SNAP
TON
WAVE
WHISTLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LARGE AMOUNTStraightforward
FALL IN UNDER PRESSUREModerate
WAYS TO GET ATTENTIONTricky
BELLY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LARGE AMOUNTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A WHOLE LOT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FALL IN UNDER PRESSUREModerate
WHAT A STRUCTURE — OR PERSON — MIGHT DO UNDER TOO MUCH STRESS+ 3 more…
WAYS TO GET ATTENTIONTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO TO MAKE SOMEONE NOTICE YOU+ 3 more…
BELLY ___Devious
EACH OF THESE FOLLOWS 'BELLY' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
LARGE AMOUNTStraightforward
MASS,SEA,SLEW,TON
MASS, SEA, SLEW, and TON all mean a large quantity or great amount of something
FALL IN UNDER PRESSUREModerate
BUCKLE,CAVE,COLLAPSE,GIVE
BUCKLE, CAVE, COLLAPSE, and GIVE all mean to fail or yield under pressure
WAYS TO GET ATTENTIONTricky
SHOUT,SNAP,WAVE,WHISTLE
SHOUT, SNAP, WAVE, and WHISTLE are all actions used to get someone's attention
BELLY ___Devious
BUTTON,DANCE,FLOP,LAUGH
BUTTON, DANCE, FLOP, and LAUGH all follow 'belly' to form common compound words or phrases: belly button, belly dance, belly flop, belly laugh