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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANIMAL
ASSOCIATE
BIRTHMARK
BUNNY
EGG
FELLOW
HALL
JELLY BEAN
LIBRARY
LOUNGE
PARTNER
PEEP
PEER
SPY
STUDY
UNIT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ROOMS IN THE GAME CLUEStraightforward
COLLEAGUEModerate
SEEN DURING EASTERTricky
WHAT A MOLE CAN BEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ROOMS IN THE GAME CLUEStraightforward
PLACES WHERE A MURDER MYSTERY MIGHT UNFOLD ON A BOARD GAME+ 3 more…
COLLEAGUEModerate
WORDS MEANING A COWORKER OR PROFESSIONAL COMPANION+ 3 more…
SEEN DURING EASTERTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN AN EASTER BASKET OR AT AN EASTER CELEBRATION+ 3 more…
WHAT A MOLE CAN BEDevious
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF A SINGLE WORD THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT BELONGS IN A CHEMISTRY CLASS+ 3 more…
Full solution
ROOMS IN THE GAME CLUEStraightforward
HALL,LIBRARY,LOUNGE,STUDY
HALL, LIBRARY, LOUNGE, and STUDY are all rooms on the Clue board game where the murder could have taken place.
COLLEAGUEModerate
ASSOCIATE,FELLOW,PARTNER,PEER
ASSOCIATE, FELLOW, PARTNER, and PEER all mean a colleague or someone at the same level professionally or socially.
SEEN DURING EASTERTricky
BUNNY,EGG,JELLY BEAN,PEEP
BUNNY, EGG, JELLY BEAN, and PEEP are all classic symbols or treats associated with Easter celebrations.
WHAT A MOLE CAN BEDevious
ANIMAL,BIRTHMARK,SPY,UNIT
MOLE can refer to an ANIMAL (the burrowing mammal), a BIRTHMARK (a pigmented skin spot), a SPY (a secret agent embedded in an organization), or a UNIT (6.022×10²³, used in chemistry).