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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMERICAN
CIGARETTE
CLEAR
COLLECTIVE
COMMON
DRAIN
EMPTY
FEVER
FLUSH
JOINT
LUCID
MUTUAL
PENCIL
PIPE
TICKET
TOE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SHAREDStraightforward
RID OF CONTENTSModerate
ASSOCIATED WITH “STUB”Tricky
___ DREAMDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SHAREDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING HELD OR EXPERIENCED TOGETHER BY A GROUP+ 3 more…
RID OF CONTENTSModerate
WAYS TO REMOVE WHAT'S INSIDE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH “STUB”Tricky
THINGS THAT CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW 'STUB'+ 3 more…
___ DREAMDevious
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE 'DREAM'+ 3 more…
Full solution
SHAREDStraightforward
COLLECTIVE,COMMON,JOINT,MUTUAL
COLLECTIVE, COMMON, JOINT, and MUTUAL all mean shared among multiple people or parties.
RID OF CONTENTSModerate
CLEAR,DRAIN,EMPTY,FLUSH
CLEAR, DRAIN, EMPTY, and FLUSH all mean to rid something of its contents.
ASSOCIATED WITH “STUB”Tricky
CIGARETTE,PENCIL,TICKET,TOE
CIGARETTE stub, PENCIL stub, TICKET stub, and TOE stub are all common pairings with the word 'stub'.
___ DREAMDevious
AMERICAN,FEVER,LUCID,PIPE
AMERICAN dream, FEVER dream, LUCID dream, and PIPE dream are all common phrases using the word 'dream'.