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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIB
COW
DOE
EAR
EWE
EYE
GAB
GAG
HEN
JAW
MAR
MER
POP
SAT
YAK
YAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CHAT, INFORMALLYStraightforward
FEMALE ANIMALSModerate
PALINDROMESTricky
STARTS OF PLANET NAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CHAT, INFORMALLYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TALK CASUALLY OR CHATTER+ 3 more…
FEMALE ANIMALSModerate
SHE'S THE ONE IN EACH ANIMAL SPECIES+ 3 more…
PALINDROMESTricky
THESE WORDS READ THE SAME FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS+ 3 more…
STARTS OF PLANET NAMESDevious
ADD A FEW LETTERS TO COMPLETE A PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM+ 3 more…
Full solution
CHAT, INFORMALLYStraightforward
GAB,JAW,YAK,YAP
GAB, JAW, YAK, and YAP are all informal verbs meaning to chat or talk idly
FEMALE ANIMALSModerate
COW,DOE,EWE,HEN
COW (female cattle), DOE (female deer), EWE (female sheep), and HEN (female chicken) are all words for female animals
PALINDROMESTricky
BIB,EYE,GAG,POP
BIB, EYE, GAG, and POP are all palindromes — they spell the same word whether read left to right or right to left
STARTS OF PLANET NAMESDevious
EAR,MAR,MER,SAT
EAR(th), MAR(s), MER(cury), and SAT(urn) are the first three letters of four planet names in our solar system