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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COLUMN
DIRT
FOLLOW
INFORMATION
INTELLIGENCE
INTEREST
MIND
OBSERVE
PERCENTAGE
PILLAR
POLE
POST
REGARD
SECRETS
SHARE
STAKE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UPRIGHT SUPPORTStraightforward
HEED, AS RULESModerate
ALLOTMENTTricky
GATHERED BY SPIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UPRIGHT SUPPORTStraightforward
VERTICAL STRUCTURES THAT HOLD THINGS UP+ 3 more…
HEED, AS RULESModerate
WAYS TO COMPLY WITH OR PAY ATTENTION TO RULES+ 3 more…
ALLOTMENTTricky
A PORTION OR CUT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
GATHERED BY SPIESDevious
WHAT A SPY MIGHT COLLECT ON A TARGET+ 3 more…
Full solution
UPRIGHT SUPPORTStraightforward
COLUMN,PILLAR,POLE,POST
COLUMN, PILLAR, POLE, and POST are all upright structural supports used in architecture or construction.
HEED, AS RULESModerate
FOLLOW,MIND,OBSERVE,REGARD
FOLLOW, MIND, OBSERVE, and REGARD all mean to heed or comply with rules or instructions.
ALLOTMENTTricky
INTEREST,PERCENTAGE,SHARE,STAKE
INTEREST, PERCENTAGE, SHARE, and STAKE all refer to a portion or allotment of something, like ownership or investment.
GATHERED BY SPIESDevious
DIRT,INFORMATION,INTELLIGENCE,SECRETS
DIRT, INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE, and SECRETS are all terms for sensitive data or knowledge gathered covertly by spies.