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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AFFECT
BAKE
BASK
ELEGANCE
GRACE
IMPACT
MOVE
SEN
SIGHT
SINE
SOUR
STYLE
SUN
TAN
TASTE
TOUCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
REFINED SENSIBILITYStraightforward
CATCH SOME RAYSModerate
EMOTIONALLY SWAY Tricky
NUMBERS WITH FIRST LETTERS REPLACED BY “S”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
REFINED SENSIBILITYStraightforward
WORDS FOR A CERTAIN JE NE SAIS QUOI OR CULTURED FLAIR+ 3 more…
CATCH SOME RAYSModerate
THINGS YOU DO WHILE LOUNGING IN THE SUNSHINE+ 3 more…
EMOTIONALLY SWAY Tricky
VERBS MEANING TO STIR SOMEONE'S EMOTIONS+ 3 more…
NUMBERS WITH FIRST LETTERS REPLACED BY “S”Devious
NUMBERS IN DISGUISE — SWAP THE FIRST LETTER FOR AN S+ 3 more…
Full solution
REFINED SENSIBILITYStraightforward
ELEGANCE,GRACE,STYLE,TASTE
ELEGANCE, GRACE, STYLE, and TASTE all describe refined sensibility or aesthetic sophistication.
CATCH SOME RAYSModerate
BAKE,BASK,SUN,TAN
BAKE, BASK, SUN, and TAN all describe activities or effects of spending time in the sun.
EMOTIONALLY SWAY Tricky
AFFECT,IMPACT,MOVE,TOUCH
AFFECT, IMPACT, MOVE, and TOUCH all mean to emotionally influence or sway someone.
NUMBERS WITH FIRST LETTERS REPLACED BY “S”Devious
SEN,SIGHT,SINE,SOUR
SEN = TEN, SIGHT = EIGHT, SINE = NINE, SOUR = FOUR — each is a number with its first letter replaced by S.