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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BULL
BULLY
CHOW
COW
DAUNT
DIRECT
EATS
FARE
FLEA
GRUB
GUIDE
LEAD
MEAT
RATTLE
STEER
STOCK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOODStraightforward
PILOTModerate
INTIMIDATETricky
___ MARKETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOODStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMETHING TO EAT+ 3 more…
PILOTModerate
WORDS MEANING TO NAVIGATE OR DIRECT A COURSE+ 3 more…
INTIMIDATETricky
WORDS MEANING TO FRIGHTEN OR UNSETTLE SOMEONE+ 3 more…
___ MARKETDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'MARKET'+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOODStraightforward
CHOW,EATS,FARE,GRUB
CHOW, EATS, FARE, and GRUB are all informal or general words meaning food
PILOTModerate
DIRECT,GUIDE,LEAD,STEER
DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, and STEER all mean to pilot or navigate something toward a destination
INTIMIDATETricky
BULLY,COW,DAUNT,RATTLE
BULLY, COW, DAUNT, and RATTLE all mean to intimidate or frighten someone
___ MARKETDevious
BULL,FLEA,MEAT,STOCK
BULL, FLEA, MEAT, and STOCK can all precede the word MARKET to form compound words: bull market, flea market, meat market, stock market