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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CURL
CURRENT
DRIFT
FLY
HURRY
LOCK
MARKS
NOW
PANE
PRESS
PRONTO
ROW
RUSTLE
STAT
TIDE
WAVE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
“DON’T DELAY!”Straightforward
OCEAN PHENOMENAModerate
DUMBBELL EXERCISESTricky
PHILOSOPHER HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
“DON’T DELAY!”Straightforward
WORDS MEANING 'DO IT IMMEDIATELY!'+ 3 more…
OCEAN PHENOMENAModerate
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE MOVEMENTS OF THE SEA+ 3 more…
DUMBBELL EXERCISESTricky
GYM MOVES YOU CAN DO WITH HAND WEIGHTS+ 3 more…
PHILOSOPHER HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE THE NAMES OF FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
“DON’T DELAY!”Straightforward
HURRY,NOW,PRONTO,STAT
HURRY, NOW, PRONTO, and STAT are all urgent commands meaning 'immediately' or 'without delay.'
OCEAN PHENOMENAModerate
CURRENT,DRIFT,TIDE,WAVE
CURRENT, DRIFT, TIDE, and WAVE are all natural phenomena associated with the movement of ocean water.
DUMBBELL EXERCISESTricky
CURL,FLY,PRESS,ROW
CURL, FLY, PRESS, and ROW are all classic exercises performed with dumbbells at the gym.
PHILOSOPHER HOMOPHONESDevious
LOCK,MARKS,PANE,RUSTLE
LOCK sounds like Locke, MARKS like Marx, PANE like Paine, and RUSTLE like Russell — all famous philosophers or political thinkers.