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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUSH
CONDITION
COUNTRY
FAIRY
FISH
FLAMINGO
FOLK
FORM
FOUNTAIN
GNOME
PINWHEEL
SHAPE
STATE
STICKS
TALL
WOODS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CURRENT SITUATIONStraightforward
REMOTE RURAL AREAModerate
CLASSIC LAWN ORNAMENTSTricky
___ TALEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CURRENT SITUATIONStraightforward
WORDS MEANING 'HOW THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW'+ 3 more…
REMOTE RURAL AREAModerate
PHRASES FOR SOMEWHERE FAR OFF THE BEATEN PATH+ 3 more…
CLASSIC LAWN ORNAMENTSTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT SPOT DECORATING SOMEONE'S FRONT YARD+ 3 more…
___ TALEDevious
EACH PRECEDES THE WORD 'TALE' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CURRENT SITUATIONStraightforward
CONDITION,FORM,SHAPE,STATE
CONDITION, FORM, SHAPE, and STATE all mean the current situation or status of something.
REMOTE RURAL AREAModerate
BUSH,COUNTRY,STICKS,WOODS
BUSH, COUNTRY, STICKS, and WOODS are all informal terms for a remote rural area away from civilization.
CLASSIC LAWN ORNAMENTSTricky
FLAMINGO,FOUNTAIN,GNOME,PINWHEEL
FLAMINGO, FOUNTAIN, GNOME, and PINWHEEL are all classic decorative lawn ornaments.
___ TALEDevious
FAIRY,FISH,FOLK,TALL
FAIRY, FISH, FOLK, and TALL all precede TALE to form common compound phrases: fairy tale, fish tale, folk tale, tall tale.