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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CANINE
FREIGHT
FREQUENT
GRIT
HAUNT
OFTEN
OZONE
PATRONIZE
POINTER
RESOLVE
SPIRIT
SUGGESTION
TIP
TRICK
VISIT
WILL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BIT OF ADVICEStraightforward
FORTITUDEModerate
SPEND TIME ATTricky
WORDS ENDING IN NUMBERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BIT OF ADVICEStraightforward
SOMETHING HELPFUL SOMEONE MIGHT OFFER YOU WHEN YOU'RE STUCK+ 3 more…
FORTITUDEModerate
INNER STRENGTH THAT KEEPS YOU GOING THROUGH HARDSHIP+ 3 more…
SPEND TIME ATTricky
WAYS TO REGULARLY GO TO A PLACE+ 3 more…
WORDS ENDING IN NUMBERSDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY CONTAINS A SPELLED-OUT NUMBER HIDING WITHIN IT+ 3 more…
Full solution
BIT OF ADVICEStraightforward
POINTER,SUGGESTION,TIP,TRICK
POINTER, SUGGESTION, TIP, and TRICK are all words meaning a piece of advice or a helpful hint.
FORTITUDEModerate
GRIT,RESOLVE,SPIRIT,WILL
GRIT, RESOLVE, SPIRIT, and WILL all refer to mental fortitude or determination.
SPEND TIME ATTricky
FREQUENT,HAUNT,PATRONIZE,VISIT
FREQUENT, HAUNT, PATRONIZE, and VISIT all mean to spend time at or regularly go to a location.
WORDS ENDING IN NUMBERSDevious
CANINE,FREIGHT,OFTEN,OZONE
CANINE has NINE, FREIGHT has EIGHT, OFTEN has TEN, and OZONE has ONE — each word contains a number spelled out within it.