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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CHEER
FRIEND
FUND
HOG
JOURNAL
LOG
MANE
MAZE
MOP
RECORD
REGISTER
SCRUB
SHOCK
TANGLE
TRIMMER
WEED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CHRONICLEStraightforward
MESS OF HAIRModerate
TV SHOWS MINUS “S”Tricky
WORDS AFTER “HEDGE”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CHRONICLEStraightforward
WAYS TO DOCUMENT OR TRACK OVER TIME+ 3 more…
MESS OF HAIRModerate
WORDS FOR AN UNRULY BUNCH OF HAIR+ 3 more…
TV SHOWS MINUS “S”Tricky
POPULAR TV SHOWS WITH THE FINAL 'S' REMOVED+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER “HEDGE”Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW 'HEDGE' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CHRONICLEStraightforward
JOURNAL,LOG,RECORD,REGISTER
JOURNAL, LOG, RECORD, and REGISTER are all synonyms for chronicle — ways to document events or keep track of information over time.
MESS OF HAIRModerate
MANE,MOP,SHOCK,TANGLE
MANE, MOP, SHOCK, and TANGLE all describe a thick, disheveled, or wild mass of hair.
TV SHOWS MINUS “S”Tricky
CHEER,FRIEND,SCRUB,WEED
CHEERS, FRIENDS, SCRUBS, and WEEDS are all well-known TV shows; removing the 'S' from each gives CHEER, FRIEND, SCRUB, and WEED.
WORDS AFTER “HEDGE”Devious
FUND,HOG,MAZE,TRIMMER
FUND, HOG, MAZE, and TRIMMER all follow the word HEDGE to form compound words or phrases: hedge fund, hedgehog, hedge maze, hedge trimmer.