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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEETHOVEN
BUTTERFLY
CALICO
CORNUCOPIA
COVER
JACKET
JITTER
KALEIDOSCOPE
NERVE
PAGE
PEACOCK
SPINE
TABBY
TORTOISESHELL
TUXEDO
WILLY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PARTS OF A BOOKStraightforward
CAT COAT PATTERNSModerate
NERVOUSNESS, IN THE SINGULARTricky
STARTING WITH VEGETABLESDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
PARTS OF A BOOKStraightforward
ANATOMY OF A BOUND VOLUME+ 3 more…
CAT COAT PATTERNSModerate
WAYS A FELINE'S FUR MIGHT BE PATTERNED+ 3 more…
NERVOUSNESS, IN THE SINGULARTricky
ADD AN 'S' AND YOU'LL FEEL UNEASY — THESE WORDS MEAN ANXIETY ONE AT A TIME+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH VEGETABLESDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A VEGETABLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PARTS OF A BOOKStraightforward
COVER,JACKET,PAGE,SPINE
COVER, JACKET, PAGE, and SPINE are all physical components of a book.
CAT COAT PATTERNSModerate
CALICO,TABBY,TORTOISESHELL,TUXEDO
CALICO, TABBY, TORTOISESHELL, and TUXEDO are all coat patterns found on cats.
NERVOUSNESS, IN THE SINGULARTricky
BUTTERFLY,JITTER,NERVE,WILLY
BUTTERFLY, JITTER, NERVE, and WILLY each become a common plural expression for nervousness: butterflies, jitters, nerves, willies.
STARTING WITH VEGETABLESDevious
BEETHOVEN,CORNUCOPIA,KALEIDOSCOPE,PEACOCK
BEETHOVEN starts with BEET, CORNUCOPIA starts with CORN, KALEIDOSCOPE starts with KALE, and PEACOCK starts with PEA.