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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMBER
BULLDOG
FRY
GRUFF
HOARSE
HORN
HUSKY
KISS
LITTLE
MIDDLE
POINTER
PORTER
RING
ROUGH
SOUR
STOUT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RASPYStraightforward
FINGERSModerate
ALE STYLESTricky
FRENCH ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RASPYStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING A SCRATCHY, ROUGH-SOUNDING VOICE+ 3 more…
FINGERSModerate
THESE ALL PRECEDE 'FINGER' ON YOUR HAND+ 3 more…
ALE STYLESTricky
TYPES OF BEER YOU MIGHT FIND ON TAP+ 3 more…
FRENCH ___Devious
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'FRENCH' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
Full solution
RASPYStraightforward
GRUFF,HOARSE,HUSKY,ROUGH
GRUFF, HOARSE, HUSKY, and ROUGH all describe a voice that sounds scratchy or raspy.
FINGERSModerate
LITTLE,MIDDLE,POINTER,RING
LITTLE, MIDDLE, POINTER, and RING are all types of fingers on the human hand.
ALE STYLESTricky
AMBER,PORTER,SOUR,STOUT
AMBER, PORTER, SOUR, and STOUT are all styles of ale served in pubs and breweries.
FRENCH ___Devious
BULLDOG,FRY,HORN,KISS
BULLDOG, FRY, HORN, and KISS all follow the word 'French' to form well-known compound words or phrases: French Bulldog, French Fry, French Horn, French Kiss.