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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AARDVARK
AMENABLE
BLUE
BRINY
BUDDY
CHAMP
DEEP
DOWN
DRINK
EERIE
GAME
LLAMA
OOZE
SPORT
TIGER
WILLING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KIDDOStraightforward
UP FOR ITModerate
BEGINNING WITH DOUBLE LETTERSTricky
NICKNAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KIDDOStraightforward
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT A PARENT MIGHT CALL THEIR CHILD+ 3 more…
UP FOR ITModerate
WORDS MEANING OPEN TO OR READY FOR SOMETHING+ 3 more…
BEGINNING WITH DOUBLE LETTERSTricky
WORDS THAT START WITH A REPEATED LETTER+ 3 more…
NICKNAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE”Devious
INFORMAL NAMES FOR THE OCEAN, PRECEDED BY 'THE'+ 3 more…
Full solution
KIDDOStraightforward
BUDDY,CHAMP,SPORT,TIGER
BUDDY, CHAMP, SPORT, and TIGER are all affectionate nicknames an adult might call a kid, often in an encouraging or playful tone.
UP FOR ITModerate
AMENABLE,DOWN,GAME,WILLING
AMENABLE, DOWN, GAME, and WILLING all mean ready or agreeable to participate in something.
BEGINNING WITH DOUBLE LETTERSTricky
AARDVARK,EERIE,LLAMA,OOZE
AARDVARK (aa), EERIE (ee), LLAMA (ll), and OOZE (oo) all begin with a doubled letter.
NICKNAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE”Devious
BLUE,BRINY,DEEP,DRINK
THE BLUE, THE BRINY, THE DEEP, and THE DRINK are all informal or poetic nicknames used to refer to the sea or ocean.