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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANKLE
AVERAGE
COWBOY
ELEVATOR
FAIR
GO-GO
HI
MA
OK
OR
PA
SO-SO
SUN
THIGH-HIGH
TIDE
YO-YO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MEHStraightforward
U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONSModerate
KINDS OF BOOTSTricky
THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWNDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MEHStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN 'NOTHING SPECIAL'+ 3 more…
U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONSModerate
TWO-LETTER POSTAL CODES FOR AMERICAN STATES+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BOOTSTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE THE WORD 'BOOT'+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWNDevious
THINGS THAT ASCEND AND DESCEND REPEATEDLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
MEHStraightforward
AVERAGE,FAIR,OK,SO-SO
AVERAGE, FAIR, OK, and SO-SO all mean mediocre or just passable — synonyms for 'meh'.
U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONSModerate
HI,MA,OR,PA
HI (Hawaii), MA (Massachusetts), OR (Oregon), and PA (Pennsylvania) are all official U.S. state postal abbreviations.
KINDS OF BOOTSTricky
ANKLE,COWBOY,GO-GO,THIGH-HIGH
ANKLE, COWBOY, GO-GO, and THIGH-HIGH are all types of boots distinguished by how high they reach or their style.
THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWNDevious
ELEVATOR,SUN,TIDE,YO-YO
ELEVATOR, SUN, TIDE, and YO-YO all go up and down — whether by mechanics, nature, or a flick of the wrist.