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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANDAGE
COTTAGE
CRAFTSMAN
DIALECT
DRESSING
FRENCH
KISS
LANGUAGE
MAKE OUT
NECK
PRAIRIE
RANCH
SCISSORS
SPEECH
TAPE
TONGUE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONStraightforward
CANOODLEModerate
FIRST AID KIT ITEMSTricky
HOUSE STYLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONStraightforward
WAYS TO DESCRIBE HOW A COMMUNITY COMMUNICATES VERBALLY+ 3 more…
CANOODLEModerate
TERMS FOR KISSING OR BEING ROMANTICALLY PHYSICAL+ 3 more…
FIRST AID KIT ITEMSTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A FIRST AID KIT+ 3 more…
HOUSE STYLESDevious
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF AMERICAN HOMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONStraightforward
DIALECT,LANGUAGE,SPEECH,TONGUE
DIALECT, LANGUAGE, SPEECH, and TONGUE all refer to forms or systems of spoken communication.
CANOODLEModerate
FRENCH,KISS,MAKE OUT,NECK
FRENCH, KISS, MAKE OUT, and NECK are all slang or common terms meaning to canoodle or engage in romantic physical affection.
FIRST AID KIT ITEMSTricky
BANDAGE,DRESSING,SCISSORS,TAPE
BANDAGE, DRESSING, SCISSORS, and TAPE are all items commonly found in a first aid kit used to treat minor wounds.
HOUSE STYLESDevious
COTTAGE,CRAFTSMAN,PRAIRIE,RANCH
COTTAGE, CRAFTSMAN, PRAIRIE, and RANCH are all distinct styles of residential house architecture.