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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLOW
BULL
CAT
CRAB
CRANK
DRAFT
GRINCH
GUST
LION
POP
PUFF
RAM
REEL
TURN
TURTLE
WIND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RUSH OF WINDStraightforward
ROTATEModerate
ZODIAC SYMBOLSTricky
DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RUSH OF WINDStraightforward
WHAT YOU FEEL WHEN AIR MOVES PAST YOUR FACE+ 3 more…
ROTATEModerate
THINGS YOU DO TO MAKE SOMETHING SPIN OR TURN AROUND+ 3 more…
ZODIAC SYMBOLSTricky
ANIMALS THAT REPRESENT SIGNS OF THE HOROSCOPE+ 3 more…
DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURESDevious
CHARACTERS WHO HEADLINE THEIR OWN DR. SEUSS BOOKS+ 3 more…
Full solution
RUSH OF WINDStraightforward
BLOW,DRAFT,GUST,PUFF
BLOW, DRAFT, GUST, and PUFF all describe a sudden or brief movement of air or wind.
ROTATEModerate
CRANK,REEL,TURN,WIND
CRANK, REEL, TURN, and WIND all mean to rotate or cause something to revolve.
ZODIAC SYMBOLSTricky
BULL,CRAB,LION,RAM
BULL (Taurus), CRAB (Cancer), LION (Leo), and RAM (Aries) are all animals that symbolize zodiac signs.
DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURESDevious
CAT,GRINCH,POP,TURTLE
CAT (The Cat in the Hat), GRINCH (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), POP (Hop on Pop), and TURTLE (Yertle the Turtle) are all title figures in Dr. Seuss books.