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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COIN
COMIC
CURIOUS
FUNNY
JOB
LETTER
MAIL
OFF
POSITION
POST
REACTION
RECORD
STAMP
STATION
STORE
WEIRD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PECULIARStraightforward
ASSIGNMENTModerate
CLASSIC COLLECTION ITEMSTricky
CHAIN ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PECULIARStraightforward
WORDS MEANING STRANGE OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY+ 3 more…
ASSIGNMENTModerate
WORDS FOR A ROLE OR DUTY GIVEN TO SOMEONE+ 3 more…
CLASSIC COLLECTION ITEMSTricky
THINGS HOBBYISTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR DECADES+ 3 more…
CHAIN ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'CHAIN' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PECULIARStraightforward
CURIOUS,FUNNY,OFF,WEIRD
CURIOUS, FUNNY, OFF, and WEIRD are all synonyms for peculiar or strange
ASSIGNMENTModerate
JOB,POSITION,POST,STATION
JOB, POSITION, POST, and STATION all mean an assignment or appointed role
CLASSIC COLLECTION ITEMSTricky
COIN,COMIC,RECORD,STAMP
COIN, COMIC, RECORD, and STAMP are all classic items that people traditionally collect as hobbies
CHAIN ___Devious
LETTER,MAIL,REACTION,STORE
LETTER, MAIL, REACTION, and STORE can all follow CHAIN to form compound words or phrases: chain letter, chain mail, chain reaction, chain store