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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AFFAIR
AMOUNT
BILL
BOUNCE
CARD
CATALOG
COIL
COUNT
EPISODE
EVENT
GEYSER
LETTER
MATTER
NUMBER
SEASON
TOTAL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUANTITYStraightforward
INCIDENTModerate
THINGS RECEIVED IN THE MAILTricky
WHAT “SPRING” MIGHT REFER TODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUANTITYStraightforward
WORDS THAT EXPRESS HOW MUCH OF SOMETHING THERE IS+ 3 more…
INCIDENTModerate
WORDS FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED, OFTEN SOMETHING NOTABLE OR AWKWARD+ 3 more…
THINGS RECEIVED IN THE MAILTricky
THINGS THAT ARRIVE IN YOUR MAILBOX+ 3 more…
WHAT “SPRING” MIGHT REFER TODevious
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE WORD 'SPRING'+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUANTITYStraightforward
AMOUNT,COUNT,NUMBER,TOTAL
AMOUNT, COUNT, NUMBER, and TOTAL all refer to a quantity or sum of something.
INCIDENTModerate
AFFAIR,EPISODE,EVENT,MATTER
AFFAIR, EPISODE, EVENT, and MATTER all mean an incident or occurrence, often one of some significance.
THINGS RECEIVED IN THE MAILTricky
BILL,CARD,CATALOG,LETTER
BILL, CARD, CATALOG, and LETTER are all things commonly received through the postal mail.
WHAT “SPRING” MIGHT REFER TODevious
BOUNCE,COIL,GEYSER,SEASON
BOUNCE, COIL, GEYSER, and SEASON are all things the word 'spring' can refer to: a springy bounce, a metal spring coil, a natural hot spring, and the spring season.