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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOK
BRAID
BUN
CLAP
COMB
DIG
PEAL
PONY
ROLL
ROOT
RUMBLE
SALAD
SIFT
TABLE
TREE
TWIST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RUMMAGEStraightforward
SOUNDS OF THUNDERModerate
WAYS TO WEAR YOUR HAIR UPTricky
THINGS THAT CAN HAVE LEAVESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RUMMAGEStraightforward
SEARCH THOROUGHLY BY DIGGING THROUGH THINGS+ 3 more…
SOUNDS OF THUNDERModerate
WHAT YOU MIGHT HEAR DURING A STORM OVERHEAD+ 3 more…
WAYS TO WEAR YOUR HAIR UPTricky
HAIRSTYLES THAT GET YOUR LOCKS OFF YOUR NECK+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT CAN HAVE LEAVESDevious
EACH OF THESE THINGS CAN LITERALLY HAVE LEAVES+ 3 more…
Full solution
RUMMAGEStraightforward
COMB,DIG,ROOT,SIFT
COMB, DIG, ROOT, and SIFT all mean to rummage or search through something carefully.
SOUNDS OF THUNDERModerate
CLAP,PEAL,ROLL,RUMBLE
CLAP, PEAL, ROLL, and RUMBLE are all words describing the sounds thunder makes.
WAYS TO WEAR YOUR HAIR UPTricky
BUN,BRAID,PONY,TWIST
BUN, BRAID, PONY (ponytail), and TWIST are all ways to wear your hair up.
THINGS THAT CAN HAVE LEAVESDevious
BOOK,SALAD,TABLE,TREE
BOOK (pages/leaves), SALAD (leafy greens), TABLE (an extendable leaf), and TREE (natural leaves) can all have leaves.