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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APOLOGY
ASSOCIATION
CLINGY
CONTRACTION
DUBBING
FOOT
GUILD
LEAGUE
POSSESSIVE
PRAYER
PROPOSAL
QUOTATION
SLEEK
SLINKY
SNUG
UNION
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ALLIANCEStraightforward
CLOSE-FITTING Moderate
OCCASIONS WHEN ONE MIGHT KNEELTricky
WHAT AN APOSTROPHE MIGHT INDICATEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ALLIANCEStraightforward
WORDS FOR A FORMAL GROUP OR COALITION OF MEMBERS+ 3 more…
CLOSE-FITTING Moderate
ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING SOMETHING THAT HUGS YOUR BODY TIGHTLY+ 3 more…
OCCASIONS WHEN ONE MIGHT KNEELTricky
MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT MIGHT BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES+ 3 more…
WHAT AN APOSTROPHE MIGHT INDICATEDevious
GRAMMATICAL OR LITERARY USES OF THAT LITTLE CURVED MARK IN WRITING+ 3 more…
Full solution
ALLIANCEStraightforward
ASSOCIATION,GUILD,LEAGUE,UNION
ASSOCIATION, GUILD, LEAGUE, and UNION all refer to organized groups or alliances of people with shared interests or goals.
CLOSE-FITTING Moderate
CLINGY,SLEEK,SLINKY,SNUG
CLINGY, SLEEK, SLINKY, and SNUG all describe clothing or material that fits closely and tightly to the body.
OCCASIONS WHEN ONE MIGHT KNEELTricky
APOLOGY,DUBBING,PRAYER,PROPOSAL
APOLOGY, DUBBING, PRAYER, and PROPOSAL are all occasions where a person might kneel — begging forgiveness, being knighted, worshipping, or asking for someone's hand.
WHAT AN APOSTROPHE MIGHT INDICATEDevious
CONTRACTION,FOOT,POSSESSIVE,QUOTATION
CONTRACTION, FOOT (as in poetic foot/omission), POSSESSIVE, and QUOTATION are all things an apostrophe can indicate in written language.