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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMBIENT
BLOND
HEAVE
HOUSE
IDEA
JUNGLE
LURCH
PERSON
PITCH
PLACE
REEL
THING
TRANCE
TRAY
TREE
WEDNESDAY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CAREENStraightforward
WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BEModerate
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRESTricky
WORDS AFTER “ASH”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CAREENStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO SWAY OR STAGGER WILDLY+ 3 more…
WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BEModerate
GRAMMAR CLASS BASICS: THE DEFINITION OF A CERTAIN PART OF SPEECH+ 3 more…
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRESTricky
THESE ARE ALL SUBGENRES YOU MIGHT HEAR AT A RAVE OR CLUB+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER “ASH”Devious
ADD 'ASH' BEFORE EACH OF THESE WORDS TO MAKE A NEW COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
CAREENStraightforward
HEAVE,LURCH,PITCH,REEL
HEAVE, LURCH, PITCH, and REEL are all synonyms for CAREEN, meaning to sway or move erratically
WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BEModerate
IDEA,PERSON,PLACE,THING
IDEA, PERSON, PLACE, and THING are the classic components of the definition of a noun, as taught in elementary school
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRESTricky
AMBIENT,HOUSE,JUNGLE,TRANCE
AMBIENT, HOUSE, JUNGLE, and TRANCE are all electronic dance music (EDM) genres
WORDS AFTER “ASH”Devious
BLOND,TRAY,TREE,WEDNESDAY
BLOND, TRAY, TREE, and WEDNESDAY can all follow ASH to make ASH BLOND, ASHTRAY, ASH TREE, and Ash Wednesday