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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANCHOR
BOW
BRIDGE
CROWD
DECK
EARN
EXPANSIVE
FLOCK
HOST
LAND
LIGHT
MASCULINE
SCORE
SEA
WIN
YANG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ATTAINStraightforward
LARGE GROUPModerate
PARTS OF A SHIPTricky
ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ATTAINStraightforward
WAYS TO ACHIEVE OR OBTAIN SOMETHING THROUGH EFFORT OR LUCK+ 3 more…
LARGE GROUPModerate
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR THINGS GATHERED TOGETHER+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A SHIPTricky
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE ON A VESSEL SAILING THE OCEAN+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHYDevious
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE QUALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME SIDE OF A FAMOUS EASTERN DUALITY+ 3 more…
Full solution
ATTAINStraightforward
EARN,LAND,SCORE,WIN
EARN, LAND, SCORE, and WIN all mean to attain or achieve something, whether through effort, luck, or competition
LARGE GROUPModerate
CROWD,FLOCK,HOST,SEA
CROWD, FLOCK, HOST, and SEA can all refer to a large group — of people, birds, or an overwhelming mass of something
PARTS OF A SHIPTricky
ANCHOR,BOW,BRIDGE,DECK
ANCHOR, BOW, BRIDGE, and DECK are all structural or functional parts of a ship
ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHYDevious
EXPANSIVE,LIGHT,MASCULINE,YANG
EXPANSIVE, LIGHT, MASCULINE, and YANG are all principles or attributes associated with Yang in Chinese Taoist philosophy, the active, bright, positive force in the yin-yang duality