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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEACH
BRICK
CHERRY
DATE
DURATION
FUR
HEAD
LOCATION
LOCK
MAROON
PAIR
RUBY
STRAND
TIME
WISP
YOU
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SHADES OF REDStraightforward
APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONSModerate
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIRTricky
TREE HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SHADES OF REDStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE VARIATIONS OF A WARM, BOLD COLOR+ 3 more…
APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONSModerate
DETAILS YOU'D NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SHOWING UP SOMEWHERE+ 3 more…
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIRTricky
WORDS DESCRIBING HOW MUCH HAIR YOU MIGHT FIND+ 3 more…
TREE HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE TREES IF YOU SAY THEM ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
SHADES OF REDStraightforward
BRICK,CHERRY,MAROON,RUBY
BRICK, CHERRY, MAROON, and RUBY are all specific shades or names associated with the color red
APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONSModerate
DATE,DURATION,LOCATION,TIME
DATE, DURATION, LOCATION, and TIME are all specifications you provide or confirm when scheduling an appointment
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIRTricky
HEAD,LOCK,STRAND,WISP
HEAD (full head of hair), LOCK (a section), STRAND (a single hair or few), and WISP (a thin, delicate amount) all describe different quantities of hair
TREE HOMOPHONESDevious
BEACH,FUR,PAIR,YOU
BEACH sounds like beech, FUR sounds like fir, PAIR sounds like pear, and YOU sounds like yew — all homophones of tree names