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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAT
CATCH
CLOCK
DAYS
DONUT
INCH
JUROR
METER
MONTH
NOTICE
PADDLE
REGISTER
RHYTHM
TAG
TIME
TIRED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PERCEIVEStraightforward
CADENCEModerate
ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVETricky
DOG ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PERCEIVEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO BECOME AWARE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
CADENCEModerate
WORDS FOR THE PULSE OR FLOW OF MUSIC+ 3 more…
ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVETricky
EACH OF THESE THINGS COMES IN A GROUP OF EXACTLY TWELVE+ 3 more…
DOG ___Devious
THESE WORDS ALL FOLLOW 'DOG' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PERCEIVEStraightforward
CATCH,CLOCK,NOTICE,REGISTER
CATCH, CLOCK, NOTICE, and REGISTER are all informal or formal verbs meaning to perceive or become aware of something
CADENCEModerate
BEAT,METER,RHYTHM,TIME
BEAT, METER, RHYTHM, and TIME all refer to the measured cadence or tempo in music or poetry
ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVETricky
DONUT,INCH,JUROR,MONTH
A DONUT is one of a dozen, an INCH is one of twelve in a foot, a JUROR is one of twelve on a jury, and a MONTH is one of twelve in a year
DOG ___Devious
DAYS,PADDLE,TAG,TIRED
DOG DAYS (hottest days of summer), DOG PADDLE (swimming stroke), DOG TAG (identification tag), and DOG TIRED (extremely exhausted) are all common compound words or phrases