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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABC
ARS
BLANKET
BOOT
BREEZE
BROAD
BUT
GASP
GENERAL
HEAVE
PANT
PICNIC
PIE
PUFF
RUM
UMBRELLA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BREATHE HARDStraightforward
CATCHALLModerate
METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGSTricky
SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BREATHE HARDStraightforward
WHAT YOU MIGHT DO AFTER RUNNING A SPRINT+ 3 more…
CATCHALLModerate
WORDS MEANING WIDE-RANGING OR ALL-ENCOMPASSING+ 3 more…
METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGSTricky
COMMON PHRASES FOR SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES NO EFFORT+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
WORDS FOR THE BACKSIDE, EACH MISSING THEIR FINAL LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
BREATHE HARDStraightforward
GASP,HEAVE,PANT,PUFF
GASP, HEAVE, PANT, and PUFF all describe labored or heavy breathing.
CATCHALLModerate
BLANKET,BROAD,GENERAL,UMBRELLA
BLANKET, BROAD, GENERAL, and UMBRELLA all mean covering all cases or applying universally.
METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGSTricky
ABC,BREEZE,PICNIC,PIE
ABC, BREEZE, PICNIC, and PIE are all used metaphorically to describe something very easy (e.g., 'piece of pie,' 'it's a breeze').
SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
ARS,BOOT,BUT,RUM
ARSE, BOOTY, BUTT, and RUMP are all synonyms for the rear end — remove the last letter of each to get ARS, BOOT, BUT, and RUM.