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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AXLES
BALLY
CLOISTER
DISCOG
FARM
FISH
GATHER
HITCH
HUNT
PROMO
RAVEN
SECLUDE
SEPARATE
SILO
TRACTOR
TRAILER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WAYS TO GET FOODStraightforward
KEEP APARTModerate
PARTS OF A BIG RIGTricky
DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WAYS TO GET FOODStraightforward
ANCIENT AND MODERN WAYS TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE+ 3 more…
KEEP APARTModerate
WORDS MEANING TO ISOLATE OR KEEP THINGS DIVIDED+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A BIG RIGTricky
COMPONENTS YOU'D FIND ON AN 18-WHEELER+ 3 more…
DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTERDevious
EACH WORD BECOMES A DANCE EVENT WHEN YOU REMOVE ONE LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
WAYS TO GET FOODStraightforward
FARM,FISH,GATHER,HUNT
FARM, FISH, GATHER, and HUNT are all methods humans use to obtain food, ranging from prehistoric foraging to modern agriculture
KEEP APARTModerate
CLOISTER,SECLUDE,SEPARATE,SILO
CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, and SILO all mean to keep apart or isolate, whether people, things, or information
PARTS OF A BIG RIGTricky
AXLES,HITCH,TRACTOR,TRAILER
AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, and TRAILER are all physical parts or sections of a semi-truck (big rig)
DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTERDevious
BALLY,DISCOG,PROMO,RAVEN
BALLY (BALL+Y), DISCOG (DISCO+G), PROMO (PROM+O), and RAVEN (RAVE+N) are each a dance event with an extra letter added: BALL, DISCO, PROM, RAVE