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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLUE
DOWN
DUCK
GRIFFIN
GROUSE
HANGDOG
HAWK
MART
MUNSTER
PARTRIDGE
PICKLES
POP
SORRY
STREET
SWALLOW
SWISS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DEJECTEDStraightforward
BIRDS THAT ARE VERBSModerate
TV COMEDY FAMILIESTricky
WORDS AFTER “K”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DEJECTEDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING SAD OR LOW-SPIRITED+ 3 more…
BIRDS THAT ARE VERBSModerate
FEATHERED CREATURES THAT ALSO FUNCTION AS ACTIONS+ 3 more…
TV COMEDY FAMILIESTricky
FICTIONAL TV FAMILIES YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE FROM THE SMALL SCREEN+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER “K”Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW THE LETTER K TO FORM A FAMILIAR WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
DEJECTEDStraightforward
BLUE,DOWN,HANGDOG,SORRY
BLUE, DOWN, HANGDOG, and SORRY all mean dejected or sad in common usage
BIRDS THAT ARE VERBSModerate
DUCK,GROUSE,HAWK,SWALLOW
DUCK (dodge), GROUSE (complain), HAWK (sell aggressively), and SWALLOW (ingest) are all birds that are also common verbs
TV COMEDY FAMILIESTricky
GRIFFIN,MUNSTER,PARTRIDGE,PICKLES
GRIFFIN (Family Guy), MUNSTER (The Munsters), PARTRIDGE (The Partridge Family), and PICKLES (Rugrats) are all famous TV comedy family surnames
WORDS AFTER “K”Devious
MART,POP,STREET,SWISS
K-MART, K-POP, K-STREET, and K-SWISS are all words or phrases formed by placing the letter K before them