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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOTTLE
CAB
COUNT
DIZZY
DUKE
FAINT
GIRAFFE
GRAND
GREAT
GUITAR
LAMP
LIGHT
LOFTY
MILD
NOBLE
SOFT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DELICATEStraightforward
MAGNANIMOUSModerate
THINGS WITH NECKSTricky
FIRST NAMES IN JAZZDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DELICATEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING SUBTLE OR NOT INTENSE+ 3 more…
MAGNANIMOUSModerate
WORDS MEANING GENEROUS AND HIGH-MINDED+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH NECKSTricky
THESE OBJECTS ALL HAVE A PART CALLED A NECK+ 3 more…
FIRST NAMES IN JAZZDevious
THESE ARE FIRST NAMES OF LEGENDARY JAZZ MUSICIANS+ 3 more…
Full solution
DELICATEStraightforward
FAINT,LIGHT,MILD,SOFT
FAINT, LIGHT, MILD, and SOFT are all synonyms for 'delicate,' meaning gentle or not strong in intensity.
MAGNANIMOUSModerate
GRAND,GREAT,LOFTY,NOBLE
GRAND, GREAT, LOFTY, and NOBLE are all synonyms for 'magnanimous,' meaning generously noble in spirit.
THINGS WITH NECKSTricky
BOTTLE,GIRAFFE,GUITAR,LAMP
A BOTTLE, GIRAFFE, GUITAR, and LAMP all have a physical part known as a neck.
FIRST NAMES IN JAZZDevious
CAB,COUNT,DIZZY,DUKE
CAB (Calloway), COUNT (Basie), DIZZY (Gillespie), and DUKE (Ellington) are all first names of iconic jazz legends.