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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AROMA
AUNT
BOUQUET
DUST
EITHER
MERCY
NOSE
NOTE
PEPPER
SCATTER
SHOWER
STOP
TOMATO
TRUCE
UNCLE
VASE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPRINKLEStraightforward
SCENTS OF WINEModerate
“AAH, ENOUGH!”Tricky
WORDS FAMOUSLY PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPRINKLEStraightforward
WAYS TO LIGHTLY DISTRIBUTE SOMETHING ACROSS A SURFACE+ 3 more…
SCENTS OF WINEModerate
WORDS A SOMMELIER MIGHT USE TO DESCRIBE A WINE'S SMELL+ 3 more…
“AAH, ENOUGH!”Tricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT CRY OUT WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING TO STOP+ 3 more…
WORDS FAMOUSLY PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYSDevious
COMMON ENGLISH WORDS THAT SPARK TRANSATLANTIC PRONUNCIATION DEBATES+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPRINKLEStraightforward
DUST,PEPPER,SCATTER,SHOWER
DUST, PEPPER, SCATTER, and SHOWER all mean to sprinkle or distribute something lightly and widely.
SCENTS OF WINEModerate
AROMA,BOUQUET,NOSE,NOTE
AROMA, BOUQUET, NOSE, and NOTE are all terms used to describe the scent or olfactory qualities of wine.
“AAH, ENOUGH!”Tricky
MERCY,STOP,TRUCE,UNCLE
MERCY, STOP, TRUCE, and UNCLE are all exclamations used to signal that you give up or want something to cease.
WORDS FAMOUSLY PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYSDevious
AUNT,EITHER,TOMATO,VASE
AUNT, EITHER, TOMATO, and VASE are famously pronounced differently between American and British English speakers.