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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOX
COMPLEMENT
FIT
HINT
LAMB CHOP
MATCH
OSCAR
POINT
PUNCH
RETRIEVE
SET
SUGGESTION
SUIT
TOUCH
TRACE
TRIUMPH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GLIMMERStraightforward
CORRESPOND WELL WITHModerate
FAMOUS PUPPETSTricky
DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUNDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GLIMMERStraightforward
A SMALL AMOUNT OR FAINT SIGN OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
CORRESPOND WELL WITHModerate
TO GO WELL TOGETHER OR BE A GOOD PAIRING+ 3 more…
FAMOUS PUPPETSTricky
WELL-KNOWN CHARACTERS OPERATED BY HUMAN HANDS OR RODS+ 3 more…
DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUNDDevious
DOG BREED NAMES WITH THE SOUND 'ER' REMOVED FROM THE END+ 3 more…
Full solution
GLIMMERStraightforward
HINT,SUGGESTION,TOUCH,TRACE
HINT, SUGGESTION, TOUCH, and TRACE all mean a very small amount or faint indication of something.
CORRESPOND WELL WITHModerate
COMPLEMENT,FIT,MATCH,SUIT
COMPLEMENT, FIT, MATCH, and SUIT all mean to correspond well with or be compatible with something else.
FAMOUS PUPPETSTricky
LAMB CHOP,OSCAR,PUNCH,TRIUMPH
LAMB CHOP (Shari Lewis's puppet), OSCAR (the Grouch, a Muppet), PUNCH (of Punch and Judy), and TRIUMPH (the Insult Comic Dog) are all famous puppets.
DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUNDDevious
BOX,POINT,RETRIEVE,SET
BOX(er), POINT(er), RETRIEVE(r), and SET(ter) are all dog breeds when you add the 'er' sound back to the end.