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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CASTLE
DWINDLE
FADE
FLAT
MARY JANE
MULE
PAPER
PETER
PIPER
PLANT
PRUNE
SLIDE
STONE
TAPER
WATER
WEED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WANEStraightforward
DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDENModerate
SHOESTricky
SAND___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WANEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO GRADUALLY DECREASE OR DIMINISH+ 3 more…
DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDENModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO WHILE TENDING TO YOUR YARD OR GARDEN+ 3 more…
SHOESTricky
TYPES OF WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR+ 3 more…
SAND___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW SAND TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
WANEStraightforward
DWINDLE,FADE,PETER,TAPER
DWINDLE, FADE, PETER, and TAPER all mean to gradually lessen or decrease in intensity or size.
DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDENModerate
PLANT,PRUNE,WATER,WEED
PLANT, PRUNE, WATER, and WEED are all activities one performs while working in a garden.
SHOESTricky
FLAT,MARY JANE,MULE,SLIDE
FLAT, MARY JANE, MULE, and SLIDE are all styles of shoes, particularly associated with women's footwear.
SAND___Devious
CASTLE,PAPER,PIPER,STONE
CASTLE, PAPER, PIPER, and STONE can each follow SAND to form compound words: SANDCASTLE, SANDPAPER, SANDPIPER, and SANDSTONE.