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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGST
DEER
DICE
DIE
KINDER
LICE
MICE
OXEN
REMARKABLE
SHEEP
SHRIMP
SINGULAR
SPECIAL
SQUID
UNIQUE
WURST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EXCEPTIONALStraightforward
GERMAN WORDSModerate
PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMSTricky
PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EXCEPTIONALStraightforward
WORDS MEANING ONE OF A KIND OR STANDING OUT FROM THE REST+ 3 more…
GERMAN WORDSModerate
THESE ENGLISH-LOOKING WORDS ARE ACTUALLY BORROWED FROM GERMAN+ 3 more…
PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMSTricky
ANIMALS WHOSE PLURAL FORM LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THEIR SINGULAR+ 3 more…
PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMSDevious
PLURALS THAT LOOK NOTHING LIKE THEIR SINGULAR COUNTERPARTS+ 3 more…
Full solution
EXCEPTIONALStraightforward
REMARKABLE,SINGULAR,SPECIAL,UNIQUE
REMARKABLE, SINGULAR, SPECIAL, and UNIQUE all mean exceptional or standing out — they are synonyms for 'exceptional.'
GERMAN WORDSModerate
ANGST,DIE,KINDER,WURST
ANGST, DIE, KINDER, and WURST are all German words commonly used in English contexts, but they originate from the German language.
PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMSTricky
DEER,SHEEP,SHRIMP,SQUID
DEER, SHEEP, SHRIMP, and SQUID are all animals whose plural forms are identical to their singular forms — you say 'one deer' and 'many deer.'
PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMSDevious
DICE,LICE,MICE,OXEN
DICE (singular: die), LICE (singular: louse), MICE (singular: mouse), and OXEN (singular: ox) are all plurals that are drastically different from their singular forms.