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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAY
BUNGEE
CHANNEL
DIRECT
EXTENSION
FRANK
GENIE
LIGHTNING
LOUD
MESSAGE
SHIP
SOUND
SPINAL
STRAIT
UMBILICAL
VOCAL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
OUTSPOKENStraightforward
BODIES OF WATERModerate
KINDS OF CORDSTricky
THINGS IN BOTTLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
OUTSPOKENStraightforward
WORDS MEANING BOLD AND NOT SHY ABOUT SPEAKING UP+ 3 more…
BODIES OF WATERModerate
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS FOR WATER PASSAGES OR INLETS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CORDSTricky
TYPES OF CORDS — EACH A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONNECTION+ 3 more…
THINGS IN BOTTLESDevious
THINGS FAMOUSLY CAPTURED OR SEALED INSIDE A BOTTLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
OUTSPOKENStraightforward
DIRECT,FRANK,LOUD,VOCAL
DIRECT, FRANK, LOUD, and VOCAL all mean outspoken or willing to express oneself boldly.
BODIES OF WATERModerate
BAY,CHANNEL,SOUND,STRAIT
BAY, CHANNEL, SOUND, and STRAIT are all geographical terms for bodies or passages of water.
KINDS OF CORDSTricky
BUNGEE,EXTENSION,SPINAL,UMBILICAL
BUNGEE, EXTENSION, SPINAL, and UMBILICAL are all types of cords with very different purposes.
THINGS IN BOTTLESDevious
GENIE,LIGHTNING,MESSAGE,SHIP
GENIE, LIGHTNING, MESSAGE, and SHIP are all things associated with being inside a bottle — genie in a bottle, lightning in a bottle, message in a bottle, ship in a bottle.