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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CHART
CIRCLE
COMPASS
EXAM
GREAT
ICON
LEGEND
LION
MITZVAH
RULER
SCENE
SOAP
SPHERE
STENCIL
T-SQUARE
WORLD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MILIEUStraightforward
LUMINARYModerate
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TOOLSTricky
BAR ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MILIEUStraightforward
WORDS MEANING ONE'S SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OR SURROUNDINGS+ 3 more…
LUMINARYModerate
WORDS FOR A CELEBRATED, INFLUENTIAL FIGURE+ 3 more…
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TOOLSTricky
TOOLS YOU'D FIND ON A DRAFTING TABLE+ 3 more…
BAR ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'BAR' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
MILIEUStraightforward
CIRCLE,SCENE,SPHERE,WORLD
CIRCLE, SCENE, SPHERE, and WORLD all mean 'milieu' — the social environment or world someone inhabits.
LUMINARYModerate
GREAT,ICON,LEGEND,LION
GREAT, ICON, LEGEND, and LION are all synonyms for 'luminary' — a person who inspires or influences others.
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TOOLSTricky
COMPASS,RULER,STENCIL,T-SQUARE
COMPASS, RULER, STENCIL, and T-SQUARE are all tools used in architectural or technical drawing.
BAR ___Devious
CHART,EXAM,MITZVAH,SOAP
CHART, EXAM, MITZVAH, and SOAP all follow 'BAR' to form familiar compound words or phrases: bar chart, bar exam, bar mitzvah, bar soap.