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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
BAT
DOG
FROG
GLOBE
GLOVE
HOLE
HOUND
NEWT
ORB
POP
POUND
SLUG
SOCK
SPHERE
TROT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ROUND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSStraightforward
PUNCHModerate
ANIMALS IN THE WITCHES' BREW IN “MACBETH”Tricky
FOX___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ROUND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSStraightforward
ALL WORDS FOR THE SAME PERFECTLY ROUND 3D SHAPE+ 3 more…
PUNCHModerate
ALL MEAN TO HIT SOMEONE HARD+ 3 more…
ANIMALS IN THE WITCHES' BREW IN “MACBETH”Tricky
CREATURES TOSSED INTO THE CAULDRON IN SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH+ 3 more…
FOX___Devious
EACH CAN FOLLOW 'FOX' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
ROUND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSStraightforward
BALL,GLOBE,ORB,SPHERE
BALL, GLOBE, ORB, and SPHERE are all synonyms for a round, three-dimensional object.
PUNCHModerate
POP,POUND,SLUG,SOCK
POP, POUND, SLUG, and SOCK are all informal words meaning to punch or strike someone.
ANIMALS IN THE WITCHES' BREW IN “MACBETH”Tricky
BAT,DOG,FROG,NEWT
BAT, DOG, FROG, and NEWT are all animals mentioned as ingredients in the witches' brew in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
FOX___Devious
HOLE,HOUND,GLOVE,TROT
HOLE (foxhole), HOUND (foxhound), GLOVE (foxglove), and TROT (foxtrot) all form compound words or phrases when preceded by FOX.