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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPLE
BANJO
BELONGING
BIRDS
BOY
CARD
EFFECT
EXORCIST
GOOD
GOODNESS
HAUNTING
MAN
NOSE
POSSESSION
SHINING
WOW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INTERJECTIONSStraightforward
HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Moderate
THINGS YOU CAN PICKTricky
PERSONAL PROPERTY MINUS “S”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INTERJECTIONSStraightforward
EXCLAMATIONS OF SURPRISE OR AMAZEMENT YOU MIGHT BLURT OUT+ 3 more…
HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Moderate
CLASSIC SCARY FILMS THAT ALL FOLLOW 'THE'+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU CAN PICKTricky
THINGS YOU CAN SELECT, PLUCK, OR STRUM — A VERB CONNECTS THEM ALL+ 3 more…
PERSONAL PROPERTY MINUS “S”Devious
WORDS MEANING PERSONAL BELONGINGS, EACH SECRETLY HIDING A PLURAL+ 3 more…
Full solution
INTERJECTIONSStraightforward
BOY,GOODNESS,MAN,WOW
BOY, GOODNESS, MAN, and WOW are all interjections used to express surprise, amazement, or emphasis in casual speech
HORROR MOVIES, WITH “THE”Moderate
BIRDS,EXORCIST,HAUNTING,SHINING
BIRDS, EXORCIST, HAUNTING, and SHINING are all famous horror movies known by 'The [Word]': The Birds, The Exorcist, The Haunting, The Shining
THINGS YOU CAN PICKTricky
APPLE,BANJO,CARD,NOSE
APPLE, BANJO, CARD, and NOSE can all follow the verb 'pick': pick an apple, pick a banjo, pick a card, pick your nose
PERSONAL PROPERTY MINUS “S”Devious
BELONGING,EFFECT,GOOD,POSSESSION
BELONGING, EFFECT, GOOD, and POSSESSION are all words meaning personal property when pluralized (belongings, effects, goods, possessions) — each word here is that plural form minus the 'S'