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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BARE
BORE
DRAIN
EXHAUST
FIBER
FINGERPRINT
GEL
HAIR
MOUSSE
PLAIN
SIMPLE
SPARE
SPRAY
TIRE
TIRE MARK
WAX
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HAIR PRODUCTSStraightforward
AUSTEREModerate
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENETricky
WEARYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
HAIR PRODUCTSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT APPLY BEFORE STYLING YOUR LOCKS+ 3 more…
AUSTEREModerate
WORDS MEANING STRIPPED DOWN OR UNADORNED+ 3 more…
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENETricky
EVIDENCE A DETECTIVE MIGHT COLLECT AT A CRIME SCENE+ 3 more…
WEARYDevious
VERBS MEANING TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL WORN OUT OR FED UP+ 3 more…
Full solution
HAIR PRODUCTSStraightforward
GEL,MOUSSE,SPRAY,WAX
GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, and WAX are all common hair styling products used to shape or hold hair.
AUSTEREModerate
BARE,PLAIN,SIMPLE,SPARE
BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, and SPARE all mean austere or lacking in decoration or excess.
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENETricky
FIBER,FINGERPRINT,HAIR,TIRE MARK
FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, and TIRE MARK are all types of physical evidence found at crime scenes.
WEARYDevious
BORE,DRAIN,EXHAUST,TIRE
BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, and TIRE all mean to weary or fatigue someone, physically or mentally.