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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAT
BATON
CAPE
CASTLE
CIGAR
COAST
CRUISE
DRIFT
FANG
FLATTEN
FLOAT
HOAGIE
LEVEL
PLATEAU
SETTLE
TORPEDO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GLIDEStraightforward
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULAModerate
STOP CHANGINGTricky
THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICALDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GLIDEStraightforward
MOVE SMOOTHLY AND EFFORTLESSLY WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULAModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT ASSOCIATE WITH TRANSYLVANIA'S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENT+ 3 more…
STOP CHANGINGTricky
WHAT A GRAPH LINE DOES WHEN GROWTH STOPS+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICALDevious
ELONGATED, TUBE-SHAPED OBJECTS OF VERY DIFFERENT KINDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
GLIDEStraightforward
COAST,CRUISE,DRIFT,FLOAT
COAST, CRUISE, DRIFT, and FLOAT all mean to move smoothly and effortlessly, as if gliding through air or water.
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULAModerate
BAT,CAPE,CASTLE,FANG
BAT, CAPE, CASTLE, and FANG are all classically associated with Count Dracula from vampire lore.
STOP CHANGINGTricky
FLATTEN,LEVEL,PLATEAU,SETTLE
FLATTEN, LEVEL, PLATEAU, and SETTLE all describe the action of something ceasing to change or rise, like a graph that stops fluctuating.
THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICALDevious
BATON,CIGAR,HOAGIE,TORPEDO
BATON, CIGAR, HOAGIE, and TORPEDO are all things that are long and cylindrical in shape, though they belong to very different categories.