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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BESIDES
BUT
CHORAL
CUPS
EXCEPT
HEAL
KNIT
MEND
OPEL
PENTACLES
PURL
QUARTS
RECOVER
SAVE
SWORDS
WANDS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONEStraightforward
NOT INCLUDINGModerate
TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITSTricky
HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO RETURN TO HEALTH AFTER AN INJURY+ 3 more…
NOT INCLUDINGModerate
WORDS THAT MEAN 'EXCLUDING' OR 'OTHER THAN'+ 3 more…
TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITSTricky
THE FOUR SUITS FOUND IN THE LESSER PORTION OF A TAROT DECK+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONEStraightforward
HEAL,KNIT,MEND,RECOVER
HEAL, KNIT, MEND, and RECOVER all describe the process of a broken bone returning to its normal state.
NOT INCLUDINGModerate
BESIDES,BUT,EXCEPT,SAVE
BESIDES, BUT, EXCEPT, and SAVE can all be used as prepositions meaning 'not including' or 'other than.'
TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITSTricky
CUPS,PENTACLES,SWORDS,WANDS
CUPS, PENTACLES, SWORDS, and WANDS are the four suits of the Minor Arcana in a standard tarot deck.
HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONESDevious
CHORAL,OPEL,PURL,QUARTS
CHORAL sounds like coral, OPEL sounds like opal, PURL sounds like pearl, and QUARTS sounds like quartz — all homophones of gemstones.