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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASIS
BESS
BUTTERFLY
CRUST
DEAL
ESTATE
FLUTE
FOUNDATION
GROUNDS
ICE
MADRID
POWDER
REASON
SEVILLE
SLUSH
WORLD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
RATIONALEStraightforward
TYPES OF SNOWModerate
LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLESTricky
REAL ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
RATIONALEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING THE 'WHY' BEHIND SOMETHING+ 3 more…
TYPES OF SNOWModerate
DIFFERENT FORMS WATER TAKES WHEN IT FALLS AND ACCUMULATES IN WINTER+ 3 more…
LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLESTricky
COMPLETE THE TITLES OF FAMOUS OPERAS BY ADDING THE MISSING LAST WORD+ 3 more…
REAL ___Devious
FOLLOWS THE WORD 'REAL' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE OR PROPER NOUN+ 3 more…
Full solution
RATIONALEStraightforward
BASIS,FOUNDATION,GROUNDS,REASON
BASIS, FOUNDATION, GROUNDS, and REASON all mean the rationale or justification for something.
TYPES OF SNOWModerate
CRUST,ICE,POWDER,SLUSH
CRUST, ICE, POWDER, and SLUSH are all types or conditions of snow skiers and meteorologists recognize.
LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLESTricky
BESS,BUTTERFLY,FLUTE,SEVILLE
BESS (Porgy and Bess), BUTTERFLY (Madama Butterfly), FLUTE (The Magic Flute), and SEVILLE (The Barber of Seville) are all final words in famous opera titles.
REAL ___Devious
DEAL,ESTATE,MADRID,WORLD
DEAL (Real Deal), ESTATE (Real Estate), MADRID (Real Madrid), and WORLD (Real World) all follow REAL to form well-known phrases or names.