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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALE
BROWN
CANOPY
DAY
DREW
HARDY
HOLMES
HORSE
LEDGER
LOG
MURPHY
PITCHFORK
RECORD
REGISTER
TROUGH
WATER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ACCOUNT BOOKStraightforward
SEEN IN A BARNModerate
DETECTIVES OF KID-LITTricky
WORDS BEFORE “BED”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ACCOUNT BOOKStraightforward
WAYS TO TRACK TRANSACTIONS OR EVENTS IN WRITING+ 3 more…
SEEN IN A BARNModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND INSIDE A FARM BUILDING WITH HAY+ 3 more…
DETECTIVES OF KID-LITTricky
LAST NAMES OF YOUNG SLEUTHS FROM CHILDREN'S FICTION+ 3 more…
WORDS BEFORE “BED”Devious
THESE WORDS ALL PRECEDE A PLACE WHERE YOU SLEEP+ 3 more…
Full solution
ACCOUNT BOOKStraightforward
LEDGER,LOG,RECORD,REGISTER
LEDGER, LOG, RECORD, and REGISTER are all words for a book used to track accounts, transactions, or data.
SEEN IN A BARNModerate
BALE,HORSE,PITCHFORK,TROUGH
BALE, HORSE, PITCHFORK, and TROUGH are all things commonly found in a barn on a farm.
DETECTIVES OF KID-LITTricky
BROWN,DREW,HARDY,HOLMES
BROWN (Encyclopedia Brown), DREW (Nancy Drew), HARDY (Hardy Boys), and HOLMES (Sherlock Holmes, also featured in kid-lit) are all fictional detectives from children's literature.
WORDS BEFORE “BED”Devious
CANOPY,DAY,MURPHY,WATER
CANOPY, DAY, MURPHY, and WATER all precede the word BED to form compound words: canopy bed, daybed, Murphy bed, and waterbed.