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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ESTEEM
FRANKINCENSE
JACKPOT
JOURNEY
MARKDOWN
MYRRH
NICKNAME
NYMPH
ODYSSEY
PRIZE
QUEST
RHYTHM
SPHYNX
TREASURE
VALUE
VOYAGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EXPEDITIONStraightforward
HOLD DEARModerate
WORDS WHOSE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y”Tricky
NAMES ENDING IN “K” PLUS WORDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EXPEDITIONStraightforward
ALL WORDS FOR A LONG, ADVENTUROUS TRIP+ 3 more…
HOLD DEARModerate
VERBS MEANING TO CHERISH OR APPRECIATE GREATLY+ 3 more…
WORDS WHOSE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y”Tricky
THESE WORDS APPEAR TO HAVE NO TRADITIONAL VOWELS — ONLY Y DOES THE JOB+ 3 more…
NAMES ENDING IN “K” PLUS WORDDevious
EACH HIDES A NAME ENDING IN K FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
EXPEDITIONStraightforward
JOURNEY,ODYSSEY,QUEST,VOYAGE
JOURNEY, ODYSSEY, QUEST, and VOYAGE all mean an expedition or long adventurous travel
HOLD DEARModerate
ESTEEM,PRIZE,TREASURE,VALUE
ESTEEM, PRIZE, TREASURE, and VALUE all mean to hold something dear or regard it highly
WORDS WHOSE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y”Tricky
MYRRH,NYMPH,RHYTHM,SPHYNX
MYRRH, NYMPH, RHYTHM, and SPHYNX are words where Y is the only vowel
NAMES ENDING IN “K” PLUS WORDDevious
FRANKINCENSE,JACKPOT,MARKDOWN,NICKNAME
FRANK+INCENSE, JACK+POT, MARK+DOWN, NICK+NAME — each contains a name ending in K (Frank, Jack, Mark, Nick) plus an additional word