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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAR
BORN
BRED
BULL
CACHE
DOE
DOVE
EDUCATION
HAWK
HOLD
LAST
LUTE
OCCUPATION
SPOUSE
STAND
STAY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PERSISTStraightforward
ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICSModerate
SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGETricky
HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PERSISTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO ENDURE OR CONTINUE WITHOUT GIVING UP+ 3 more…
ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICSModerate
THESE CREATURES REPRESENT MARKET MOODS AND MONETARY POLICY STANCES+ 3 more…
SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGETricky
FIELDS YOU'D FILL IN ON A BIOGRAPHICAL INFOBOX+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEYDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE INFORMAL TERMS FOR CASH WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
PERSISTStraightforward
HOLD,LAST,STAND,STAY
HOLD, LAST, STAND, and STAY all mean to persist or endure over time.
ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICSModerate
BEAR,BULL,DOVE,HAWK
BEAR (pessimistic market), BULL (optimistic market), DOVE (loose monetary policy), and HAWK (tight monetary policy) are all animal metaphors used in economics and finance.
SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGETricky
BORN,EDUCATION,OCCUPATION,SPOUSE
BORN, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, and SPOUSE are standard fields found in the sidebar infobox on a person's Wikipedia page.
HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEYDevious
BRED,CACHE,DOE,LUTE
BRED sounds like 'bread' (slang for money), CACHE sounds like 'cash', DOE sounds like 'dough', and LUTE sounds like 'loot' — all homophones of slang terms for money.