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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACUPUNCTURING
BOWLING
BUZZING
CUDDLING
DISHING
DOCTORING
HUGGING
LORDING
MISSING
SEWING
SIRING
SNUGGLING
SPILLING
SPOONING
WHISPERING
WRESTLING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GETTING COZYStraightforward
GOSSIPINGModerate
ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY WITH PINS OR NEEDLESTricky
STARTING WITH TITLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GETTING COZYStraightforward
WARM, CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE+ 3 more…
GOSSIPINGModerate
SHARING SECRETS AND RUMORS UNDER YOUR BREATH+ 3 more…
ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY WITH PINS OR NEEDLESTricky
THINGS YOU DO THAT INVOLVE SHARP, POINTED OBJECTS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH TITLESDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH AN HONORIFIC OR TITLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
GETTING COZYStraightforward
CUDDLING,HUGGING,SNUGGLING,SPOONING
CUDDLING, HUGGING, SNUGGLING, and SPOONING all describe forms of close, affectionate physical embrace
GOSSIPINGModerate
BUZZING,DISHING,SPILLING,WHISPERING
BUZZING, DISHING, SPILLING, and WHISPERING are all ways of describing the act of gossiping or sharing confidential information
ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY WITH PINS OR NEEDLESTricky
ACUPUNCTURING,BOWLING,SEWING,WRESTLING
ACUPUNCTURING uses needles, BOWLING uses pins, SEWING uses needles, and WRESTLING involves pinning — all activities involving pins or needles
STARTING WITH TITLESDevious
DOCTORING,LORDING,MISSING,SIRING
DOCTORING starts with DR, LORDING starts with LORD, MISSING starts with MISS, and SIRING starts with SIR — each word begins with a title