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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASTRONAUT
BARM
COFFEE
COLD
DEAD
EXACTLY
GRAY
LEAR
PEA
RANKLE
RIGHT
SHIP
SMACK
WET
WHALE
WINDY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAYStraightforward
SQUARELYModerate
CONTENTS OF A PODTricky
BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAYStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A DREARY, OVERCAST DAY OUTSIDE+ 3 more…
SQUARELYModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN 'PRECISELY' OR 'DIRECTLY ON TARGET'+ 3 more…
CONTENTS OF A PODTricky
THINGS THAT CAN COME IN A POD+ 3 more…
BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTERDevious
EACH WORD BECOMES A NEW WORD WHEN YOU ADD A LETTER TO THE FRONT OF A BODY PART HIDDEN INSIDE+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAYStraightforward
COLD,GRAY,WET,WINDY
COLD, GRAY, WET, and WINDY are all typical qualities or characteristics associated with a rainy day.
SQUARELYModerate
DEAD,EXACTLY,RIGHT,SMACK
DEAD, EXACTLY, RIGHT, and SMACK are all adverbs meaning squarely or precisely, as in 'dead center' or 'smack in the middle'.
CONTENTS OF A PODTricky
ASTRONAUT,COFFEE,PEA,WHALE
ASTRONAUT (space pod), COFFEE (coffee pod), PEA (pea pod), and WHALE (pod of whales) are all things associated with pods.
BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTERDevious
BARM,LEAR,RANKLE,SHIP
Each word contains a body part with a starting letter added: B+ARM=BARM, L+EAR=LEAR, R+ANKLE=RANKLE, S+HIP=SHIP.