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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIRTH
BRUSH
DRESS
KEY
MILE
NEAT
NICK
PALM
PINCH
POCKET
SHARP
SHAVE
SHOWER
SMART
TIDY
TOUCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STEALStraightforward
DO SOME GROOMINGModerate
DAPPERTricky
___STONEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STEALStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR TAKING SOMETHING WITHOUT PERMISSION+ 3 more…
DO SOME GROOMINGModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO IN THE BATHROOM TO GET READY+ 3 more…
DAPPERTricky
WORDS MEANING WELL-DRESSED OR STYLISHLY PUT-TOGETHER+ 3 more…
___STONEDevious
EACH PRECEDES 'STONE' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
STEALStraightforward
NICK,PALM,PINCH,POCKET
NICK, PALM, PINCH, and POCKET are all informal verbs meaning to steal or pilfer something.
DO SOME GROOMINGModerate
BRUSH,DRESS,SHAVE,SHOWER
BRUSH, DRESS, SHAVE, and SHOWER are all grooming or personal care activities.
DAPPERTricky
NEAT,SHARP,SMART,TIDY
NEAT, SHARP, SMART, and TIDY are all adjectives describing someone who is dapper or neatly dressed.
___STONEDevious
BIRTH,KEY,MILE,TOUCH
BIRTH, KEY, MILE, and TOUCH each combine with STONE to form a compound word: BIRTHSTONE, KEYSTONE, MILESTONE, TOUCHSTONE.