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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CERAMICS
CHINA
CRUMB
CRYPTO
DECAF
DISNEY
DRE
EVIL
GRAIN
MORSEL
PEPPER
POTTERY
PRUSSIAN
SEUSS
SHRED
WARE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FIRED OBJECTSStraightforward
PARTICLEModerate
DRSTricky
ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE LEGDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FIRED OBJECTSStraightforward
THINGS SHAPED AND HARDENED IN A KILN+ 3 more…
PARTICLEModerate
A TINY BIT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
DRSTricky
FAMOUS PEOPLE OR CHARACTERS KNOWN BY THE TITLE 'DR.'+ 3 more…
ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE LEGDevious
WORDS THAT END WITH SOUNDS LIKE PARTS OF YOUR LEG+ 3 more…
Full solution
FIRED OBJECTSStraightforward
CERAMICS,CHINA,POTTERY,WARE
CERAMICS, CHINA, POTTERY, and WARE all refer to objects made from clay that are fired in a kiln.
PARTICLEModerate
CRUMB,GRAIN,MORSEL,SHRED
CRUMB, GRAIN, MORSEL, and SHRED all mean a very small piece or amount of something.
DRSTricky
DRE,EVIL,PEPPER,SEUSS
DRE (Dr. Dre), EVIL (Dr. Evil), PEPPER (Dr Pepper), and SEUSS (Dr. Seuss) all famously follow the title 'Dr.' or 'Doctor'.
ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE LEGDevious
CRYPTO,DECAF,DISNEY,PRUSSIAN
CRYPTO ends in 'toe', DECAF ends in 'calf', DISNEY ends in 'knee', and PRUSSIAN ends in 'shin' — all homophones of parts of the leg.