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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANISE
BOTTLE
COPE
DILL
HIKE
HUNTER
KELLY
LUXE
MACE
MARCH
PEA
SAGE
SARA
TRAMP
TREK
WARS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HERBS AND SPICESStraightforward
SHADES OF GREENModerate
TRAVEL ON FOOTTricky
STARTS OF EUROPEAN CAPITALSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
HERBS AND SPICESStraightforward
FLAVORING INGREDIENTS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A SPICE RACK+ 3 more…
SHADES OF GREENModerate
THESE WORDS ALL PRECEDE 'GREEN' TO NAME A SPECIFIC SHADE+ 3 more…
TRAVEL ON FOOTTricky
WAYS TO GET SOMEWHERE USING ONLY YOUR LEGS+ 3 more…
STARTS OF EUROPEAN CAPITALSDevious
EACH IS THE BEGINNING OF A EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY+ 3 more…
Full solution
HERBS AND SPICESStraightforward
ANISE,DILL,MACE,SAGE
ANISE, DILL, MACE, and SAGE are all herbs and spices used in cooking
SHADES OF GREENModerate
BOTTLE,HUNTER,KELLY,PEA
BOTTLE green, HUNTER green, KELLY green, and PEA green are all specific shades of the color green
TRAVEL ON FOOTTricky
MARCH,HIKE,TRAMP,TREK
MARCH, HIKE, TRAMP, and TREK all mean to travel on foot
STARTS OF EUROPEAN CAPITALSDevious
COPE,LUXE,SARA,WARS
COPE(nhagen), LUXE(mbourg), SARA(jevo), and WARS(aw) are all the opening letters of European capital cities