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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABUT
BULGE
COACH
DIOXIDE
DIRECT
GROAN
GUIDE
INSTRUMENT
MEDIUM
MONORAIL
ORGAN
TETRACYCLINE
TRAIN
TRIANGLE
VEHICLE
VOILA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INSTRUCTStraightforward
MEANSModerate
STARTING WITH GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
ANAGRAMS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INSTRUCTStraightforward
ALL MEAN TO TEACH OR SHOW SOMEONE HOW TO DO SOMETHING+ 3 more…
MEANSModerate
THESE WORDS ALL REFER TO A METHOD OR CHANNEL USED TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A GREEK PREFIX MEANING A NUMBER+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSDevious
REARRANGE THE LETTERS OF EACH WORD TO FIND A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
INSTRUCTStraightforward
COACH,DIRECT,GUIDE,TRAIN
COACH, DIRECT, GUIDE, and TRAIN are all synonyms meaning to instruct or teach someone
MEANSModerate
INSTRUMENT,MEDIUM,ORGAN,VEHICLE
INSTRUMENT, MEDIUM, ORGAN, and VEHICLE can all mean a means or channel through which something is accomplished
STARTING WITH GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
DIOXIDE,MONORAIL,TETRACYCLINE,TRIANGLE
MONORAIL (mono=1), DIOXIDE (di=2), TRIANGLE (tri=3), and TETRACYCLINE (tetra=4) each start with Greek numerical prefixes
ANAGRAMS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSDevious
ABUT,BULGE,GROAN,VOILA
ABUT = TUBA, BULGE = BUGLE, GROAN = ORGAN, VOILA = VIOLA — each is an anagram of a musical instrument