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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AID
COMING
EYE
FIDDLE
GUESS
LADY
LAUGH
NATIONS
NATURE
PARTY
RAIL
RESORT
RESPONDER
ROCK
STRAW
SUPPER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FIRST ___Straightforward
SECOND ___Moderate
THIRD ___Tricky
LAST ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FIRST ___Straightforward
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'FIRST' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
SECOND ___Moderate
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'SECOND' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
THIRD ___Tricky
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'THIRD' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
LAST ___Devious
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'LAST' TO MAKE COMMON PHRASES+ 3 more…
Full solution
FIRST ___Straightforward
AID,LADY,NATIONS,RESPONDER
AID, LADY, NATIONS, and RESPONDER all follow 'FIRST' to form common compound words or phrases: first aid, first lady, First Nations, first responder.
SECOND ___Moderate
COMING,FIDDLE,GUESS,NATURE
COMING, FIDDLE, GUESS, and NATURE all follow 'SECOND' to form common phrases: second coming, second fiddle, second-guess, second nature.
THIRD ___Tricky
EYE,PARTY,RAIL,ROCK
EYE, PARTY, RAIL, and ROCK all follow 'THIRD' to form common phrases: third eye, third party, third rail, third rock (from the sun).
LAST ___Devious
LAUGH,RESORT,STRAW,SUPPER
LAUGH, RESORT, STRAW, and SUPPER all follow 'LAST' to form common phrases: last laugh, last resort, last straw, Last Supper.