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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLABBERMOUTH
CHATTERBOX
CLASSIC
DARTMOUTH
DASHBOARD
FLYWHEEL
LITTLE
MARSALA
PLYMOUTH
PORT
PRATTLER
RUSHMORE
SHERRY
THE
VERMOUTH
WINDBAG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUITE THE TALKERStraightforward
FORTIFIED WINESModerate
___ ROCKTricky
STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUITE THE TALKERStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE SOMEONE WHO TALKS TOO MUCH+ 3 more…
FORTIFIED WINESModerate
THESE WINES HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED WITH ADDED SPIRITS+ 3 more…
___ ROCKTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'ROCK' TO FORM A WELL-KNOWN PHRASE OR NAME+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLYDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A VERB MEANING TO MOVE FAST+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUITE THE TALKERStraightforward
BLABBERMOUTH,CHATTERBOX,PRATTLER,WINDBAG
BLABBERMOUTH, CHATTERBOX, PRATTLER, and WINDBAG are all informal terms for a person who talks excessively or without substance
FORTIFIED WINESModerate
MARSALA,PORT,SHERRY,VERMOUTH
MARSALA, PORT, SHERRY, and VERMOUTH are all fortified wines, meaning they have had distilled spirits (usually brandy) added to them
___ ROCKTricky
CLASSIC,LITTLE,PLYMOUTH,THE
CLASSIC ROCK, LITTLE ROCK, PLYMOUTH ROCK, and THE ROCK are all familiar phrases or proper names formed by adding 'ROCK'
STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLYDevious
DARTMOUTH,DASHBOARD,FLYWHEEL,RUSHMORE
DARTMOUTH starts with DART, DASHBOARD starts with DASH, FLYWHEEL starts with FLY, and RUSHMORE starts with RUSH — all words meaning to move quickly