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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOTY
BOTTLE
CARAFE
CLEFT
CLOSE
COLD
CORAL
CURTAIN
DECANTER
GARTER
GLASS
KING
RATTLE
RENT
SPLIT
TORN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WINE VESSELSStraightforward
RIPPEDModerate
KINDS OF SNAKESTricky
___ CALLDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WINE VESSELSStraightforward
CONTAINERS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A DINNER TABLE HOLDING MERLOT OR CHARDONNAY+ 3 more…
RIPPEDModerate
ALL MEAN TORN OR SPLIT APART, AS IF BY FORCE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SNAKESTricky
THESE REPTILES ARE IDENTIFIED BY A WORD THAT PRECEDES 'SNAKE'+ 3 more…
___ CALLDevious
EACH WORD CAN PRECEDE 'CALL' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
WINE VESSELSStraightforward
BOTTLE,CARAFE,DECANTER,GLASS
BOTTLE, CARAFE, DECANTER, and GLASS are all containers used to hold or serve wine
RIPPEDModerate
CLEFT,RENT,SPLIT,TORN
CLEFT, RENT, SPLIT, and TORN are all synonyms meaning ripped or forcibly separated
KINDS OF SNAKESTricky
CORAL,GARTER,KING,RATTLE
CORAL, GARTER, KING, and RATTLE are all types of snakes (coral snake, garter snake, king snake, rattlesnake)
___ CALLDevious
BOOTY,CLOSE,COLD,CURTAIN
BOOTY, CLOSE, COLD, and CURTAIN all precede CALL to form common phrases: booty call, close call, cold call, curtain call