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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTS
BLAST
BLOW
DARN
FORTUNE
GALE
GUST
MEND
OATMEAL
PATCH
RAINBOW
RATS
STAR
STITCH
SUGAR
TSAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHINGStraightforward
RUSH OF WINDModerate
ANAGRAMSTricky
KINDS OF COOKIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHINGStraightforward
WHAT A TAILOR OR SEAMSTRESS MIGHT DO TO REPAIR TORN FABRIC+ 3 more…
RUSH OF WINDModerate
WORDS FOR A STRONG BURST OF MOVING AIR+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMSTricky
THESE FOUR WORDS ARE ALL SCRAMBLED VERSIONS OF EACH OTHER+ 3 more…
KINDS OF COOKIESDevious
EACH WORD PRECEDES 'COOKIE' TO NAME A SPECIFIC TYPE+ 3 more…
Full solution
FIX A HOLE IN CLOTHINGStraightforward
DARN,MEND,PATCH,STITCH
DARN, MEND, PATCH, and STITCH all mean to repair a hole or tear in clothing or fabric
RUSH OF WINDModerate
BLAST,BLOW,GALE,GUST
BLAST, BLOW, GALE, and GUST all describe a rush or burst of wind
ANAGRAMSTricky
ARTS,RATS,STAR,TSAR
ARTS, RATS, STAR, and TSAR are all anagrams of one another, each using the letters A, R, T, S
KINDS OF COOKIESDevious
FORTUNE,OATMEAL,RAINBOW,SUGAR
FORTUNE, OATMEAL, RAINBOW, and SUGAR are all types of cookies when combined with the word 'cookie'