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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMP
CAMEL
DUFFLE
FILM
HAIKU
HAYSTACK
HELONIUM
PEA
PREAMP
SPEAKER
TAPE
THREAD
TRENCH
TURNTABLE
WIRE
YEOMAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUPStraightforward
KINDS OF COATSModerate
THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLSTricky
STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUPStraightforward
COMPONENTS YOU'D CONNECT TO SPIN VINYL AT HOME+ 3 more…
KINDS OF COATSModerate
EACH OF THESE IS A STYLE OF OUTERWEAR+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLSTricky
THESE MATERIALS ARE WOUND AND STORED ON CYLINDRICAL REELS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGSDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A SOUND-ALIKE OF A COMMON GREETING+ 3 more…
Full solution
PARTS OF A RECORD PLAYER SETUPStraightforward
AMP,PREAMP,SPEAKER,TURNTABLE
AMP, PREAMP, SPEAKER, and TURNTABLE are all components of a vinyl record player audio setup
KINDS OF COATSModerate
CAMEL,DUFFLE,PEA,TRENCH
CAMEL, DUFFLE, PEA, and TRENCH are all types of coats
THINGS THAT COME ON SPOOLSTricky
FILM,TAPE,THREAD,WIRE
FILM, TAPE, THREAD, and WIRE all commonly come wound on spools
STARTING WITH HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGSDevious
HAIKU,HAYSTACK,HELONIUM,YEOMAN
HAIKU starts with 'hi', HAYSTACK starts with 'hey', HELONIUM starts with 'hello', and YEOMAN starts with 'yo' — all homophones of greetings