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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAUTY
BEE
BRASS
BUTTERFLY
DOGGY
DROPLET
FLOAT
KITCHENETTE
PERCUSSION
POPULARITY
STARING
STARLING
STING
STRING
TALENT
WIND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTEModerate
KINDS OF CONTESTSTricky
WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
CATEGORIES YOU'D FIND IN AN ORCHESTRA PIT OR MUSIC CLASS+ 3 more…
WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTEModerate
WORDS FROM A LEGENDARY BOXER'S POETIC SELF-DESCRIPTION+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CONTESTSTricky
TYPES OF COMPETITIONS THAT END WITH THE WORD 'CONTEST'+ 3 more…
WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXESDevious
EACH WORD CONTAINS A SUFFIX THAT MAKES SOMETHING SOUND SMALLER OR CUTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
BRASS,PERCUSSION,STRING,WIND
BRASS, PERCUSSION, STRING, and WIND are the four main families of musical instruments found in an orchestra.
WORDS IN A FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI QUOTEModerate
BEE,BUTTERFLY,FLOAT,STING
Muhammad Ali's famous quote is 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' — all four words appear in it.
KINDS OF CONTESTSTricky
BEAUTY,POPULARITY,STARING,TALENT
BEAUTY contest, POPULARITY contest, STARING contest, and TALENT contest are all common compound phrases.
WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXESDevious
DOGGY,DROPLET,KITCHENETTE,STARLING
DOGGY (-y), DROPLET (-let), KITCHENETTE (-ette), and STARLING (-ling) each contain a diminutive suffix attached to a base word.